Eleven Dead in Attack on Jewish Service. The headline came as it does these days, not as a shock - - for our society has become too violent for murder even on an unprecedented scale to shock -- but as a clear sign that evil stalks the places we used to think of as safe – the synagogue, the mosque, the church, the school, the neighborhood business. The Bible tells us God said, Thou shalt not … [Read more...]
Faith’s Role in Community Renewal: Come to Johnstown, July 10-12 by Leonard Sponaugle
June 13, 2018 by
So this is how I am spending my Summer vacation. (Not to worry, I will be taking a real vacation!) My setting for ministry is in an area that has been in long-term economic decline. That affects so much of the ministry here. As with many churches, we view this as an opportunity to shared God’s love with our communities. In a press release to promote the upcoming “An Urban-Rural Dialogue” … [Read more...]
Resolution on a Way Forward in Angry and Anxious Times
February 13, 2017 by
This resolution was brought to the Presbytery at its February 4, 2017 Stated Meeting by the Peacemaking Task Force. It came out of a deep concern around increased racial and anti-immigrant violence in the Presbytery that has been occurring for the last few months. It was unanimously approved and added to the minutes of that meeting. This is a time of deep divisions in our nation, within … [Read more...]
