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LEFT: Tim Herron and Jaquette Easterlin visited Trinity Presbyterian Church’s outreach auction. Herron started a learning center for students in his garage, which Easterlin attended. She is now the church’s learning center coordinator at Jason Lee Middle School in Tacoma, Wash. (Photo by Paul Seebeck) Read more on page 15.

ON THE COVER: PC(USA) partner the Church of Christ in Thailand and Kwai River Christian Hospital created the Sangkhlaburi Safe House in Thailand. The safe house’s 37 residents all have complex and ongoing medical needs. (Photo by Kathy Melvin)

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ABOUT THE PRESBYTERIAN MISSION AGENCY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

MESSAGE FROM DIANE MOFFETT & JOE MORROW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

THE YEAR IN REVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

THE WORK OF THE PRESBYTERIAN MISSION AGENCY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

POVERTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

CONGREGATIONAL VITALITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

RACISM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

REFUGEE CRISIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

FOOD JUSTICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

PEACE & RECONCILIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

DISASTER RESPONSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

EDUCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

IMMIGRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

HUMAN TRAFFICKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

YOUNG ADULT VOLUNTEERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

NEW WORSHIPING COMMUNITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

MISSION ENGAGEMENT & SUPPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

PRESBYTERIAN MISSION AGENCY BOARD MEMBERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

FINANCIAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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For hundreds of years, Presbyterians have responded to the call of Jesus Christ by proclaiming and living out our faith, laboring with love and energy to promote God’s justice in the world. We take seriously the call of Matthew 25 to actively engage in the world around us, serving people who are hungry, oppressed, imprisoned or poor. These are big challenges. But the challenges are never bigger than the God we join in this work. We are mindful that all that we are and all that we have comes from God. God calls us to be stewards of the gifts entrusted to us to work in partnership with our colleagues from other agencies, mid councils and congregations.

Join us in living ever more fully the communion for which God created and redeems all things. Jesus Christ is calling us to wake up to new possibilities and to act boldly and compassionately.The Presbyterian Mission Agency is committed to becoming a Matthew 25 church, with a special emphasis on building congregational vitality, dismantling structural racism and eradicating systemic poverty. We do this work through four ministry areas: • Compassion, Peace & Justice • Racial Equity & Women’s

Intercultural Ministries • Theology, Formation & Evangelism • World MissionYou can find out more by visiting presbyterianmission.org or by following us on Facebook and Twitter.

We look forward to connecting with you as we work together to be a church of action, where God’s love, justice and mercy shine forth.

ABOUT THE PRESBYTERIAN MISSION AGENCY

“ The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’” – Matthew 25:40 (NIV)

OPPOSITE: A delegation from World Mission met students and faculty at elementary schools administered by World Mission’s global partner, the Church of Christ in Thailand, in Chiang Mai. (Photo by Kathy Melvin)

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Taking sides is an unsettling trend in our country these days. Our political affiliations and where we stand on issues have never been so divisive. In the church, there should be no question as to our allegiance. We are called to be disciples of Jesus, pursuing God’s truth and loving our neighbor without reservation — because Jesus did both.

Being on Jesus’ side means doing it all. He instructed his followers to change the world in his name by embracing two essential commands: the Great Commandment and the Great Commission. We are to love God and love our neighbors as ourselves and we are to go and make disciples of others who will do the same.

As we reflect on the past year, we learn that what determines our faithfulness to God at the end of the day is what we say and do to our neighbor and how we participate or refuse to participate in systems that leave others destitute and in despair.

In 2018, the Presbyterian Mission Agency began taking steps to help the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) embrace the General Assembly overture to be a Matthew 25 church. Matthew 25 calls us to actively engage in the world around us. The work we do at the Presbyterian Mission Agency is centered on and guided by this Scripture and tied to three areas of focus: building congregational vitality, dismantling structural racism and eradicating systemic poverty.

Embracing Matthew 25, and all it calls us to be, enables our church to act boldly and compassionately in a world that yearns and cries out for genuine hope and transforming love.

In Christ,

Diane Moffett President and Executive Director Presbyterian Mission Agency

Joe Morrow Board Chair Presbyterian Mission Agency

OPPOSITE: Clean water has been flowing for the neighborhood of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Sancti Springs, Cuba. Their Living Waters for the World water partner was First Presbyterian Church in Greenville, Miss. (Photo by Emily Dunbar)


Message from Diane Moffett & Joe Morrow

“ … for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.” — Matthew 25:35–36

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The year in reviewCOMPASSION, PEACE & JUSTICE lives into the Matthew 25 invitation by addressing injustice; advocating for peace; and serving communities impacted by poverty, violence and disaster. Working collaboratively, CPJ supports efforts to eradicate racism, white supremacy and oppression.

In 2018, CPJ responded to the crisis at the U.S. southern border, offering support to refugees; advocacy in Washington, D.C., and the United Nations; and a migration-focused CPJ Training Day. CPJ successfully called for corporate environmental responsibility, led the Mosaic of Peace visit to Israel and Palestine, and supported congregations and mid councils in responding to racism, hosting international peacemakers, and engaging in new and ongoing disaster response and long-term development in the U.S. and around the world.

RACIAL EQUITY & WOMEN’S

INTERCULTURAL MINISTRIES works to end racism and poverty, empower women and build intercultural communities. Staff in RE&WIM speak nine languages (English, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Taiwanese, Mandarin, Arabic, Hausa and Igbo). Our new immigrant constituents represent 22 nationalities speaking 18 languages and dialects.

