The Presbytery of Ohio Valley News and Announcements

Category: PC(USA)

  • Registration is Live for the Big Tent 2017

    For registration, the schedule of events, and more, visit The Big Tent webpage.

  • News from PC(USA) – 3/1/17

    Presbyterian Ministry at the UN prepares for Commission on the Status of Women Rick Jones | Presbyterian News Service Sixty-first annual gathering opens March 13 WJK launches first book in its new children’s program Presbyterian Publishing Corporation release ‘Who Counts?’ pairs two Jewish writers for a unique retelling of Jesus parables Ash Wednesday Facebook Live…

  • The give-and-take of Lent

    Preparing our hearts for resurrection Editors | Presbyterians Today This article originally appeared in the January/February 2017 issue of Presbyterians Today. A Q & A with Michelle Bartel – Coordinator of Theological Education and Seminary Relations for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) We use the season of Lent to prepare our hearts and minds for the…

  • New resource helps youth observe the season of Lent

    ‘Pray, Fast, Love,’ available as a free download in English and Spanish by Emily Enders Odom | Presbyterian News Service LOUISVILLE – Just as youth workers, educators, pastors and other church leaders who work with youth have started to ask themselves how they might introduce young people to a more informed and active observance of…

  • POV Assembly: March 25, 2017

    The next Assembly will take place at 10:00 am (ET) on Saturday, 3/25/2017 at the Mitchell Presbyterian Church. Registration will begin at 9:00 am (ET). At this Assembly, we will be voting on the proposed amendments to the Book of Order that were approved by the 222nd General Assembly. The amendments are available via download at the following…

  • PC(USA) Stated Clerk opposes order banning refugees’ entry into U.S.

    Nelson says executive order is a ‘miscarriage of justice’ by Gregg Brekke | Presbyterian News Service J. Herbert Nelson II LOUISVILLE – This afternoon, the Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), issued a statement opposing President Trump’s executive action that has led to the…

  • Big Tent 2017

    Updated: 3/9/2017 Save the date! We invite you to join Presbyterians from around the country at Big Tent 2017, held on the beautiful campus of Washington University in St. Louis, MO, July 6 -8th. The theme will emphasize the hope of the Gospel and its power to transform society in our current cultural context, marked…