Well, this was a bit slower week for Presbyterian news but here are a couple of things that caught my attention.
Let’s start off with the PC(USA) and two headlines of note for the week:
Whitworth enters into new partnerships with Presbyterian church – from Whitworth University News; “Last week, Whitworth President Beck A. Taylor strengthened
Whitworth’s relationship with the Presbyterian church by entering into
formal partnerships with the Association of Presbyterian Colleges and
Universities, the North Puget Sound Presbytery, and the Presbytery of
the Inland Northwest. All three entities are a part of the Presbyterian
Church (U.S.A.).”Presbytery of Boise files lawsuit over Caldwell church – from Idaho Press-Tribune; “The Presbytery of Boise of the Presbyterian
Church USA filed legal action this afternoon in Canyon County to recover
Boone Memorial Presbyterian Church in Caldwell.“
Moving on to the Church of Scotland, a wide variety of headlines for the week:
Grangemouth-based minister mourns family Peshawar victims – from BBC News; “A Church of Scotland minister who lost several family members in
Sunday’s bomb attack on a church in Peshawar has taken part in a
memorial service at the Pakistani city’s cathedral.”Kirk anti-poverty work wins European award – from Ekklesia;
“The Priority Areas Committee of the Church of Scotland has won the
European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) Award 2013 for their role in
transnational inspiration and learning in the fight against poverty and
social exclusion.”Church to meet over preacher’s lectures – from Herald Scotland; “PLANS for two Scottish lectures by a controversial
American preacher are to be discussed by Church of Scotland figures at a
meeting next week. Glasgow Presbytery is expected to seek to address
concerns raised by some Church figures over the booking of Bishop Jack
Spong – an Episcopalian who rejects the idea of a supernatural God and
does not believe Christ died for man’s sins – at Cairns Church,
Milngavie, and Orchardhill Parish Church in Giffnock.”Unions join Kirk in plea for free meals – from Herald Scotland;
“TRADE unions and the Church of Scotland have joined a
call for all children in primaries one, two and three in Scotland to
receive free school meals. Scotland’s biggest teaching union, the EIS, public sector union
Unison, and the STUC joined children’s charities and anti-poverty
campaigners urging the Scottish Government to adopt plans for English
schools.”
Right at the end of the week there were a variety of headlines and statements from the Presbyterian Mizoram Synod in northeast India in advance of their elections. That spilled over into the next week so I will move those into my next installment.