Last year was a significant one for RE&WIM. The ministry’s name was changed from Racial Ethnic & Women’s Ministries to more accurately reflect the work and mission of the ministry. In an ongoing effort to dismantle racism, RE&WIM hosted an inaugural anti-racism/cultural humility facilitators’ consultation to train individuals to lead conversations on the subject throughout the church.

THEOLOGY, FORMATION & EVANGELISM

brings together several ministries that bear witness to Jesus Christ while building and transforming disciples, leaders, congregations and new worshiping communities. In 2018, TFE strengthened connections with presbyteries, congregations and seminaries. TFE also launched its Vital Congregations initiative and had three presbyteries participate in a pilot program. Other highlights: TFE held its first Just Worship conference (connecting justice and worship). TFE’s 1001 New Worshiping Communities office began a cohort ministry to address leaders’ desire to partner with other leaders experiencing similar entrepreneurial ministry contexts. TFE served college and seminary students through Financial Aid for Service; and TFE created a new Christian Formation office to help ministry leaders discover new ways to collaborate on intergenerational faith formation.

WORLD MISSION began developing a Matthew 25 mission strategy in 2018. World Mission also helped respond to the General Assembly’s mandate to address migration in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador; developed a covenant agreement with an Indonesian denomination; refocused its Middle East and Europe ministry around refugees and migration; trained facilitators in Congo to help heal trauma from interethnic conflicts; created a racial identity training program for Young Adult Volunteers; and produced a Christian-Muslim Relations Toolkit and International Partnership Manual.

Sara Lisherness Director, Compassion, Peace & Justice

Rhashell Hunter Director, Racial Equity & Women’s Intercultural Ministries

Ray Jones Interim Director, Theology, Formation & Evangelism

José Luis Casal Director, World Mission

Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy

Environmental Ministries

Office of Faith-Based Investing & Corporate Engagement

Office of Public Witness

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance

Presbyterian Health, Education & Welfare Association

Presbyterian Hunger Program

Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations

Presbyterian Peacemaking Program

Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People

Racial & Intercultural Justice (joint ministry with RE&WIM)

Intercultural Ministries & Support for Congregations of Color (African American, Asian, Hispanic/Latino-a, Native American, Korean, Middle Eastern, African)Leadership Development & Recruitment for Leaders of ColorMission Program GrantsRacial Equity Leadership Development & RecruitmentSchools & Colleges Equipping Communities of ColorWomen’s Leadership Development & Justice MinistriesGender & Racial JusticeRacial & Intercultural Justice (joint ministry with CPJ)Women’s Leadership Development & Young Women’s MinistriesIn covenant relationship with Presbyterian Women in the PC(USA)

1001 New Worshiping Communities

Camps & Conference Centers

Christian Formation

Collegiate Ministries

Committee on Theological Education

Company of New Pastors

Financial Aid for Service

Interfaith Relations

Ministries with Youth

Theological Conversations

Vital Congregations

Worship

Area Office for Africa

Area Office for Asia-Pacific

Area Office for Europe & the Middle East

Area Office for Latin America & the Caribbean

Equipping for Mission Involvement

Global Mission Partnerships

Jinishian Memorial Program

Mission Personnel

Mission Service Recruitment

Young Adult Volunteers

COMPASSION, PEACE & JUSTICE

RACIAL EQUITY & WOMEN’S INTERCULTURAL MINISTRIES


WORLD MISSION


On the pages that follow, youwill learn more about the connectional and impactful work of the Presbyterian Mission Agency. Together with mid councils, international partners, congregations and others, we embrace and celebrate the call to act boldly and compassionately to make a difference in the world.

We do this in faith and service through the work of our four ministry areas — Compassion, Peace & Justice; Racial Equity & Women’s Intercultural Ministries; Theology, Formation & Evangelism; and World Mission. May the stories you read exemplify that faith and demonstrate that we are being driven by the compassion of Jesus, choosing to walk the path of peace and committing to building up God’s people.

To learn more, please visit us at presbyterianmission.org.

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LEFT: Emmett and Clara Wise of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, participated in Austin’s MLK Day Walk. (Photo by Elise Ragland)

‘EVERYBODY’S GOT A RIGHT TO LIVE’

On Mother’s Day 2018, The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for a Moral Revival kicked off. The campaign continues the initiative launched by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 50 years ago, when he called for direct action at statehouses and the U.S. Capitol. The Rev. Jimmie Hawkins, director of the PC(USA)’s Office of Public Witness, led nonviolent demonstrations outside the U.S. Supreme Court to advocate for living wages, jobs and housing.“The voice of the church is called to speak loudest when times are most dire and to act in such times as these,” Hawkins said before he and other faith leaders were arrested. The campaign concluded with a mass mobilization at the Capitol Building in June, but campaign leaders vow to continue the effort.

RUNNING FOR FOOD SECURITY

Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester, New York, has been serving the “best meal in town” for 27 years of Saturdays through its dining room ministry. Their emergency food program has also been active for more than 20 years, but their East Avenue Grocery Run might be their most impactful hunger ministry. A Presbyterian Hunger Program Hunger Action Congregation since 2017, Third Presbyterian has generated more than $230,000 for food programs across Rochester in the nine years they’ve implemented the 5K fundraiser. The race not only supports its own ministry food programs but provides funding for nearly 15 other food programs and the city’s food bank. Their programs help address the systemic poverty and food security challenges prevalent in Rochester.

TSUNAMI OUTCASTS WORK TOWARD

OWN COMMUNITY

“Off the grid,” “non-existent,” “outcasts.” Those are just a few of the words used to describe a tribal group in southern India that is struggling to survive with little food, no homes, high illiteracy and little opportunity for improvement.The group, still struggling from the effects of the 2005 tsunami, travels from community to community working the fields and taking what little they can get before moving on to the next community and opportunity. In 2018, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance and its area partners began working with the tribal group on a housing project that would allow them to settle down, have entrepreneurial opportunities, send their children to school, build new hopes and form their own community.

