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First Bloomsburg makes the most of its bicentennial anniversary
“To go through a Civil War, two World Wars, a depression and to keep building and growing even during those very difficult times had to be tremendously hard and yet they rose to the challenge.”
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Wayside Church hopes year-long schedule helps keep families connected
“I’m trying to take away the common excuse of, ‘Well I just didn’t know when the church events were going to be.’”
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Synod’s tree-planting program provides growth for next 300 years
“We wanted something that would be lasting, not just a brief nod to our history and our future.”
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Three Northumberland churches celebrate shared history
“It’s only because of the divine that we have all been here 225 years.”
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Middle Octorara Presbyterian Church festival helps relive past, restore Covenanter Church
“These churches existed side-by-side for years and years even though they were different in that the church below the road (Middle Octorara) was the New Castle Presbytery and was all-American – it was not connected to the church in Scotland.”
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Two from Lehigh Presbytery experience Romanian beliefs, culture
“This work has given me a chance to hear perspectives from ministers and members of other churches so that I could better reflect on my beliefs.”
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Five presbyteries receive Abundance Grants from Synod of the Trinity
The Abundance Grant is a new grant recognizing and honoring the region’s continuing participation in world mission.
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‘This is not a museum.’ Old Stone Church 221 years young.
“You walk in and you have a sense of the generations who have come before.”
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October 2017 Synod Assembly: Rhythm of the Synod
The three-day gathering not only recognized the past but also challenged those who participated to make a difference in their congregations and communities as the region embarks on its next 300 years.
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Student Study Grant helps pastor explore Theology of Missional Congregations
“I realized that despite the weaknesses of my church, we were strong in other ways and that this strength was our currency in moving God’s Kingdom forward in our communities of operation, as well as within our presbytery.”