A Word from our General Presbyter – October 17, 2019
By Ed Thompson I attended the Wee Kirk conference in Laurelville, PA last week and had the opportunity to present a workshop on “Church Vitality and Resilience.” While I don’t consider myself an expert on the topic, I have been thinking about it quite a bit, trying to understand what [...]
SCMT News: October 17, 2019
Learn about carbon offsets This blurb is from a more thorough article, "How Carbon Offsets Work," by Sarah Dowdey on the HowStuffWorks website. Read the entire piece here. "Carbon offsets are a form of trade," Dowdey explains. "When you buy an offset, you fund projects that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) [...]
BOOK REVIEW: Light of the World – A Beginner’s Guide to Advent
Reviewed by Susan Sharp Campbell, PWV Associate for Educational Ministry Light of the World: A Beginner’s Guide to Advent by Amy-Jill Levine explores the Nativity stories in the gospels of Luke and Matthew, looking at the historical contexts and literary connections in each story. The first three chapters consider the [...]
A Word from our General Presbyter – September 26, 2019
By Ed Thompson The Glenville Presbyterian Church dedicated the solar panels on their roof this past Sunday, September 22. They’re the second Presbyterian church in our presbytery and third in the state to do so. (Spencer and Shepherdstown are the other two, in case you were wondering.) This is a [...]
Theology & the Arts: a way to enhance the worship experience
By Elizabeth Campbell-Maleke The Rev. Dr. Amy Parker created this work as part of Village Chapel Presbyterian's "Stations of the Cross" exhibit earlier this year. It represents Station IX: Crucified. I recently read an article from the Lewis Center for Church Leadership that suggested that rather than complaining about [...]
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