Family Engagement

Can I Borrow the Keys to the Church?

Who has the Keys to our Churches? While we can think of a set of keys tangibly as a physical privilege and responsibility of leadership, they can also be symbolic of capabilities, power, and access. Many Church memberships are declining, younger generations are faced with competing activities on Sunday mornings (and Wednesday evenings), and our congregations are aging. In a…

Youth Mission Trip

Have fun serving God while in fellowship with Church friends! Overnight or One-Day Mission Trip for Youth (going into 6th grade through graduating seniors).  Do you love campfires and smores or just want to put your hands and heart to good use for your neighbors? The Presbyterian Church of Washington is hosting a Youth Mission Trip to Bethels Hills in…

Going Upstream

Blog Post by Christi Tennyson PCHAS Development Officer “There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in.” These provocative words of Archbishop Desmond Tutu resonate with me because they describe how Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services embodies its mission. Many people…

Holding on to Joy

Blog Post by Rev. Marilyn “MP” Panco Associate Pastor-St. Mark Presbyterian Member of Dynamic Leaders Team and DRAWP as Children/Youth Team As I sit here in my office anticipating the flurry of frantic activities that will surround Christmas and New Year’s I listen to calm music while watching beautiful landscapes move across the TV screen mounted on my wall. Thoughts…

In Gods House

Guest Blog by Carol Gruber Ruling Elder and Clerk of Session First Presbyterian of Union, Missouri Faithful church attendees, occasional visitors, families, singles, seniors, middle-aged, teenagers, and young children come to worship the creator, sustainer, encourager, forever present, lover of our souls. Many of those who come to our church may not know about the two special rooms on the…

Be Not Anxious

Blog Post by Ruling Elder Sharon Cardwell St. Mark Presbyterian Church Last night at our Deacons meeting we talked about doing something uncomfortable, like praying for the first time in front of a group.  One of our members turned to Philippians 4:6-7 for inspiration–it states: “Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let…