A Window into Grace and Hope

Pastor Kim Van Brimmer, Orange Beach Presbyterian Church On Friday night I made one last phone call to the church member who was heading up the church work day the very next day. “I’m not sure how many people will be there – we might have ten, we might have twenty. We’ll just have to …

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What if the Other One Wins?

Scott Sanderson, Transylvania Presbytery Finally, it has come down to this. Just a few days left and then, after all the vitriol and rancor a new president will be chosen. Many will not be happy. It does not matter who will win; a large group will be distressed. So, what if the other one wins, …

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A Tangible Hope

Steve Young, Executive Director, Living Waters for the World Hope seems like a scarce commodity these days – and a concept at best. War in Ukraine and in the Middle East. Governmental collapse and violence in Haiti. A fraught political climate here at home – and hurricanes!  The list goes on.  It is little wonder …

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PHFC Secure Dwellings Program in Talladega, Alabama, Fills Critical Housing Need for Homeless Moms and Their Children

BY CINDY FISHER, Presbyterian Home For Children, Communication Director The Presbyterian Home for Children has renovated several cottages on the Talladega, Alabama, campus over the last year to make room for more homeless children and their female caregivers in need of hard-to-find, long-term housing as part of our Secure Dwellings program. With the expansion, the …

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Fall 2024 Celebrations

In this issue: We are excited about life in our congregations and our denomination. Your synod Communications and Technology Team is happy to offer you a few stories to help you celebrate what God is doing with and through us in our Synod. As always we welcome your ideas and comments to inspire future issues. …

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From the Synod Executive

This summer, I attended my sixteenth consecutive General Assembly. I still remember my first one. In 1999, I was an Alternate Minister Commissioner from the Presbytery of Mississippi. That assembly was held in Fort Worth, Texas. It was an awe inspiring experience for a thirty-something year old minister whose church experience including some synod-level work, …

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PHFC Adds Caminos® Program to Care for More At-Risk Children in Need 

The Presbyterian Home for Children, a new covenant partner with the Synod of Living Waters, has added a new program that will help ensure unaccompanied immigrant minors coming to Alabama are being placed in safe housing.  The Home that is based in Talladega, Alabama, has joined the national Caminos® program through a contract with nonprofit …

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Festival of Choirs

Landry Duvall, Director of Music Ministries, Idlewild Presbyterian Church, Memphis, TN The Presbyterian Association of Musicians Mid-South Region is excited to partner with Idlewild Presbyterian Church in hosting the Mid-South Festival of Choirs. This two-day choral festival will take place at Idlewild Presbyterian Church and is open to all singers in church choirs throughout the …

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