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“Pew cuts” for persons with wheelchairs, service dogs, and/or walkers are scattered throughout the sanctuary/classroom areas so that persons with disabilities can sit with their family/friends. (Pew cuts can be easily made by shortening several pews by 36 inches). There is room at the back of the sanctuary/classroom for those individuals who prefer to sit in the back or who need to move around. Folding chairs are available for family and friends to join them in this location.

During major Christian celebrations such as Christmas and Easter, the Anuak Christians continue a cherished tradition of coming together to worship and to share delicious meals. These gatherings express the joy of unity in Christ and ensure that no one in the community goes hungry during these special seasons.   While spending Easter with family is meaningful, many Anuak believers hold that celebrating the resurrection alongside fellow Christians brings an even deeper sense o

It was great to see so many of you at the Palm Sunday Path march and worship service at the Capitol on Sunday, March 29. Among the thousands present were folks from Bryn Mawr (Minneapolis), Buffalo (Buffalo), Central (St. Paul), Cherokee Park United, (St. Paul), House of Hope (St. Paul), Church of the Apostles (Burnsville), Church of the Master (Coon Rapids), First (South St. Paul), First (Stillwater),  Garden Community (Falcon Heights), Grace-Trinity (Minneapolis), Lake Noko

Ten churches in the Presbytery of the Twin Cities area were certified as an Earth Care Congregations by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s Presbyterian Hunger Program through February 2027. The Earth Care Congregation certification is designed to recognize churches that take seriously God’s charge to “till and keep” the garden, that is our shared common home. These ten churches include: Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis; Cherokee Park United Church, St. Paul; Westmin

YOU/WE ARE THE OGHS--SDOP G.O.A.T (or at least the greatest in my time on the committee): PTCA’s portion of last year’s OGHS *** offering for 2026 SDOP grants is …. [drumroll --- fireworks ---laser light show … streamers] … $19,419.33!!!! That’s almost twice the largest distribution in the past 10 years AND triple the amount we had budgeted for the ministry of combatting racism & economic inequality in 2025!!!!! Hip Hip Hurray! We have truly outdone ourselves: thank you …

Year of the Tiger: An Activist’s Life by Alice Wong will open your eyes and your heart. She was born with spinal muscular atrophy, started using a wheelchair in elementary school, and went on to become a determined and effective disability advocate. One of her great contributions was broadcasting the voices and viewpoints of people with disabilities. After studying and working in medical sociology, she founded the Disability Visibility Project, sharing oral histories of peopl

Free  2026 Susan Draper White Lecture with Dr. Ellen T. Armour at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities on February 23rd at 6:30pm. There is an option to attend online, or here at the Seminary. Among the many issues dividing Americans these days is the conflict over how we should understand, see, and treat people whose gender identities break with norms. This is a conflict where religion, gender, and politics come together—familiar terrain for feminist theologians of

Saturday, February 7, 2026 9:00 am - 12:00 noon Oak Grove Presbyterian Church 2200 W. Old Shakopee Road Bloomington, MN 55431   “Oak Grove is a joyful, inclusive, compassionate community of faith seeking to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God.” (from  www.oakgrv.org )     Call to Meeting In accordance with the  Book of Order,  Form of Government G-3.0304, and the Bylaws of the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area, the Presbytery will meet in stated session from

Under the theme of ‘ Kingdom Minded Youth’ , the Spiritual Gifts Church, in partnership with First Presbyterian Church, Rochester, MN as a co-sponsor, organized a three-day youth summit between June 13th – 15th, 2025, at Camp Victory, Zumbro Falls, Minnesota. PTCA supported this summit with a $10,000 Community Partner Grant. The theme ‘Kingdom Minded Youth’ was adopted as a follow up on the previous year’s youth summit (Youth Summit 2024) designated as ‘ Rooted in Christ ’, w

The PTCA offices will be closed on Friday Feb 23rd in solidarity with the Day of Truth and Freedom. (The Nonviolent Communication Training on Self-Empathy will still be occurring for all who registered in the spirit of its applicability to this moment.) Zach and Anna invite all our congregations and clergy to participate in whatever ways possible in this historic day of public witness, in fasting and prayer, in using PTO to stay home from work if possible, refraining from mak