OPPOSITE, TOP: The Rev. Jimmie Hawkins was taken into custody in Washington, D.C. (Photo courtesy of the PC[USA] Office of Public Witness)

OPPOSITE, BOTTOM: Faith leaders gathered outside the U.S. Supreme Court to support the Poor People’s Campaign. (Photo by Luis Magana)

RIGHT: PDA’s livelihood training in Nepal included sewing. (Photo by Cameron Stevens)

BELOW: Third Presbyterian Church’s East Avenue Grocery Run in Rochester, N.Y., raised funds for local hunger ministries. (Photo by Lynette Sparks)


Poverty 43m

2,000+

POPULATION living in poverty in this country, according to U.S. census data.

NUMBER OF PEOPLE supported and fed through the Presbyterian Hunger Program’s “Send a Cow” initiative.


VITAL CONGREGATIONS INITIATIVE GIVES CHURCH LEADERS ‘A RENEWED SENSE OF VALUE’

Trinity and Newark presbyteries in New Jersey and South Carolina, respectively, were the first participants in a two-year Vital Congregations pilot program — as part of the preparation for the national launch of the Presbyterian Mission Agency initiative in 2020.“Pastors are forming healthy relationships,” said Danny Murphy, Trinity’s general presbyter. “They now know they could call each other at 3 a.m. if they needed to.”Newark’s transitional director of ministries, the Rev. Dr. Barbara A. Smith, agreed. “It has given us a renewed sense of value,” she said. “God is doing a new thing among us. We just have to be willing to be a part of it.”

REACHING OUT TO A NEIGHBORHOOD IN NEED

Trinity Presbyterian Church in Tacoma, Washington, is converting its formerly dingy basement into a neighborhood center with a meeting hall, gym and movie projector.It’s all part of the 200-member church’s $4.7 million “Here for Good” campaign. In 1987, Trinity was down to 25 members — in a neighborhood caught in the crossfire of drug trafficking, gang violence and poverty.But an 80-year-old retired schoolteacher named Hazel Pflugmacher recruited other retired teachers and started an after-school program in the basement. Relationships were formed, which were followed by neighborhood partnerships. Jaquette Easterlin, who benefited from the after-school program, is now Trinity’s learning center coordinator at a local middle school. As Trinity’s pastor, the Rev. Matt Robbins-Ghormley, puts it: “Seeds for resurrection were planted — and they have blossomed.”

MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS SHARE A MEAL — AND MORE

During the observance of Ramadan, a month marked by fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran, anti-Muslim rallies took place in North Carolina.Members of Guilford Park Presbyterian Church in Greensboro decided to invite members of the Islamic Center mosque to a traditional Presbyterian meal — a covered dish supper — to break the fast.A few weeks after Ramadan, Muslims from the mosque and Christians from Guilford Park gathered for the meal. Together, they rejected the narrative of hate. Amber Khan, a Muslim from Pakistan, put it this way: “It’s an interesting feeling you get when you’re in that church. Immediately, I felt welcomed and embraced. Guilford Park has your back. I’ve come to believe that is part of their faith.”

VITAL CONGREGATIONS INITIATIVE HELPS BAY AREA CHURCH TALK ABOUT THEIR FAITH

When the Rev. Sammie Evans of Stone Church of Willow Glen attended her first meeting at the Presbytery of San Jose in California, she heard about the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s Vital Congregations initiative. As her church began the program, Evans noticed people going deeper into Scripture — and learning about each other. They were also discussing the “more evangelical bent” of the Bible studies that accompany the initiative. Evans told parishioners that her generation seems more evangelical — and that they desire to build a more generous, peaceful and just world.As she integrated evangelism and justice, the congregation was able to let go of negative connotations they had with the word “evangelism.” They are now less reticent to talk about their faith — and the mysteries of God in the world.

OPPOSITE: Bloomfield Presbyterian Church on the Green, part of the Newark Presbytery, celebrated its 50th anniversary. (Photo courtesy of Bloomfield Presbyterian Church on the Green)

TOP: Jaquette Easterlin, right, Trinity Presbyterian Church’s learning center coordinator, is now paying forward the support she got as a teen to today’s students, like these girls from Jason Lee Middle School in Tacoma, Wash. (Photo courtesy of Trinity Presbyterian Church)

MIDDLE: Melanie Rodenbough was with young women at the Islamic Center mosque in Greensboro, N.C. Rodenbough, who chairs a justice and peacemaking ministry at Guilford Park Presbyterian Church, has been working at building relationships and friendships with Muslims. (Photo courtesy of Melanie Rodenbough)

BOTTOM: The Rev. Sammie Evans and congregation members in San Jose, Calif., are getting to know one another at a deeper level thanks to their participation in the Vital Congregations initiative from the Presbyterian Mission Agency. (Photo courtesy of Stone Church of Willow Glen)

YEAR THE VITAL CONGREGATIONS initiative is set to launch nationally.2020



EMPOWERING AND ENCOURAGING YOUNG WOMEN OF COLOR

Racial Equity & Women’s Intercultural Ministries is working to change the landscape of the denomination.Based on the findings of the 2016 Gender and Leadership in the PC(USA) study, gender discrimination is still pervasive. Eight out of 10 female teaching elders have experienced discrimination, harassment and/or prejudicial comments due to their gender, and four out of 10 feel that they have experienced gender bias in hiring, promotion or selection for an official position within the PC(USA). In 2018, RE&WIM provided opportunities for young women to attend the RISE Together National Mentorship Network inaugural event. RISE Together seeks to Renew, Inspire, Support and Empower female ministers, activists and scholars by providing compassionate, culturally relevant and professional connections and leadership development opportunities. This initiative mirrors the goals of the Women’s Leadership Development & Young Women’s ministry to empower and encourage women of color in the church.

