Artist Spotlight: Patricia M. Jackson
Patricia’s artwork is on display at the Presbytery offices through December. Seeking worship spaces for the Spirit – visible and invisible, new and old – has continuously been part of Patricia Jackson’s journey of faith through art. She learned to create with fabric and threads from her mother and both her grandmothers and expanded that […]
2019 Community Engagement Grant Recipients
In September, the Commission on Reconciliation issued its first ever Community Engagement Grants to six different congregations in Baltimore Presbytery. The Commission received 9 applications, for more than double the $25,000 grant pool. Commission members were truly inspired by the varied and creative ways our congregations are engaging their communities and committed to deepening those relationships. […]
Artist Spotlight: Laura Oldham
Laura’s work is on view at the Presbytery offices through October. She is a member of the First & Franklin Presbyterian Church. When did you first recognize your artistic gifts and how has your art evolved? Creating art has been a part of my life since I was old enough to use crayons! I always […]
Why coaching?
The Spiritual Leader Development Commission has been exploring the best ways to support our clergy in their work for a few years. One of the realities in our presbytery is that the majority of our churches in the presbytery are pastored by solo pastors, sometimes in communities that are more isolated from other churches in […]
Triennium Report
On July 15th, almost 70 high school students from 11 different churches in our presbytery piled into two buses and headed for Purdue University in Indiana for the 2019 Presbyterian Youth Triennium. During their week there, they heard inspiring plenary speakers, made new friends in small groups, and shared fun times with other students from […]
A Letter to President Donald J. Trump from the Leaders of Maryland’s Christian Communities
The Ecumenical Leaders’ Group of Maryland released this letter to President Donald J. Trump in response to his many tweets about Baltimore over the past weekend. July 29, 2019 To the President of the United States: As the judicatory heads of a number of Christian denominations in Maryland, we want you to know that many […]
Big Tent 2019 Baltimore
August 1-3, 2019 Join the movement of Presbyterians in Baltimore for a Big Tent like no other. The theme, Called to a Movement beyond Institution, will emphasize our hope of the Gospel and its power to challenge institutional conventions. The goal is to come together and live in this moment, immersed in our current cultural […]
Guatemala Partnership plans fall trip
The Migrant Crisis: Root Causes, Christian Responses Join the Baltimore Presbytery’s Guatemala Partnership on a specially-designed trip October 14-20, 2019 that will provide an up-close look at the forces driving migration from Central America. Experience first hand-encounters with those who know the human costs of this crisis and learn ways that CEDEPCA, our Central American partner, is responding. […]
NWC and Transformation Grants available
Racial Equity & Women’s Intercultural Ministries and the Mission Development Resources Committee members continue to offer grants for New Worshiping Communities & Presbytery-Level Transformation efforts. Click this link below to read an overview of the grants and award available through this office – New Worshiping Communities Seed, Investment, Growth & Health Insurance Grants, Presbytery Grants […]
