Friday General Assembly Business in Brief
Commissioners approved a series of reports and recommendations during the first full day of sederunts, some of which set the stage for the days ahead. […]
Commissioners approved a series of reports and recommendations during the first full day of sederunts, some of which set the stage for the days ahead. […]
In his sermon during opening worship of the 141st General Assembly, outgoing Moderator Rev. Dr. Stephen Farris urged the gathered commissioners and guests to allow […]
Just over two weeks after a devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on April 25, a second quake, this one with a magnitude of 7.3, hit […]
The Vancouver School Theology, of which St. Andrew’s Hall is a part, has appointed three new faculty members. Rev. Dr. Jason Byassee is the inaugural […]
A pair of project staff from Malawi visited the East Coast and Ontario in April, sharing information about a Canadian-supported project in their country and […]
Eighteen sessions and six presbyteries have filed overtures for discussion at this year’s General Assembly on the issue of human sexuality. This volume of response is without precedence in the Presbyterian Church in Canada.
The Presbyterian Record received 20 awards last weekend for reporting, storytelling, editing and design—11 of which were first place awards of excellence. The Canadian Church […]
If you or your church is aiming to offer pastoral care training, you might want to check out an extensive new manual by Janet Stark. […]
When Col. J.B. Maclean left 250 acres to the Presbyterian Church in Canada back in 1950, one of the stipulations he included in his will […]
On April 1 votes from presbyteries were tallied and Rev. Karen Horst was named sole nominee for moderator of the 2015 General Assembly.
The Presbyterian mission that provides the only emergency shelter in Kenora, Ont., announced it might have to close down the shelter portion of its operations as of June 1 “due to severe financial restraints.”
The Life and Mission Agency Committee announced in March that Rev. Ian McDonald has been named the new general secretary of the Life and Mission […]
The Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance will be reconstituted as a part of the World Council of Churches, the organizations announced in March. As an ecumenical initiative of the […]
Ken Kim announced he would be resigning from his position as executive director of Presbyterian World Service & Development to become the leader of disaster response at World Renew, the relief and development agency of the Christian Reformed Church.
John Siebert, executive director of Project Ploughshares, a peace and disarmament organization supported by the Presbyterian Church, has resigned after 10 years of service.
Rev. Dr. Kevin Livingston is associate professor of pastoral ministry at Tyndale University College and Seminary in Toronto. He’s ministered at churches in British Columbia […]
Rev. Marion Barclay MacKay serves St. Andrew’s, Sydney Mines in beautiful Cape Breton, N.S. She started her ministry career in the Presbytery of Calgary-Macleod as […]
Rev. John Barry Forsyth has served churches in four provinces: Nova Scotia, British Columbia, Ontario and most recently Quebec, where he is at St. Andrew’s […]
Rev. Helen Smith has served in many places in many ways. She’s currently minister at Centennial in Calgary, Alta., and has also served in churches […]
Rev. Dr. Nancy Cocks has served in pastoral ministry and taught theology in five presbyteries across the country. She was a professor of pastoral theology […]