SCHOLARSHIP FUND ESTABLISHED IN MEMORY OF KATIE GENEVA CANNON

A scholarship was created to honor the Rev. Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon, a gifted leader and the first African American woman ordained in the Presbyterian Church. The scholarship, the Women’s Ministry Fund, is a fund of Racial Equity & Women’s Intercultural Ministries that has been established for women of color to attend leadership development events. The Women’s Ministry Fund supports Presbyterian women of color, clergywomen, college women and other women with opportunities for leadership and spiritual development as well as mission opportunities in the PC(USA).

‘CONFRONTING THE GIANT TRIPLETS: RACISM, MATERIALISM AND MILITARISM’

In 2018, PC(USA) employees commemorated the 50th anniversary of the legacy of slain civil rights leader the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The theme of the chapel service, “Confronting the Giant Triplets: Racism, Materialism and Militarism,” was developed around a 1967 speech in which King warned against the “giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism and militarism” that demand our allegiance but, as false gods, imperil our lives.During the service, the Rev. Dr. Betty Tom of First Presbyterian Church in Mount Vernon, New York, referenced King’s book “Strength to Love,” in which he wrote: “You must continue to work passionately and vigorously for your God-given and constitutional rights. It would be both cowardly and immoral for you to patiently accept injustice.”

OPPOSITE: During the 2018 Presbyterian Women’s Gathering in Louisville, Presbyterian Women addressed the injustices and inequities imposed on communities of color. (Photo by Doris Evans)

TOP: The Rev. Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon delivered the keynote lecture at the 2017 Women in Ministry Conference at Princeton Theological Seminary in N.J. (Photo courtesy of Princeton Theological Seminary)

BOTTOM: The Rev. Dr. Betty Tom served as the preacher for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. service at the PC(USA) headquarters as the employees observe the 50th anniversary of the slain civil rights leader. (Photo courtesy of Betty Tom)

50 YEARS since civil rights leader the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was slain.


WORLDWIDE REFUGEE CRISIS

While numbers are down sharply from their 2015–16 peak, tens of thousands of people are still trying to reach safety in Europe. But in 2018, the crisis at the U.S. border dominated the public dialogue. Migrant caravans left Central America to travel to the U.S. through Mexico. While some are coming for better work opportunities, most are coming for safety. A study by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees found that 85% of women heading north come from neighborhoods controlled by criminal groups, and 64% cited rape, assault, extortion and other threats as their main reason for migrating to the U.S. They must trek northward if they want any chance of safety and dignity.

FAITH, NOT FEAR

Mission co-worker Mark Adams has lived on the U.S.-Mexico border since 1998. He believes that Christians are called to respond to the migrant issue in faith. “We as the church have to say no, we are not going to respond in fear. We must remember, whether people are coming for economic reasons or family reasons or fleeing violence seeking asylum, these are people created in the image of God and we’re called to love and not to fear,” he said. Adams added that the church must not look at migration as a political or ideological issue. “I think it is imperative that we always keep it focused on humans and faith and how we live out our faith amid the realities we face.”

TOP: Faith leaders prayed for refugee resettlement in front of the White House. (Photo by Church World Service)

BOTTOM: Volunteers from Frontera de Cristo offered signs of welcome and compassion to people crossing the border. (Photo by Mark Adams)

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1,000 +

YEARS since Tippecanoe Presbyterian created a covenant to train homeless interns to learn farming skills.

NUMBER OF PEOPLE who go through Soul Fire Farm’s training program each year.

85%PERCENTAGE OF REFUGEE WOMEN who fled Central America to escape neighborhoods controlled by criminal groups.


SOUL FIRE FARM ADDRESSES ‘FOOD APARTHEID’

“Food apartheid” is a term that describes an area with little or no access to fresh, healthy food. To help combat this, Soul Fire Farm in New York grows food and distributes it to those who need it most. Leah Penniman, Soul Fire Farm’s co-founder, says that recipients pay for their food on a sliding scale, depending on their income. The idea behind Soul Fire Farm is to bring diverse communities together to share farming skills as well as promote spiritual activism, health and environmental justice. More than 1,000 people go through the farm’s training program each year.

The Presbyterian Hunger Program was among its first supporters, a fact that Penniman notes helped build the farm’s credibility with other foundations and allowed them to leverage additional support.

OPENING HEARTS AND DOORS — 365 DAYS A YEAR

Many churches preach about poverty and hunger a few times a year, but Tippecanoe Presbyterian Church in Milwaukee lives out its ministries with the poor 365 days a year. “We’ve learned again and again, when you do the right things, right things happen,” said the Rev. Karen Hagen, Tippecanoe’s pastor.

Tippecanoe created ministries to meet the needs of people around them. Tippecanoe’s Living Waters Contemplative Life Center and Divine Intervention Ministry to the Homeless meets immediate needs and addresses many long-term struggles of people impacted by poverty.For the past five years, Tippecanoe has covenanted with homeless interns to work the Just Food Garden, so they can earn income, pick up job readiness skills and have a safe place to be in the summer.

