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Date: Saturday Oct 24th Time: 9am - 12pm First Presbyterian Church South Saint Paul 535 20th Ave N, South St Paul MN 55075 Cost: Free Coffee and a light breakfast as well as snacks will be available during this training. Invite your deacons, elders, and other (non-clergy) church leaders to this short morning training session offered by the PTCA and Ministry Lab. As mandated by the PC(USA) Book of Order (G-3.0106), this boundaries and child safety training will cover meaning

Two PTCA congregations are hosting touring musician Matthew Black for free concerts in October, and invite the whole presbytery to consider attending one or both On Sunday, Oct. 18, at 2pm, Matthew Black will be in concert at First Presbyterian Church, 1901 Vine Street, Hudson, WI 54016. This free concert will benefit St. Croix Valley Habitat for Humanity, with info shared about their current work and an opportunity to give in support of that work. On Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 6

The Associated Church of Owatonna hosted the Presbytery meeting on Thursday, September 10, 2026. It was a beautiful afternoon to gather together for worship, business, food, and fellowship. Pastor Steve Tyykila and others church members provided excellent food and hospitality. The meeting began with worship, coordinated by the Pastoral Leader Care Team. Worship featured musicians from the Music Ministry of Associated Church and included a reading of selected poems by Wendal B

June 22 – July 2, 2026 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Theme: Preserving Towards Wholeness “…and the leaves of the tree are the healing of the nations.” Revelation 22:2 (NRSVUE) The Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area will be sending 5 commissioners and delegates to Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the end of June to attend the 227th General Assembly. The Assembly begins with three days of online committee work from June 22-24. Saturday, June 27th is a day of community service (morning) and an op

Read the introduction below the divider by Rev. Lou Bender I went to Alabama this weekend before last. It’s been lots of years since I’ve been to Alabama. A text from a meeting on Wednesday afternoon, a call with my Presbytery office on Thursday morning, an opportunity that demanded I make room, a plane departure on Friday morning. The good folks of Alabama were in a jam over voting rights after a recent Supreme Court ruling and quick action in all the former states of the co

June is Pride Month across the country, a time to celebrate and support our LGBTQ+ friends, family and neighbors. This year, we also celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Episcopal Church affirming that LGBTQ+ people have a full and equal claim to the love, acceptance, and pastoral care of the Church. The journey to make that promise a reality continues today. Pride Month is, in many ways, a celebration, rooted in the joy of community and belonging. But it's also a time of

Buffalo Presbyterian Church played host to the Presbytery on May 5th. Pastor Brian Entz welcomed the Presbytery to Buffalo and extended hospitality to all on behalf of the 170-year-old congregation. The Buffalo choir provided special music and many church volunteers provided hospitality throughout the meeting and meal. by Stated Clerk John Curtiss This meeting featured worship preacher and keynote speaker Pastor Josh Erikson. Pastor Josh is a founding member of the Presbyteri

Thursday June 18 9:30 AM- 4:00 PM Light breakfast items, lunch, and snacks will be provided. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) is pleased to partner with the Presbytery of the Twin Cities in offering a day of mutual learning, sharing and growing among faith leaders and members of PDA. Come for a time to tell stories, reflect, and ground ourselves in learning and sharing about ways that we can continue to support ourselves and our communities in handling both the aftereff

The Presbyterian Foundation’s Church Technology Grant program will assist Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) pastors and leaders serving churches or New Worshiping Communities. Funds are available for those pastoral leaders seeking to enhance their ministry through technology in a variety of ways: Upgrade existing technology or purchase new technology Upgrade a church website Online Training Pastors with the greatest need serving congregations of color, small churches, new immigran

The Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations (PMUN) will host a delegation of Presbyterian young adults (roughly ages 18-25) to attend the first week of the High Level Political Forum (July 7-10, 2026) in New York City. Ideal applicants are college or graduate school students interested in international development, global ministries, and social justice. Our goal is to engage young people in social witness, develop future leaders, and inspire young adults to be agents of c

It’s not just for Records Management! Collections, online exhibits and online resources have all been revamped in the past year or so. The Library Catalogue, “Calvin,” and the Sheppard Database are searchable online. (Note that Calvin does NOT describe most materials catalogued by the society before 1980.) The Sheppard database is a research tool that searches across multiple PHS databases: including Archives; the Vertical Files (Foreign Missionary, Biographical, Congregation

“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