Our national Presbyterian Church has a wonderful site offering disability resources, a blog link, and disability consultants who can help local churches. https://pcusa.org/about-pcusa/agencies-entities/interim-unified-agency/ministry-areas/disability-concerns From the consultants: The questions can be overwhelming: Help! I need curriculum help for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Can you give me information about accessibility audits/checklists/surveys? My

Presented by Jen Gergen Part of the NonViolent Communication Series In this session, we’ll slow down the self-empathy process to explore what’s alive in us and consider how we show up in our communities. Together, we’ll:   Gently unpack your judgments, moralizations, criticisms, assessments, and evaluations Practice shifting these stories into clear observations that support these beliefs (separating “fact” from interpretation) Build awareness of your feelings so you can bett

What: "Sugarcane" Film Screening When: Optional Informational Session - Sunday, January 11 @ 11:00 AM Film Screening and Light Lunch - Sunday, January 18, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Where: Valley Community Presbyterian Church [3100 Lilac Drive N, Golden Valley, MN 55422) Who: Anyone who feels called to the ongoing work of social justice and would like to learn more about the history and impact of Indian residential schools 'SUGARCANE', the award-winning debut feature documentary fro

Καὶ ὁ λόγος σὰρξ ἐγένετο καὶ ἐσκήνωσεν ἐν ἡμῖν…  I don’t have many Bible passages memorized in Greek—but this one has lodged in my memory. It’s from the first chapter of John’s gospel and it’s been translated in many ways. What I memorized as a child was from the King James: "And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us…”  It is a luminously evocative statement that evolves into the doctrine of the Incarnation. Humans have often prayed that God would magically deliver us fr

An invitation to New Life Members, past and present, Falcon Heights UCC, and Friends of the Church and Community to Our Last Worship Sunday in This Space as We Prepare to Merge into Something New Sunday, December 28 – 10:00 AM New Life Presbyterian Church, 965 Larpenteur Avenue West, Roseville Beginning on January 4, 2026, New Life Presbyterian Church will be merging with Falcon Heights UCC and moving into their church building. Our last Sunday in our current building will be

Wednesday mornings this winter @ Central Lutheran Church in Mpls Are you a white pastor, wanting to more faithfully live out your racial justice values? Do you wish for practices and community to help you embody something different than our white patterns and conditioning? Through this introduction to embodied antiracist practice hosted by  Rachel Joy Somatics , white clergy become more familiar with the white patterning that we embody, grow our capacity to be with the grief

Sign a Petition Rejecting Federal Concealed Carry Permits - CLICK HERE Information for your congregation about ICE and Know Your Rights to protect our Neighbors (focus on page 2) - CLICK HERE Statement from the Minnesota Council of Churches on Supporting our Somali neighbors - CLICK HERE PDA is also offering $10,000 emergency assistance  solidarity grants to communities like ours that have been targeted, which could be used for things like providing emergency assistance for f

The current confusion in federal policies is harming people with disabilities. During the shutdown, federal resources are less available than usual; and even when federal services are back to work, there will be problems due to lack of funding for programs, and lower staffing because many federal employees retired or resigned. When Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Accessibility (DEIA) programs are cancelled at the federal level, the rights of people with disabilities are res

Are you a white pastor, wanting to more faithfully live out your racial justice values? Do you wish for practices and community to help you embody something different than our white patterns and conditioning? Through this introduction to embodied antiracist practice hosted by  Rachel Joy Somatics , white clergy become more familiar with the white patterning that we embody, grow our capacity to be with the grief and shame of our people’s history, and develop relationships and

The Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area is looking for a new Treasurer and we need your help. The Treasurer serves as an officer for the Presbytery, therefore the person filling that role needs to be a Ruling Elder (or eligible to be a Ruling Elder) or Teaching Elder in the PC(USA). Because of this requirement, we are not posting the position widely on job boards. Please share the opportunity with your congregations in your church newsletters or announcements. We are seeking t