LEFT & ABOVE: Each year, staff and volunteers spend April to November growing crops at Soul Fire Farm in New York. (Photos courtesy of Soul Fire Farm)

PRESBYTERIAN LEADER URGES U.N. TO RECONSIDER

Ryan Smith, director of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s ministry at the United Nations, wrote a letter in June to U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley urging the U.S. to reconsider its decision to withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council. Smith wrote: “The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has a historic commitment to human rights and our faith in Jesus Christ calls us to stand for rights of all people in accordance with God’s wish for humanity.”The PC(USA) has had a presence at the U.N. since 1945 and has had special consultative status on the U.N. Economic and Social Council since 1998.

PRESBYTERIANS OPPOSE TRAVEL BAN

Numerous faith leaders, including the Rev. Jimmie Hawkins, director of the PC(USA)’s Office of Public Witness, opposed the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold President Donald Trump’s travel limit into the U.S. from countries such as Iran, Syria and Yemen — calling the travel ban a “stain on our country’s moral conscience.”

Hawkins called the decision “discouraging.” “We are a nation of immigrants which claims values that call us to welcome the immigrant, refugee and alien fleeing persecution and praying for a better life. Scripture demands that we open the doors of our hearts and our homeland to provide a safe haven for those who seek it. We must continue to say no to hateful and harmful policies which discriminate against families and especially children.”

INTERNATIONAL PEACEMAKERS COMMISSIONED

Nine International Peacemakers from around the world were commissioned in a chapel service in September at the PC(USA)’s national office in Louisville. The commissioning service was a prelude to the peacemakers’ three-week visit to presbyteries, congregations, universities, men’s and women’s groups and theological institutions across the country. In their travels, they shared their peacemaking vision and experiences with their U.S. audiences.

Since 1984, more than 300 International Peacemakers from more than 50 countries have participated in the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program. “Our church is not only inspired by these peacemakers, but we learn from them and become equipped to face the challenges in our communities,” said Carl Horton, the program’s coordinator.

TRAVEL STUDY ENGAGES WITH KOREAN PARTNERS

Set against the backdrop of the historic thaw in tensions between North and South Korea, the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program led an 11-day travel study seminar to South Korea in November. Eight participants, along with PC(USA) church partners, went to engage in the peace process, learn, experience, worship and reflect on peacemaking and reconciliation efforts on the peninsula. Conversations with the National Council of Churches in Korea, the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea and the Presbyterian Church of Korea highlighted the importance of continued ecumenical relations with Korean churches.Daily devotions and reflection time were built into the seminar schedule to assist participants with understanding and communicating trip experiences.

OPPOSITE: Ryan Smith urged U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley to reconsider withdrawal from the U.N. Human Rights Council. (Photo courtesy of Presbyterian Ministry at the U.N.)

TOP: The Rev. Jimmie Hawkins addressed reporters at a news conference. (Photo by the PC[USA] Office of Public Witness)

MIDDLE: Nine International Peacemakers were commissioned at a worship service held in the PC(USA)’s chapel. (Photo by Ellen Sherby)

BOTTOM: Dancers performed at the Yongin Folk Village in South Korea. (Photo by Gregg Brekke)

YEAR in which the PC(USA) established its presence at the U.N.

NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL PEACEMAKERS who have participated in the Presbyterian Peacemaking program since 1984.

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PDA IS THERE AFTER SUPER TYPHOON MANGKHUT RIPS THROUGH PHILIPPINES

While Hurricane Florence dominated the U.S. media coverage in September, the most intense storm of the year battered the Philippines, Guam, Marshall Islands, China and Hong Kong. Super Typhoon Mangkhut’s 175-mile-per-hour winds caused extensive damage, loss of life, landslides and severe flooding throughout the South Pacific region. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA), working with its area partners the United Church of Christ in the Philippines and ACT Alliance, assessed damage and delivered timely responses, including an immediate solidarity grant in the amount of $10,000 to provide supplies, food and seeds so farmers could immediately replant crops that were destroyed in the storm. After the initial cash relief, PDA and its partners moved into short- and long-term recovery work.

FIRST RESPONDERS DEPLOY FOR DISASTER RECOVERY

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance National Response Teams (NRT) — PDA’s first responders — were sent to southern Georgia and northwestern Florida to assist in recovery efforts after Hurricane Michael blew through the Florida panhandle in early October. More than $70,000 was granted to presbyteries in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina in response to Hurricanes Michael and Florence, which ravaged the Carolina coast in September. Two NRT members were assigned extended deployment with the Federal Emergency Management Agency Joint Field Office to work with presbyteries on recovery efforts.In 2018, PDA processed 33% more grants and more than doubled the designated funds distributed in previous years. More than $3.5 million was granted for hurricanes, flooding, human-caused disaster or trauma, tornadoes, fires, storms, earthquakes and refugee ministry.

PRESBYTERIAN ENVIRONMENTALISTS REACT TO KEYSTONE OIL LEAK

An oil leak in the Keystone Pipeline spilled more than 210,000 gallons of oil in South Dakota near the end of 2017, resulting in the largest oil spill ever in the state. The pipeline extends more than 2,600 miles from Canada to Texas.Presbyterians have a moral mandate to understand that the way society consumes energy is creating these situations, according to Rebecca Barnes, coordinator for the Presbyterian Hunger Program, which includes the church’s environmental ministry. The church has a strong energy policy that states that we should be working for long-term, sustainable solutions and stand with brothers and sisters who are faced with contamination like this and ensure that companies are accountable and responsible when spills happen.

PDA ASSISTS AFTER SCHOOL SHOOTING

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance reached out to the Presbytery of Tropical Florida in the wake of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in February in Parkland, Florida. A former student killed 17 students and staff members and wounded more than 14 others, leaving the community and its faith leaders reeling.PDA sent representatives to worship with churches on the Sunday after the event and to be present at the “Vigil of Prayer and Light” held two days after the shooting. PDA and its partner in the region, the Florida Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Network, offered the Presbytery of Tropical Florida and the Presbytery of Tampa Bay long-term support, including workshops that focus on what churches can do to help prepare themselves for situations like the shooting.

