SeaPres Office Parking In June
Seattle Presbytery
The Presbytery Nominating Committee is seeking qualified candidates to serve as Vice Moderator of the Seattle Presbytery in 2015.
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2015 Per Capita
Seattle Presbytery
By vote of the presbytery, 2015 per capita has been set at $40.00 apportioned as follows: Seattle Presbytery $30.43; Synod of Alaska-Northwest $2.50; General Assembly $7.07.
Prayerful Response to Ferguson
Seattle Presbytery
“In this time of angst and anger, frustration and fear over the shooting death of eighteen-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) calls for calm and prayer as justice is sought and righteousness pursued.”
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance is responding in partnership with the Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy and First Presbyterian Church of Ferguson, providing support and resources through members of the National Response Team with significant experience in public violence disaster response.
Read MoreNovember 18 Stated Meeting
Seattle Presbytery
Feasting on Community: An Interview with Mike Yonkers
Seattle Presbytery
Mike Yonkers shares about the Seattle Presbytery's new worshipping community in the Greenwood neighborhood.
Read MoreFree Robes & Stoles Available
Seattle Presbytery
E.R. Moore robes and stoles, purchased in 1995 available at BelPres.
Clean, no tears, no frays. A few nylon zippers do stick, but are easily replaced. Dry cleaned every season. We took very good care of these!
Free Hymnals Available
Seattle Presbytery
Newport Presbyterian Church has up to 200 copies of “The Presbyterian Hymnal,” (blue hymnal published in 1990) available for free. Anyone interested should contact janetdewater@newportpres.org. Copies will be available to pick up at the Nov. 18 Presbytery meeting at Newport.
Madrona's Julia's Place Shelter featured in local news
Seattle Presbytery
Julia’s Place home to many homeless families
By Sarah Radmer, Staff Reporter
Wednesday, October 29, 2014 11:59 AM
When you think of a church’s basement, you probably expect it to be full of old, broken pews or spare Sunday-school supplies. But the basement of Madrona Grace Presbyterian Church (832 32nd Ave.) is full of tents.
On any given night, up to seven families or 22 people are living in those tents as part of the Julia’s Place shelter.
Keeping families together
The shelter began three years ago after church pastor Mark Zimmerly offered the space to house homeless families through a partnership with Mary’s Place.
Young Presbyterian Scholarship
Seattle Presbytery
$74,000 scholarship available at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania.
Westminster College has a 4-year PC(USA) Young Presbyterian Scholarship of $74,000 ($18,500 per year) for qualified students from PC(USA) churches. However the student must be nominated by their church (pastor, youth director, session). In a sense this scholarship allows your Presbytery and Congregations to provide a scholarship for their students without ever having to come up with the money to do so. This scholarship has added to the diversity of Westminster College by providing the means for students from as far away as Alaska, Oregon, Utah, Texas, Kansas, Iowa, and all the states in between, as well as from Puerto Rico to attend Westminster College.
We have found numerous students who have arrived on the campus of Westminster College and would have qualified for the scholarship, but their church never nominated them or never received the information, so we are trying to contact all churches using all available resources to offer this gift to students.
Wrestling with Reconciliation
Seattle Presbytery
The series begins Wednesday October 29th and continues two more Wednesdays Nov. 5th and Nov. 12th.
Wrestle with Reconciliation, in 3 consecutive Wednesday forums building racial reconciliation in our community.
Wrestling with Reconciliation: Race, Class and Media is a combined response from Urban Impact and local churches for the need to build community and activate reconciliation.
21st Century Reformation with Dr. Rodger Nishioka
Seattle Presbytery
Dr. Rodger Nishioka (Columbia Theological Seminary), "21st Century Transformation: Eight Trends that are changing and challenging ministry."
