Associate Pastor for Education & Growth–Community of Grace Presbyterian Church–Sandy, UT

…media, and web design and content. Serve as the staff resource for the AV Team. Promote church events through all our online platforms in a timely and clear fashion. Keep up with digital trends, aware of our congregation’s online participation. In the realm of general Church Leadership: Preach and lead worship 4-6 times per year. Actively pursue clear and continuous…

Class of 2018 profiles: Crystal Harper Fallesen doesn’t let life get in the way

…working. The day after she finished, she learned she was pregnant. The day after that, she started her online program for a Master of Arts in Christian Education degree at Union Presbyterian Seminary. She took a couple of semesters off to raise her child and then took another couple of semesters off when she decided to adopt two more children….

Children’s Director–Brentwood Presbyterian Church–Los Angeles, CA

Brentwood Presbyterian Church, a warm and vibrant, inclusive and welcoming, Christ-centered and mission-minded, 500-member, church in the heart of Los Angeles’ Westside (strategically tucked beneath the Santa Monica Mountains, between UCLA and the Santa Monica Pier in the shadow of the Getty Museum) is in search of an exceptional individual with a mature faith to lead our very active ministry…

Interim Pastor – Central Presbyterian Church, Des Moines

www.dmcpc.org Central Presbyterian Church—a 516-member congregation affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), founded in 1848 and located in the heart of Des Moines, Iowa—is seeking an interim pastor. At Central Presbyterian Church, we strive to be a Christian congregation dedicated to a strong tradition of worship, committed to spiritual inquiry and growth, caring for one another, and bearing witness to…

Experience the Joy of Giving!

…agent”. God will replenish it for you – to give again and the cycle continues! So give to help with the teaching and learning at Union Presbyterian Seminary to prepare leaders for the church and the world. See the website for giving opportunities. When you give, write BAA on the line with your name if you give online and on…

Black Alumni Association Newsletter: November 2021

…Union Presbyterian Seminary also. Although it may have been years ago when you were facing tuition and fees, room and board, internship and supervised placement expenses, those required experiences and expenditures are much more costly. Please go to the website and give. Note on the online form or on your check BAA to tag this relationship and reminder. *M.Ed., Temple…

Experience the Joy of Giving

…for you – to give again and the cycle continues! So give to help with the teaching and learning at Union Presbyterian Seminary to prepare leaders for the church and the world. See the website for giving opportunities. When you give, write BAA on the line with your name if you give online and on the memo line of your…

Temporary Supply Pastor (Full Time)–Rock Creek Presbyterian Church–Erwin, TN

Lead worship and midweek devotion, build relationships with congregation and community, lead the church in its ministry. Visit www.rockcreekpc.org/opportunities for more information. Call or email elder Charlie Baxter at 423-943-6578 or baxterp18@hotmail.com. http://www.rockcreekpc.org  …

Lead Pastor–United Church of Beloit–Beloit, WI

…Leadership Connection portal at https://clc.pcusa.org/login • Pastors affiliated with the NACCC may apply through the NACCC portal at https://www.naccc.org/resources/pastoral-search/ • Pastors from other denominations may also create an account and apply through the NACCC portal or may email the search committee at UCBeloitSearch@gmail.com with your background and interest for more information • Please contact UCBeloitSearch@gmail.com with any questions http://www.unitedchurchbeloit.org/ UCB-Lead-Pastor-Job-Description…

Solo Pastor–First Presbyterian Church of Port Huron–Port Huron, MI

…new pastor will find themselves preaching in a 137-year-old sanctuary nestled in an evolving neighborhood close to the city’s downtown and waterways as well as along a sunlit Lake Huron beach during the summer. If you know someone that would be a great fit, please ask them to send their resume to portpresby.pnc@gmail.com or apply directly at www.pcusa.org/clc. https://www.fpcporthuron.org/pastoral-search/ First-Presbyterian-Minister-Discernment-Profice-MDP…

