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PNews 4/20/23

April 20, 2023 | Posted in Weekly Newsletter

Restorative Justice We as a presbytery received multiple reads of an overture from Sixth Presbyterian Church seeking support for the efforts of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church to obtain reparations for the seizure of its building by eminent domain for …


PNews 4/13/23

April 13, 2023 | Posted in Weekly Newsletter

Resurrection Reflections Our sanctuaries will look more normal when we gather this coming Sunday. The flowers will be gone, the pews less full, and the choir back to its regular size. But the tomb will still be empty. May we, this week, the …


Resurrection Reflections

April 13, 2023 | Posted in Letters from the General Minister

A Letter to Pittsburgh Presbytery from Rev. Brian Wallace Associate Minister for Emerging Ministries & Acting Head of Staff Thursday, April 13, 2023 Resurrection Reflections This past Sunday morning, in sanctuaries throughout our Presbytery and beyond, the familiar line of …


PNews 4/6/23

April 6, 2023 | Posted in Weekly Newsletter

Holy Shift: A Montreat Retreat Longstanding trends of declining church membership accelerated during the pandemic and have found exhausted church staff working harder than ever to connect with their congregations. Habits changed, theology was challenged, and connections were severed, pointing to an unavoidable truth: The …


March 2023 Transition Updates

March 30, 2023 | Posted in Letters from the General Minister

A Letter to Pittsburgh Presbytery from Rev. Brian Wallace Associate Minister for Emerging Ministries & Acting Head of Staff Thursday, March 30, 2023 March 2023 Transition Updates   Dear Friends- Last month I shared with you some of the latest …


PNews 3/30/23

March 30, 2023 | Posted in Weekly Newsletter

March 2023 Transition Updates Since the February Transition Update, a lot has happened, and a lot is happening, and this is the latest as to where we are with the transition. There are staffing changes, the Special Nominating Committee is beginning …


PNews 3/23/23

March 23, 2023 | Posted in Weekly Newsletter

Session Minutes Reading It’s time for our Clerks of Session to sign up for 2022 Session Minutes Reading! The Ecclesiastical Committee will hold in-person minutes reviews by appointment at the presbytery center on the following dates: Saturday, April 22, 2023 …


PNews 3/16/23

March 16, 2023 | Posted in Weekly Newsletter

Call to Prayer for the Nation of Malawi This week, Malawi has been in the news due to a historic storm: Cyclone Freddy. We have received word that the delegation from Pittsburgh Presbytery is well and was able to deliver medical …


PNews 3/9/23

March 9, 2023 | Posted in Weekly Newsletter

THON, Asbury, and a Passionate Faith One of the common elements of both the gatherings at Asbury and THON at Penn State was testimony. While the subject matter differed, the common element of passion shown through every speaker. Can testimonies be …


THON, Asbury, and a Passionate Faith

March 9, 2023 | Posted in Letters from the General Minister

A Letter to Pittsburgh Presbytery from Rev. Brian Wallace Associate Minister for Emerging Ministries & Acting Head of Staff Thursday, March 9, 2023 THON, Asbury, and a Passionate Faith A few weekends ago, I took advantage of live streaming and …