The Presbytery office will be closed May 20 – June 3, 2025 for renovations due to a flood earlier in the year. Staff will work from home on these days. If you are a committee or commission, any meetings scheduled
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Cultivating Generosity in the Church
On January 27, 2025 the Presbytery Commissioners, Rev. Sharon Schuler and Judith Baldwin attended the annual Synod meeting. Our Ministry Relations Officer from Presbyterian Foundation, Dana Waters V, gave an interesting power-point slide show on Cultivating Generosity in the Church.
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Statement on DEI Law in Alabama
On March 20, 2024, Governor Kay Ivey signed into law Senate Bill 129. This new state law prohibits Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) offices in the state’s universities. It will become effective on October 1, 2024. As Christians in the Presbyterian Church
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Healthy Boundaries Training
All ministers and ruling elders are required to participate in Healthy Boundary Training for the Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley. Below is a link to a Jotform Registration Form. This registration form contains registration information as well as the link to the video (which
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Selma Disaster Relief-Funding
Many of you generous people have asked how to help out in Selma. The January tornado destroyed 250 houses and damaged 350 more. The Dallas County Long Term Recovery Group (LTRG) has been set up. It will coordinate the recovery
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Book of Order Changes Video
Judge Caryl Privett of Independent Presbyterian Church and Attorney Lee Cleveland of South Highland Presbyterian Church led a meeting Thursday, March 30th to learn about the changes being proposed for our Book of Order. Both Caryl and Lee have had experience
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Statement Denouncing Racism
Racism—the United States’ original sin—continues to divide this country, bringing harm to Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC). This stain of hatred beginning in 1492 with the marginalization of Native Americans and the enslavement of African Americans is being carried
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Project Empathy Has Been Completed!
Project Empathy, a project of the churches in the Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley, Presbyterian Church USA , has completed its goal of raising money to eliminate medical debt in the Black Belt. The Presbytery, in partnership with RIP Medical
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The Anti-Racism Committee of Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley Denounces Violence Against Asians
The recent acts of violence against our Asian brothers and sisters in America have been heinous and horrific. There is no doubt that these acts, which are growing in frequency, are the result of the xenophobic rhetoric that was unearthed
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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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