OPPOSITE: During Super Typhoon Mangkhut, a large tree fell on a house in the Cagayan province in the Philippines. It was one of only three houses in the area that had a diesel generator, and people relied heavily on them because of frequent blackouts that occurred after the landfall of the typhoon. (Photo by ACT Alliance)

TOP: Bill Neely, Bob Beart and Ray Stephens, members of Presbyterian Disaster Assistance National Response Teams, visited Dogwood Acres Retreat Center and Summer Camp in Chipley, Fla. (Photo by Lynn Nakashian)

MIDDLE: The Keystone XL pipeline under construction in South Dakota. (Photo by Shannon Patrick)

BOTTOM: Presbyterian Disaster Assistance offered support after shootings. (Photo by Gail Farnham)

175

$70k+

MPH WIND SPEED produced by Super Typhoon Manghut that caused major damage throughout the South Pacific.

AMOUNT OF DISASTER ASSISTANCE granted to presbyteries in southeastern states after Hurricane Michael struck in October.


PASTOR GRATEFUL FOR PMA’S LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM

The Rev. Amy House was able to lower her student loan’s monthly payments by nearly 70%.House took advantage of Federal Student Aid’s income-driven repayment plan — and reduced her student loan debt through the Transformational Leadership Debt Assistance program, part of the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s Financial Aid for Service (FAFS) office.While serving two small PC(USA) churches part time, she applied for and received a $5,000 loan, directly paid to her loan servicer. After 18 months of service, that loan was forgiven. House repeated the process twice for a total of $15,000.Loan repayment mission specialist Melonee Tubb and FAFS coordinator Laura Bryan “took my burden of student loan debt and lessened it,” House said. “If that’s not Christ-like, I don’t know what is.”

PARENT LOAN PROGRAM IS A ‘WIN-WIN’

The Presbyterian Mission Agency’s new Parent Loan program is helping PC(USA) members cover their students’ higher education costs.The loan’s 6% interest rate is a percentage point lower than the U.S. Department of Education’s Direct PLUS Loans — and they have no origination fee.

The loans help families cover costs now, and through repayment, return loan capital to serve other families. Plus, the interest on the loans will provide repayment assistance to PC(USA) pastors in the future.“It’s a win-win,” said Laura Bryan, who oversees the program through Financial Aid for Service. “We help families save money now in origination fees and lower interest rates. If we create 25 parent loans a year, in four years the interest paid on the loans will reach $250,000.”APPLYING HEART AND MIND TO VEXING PROBLEMS

Growing up in Rwanda, Joshua Karangwa often saw women and children carrying cans of water on their heads for miles just so their families could survive. That memory pierces his heart and challenges his mind.Karangwa, a 2018 graduate of Presbyterian Pan American School (Pan Am) in Kingsville, Texas, wants to tackle water accessibility and other issues that confront the developing world. He now studies engineering at Presbyterian-related Schreiner University.At Pan Am, Joshua excelled in academics, and he relished the spiritual emphasis. He grew up in a Christian family, but he says Pan Am helped him “to find faith on my own.”The Christmas Joy Offering helps Pan Am and other Presbyterian-related schools and colleges equipping communities of color prepare future leaders like Karangwa.

TOP: The Rev. Amy House reduced her student loan debt through the Transformational Leadership Debt Assistance program. (Photo by Paul Seebeck)

MIDDLE: Austin College’s Wynne Chapel in Sherman, Texas. (Photo by Robyn Davis Sekula)

BOTTOM: Joshua Karangwa was a 2018 graduate of Presbyterian Pan American School in Kingsville, Texas. (Photo courtesy of Presbyterian Pan Am School)

OPPOSITE: University of Dubuque Theological Seminary. (Photo courtesy of Laura Bryan and Emily Enders Odom)

70%

6%


AMOUNT by which monthly student loan payments may be reduced through the Transformational Leadership Debt Assistance program.

INTEREST RATE on loans through the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s new Parent Loan program, a full percentage point lower than a federal Direct or PLUS loan.


A PROBLEM THAT KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES

Several PC(USA) ministries and a number of mission co-workers are involved in programs that bring together groups and coalitions created to address the root cause of human trafficking, locally and globally, and to advocate for justice and human rights. From Atlanta to Asia, the U.N.’s International Labor Organization estimates that 21 million people are victims of coerced labor and/or forced sexual exploitation. More than 71% of those trafficked are women and girls and about one-third are children. Armed conflict in some regions of the world such as Africa, the Middle East and Asia, as well as populations fleeing conflict in countries such as Syria and Iraq, make it easy for traffickers to carry out their operations and draw people in desperate situations into sexual exploitation, forced marriage and forced labor. Many believe that the only way to confront the crisis is through education,

which leads to action and detection. There are a number of resources available for download on the PMA website.

JENNIFER DALQUEZ RETURNS HOME

On the morning of Nov. 2, Jennifer Dalquez arrived in the Philippines, having completed her prison sentence in the United Arab Emirates. She was imprisoned in December 2014 and sentenced to death in May 2015 for fatally wounding her employer when he attempted to rape her. Working with the PC(USA) Human Trafficking Roundtable, mission co-worker Cathy Chang, World Mission’s migration and human trafficking regional facilitator in Southeast Asia, asked for additional support from church members through their prayers and an electronic signature campaign, as well as from the Stated Clerk’s office through letters to the president of the Philippines and the emir of the United Arab Emirates. Chang was one of the first people to greet Dalquez when she returned home.

