Would you like to be a part of: Doing youth ministry at the Presbytery level? Planning youth retreats? Developing your leadership skills? Making friends for life? Growing spiritually? Then apply today to be a member of the Sheppards & Lapsley Presbytery Youth Council! (Application form attached.)
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32nd Spring Gathering of Presbyterian Women
Living River: A Retreat on the Cahaba
March 23, 2019
“Creation and Re-Creation”…Registration and refreshments will begin at 9:30 AM with the program starting at 10:00 AM. Read more…
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2019 Presbytery Directories
The Presbytery office has about 20 hard copies of the 2019 directory if anyone would like a copy. You may also click here to download the online copy. (You will have to call Tammy to obtain the password.)
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Presbyterian Youth Triennium
The Presbytery is sponsoring a delegation to attend PRESBYTERIAN YOUTH TRIENNIUM July 16-20 on the campus of Purdue University. This is for youth going into 9th grade to just completed high school. Revs. Lindsay Wade and Barrett Abernethy are leading
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The General Presbyter’s Blog
March 1, 2019 Transparency. Integrity. Character. Yes, they apply to the ministry of the Presbytery, our staff, and our budget. My last blog addressed the “per capita” dimension of the ways your giving makes a difference. Another dimension of your
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Ways your giving makes a difference
This Presbytery is blessed with generous and faithful supporters of Christ’s mission in this region and throughout the world. We participate in that mission of the larger church through “per capita” giving and “mission” giving. The brochure below was presented
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Presbyterian Heritage Tour of Scotland
PRESBYTERIAN HERITAGE TOUR OF SCOTLAND: September 12-22, 2019 Independent Presbyterian Church in Birmingham is planning a Presbyterian Heritage Tour of Scotland for September 12-22, 2019, which will begin in Edinburgh and end in Glasgow with many places of beauty, interest
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Big Tent 2019 dates and location announced
Baltimore, Maryland has been selected as the location for Big Tent 2019. The event will be held August 1-3 at the adjacent downtown Radisson and Lord Baltimore Hotels. Click here for more information.
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Communities Empowered & Transformed
The Executive Council of the Presbytery has approved the creation of the Perry and Dallas County Fund. This Fund is set up to provide aid to mission work in Perry and Dallas Counties. In particular, funds will be provided to
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Presbyterian Home for Children’s Donation Center
The next collection date is Saturday, April 6, 2019. Bring your usable discards, gently used clothing, etc., to the Presbyterian Home for Children’s reception center in the rear parking lot, below the playground of Shades Valley Presbyterian Church. Volunteers will be on hand to unload your vehicle and to give you a receipt for your tax-deductible donation. The center will be open from 8 AM – 12 noon. To volunteer or for more information, email Terry Tingle.
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