by Albany Presbytery Communications | October 15, 2018 | AlbPresbylearningMission | Blog
I’m really excited that Albany Presbytery now offers regular “Open Space” opportunities for presentation or conversation before each stated meeting. In National Capital Presbytery (2009-2016), I saw this practice work to great advantage. Many came... Read more
by Rev. Jerry McKinney | October 15, 2018 | MissionPCUSAstaffvolunteers | News
The Committee on Representation & Nominations (CRN) is working diligently to complete our work so that we can present a full slate of nominations to our committees. As we looked at our current committee membership, we learned that only 25% of our congregations are... Read more
by Albany Presbytery Communications | September 10, 2018 | childrenliteracyMissiontutor | Blog
Give the gift of literacy to a child. Our free, after-school, one-on-one tutoring program in the South End of Albany is called the Wizard’s Wardrobe and ended its first full year of tutoring in June. We are now getting ready to start the 2018-2019 school year. And we... Read more
by Albany Presbytery Communications | July 10, 2018 | Missionrefugeeswelcome | Blog
Did you know there are more than 60 million displaced people in the world today? These are men, women, and children who cannot return to their homeland due to war, persecution, or disaster. Less than 1% will become resettled as refugees in a handful of benevolent... Read more
by Albany Presbytery Communications | April 3, 2018 | MissionPentecost | Blog
What do you do with your Pentecost special offering? More specifically, what do you do with the 40% that is retained by your congregation? The focus for the Pentecost offering is youth at risk. So, what happens if the youth have all grown up? What if we have no youth... Read more
by Rev. Kathy Gorman-Coombs | February 21, 2018 | GuatemalaMissionpartnershipPDA | Blog
Last week I attended my first meeting of the CEDEPCA USA Board, which is a USA branch of CEDEPCA whose purpose is to interpret the mission of CEDEPCA in the US, and to raise funds to help in their ministry. The meeting was in Galveston, TX, so it was a nice respite... Read more
by Rev. Kate Kotfila | January 22, 2018 | Missionpoverty | News
I grew up in suburban Milwaukee during the ‘60’s. I knew where the “bad part of town” was, even if I didn’t understand what made it bad. My father was second generation immigrant who valued education, moderation, planning and savings. Much in my life was focused on... Read more
by Albany Presbytery Communications | November 13, 2017 | GuatemalaMissionPDA | News
In 2015, the Albany Presbytery Guatemala Partnership invited congregations and others in the Presbytery to give funds to provide for Water Filters for Guatemalan families. These filters, called “Eco-filters” were designed and are made in Guatemala. This means that... Read more
