The Presbyterian Church (USA) plans to launch a new initiative to advance historical justice for minority communities that the denomination has reportedly mistreated over the generations.
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The Presbyterian Church (USA) plans to launch a new initiative to advance historical justice for minority communities that the denomination has reportedly mistreated over the generations.
The Presbyterian Church (USA) plans to launch a new initiative to advance historical justice for minority communities that the denomination has reportedly mistreated over the generations.
February 28, 2021
The Rev. Rebekah Carpenter (left) and Debra Levray sing in the lobby of a large apartment community in their church’s neighborhood. (Photo courtesy of Sion Presbyterian Church)
On day one of the 2020 Virtual Vital Congregations Gathering, four panelists from Trinity Presbytery described how beginning the two-yearVC initiative in January 2020 â and its Seven Marks of a Vital Congregation â helped prepare them as church leaders for the pandemic.
The Rev. Rebekah Carpenter of Sion Presbyterian Church in Winnsboro, South Carolina, told nearly 100 participants she didnât realize how quickly the seven marks and the Bible verses that go with them would become part of her thinking.