VULNERABLE POPULATIONS

A group representing several ministries of the Presbyterian Mission Agency, including World Mission, visited Sri Lanka in January in fulfillment of an overture aimed at eradicating slavery from supply chains. Overture 10-01 was passed at General Assembly 222 (2016), directing the ministries and agencies of the denomination to “begin taking steps as consumers, as investors, and as followers of Jesus Christ, to help ensure that the scourge of slavery is eradicated, at least, for the supply chains of those with whom we do business.” Sri Lanka is just one country in Asia with a vulnerable population. Substantial numbers of women are recruited to work as domestic help in such countries as Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Some women make fair wages and are able to return home and buy both luxuries and necessities for their families. Others are not so lucky. Some recruiters confiscate women’s passports upon landing at the airport and the women essentially become slaves of the employers. Some are beaten, some are given only one meal a day, and many are paid little or never paid. And although workers at Sri Lanka’s tea plantations are not considered “forced labor,” most will never make enough money to break the cycle of poverty for themselves and for their families.

IMMIGRANT CHURCH FLOURISHES IN NORTH CAROLINA

Prince Mundeke Mushunju arrived in Greensboro, North Carolina, three years ago with an eye toward establishing a Swahili- and English-language service. The 70-member-strong Faith Presbyterian Church was happy to help one of the 1001 New Worshiping Communities and offered Mushunju’s fledgling El Shaddai Vision Church congregation space and encouragement. Up to 50 immigrants from Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo can be found in weekly worship. The Rev. Karen Ware Jackson, Faith Presbyterian’s pastor, said that Mushunju is committed to the idea that we don’t come to church to receive, we come to church to give, be together and receive from one another. Eventually, the El Shaddai Vision Church community wants to open a free day care for refugees.

PDA DOCUMENTARY BREATHES LIFE INTO REFUGEE CRISIS

A short movie produced by Presbyterian Disaster Assistance’s Story Ministry was screened twice in September at the DC Shorts Film Festival in Washington, D.C. The film, “To Breathe Free,” follows a Syrian family fleeing the war in Homs, Syria, to refugee camps in Jordan and their new life in Washington, D.C. The film celebrates the refugee story as part of the American experience and identity, according to director David Barnhart. “To Breathe Free” is one of three PDA Story Ministry documentaries to win an Impact Doc award. The others are “Locked in a Box: Immigration Detention” and “Trigger: The Ripple Effect of Gun Violence.” These documentaries are resources for communities and congregations to cultivate community engagement and action.

FILM FORUM IS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MODEL

Sally Dyer of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Dayton, Ohio, decided to screen “Locked in a Box” and “To Breathe Free” at her church, but she soon discovered that several organizations across town were planning their own events around immigration and detention issues. Dyer began working with them, and screenings were held at Sinclair Community College, the Fazl-i-Umar Mosque and Westminster Presbyterian. Everyone who came wanted to do something about immigration detention and the refugee issue. “That’s the purpose of these films and exactly what we want them to be — a voice or medium to connect people and find their own way to engage with the issues,” said David Barnhart, the films’ director. Dyer is hopeful that the film showings will lead to more hands-on ministry.

TOP: Cathy Chang, third from left, was among those protesting human trafficking. (Photo courtesy of Cathy Chang)

BOTTOM: Cathy Chang, left, and others welcomed Jennifer Dalquez back home to the Philippines. (Photo courtesy of Cathy Chang)

TOP: More than 500 people gathered at First Presbyterian Church of Metuchen, New Jersey, to voice opposition to the arrests of immigrant Christians for possible deportation. (Photo by Justin Karmann)


YAVs Young Adult Volunteers

YAV PROGRAM CELEBRATES A QUARTER CENTURY

A group of Young Adult Volunteer (YAV) alumni, family and PC(USA) national staff gathered in Puerto Rico in December for a Relief and Reflection Service Trip commemorating the 25th anniversary of the YAV program. Since the early 1990s, more than 1,700 young people have prepared for a lifetime of change through the ecumenical, faith-based YAV program at sites in 45 U.S. cities and 19 countries. Over the past several years, the YAV program has worked to lower the amount of funds that YAVs must raise to participate, while increasing the ecumenical outreach and diversity of participants.

‘YO HABLO EL AMOR’: SPEAKING LOVE THROUGH YAV SERVICE IN TUCSON

Immigrants and Arizona residents needing home repairs are learning the language of “love” through the work of a couple serving as Young Adult Volunteers at the Tucson Borderlands YAV site.

Dakota and Tanner Kohfield are discerning the next steps in their careers. Dakota is a legal assistant with the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, which provides free legal and social services for detained immigrants. “Because we have only three attorneys for 380 children, many must defend themselves in removal [deportation] proceedings before immigration judges and against government prosecutors,” she said.Tanner works with Community Home Repair Projects of Arizona. He writes grants and repairs homes for low-income, elderly or disabled residents. “I assist with roofing, plumbing, flooring, electrical and cooling system repairs,” he said.

