by andrewyboga | Jun 20, 2018 | ga223
Cleaning basements, tearing down metal sheds and filling dumpsters are hardly the activities most high school students choose for summer vacation. But that’s exactly what two groups of Presbyterian youth are doing in Ferguson, Mo., this week as part of the Hands and...
by andrewyboga | Jun 20, 2018 | ga223, Outlook
Hundreds of Presbyterians gathered in the convention center on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 19. However, instead of sitting down, engaging in parliamentary procedure and passing overtures and resolutions, they filed out of the convention center chanting, singing,...
by andrewyboga | Jun 18, 2018 | ga223, OGA News
By Chris Keating | General Assembly News David Meeks, a high school student from Charlotte, N.C., aims a drill at the side of a wood bunk he’s been assembling at Mission St. Louis, a nonprofit serving impoverished neighborhoods in the city. “Need a quote, too?” Meek...
by andrewyboga | Apr 19, 2018 | ga223
Be sure to purchase your tickets to be part of the Hands and Feet Celebration featuring Grammy Award winning artist Kirk Whalum for Thursday evening, June 21, at the 223rd Meeting of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Tickets are $15 and can be...
by andrewyboga | Oct 25, 2017 | ga223, PNS
Presbyterians encouraged to engage with ministry prior to and during the 2018 General Assembly The genesis of the Hands & Feet initiative came from Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Stated Clerk, the Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, after his experience at the 222nd...
by andrewyboga | Oct 10, 2017 | ga223, OGA News
Español – 한국어 It’s been almost seven months since we officially launched the Hands and Feet initiative and there’s much to celebrate. It’s clear that awareness of the initiative continues to grow around the church, based on the significant increase in enquiries...