Oct 1-3 - Alma College Board Meeting—Lake Huron Presbytery (Chip) Oct 5 - Preach at New Hope Church, Novi—Detroit Presbytery...

We are busy with a host of matters this month!   The bittersweet news is that our inaugural group of participants are nearing the end of...

Welcome to our first CRE Spotlight! Keith Schroedor serves First Presbyterian Church Menominee, MI in the Presbytery of Mackinac. Keith...

In the 1960s, parish priest Peter Scholtes wrote the hymn “They’ll Know We Are Christians by Our Love” as a song for his youth choir...

As I write, Charlie Kirk’s memorial service took place yesterday.  His mix of conservative politics and Christianity clearly struck a...

Different Together:  A Leader’s Guide”  Addressing Toxic Polarization October 24, 2025 9:00 am to 3:00 pm; In Person at the Garden Level...

Sept 9 - Miami Valley Presbytery Meeting—Springfield, OH (Ruth-Aimée) Sept 13  - Muskingum Valley Presbtery Meeting—Canton, OH...

On August 1, Eastminster Presbytery launched the Great Lakes Call Finder ( https://greatlakescallfinder.org ) with the help of a grant...

This month I wanted to highlight some of our participants and their experience at the second annual Cultivating the Gift of Preaching...

We recently had a long-time missionary visit us at Bloomfield Presbyterian Church in New Concord, OH (where I serve as pastor). Peter...

Language is a system of communication used by a particular community, a verbal or nonverbal method(s) of expression (Oxford...

Last month, the Korean pastors of the Synod of the Covenant invited our Associate Executive Ruth-Aimée Belonni-Rosario and me to visit...

August 3  - Bring greetings at White Lake Church 190 th Anniversary Service—Detroit Presbytery (Ruth-Aimée) August 3 - Preach at St....

“Rooted in Faith” Presbyterian Women in the Synod of the Covenant @First Presbyterian Church of Battle Creek (MI) June 27 & 28 Gathering...

We will be adding a new feature this fall to this column where we celebrate and spotlight the ministry of CREs in our Synod! We want to...

We are entering our second month since the second annual Alma Preaching Conference and our participants are hard at work developing their...

“God doesn’t just appreciate, tolerate, or approve of justice and righteousness. God loves them” (The Bible Project). Every week the...

Today in our staff meeting, we were discussing how overwhelmed we feel with the many challenges facing our country right now.  War in...

June 30-July 6 - Vacation July 4 - Synod Office Closed for Independence Day July 15 - Host Going Away Dinner for Sharon Core, General...

I was honored to spend some time with the participants of the Cultivating the Gift of Preaching Conference in Alama, MI back in June. It...