PCUSA

Mister Rogers Lego prototype a tribute to his ‘deep spiritual resonance’

By Kathryn Post — May 30, 2023
(RNS) — Mister Rogers' Neighborhood could again become a household fixture, this time in the form of a Lego set.

How to fund ministry amid mainline decline? Get creative, say campus ministry leaders

By Emily McFarlan Miller — February 18, 2020
MADISON, Wis. (RNS) — When it came to the future of the historic Presbyterian campus ministry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, its co-pastors innovated by looking to the past.

Pres House provides spiritual home away from home for Madison students

By Emily McFarlan Miller — February 18, 2020
MADISON, Wis. (RNS) — A spirit of innovation has animated Pres House since 1907, when Christ Presbyterian Church in Madison hired its first campus pastor.

Presbyterians demur on divestment from fossil fuels

By Emily McFarlan Miller — June 25, 2018
(RNS) — For the third time in a row, the Presbyterian Church (USA)’s General Assembly decided against divesting from companies heavily invested in fossil fuels.

Presbyterians aim to revive mainline denomination

By Emily McFarlan Miller — June 14, 2018
(RNS) — As the Presbyterian Church (USA) prepares for its biennial General Assembly in St. Louis beginning Saturday (June 16), many PCUSA leaders are hoping to bring reform to the dwindling mainline Protestant denomination.

Presbyterians vote to continue pressure on Israel

By Lauren Markoe — June 25, 2016
(RNS) Advocates for Palestinians cheer the PCUSA as Jewish groups denounce measures that "demonize" Israel.

Presbyterians remove controversial ‘Zionism Unsettled’ from denomination’s website

By Lauren Markoe — July 1, 2014
(RNS) The Presbyterian Church (USA) is no longer selling the controversial "Zionism Unsettled" on its website, to the relief of many Jewish organizations.

Presbyterians vote to allow gay marriage

By Lauren Markoe — June 19, 2014
(RNS) Gay rights activists within the church rejoiced at their victory, which was remarkable for its lopsidedness after multiple years of razor-thin defeats.

Christian Churches Together chooses new executive director

By Adelle M. Banks — June 29, 2012

(RNS) Christian Churches Together in the USA, a 10-year-old ecumenical network, has chosen a Presbyterian as their new executive director. By Adelle M. Banks.

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