How do churches "end well" when faced with declining membership and possible closure?   This new perspective is from Alban Institute - a creative approach to discernment, can be found here:

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Presbyterian Disaster Assistance is responding to the urgent needs following Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma, as well as ongoing crises throughout the world. To see how you can help, click the graphic above or the link below.

Disaster Relief

The heated competition for the Kennerly Cup will be held on October 9, 1:00 p.m. at Sapona Ridge Country Club in Lexington, NC.   The format will be slightly different, so golfers are requested to register with name, contact information, and average score to Randy Hall at [email protected] or 336-250-2402.  The 19th Hole will be at Randy's home at 164 Embler Road, Lexington, NC.

Presbyterian Women's Fall Gathering, September 23rd at Thyatira Presbyterian Church, Salisbury. Keynote leader is Susan Jackson Dowd. Registration begins at 8:30. $12 cost includes lunch. Bring a donation of a new or gently used piece of luggage for Children's Home Alliance.

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Salem's Stated Clerk reports that only one application for the 223rd General Assembly (June 16-23, 2018) has been received. Please identify those in your churches and ministries - ministers and ruling elders alike - who have a desire to fulfill their ordination vows to serve actively in the governance of the higher councils of the Church. Application forms are on Salem's website, and the deadline is October 6.

GA Nomination Form 

Jazz Vespers service feat. Rev. Bill Carter 7pm on Thursday, Sept.28 at Clemmons Presbyterian.

Jazz Vesper Info

Faith Presbyterian Church of Greensboro is celebrating it's 60th Anniversary on October 28 & 29, with a Saturday reception from 3-5 pm and worship 11 am worship on Sunday.

Faith Presbyterian Anniversary Info

INFO FOR UPCOMING MEDICAL MISSIONS TO CHIAPAS - Medical caravans are scheduled for Chiapas, Mexico for October 2017. Week 1 is 09/30/17 - 10/08/17; Week 2 is 10/07/17 - 10/15/17. These two weeks will be to a village. Medical caravans are scheduled to the Manos de Cristo clinic in Ocosingo, Chiapas, Mexico, in late January & February 2018. Week 1 is 01/27/18 -  02/04/18; Week 2 is 02/03/17 - 02/11/18. Cost is $500/week plus airline cost. Medical care provided will be Primary Care. Participants needed are physicians, nurses willing to evaluate patients, PAs, Nurse Practitioners, Spanish translators and non-medical worker bees. PLEASE NOTE: The deadline for October 2017 trips has passed but a few openings are available. CALL NOW! Deadline for Jan/Feb 2018 is December 1st. Contact Bill Herring, MD Home# - 828.297.4604 Cell# - 828.265.8441

Learn about Pathways to Learning & Leadership for CREs online through Union Presbyterian Seminary.

Pathways to Learning and Leadership Link

Doug Baker from Northern Ireland will be here in Salem Presbytery Tuesday evening, October 10 - Monday morning, October 16.    

Wednesday 10/11 - Highland Presbyterian, Winston-Salem, 6-7 Dinner, 7-8 Presentation. 

Friday 10/13 - Program TBD  

Sunday 10/15 Doug will preach at Highland Presbyterian, Winston at 8:30 & 11 services.

Article about Doug Baker

Presbyterian News Service

North Carolina Presbyterians welcome our Stated Clerk, The Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson on Friday, September 29, 2017 at First Presbyterian, Burlington.

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Celebrating the Gift of Aging, POAMN (Presbyterian Older Adult Ministry Network) Regional Conference set for October 19th at Highland, Winston-Salem. REGISTRATION BROCHURE IS NOW AVAILABLE.  Registration deadline is October 13th.

Registration and More Info

Alamance Presbyterian Church is celebrating 217 years of Big Meeting with a week of events. Check the links below for more info.

Alamance Presbyterian Church

Big Meeting Schedule

Big Meeting Sole Hope Party

Low Country Boil

Become a Hunger Action Congregation! Check the links below for more info.

Hunger Action Congregation Info

Hunger Action Congregation Covenant

As your young people prepare to head off to college, remember that Salem Presbytery has numerous Campus Ministry programs around the state. APP State in Boone; Salem College, Wake Forest U., UNC School of the Arts and Winston Salem State in Winston Salem; A&T University/Bennett College/Guilford Technical Community College, University of North Carolina  in Greensboro and Elon University in Elon. Click the link below for more information and leader contact. Let us know if you need help making connections.

