Tag Archives: update

Update from the General Minister Search Team

November 16, 2023 | Posted in Announcements

November 16, 2023 Update From the General Minister Search Team In October, the Search Team opened the application process by posting a Ministry Discernment Profile within the PCUSA system as well as sharing it online and in Presbyterian publications. Presbytery members are …


Downloadable Worship Resources

March 28, 2021 | Posted in COVID-19 Resources

To assist congregations during the COVID-19 Pandemic, the staff of Pittsburgh Presbytery will be providing downloadable worship components, usually in the form of sermons, for use by our congregations.  Please note that the resources below are most appropriate for those …


Justice Corner – 10/29/20

October 29, 2020 | Posted in Announcements

A Periodic Update on the Justice Work of Pittsburgh Presbytery This month Garfield Community Farm, Plant Five For Life and Beulah Presbyterian Church partnered to plant over 100 trees on the historic Beulah property. Since 2016 the Peacemaking Ministry Team …


COVID-19 Financial Assistance Updates

August 19, 2020 | Posted in COVID-19 Resources

As the pool of grants shrinks for financial assistance related to economic hardship caused by COVID-19, it is helpful to know where to look for the assistance that is still available. The Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) is still offering some …


On Baptism and Ordination in a Time of Pandemic

August 6, 2020 | Posted in Announcements, COVID-19 Resources

July 2020 Many people are inquiring about how to celebrate the sacrament of baptism and services of ordination/installation in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Office of the General Assembly and the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s Office of Theology and …


COVID-19 Resources

July 21, 2020 | Posted in COVID-19 Resources

With the landscape of COVID-19 changing quickly it is recommended that the switch to in person gatherings be postponed, so many churches are continuing to offer virtual worship options.  As a reminder, we have resources to assist in the creation …


COVID – 19 Updates

July 8, 2020 | Posted in Announcements, COVID-19 Resources

The Pittsburgh Presbytery office is continuing to work through a phased re-opening.   During the first phase the staff will be in the office on Tuesdays and will continue working remotely the remainder of the week.  Although the staff will be …


Legality, Polity, and COVID-19

July 8, 2020 | Posted in Announcements, COVID-19 Resources

The presbytery staff have been answering many questions from ministers and clerks of session about how to adapt to being church during the stay at home order necessitated by the Covid-19 crisis.  Each situation is different, and the presbytery staff …