Claremont United Church of Christ, Claremont , CA

The Director/Minister of Children, Youth, and Families will help shape and lead a flourishing, comprehensive program for children ages 0-18 at Claremont United Church of Christ that helps guide students in their spiritual and moral development at each stage of life. http://www.claremontucc.org The Director/Minister of Children, Youth, and Families will help shape and lead a flourishing, comprehensive program for children…

The Sprunt Lectures

…Brown (M.Div.’92), pastoral associate at Grace Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, Maryland, and resource developer for Intersection of Change   Join us for the Third Annual Union Golf Tournament on Monday, May 7th, at Jefferson Lakeside Country Club, 1700 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA 23228. More information and registration at www.regonline.com/Sprunt2018. Click here for a link to the event brochure and schedule….

Pastor–New Covenant Baptist Church–DeLand, FL

…offering spiritual and educational services and programs in person and online, focusing on love and service to all as we journey together. New Covenant, founded in 2013, is associated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Worship services at New Covenant are traditional and liturgical, with music and the spoken word coordinating to create a cohesive service. Although our attendance at worship…

Assoc. Pastor/Director of Youth and Family Ministries–First Presbyterian Church–Boise, Idaho

…with a minimum of 5 years demonstrated experience in creating and successfully leading Christian Education programs for children and/or youth using Reformed theology Position is full-time. Salary range $50,000 – 65,000 plus benefits. Please send a resume and cover letter to: search@fpcboise.org. Please feel free to reach out with questions as well. Church website: fpcboise.org Online sermons: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=first+presbyterian+church+boise+idaho Information-about-Boise Family-Ministry-Staff-Job-Description…

Strange Bedfellows: South Africa and U.S.A.

…chosen locales in South Africa were beautiful Cape Town and busy Johannesburg. The Cape Town metropolis is much like the Hampton Roads Virginia area where we live in that it has beautiful beaches that attract many tourists. It has an inviting waterfront much like Baltimore’s Harbor Front and the San Francisco Fisherman’s Wharf entertainment area of shops, museums, restaurants, and…

Glenn Q. Bannerman (1927-2020): A Tribute

…something else. I think now of dancing. It’s revolutionary, really. How Glenn took the symbols and tools of business and fashioned for them an integral role for recreation. What was intended for work, Glenn repurposed for play. With the most delightful effect. I still remember students giggling and myself marveling as I entered one of Glenn’s Recreation Workshop classes in…

APCE 2018: How we ought to present scripture

BY JESSIE PARTRIDGE This week while attending APCE I attended a workshop entitled, “Sharing God’s Hospitality with Children.” In this mini-plenary, we talked about how we can encourage children to interact with the stories that the Bible tells us. One of the leaders, Carol Jones, demonstrated her storytelling method for us. She sat on the floor with a gold box…

Virginia Bethune: Evangelist for the harp

…nine CDs, with proceeds from sales raising more than $100,000 for Habitat for Humanity. Virginia runs a six-hour weekend workshop, promising students that by the end of the workshop, even someone who cannot read music will be able to play “Ode to Joy” and part of Pachelbel’s familiar canon. “It’s just eight notes in the bass line,” she laughs. “And…

APCE 2018: What Bible stories do we tell?

BY ALEX AMPOFO The APCE workshop I attended focused on how the roots and fruits of every Christian congregation are based on hospitality. The presenter stated that hospitality is “a friendly reception and treatment of guests or strangers. In other words, it is the quality or disposition of receiving and treating guests and strangers in a warm, friendly generous way….

India travel seminar: Deep care & kindness

…at home? What is it when the former Bishop of the church in Pakistan, who also attended our dinner, still works for peace in the midst of his own daughter being beaten and forever damaged, because of her faith? The stakes are so much higher and the “power” seems far less than what privilege we enjoy in the U.S., and…

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BLACK ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER: February 2023

…Kwanzaa on social media, the fifth principle of which is called Ujamaa or Cooperative Economics. The goal of this principle is to build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses and to profit from them together. As Africans in these United States, we have a long history of Cooperative Economics that flourished for many years because of segregation…