Campus Ministry Info

St. James Presbyterian in Greensboro invites you to join in the celebration of 150 years! Click the link below for your copy of the invitation to the September 30th banquet. If you are celebrating a significant Anniversary (25, 50, 75, 100, etc.)  please let us know.

St. James Banquet Invitation

2017 marks the 125th Anniversary for Bethany Presbyterian in Graham. As a culmination of the year-long celebration, Presbyterian Church (USA) Stated Clerk J. Herbert Nelson  will be preaching on September 24th. Participating in worship that day also will be noted singer/songwriter/storyteller/author David LaMotte. For more information on this celebration, click  below .

Bethany Anniversary Celebration

As part of the 125th Anniversary Celebration at Bethany, Graham, noted singer/songwriter/ author/storyteller David LaMotte  will be giving a concert at Bethany on  Saturday, September 23rd   at 7:00 pm . There is no charge for admission, but tickets are necessary. Donations will be accepted at the door, with a suggested donation of $20. Cash, check or credit cards will be accepted. To reserve your tickets, click below.

David LaMotte Concert Tickets

On Monday, October 2 Rev. Dr. Thomas Tewell will lead a Seminar at First Presbyterian Church of Thomasville, beginning at 5:30, reflecting with pastors on the 10 years that he has led Macedonian Ministry, where he has had the privilege of working with over 400 pastors from 19 different denominations across America. Together with his staff he has learned a lot from listening to these pastors and church lay leaders about the marks of a healthy church in a challenging time to be the church in our society.   His talk will be tailored for pastors and for church lay leaders and is titled, "The 4 Questions that Healthy Churches Ask." Dinner is included with the $15 registration. Child care is available.

Thomas Tewell Seminar Info

A Conversation & Call to Action on Childhood Poverty featuring Gene Nichol will be held October 21 & 22 at Guilford Park Presbyterian Church. The program is free and open to all. More information at the link below.

Childhood Poverty Conversation and Call

The Rev. Rick Ufford Chase will lead us at The Little Big Tent, October 28th. Rick is co-director with his wife Kitty of Stony Point Center. Rick is also the Executive Director of the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship, and he served as the Moderator of the General Assembly from 2004 to 2006. Our committees will offer workshops that will help us focus on and celebrate the 500th anniversary of The Reformation. See the FLYER for more information.  We will use his book, Faithful Resistance: Gospel VIsions for the Church in a Time of Empire as our book study leading up to the event.

Little Big Tent Flyer

Link to book for Book Study

YOUR HELP NEEDED TODAY!: Call your senators and request aid of  $1 billion dollars for famine relief in Africa. The money is to come from the 2017 Appropriations. The number to call is 800 826-3688.

The 223rd General Assembly (2018) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will be held in St. Louis, Missouri -  June 16 - 23.The GA meets biennially in even-numbered years and consists of commissioners elected by each of its 173 presbyteries. The GA is full of activities: business sessions, committee meetings, an exhibit hall, daily worship services, and mission tours sponsored by the  Committee on Local Arrangements. The assembly acts on hundreds of items of business, which it receives through the reports and recommendations of various assembly entities, and through overtures from synods and presbyteries.

223rd General Assembly Info

APCE Mid-Atlantic Region Fall Retreat. "WALK THROUGH THE HOLY" Laurel Ridge Conference Center, October 16th - 18th. 

Dear APCE Members, My name is Mary-Todd Peters and I am your Mid-Atlantic APCE Regional Rep. If you are new to APCE or new this year--Welcome! Click below for more info and to register. Early bird deadline is June 30th. I want to invite you to attend our Mid-Atlantic Retreat, October 16-18TH. Von Clemans will be our keynote speaker and will be sharing information about his most recent trip to Jerusalem. Von will help us prepare for Lent by looking at the historical context of what was going on at the time that led up to Jesus' arrest, prosecution, and crucifixion. We will be gathering at the beautiful Laurel Ridge Conference Center October 16-18, 2017.  There will also be an APCE panel with three APCE Presidents: Our past president Von, our current president Holly Inglis, and our president elect Dr. Ken McFayden.  You won't want to miss this event! Register today!

APCE Mid-Atlantic Region Retreat Registration

Click below for the latest news and announcements from the PCUSA.

PCUSA News

PCUSA Website

Answer the 2017 Board of Pensions Call to Health. Click the link below.

Call to Health

We are looking for individuals willing to serve as their Presbytery liaison. These volunteers would assist in building a local network of ecumenical partners, sharing ecumenical resources or information, and keeping CEIR and national staff informed of local efforts/resources.

The application and additional information can be found at the link below.

Presbytery Liaison Application and Info