Read MoreSeattle Figgy Pudding Caroling Competition
Seattle Presbytery
Join Seattle Community Church & Friends - Caroling Team in The Great Figgy Pudding Caroling Competition this year. The team will sing a certain 2011 dance-pop song, re-written to capture the creative Christian spirit (Jesus parody lyrics). SCC and Friends - the proud winners of People's Choice in 2012 and Most Creative in 2013. If you ever wanted to sing to a few thousand people, it's a good chance to get that off your bucket list. It's for a good cause also. Approximately 40 teams compete, last year raising over $100,000 for Pike Market Senior Center and Downtown Food Bank.
Read MoreCertificate Program in Children, Youth & Family Ministry
Seattle Presbytery
Certificate Program in Children, Youth & Family Ministry
January 5-23, 2015
Trinity Lutheran College, Everett, WA
Trinity Lutheran College will offer a three-week Certificate Program in Children, Youth & Family Ministry, January 5-23, 2015. The program is designed to equip church staff, volunteers, and pastors for effective leadership in congregational children, youth, and family ministry. It is a terrific opportunity for professional development or those who want to become more involved in children’s and youth ministry.
Read MoreWellspring Basketball League
Seattle Presbytery
When: 8 week League starting October 5th, games to be held on Sunday's and Wednesday's
Where: Meadowbrook Community Center (Sundays) and/or Korean United Presbyterian Church (Wednesdays)
How Much: $350.00 per team
Format: 5 on 5, 45 min games
Who can sign up: Your team must represent a church or a non-profit in order to play.
Wellspring Volleyball League
Seattle Presbytery
When: 8 week League starting October 5th, games to be held on Sunday's and Wednesday's
Where: Meadowbrook Community Center (Sundays) and/or Korean United Presbyterian Church (Wednesdays)
How Much: $250.00 per team
Format: 6 v 6 Co-Ed (minimum 2 females)
Who can sign up: Your team must represent a church or a non-profit in order to play.
Alaska Mission Trip Opportunity
Seattle Presbytery
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Adult work teams are invited to travel to Gambell during the summer of 2015 to help finish the interior of the new Gambell church building. Want information? Contact us at volunteer@pbyukon.org and we will be in touch!
Read MorePeace Rally For Ferguson
Seattle Presbytery
WA State Tax Law Changes
Seattle Presbytery
The Washington State Department of Revenue has released this informative bulletin about changes in tax laws as they effect churches in Washington State. These changes may provide some additional flexibility to churches in the uses of their properties.
Read MoreChurches partner with Israeli and Palestinian Kids4Peace
Seattle Presbytery
Recently, groups from Taiwanese and Sammamish Presbyterian Churches teamed up with Kids4Peace to provide meals for twenty-four Israeli and Palestinian kids during their visit to Seattle.
According to their website, “Kids4Peace is a grassroots interfaith youth movement dedicated to ending conflict and inspiring hope in Jerusalem and other divided societies around the world.” The local Seattle chapter works with local Christian, Muslim, and Jewish faith communities to promote the cause of peace.
Rev. Austin Ashenbrenner, Associate Pastor of Adults and Mission at Sammamish Pres., said, “It is clear that God is doing something at SPC around this topic of Israeli/Palestinian peace.” Combined with a trip to Israel led by Dick Leon last year, classes and more, Sammamish is becoming more involved in regional concerns. As Austin explains, “I’m not sure where God will lead us in our involvement with Kids for Peace or other similar efforts, but it seems that this experience has deepened the sense of connection that our church feels to this region and has also deepened our commitment to helping.”
Anna Quince of Taiwanese Pres., welcomed this chance to do some ministry outside of her comfort zone. Together with ruling elder Eric Tong and deacon Teresa Wu, they served a good lunch with a variety of Japanese dessert snacks. Most importantly they were able to bless the visiting children before their twenty hour flight back to Israel.
After lunch, many of the kids were gathered around a drum, sharing and playing. “They’re insanely good,” Michala Quince, a sophomore at the UW, explained, “Hopefully they can teach me something.”
PC (USA) Mission Worker Northwest Visit
Seattle Presbytery
Burkhard Paetzold, PC (USA) mission worker with the Roma people and PC (USA) regional liaison for Central Europe will be visiting the Pacific Northwest, October 15-25, 2014.