peace and justice
The Sequel to “Three Cups of Tea”—the Greg Mortenson Story
Jerene Mortenson has every right to be proud. Her son Greg co-authored best-seller “Three Cups of Tea“, recently received the Star of Pakistan, (that country’s highest civilian honor) and is also a nominee for the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. Not bad for a former self-proclaimed ‘dirtbag mountain climber’ who after a brush with death 16 [...]
Ultimate Compassion Conference
Ultimate Compassion Conference, Oct. 30-31 at Woodland Hills Church, St. Paul
There are more than 400 passages in the Bible (spanning over 3000 verses!) that encourage Christ-followers to serve and be in relationships with those living in poverty. “Ultimate Compassion: God, Poverty, and Actions that Make a Difference” will help equip you, whatever your economic status, to [...]
Moderator’s Report to Presbytery
Rev. Jin S. Kim, the pastor of Church of All Nations Presbyterian in Columbia Heights and also the Moderator of the PTCA for 2009-10 shared his report to the Presbytery at the September 12 Presbytery meeting at First Presbyterian in Shakopee. The report follows:
Evaluations from the July 2009 presbytery meeting were very positive. Our elder [...]
“The Ministry of Reconciliation as Spiritual Fellowship”
Editor’s note: the following is an essay on the Second Great End of the Church and was the basis of a sermon preached by Rev. Kim September Stated Meeting of the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area, on September 12, 2009 at First Presbyterian in Shakopee, MN.
For the love of Christ urges us on, because [...]
Events Calendar- September 23, 2009
Alpha Course at Chain of Lakes: Chain of Lakes New Church Development is offering the Alpha course. They are starting with a Celebration Dinner on Wednesday, September 30th at 6:00 p.m. at the Hampton Inn in Lino Lakes, 579 Apollo Drive. The Alpha course provides response to basic questions of faith. Free dinner is offered [...]
Missionary will Itinerate in Presbytery
By Ruth Jones
Kara VanderKamp, recent former PC(USA) missionary educator in Niger, West Africa will be itinerating in the Presbytery of the Twin Cities during the month of October and first week in November. She will be preaching in First Presbyterian in Hudson, First Presbyterian in Rochester, Trinity Presbyterian in Woodbury, North Presbyterian in North St. [...]
International Peacemaker from Iraq – Oct 13-19
Our Presbytery will be hosting an international peacemaker in October. Stillwater Presbyterian will be making the arrangements, and would love to coordinate other events throughout the Presbytery. Contact Stillwater at 651.439.4388 or Ann Rock at 651.439.0192.
Pastor Younan G. Shiba grew up in a traditional Assyrian church with his family in Iraq. He has served in [...]