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Rev. Emily Zeig Lindsey, a colleague, Pennsylvania pastor and friend, summed up the importance of theological education beautifully in a video the Theological Education Fund shared in late 2017. “There are people waiting in our pews and in our communities,...

Five years ago, University Presbyterian Church, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was having an identity crisis. Founded in the mid-60s as a campus ministry less than two blocks from the University of Alabama football stadium, the congregation no longer had oversight of the...

"In 2015, churches (in the U.S.) spent almost $10 billion on energy and maintenance of our facilities, and only $1 billion on missions,” according to LIT’s founder Colby May. It’s a somewhat startling statistic, to which he’s got an answer....

Ghost Ranch is a magical place. Just ask anyone who has been on one of the many retreats and pilgrimages or attended a workshop. Known as the inspiration for painter Georgia O’Keeffe and the site of the world’s top dinosaur...

Editor’s note: This story is one in a series about ways the Foundation is using its investments to work for greater change in the care and keeping of the earth we inhabit. Investments can do well – the Presbyterian Foundation...

Applications are now being accepted for the Presbyterian Foundation’s Church Financial Leadership Grant program. Applicants must be a pastor, commissioned ruling elder, (CRE), or leader of a 1001 New Worshiping Community within the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The grants will enable pastoral...

A new wills emphasis program is taking stewardship to the next level at First Presbyterian Church in Bentonville, Arkansas. Many members are realizing for the first time that they can leave a bequest to the church that will support the...

St. Stephens Presbyterian Church in North Highlands, California, has been closed for more than four years. But the church’s mission continues. By establishing a permanent fund through the Presbyterian Foundation, the congregation left a legacy of blessing that stretches from...

The Committee on Theological Education and the Theological Education Fund are honoring two distinguished leaders in theological education at the 2018 General Assembly. This year’s honorees are Rev. Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon, professor of theology and ethics at Union Presbyterian...

Returns were consistent with low volatility as US equities posted positive returns every month of the year. Against the predictions of many, the stock market, historically a leading indicator, continues to tell us that the economy is in a synchronized...