Presbyterians Week Headlines
[1] PCA Logo Design Proposals Solicited
[2] Union Theological Seminary NYC to Install New President
[3] 25th Anniversary Western Reformed Seminary Journal Available
[4] Evangelical Presbyterian Church Names New World Outreach Director
[5] Reformed Faith Comforts Soldiers
[6] First Presbyterian Church of Gulfport, Mississippi Breaks Ground
[7] Church of Scotland Moderator Says China's One-Child Policy Good for Planet
[8] Church of Scotland Chooses New Moderator
[9] Church of Scotland Sublets Office Space to House of Prostitution
[10] Association for Church Renewal Announces 9-10 March 2009 Meeting
[1] PCA Logo Design Proposals Solicited
The Subcommittee for the PCA Historical Center is putting the matter of a logo or seal for the PCA before the entire denomination and is soliciting designs and proposals from members in good standing within the PCA.
Further information on this design contest is available at http://www.pcahistory.org/logo/index.html
+ Presbyterian Church in America, 1700 North Brown Road, Suite 105, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043, 678-825-1000, Fax: 678-825-1001, ac@pcanet.org
[2] Union Theological Seminary NYC to Install New President
On 17 November 2008, the Rev. Dr. Serene Jones will be installed as the first woman president of Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York (UTSNYC).
Dr. Jones is a feminist theologian who is an ordained minister in both the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ.
Prior to her appointment as UTSNYC’s president, Jones spent 17 years as a member of the Yale Divinity School theology faculty. Additionally, Jones held appointments at Yale Law School and at Yale University in the Department of African American Studies, and served as the chair of Yale University's Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program.
+ Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York, 3041 Broadway at 121st Street, New York, New York 10027, 212-662-7100, ContactUs@uts.columbia.edu
[3] 25th Anniversary Western Reformed Seminary Journal Available
The 25th Anniversary issue of the Western Reformed Seminary Journal is being printed and is currently available online at http://www.wrs.edu/journals/volume_15-2.htm.
Most of the articles are testimonies of WRS graduates, showing how their seminary training has been foundational for their ministries in very practical ways.
Articles are by John Dyck, Steve Brinegar, Len Pine, Tito Lyro, Laurie Copeland, Roland Porter, John Galle, Richard Perelaz, and Eric Lasch, with a concluding reprint of a famous article by B. B. Warfield on the importance of seminary education.
+ Western Reformed Seminary, 5 South G Street, Tacoma, Washington 98405, 877-977-2255, Fax: 253-627-4882, lensch@wrs.edu
+ Bible Presbyterian Church
[4] Evangelical Presbyterian Church Names New World Outreach Director
On 27 October 2008, the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) Committee on Administration unanimously approved a call to the Rev. George Carey to become EPC Director of World Outreach.
Carey is currently the pastor of Cornerstone Community Church in Aurora, Colorado, where he has served since October 2003.
+ Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 17197 North Laurel Park Drive Suite 567, Livonia, Michigan 48152, 734-742-2020, Fax: 734-742-2033, webmaster@epc.org
[5] Reformed Faith Comforts Soldiers
In a recent interview with Chris Meehan of Christian Reformed Church Communications, US Army Chaplain Captain Peter Hofman spoke about his experiences while he was stationed at a fire base near Kirkuk, Iraq.
Chaplain Hofman related that even in the midst of the danger he and the soldiers of his battalion continually faced, he was able to preach from his heart about God’s sovereignty over them and their experiences.
Chaplain Hofman described his three main missions as being to nurture the living, to care for the dying, and to honor the dead.
+ National Council of Churches, 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 880, New York, New York 10115
+ Christian Reformed Church in North America, 2850 Kalamazoo Avenue Southeast, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49560, 616-241-1691, Fax: 616-224-0803 crcna@crcna.org
[6] First Presbyterian Church of Gulfport, Mississippi Breaks Ground
On 26 October 2008, the First Presbyterian Church (PCA) of Gulfport, Mississippi broke ground for the construction of a new church to replace their former church that was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
The new 25,000 square foot church building will have an education wing, a worship wing, office space and a gymnasium.
Approximately one-third of the church members lost everything during Hurricane Katrina.
+ WLOX, 208 DeBuys Road, Biloxi, Mississippi 39531, 228-896-1313, Fax: 228-896-0749, wlox@wlox.com
+ Presbyterian Church in America, 1700 North Brown Road, Suite 105, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043, 678-825-1000, Fax: 678-825-1001, ac@pcanet.org
[7] Church of Scotland Moderator Says China's One-Child Policy Good for Planet
Church of Scotland General Assembly Moderator the Right Reverend David Lunan says that China’s enforcement of rules limiting couples to having one child has, effectively, limited damage to the planet.
Concerns about abortion and female infanticide in China have led human rights campaigners and religious groups to oppose China’s one-child rule enacted in 1979, and more recently to condemn Lunan’s remarks.
Lunan became Church of Scotland General Assembly Moderator in May 2008, and is the father of four children.
+ The Scotsman, Barclay House, 108 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, Scotland EH8 8AS, 0131-620-8620
+ Church of Scotland, 121 George Street, Edinburgh, Scotland EH2 4YN, 0131-225-5722
[8] Church of Scotland Chooses New Moderator
On 28 October 2008, the Rev. William Hewitt was elected moderator-designate for the Church of Scotland.
Hewitt is the minister of Westburn Church in Greenock, and an enthusiast of Robert Burns, Scotland’s national bard. Hewitt is a former president of the 200-year-old Greenock Burns Club and a frequent speaker at Burns-related events.
+ InverclydeNow, 44-0-1475-631-100, contact@inverclydenow.com
+ Church of Scotland, 121 George Street, Edinburgh, Scotland EH2 4YN, 0131-225-5722
[9] Church of Scotland Sublets Office Space to House of Prostitution
Edinburgh, Scotland police are investigating a house of prostitution operating as a sauna in office space sublet by the Church of Scotland (CoS) when they vacated the premises in July 2008.
CoS officials confirm their lease of the building on Young Street in Edinburgh, Scotland to a Liverpool, England company that told the CoS the facilities would be used as offices.
+ The Daily Record, One Central Quay, Glasgow G3 8DA0141, Scotland, 0141-309-3000, Fax: 0141-309-3645, readerseditor@dailyrecord.co.uk
+ Church of Scotland, 121 George Street, Edinburgh, Scotland EH2 4YN, 0131-225-5722
[10] Association for Church Renewal Announces 9-10 March 2009 Meeting
The Association for Church Renewal (ACR) will next be meeting 9-10 March 2009 at the Holiday Inn Rosslyn at Key Bridge, Arlington, Virginia near Washington DC.
In conjunction with the upcoming meeting, the ACR is prayerfully considering a joint statement to the press and the church called, "Declaring a state of Crisis in the North American Church and a call for Repentance and Renewal".
The ACR additionally is considering a joint statement calling for mainline denominational personnel to cease and desist from bringing lawsuits against congregations and jurisdictions that are alienated from their authority by conscience and their commitment to be faithful to Jesus Christ.
+ Association For Church Renewal, Post Office Box 102, 182 High Street, Candia, New Hampshire 03034, 603-867-7711, Renewall.acr@gmail.com