A FINAL FAREWELL

A beautiful moment took place when Sophia, Emily, Miguel and I huddled under one umbrella at the graveside service for the Rev. Gerald Phiri, with two Tumbuka language hymnals. Not many foreigners know Tumbuka. Sophia is not fluent but, as part of her church and choir in Egichikeni Village, she knew one of the songs. People were amazed and touched by her singing.That moment was one small picture of the fruit of the YAV program’s existence in Zambia. Deep cross-cultural connection through the church manifests God’s work in bringing people together across barriers of language, race and socioeconomic difference. And YAV, in turn, is just one of the ministries that the Rev. Phiri’s life helped usher into existence or furthered through his faithful service. — Sherri Ellington, Zambia

YAV site coordinator

OPPOSITE: Young Adult Volunteers Miguel Petrosky, back row center, and Emily Teerink, second row toward right, met children in the rural village of Chimwamgombe, about two hours from Lusaka, Zambia. (Photo by Mabuchi Ndhlovu Dokowe)

ABOVE, LEFT: Dakota and Tanner Kohfield, graduates of Trinity University in San Antonio, TX, served as Young Adult Volunteers in Tucson, Ariz. (Photo by Anh-Viet Dinh)

ABOVE, RIGHT: Miguel Petrosky, Emily Teerink and Sophia Stone, Young Adult Volunteers in 2018–19, were with the late Rev. Gerald Phiri, far left, and others from Lusaka and Chimwamgombe Village. Phiri, who died in January 2019 at age 51, was a tireless supporter of YAVs, often joking with them about their training to become “Young African Villagers.” (Photo by Sherri Ellington)

LEFT: The year 2018 marked a quarter-century of the YAV program, with young adults serving around the world. (Photo by Edwin Gonzalez-Castillo)

25

1,700+

YEARS SINCE the YAV program was established.

NUMBER OF YOUNG ADULTS who have participated in the YAV program since its beginning.



SKATING MINISTRY IS HELPING SAVE KIDS’ LIVES

In Kalispell, Montana, the darkness is scary for many kids who skateboard. Living in poverty, they go to bed hungry — which is when the police or CPS come. Some struggle with drug or alcohol addictions; others have parents who are addicts.Each week, hundreds of these kids gather to skate in an old warehouse, which is home to Serious JuJu, one of the 1001 New Worshiping Communities. On Friday nights, the skaters receive a meal — along with Scripture reading, prayer and reflection.In 2018, 10 people were baptized. Each of them held a cross as they were lowered into the 59-degree waters of the Flathead River.Serious JuJu also received a $50,000 Sam and Helen R. Walton Award from the Presbyterian Mission Agency in 2018.

NEW CREATION OFFERS A NEW CHURCH HOME AND MEMBERSHIP KEEPS GROWING

By providing space for the previously unchurched, New Creation Church in Hendersonville, Tennessee, has become one of the newest PC(USA) chartered congregations. At this 1001 New Worshiping Community’s first service seven years ago, 11 people showed up — counting the Rev. Keith Gunter, his wife, Amy, and their three children.Now, New Creation sees more than 100 adults and 50 children. When the Presbytery of Middle Tennessee was getting ready to vote to approve their charter, families began to come into the meeting. The presbyters’ heads kept turning to see all of these families coming — and then there was a burst of applause.“It was like a storm of people, a burst of energy — and it was a beautiful thing,” Gunter said.

COFFEEHOUSE, WORSHIPING COMMUNITY BRINGS CAL POLY STUDENTS TOGETHER

When racially insensitive photos surfaced at California Polytechnic State University in 2018, Front Porch, a coffeehouse and 1001 New Worshiping Community, began engaging students in conversation. Front Porch became the place for hundreds of students to process and grieve. These discussions spilled over to a free evening meal, where students got to know each other and discussed hard topics.As a result, more and more Cal Poly students are learning about racism. And Front Porch ministry director Joel Drenckpohl has been invited to participate in a wider university conversation about the future of spirituality on the campus.The coffeehouse now more fully represents what Drenckpohl envisioned when he arrived in 2013 — moving into a place of awareness that recognizes the humanity of one’s neighbors.

OPPOSITE: A chilly baptism took place at Serious JuJu in Kalispell, Mont. (Photo by Bob Paulus)

ABOVE, LEFT: Children in sequined dresses danced as part of a first anniversary celebration of On The Way Church, a 1001 New Worshiping Community for immigrants in the Atlanta area. (Photo courtesy of On The Way Church)

ABOVE, RIGHT: Front Porch, a coffeehouse and 1001 New Worshiping Community in San Luis Obispo, Calif., encouraged Cal Poly students to recognize each other’s humanity as a prerequisite for listening to and appreciating their differences. (Photo courtesy of Front Porch)

BOTTOM: New Creation Church held a barbecue after becoming a PC(USA)-chartered congregation. (Photo by Mike Price)

NUMBER OF PEOPLE who came to New Creation Church’s first service seven years ago.

NUMBER OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN who now regularly attend services at New Creation.

11

150+



CONGREGATION USES CHICKENS TO INCREASE OFFERING PARTICIPATION

Each year, Discovery Presbyterian Church in Omaha, Nebraska, chooses a theme to guide their ministry. The 2018 theme was “Lamb Power,” derived from the Book of John. A barnyard motif was displayed throughout the church, and members incorporated the theme into their One Great Hour of Sharing giving.The congregation used families of chickens, a $25 item from the Presbyterian Giving Catalog, to increase momentum. Chickens play a significant role for many families in Nebraska, whether as a food source or source of income. The church repurposed a chicken coop as a prayer station. Youth decorated Discovery’s common area in the theme and performed a Minute for Mission skit. As a result, Discovery more than doubled their giving to One Great Hour of Sharing.

SOUP FOR GOATS IS A RECIPE FOR MISSION SUPPORT

A Sunday school class at Heritage Presbyterian Church in Glendale, Arizona, made soup-making a moneymaking venture to help Presbyterian Mission. The project, called “Soup for Goats,” created much excitement among the students — half of whom are refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Class members assembled the ingredients, put them in jars and sold the mixture to the congregation. They sold two types: friendship soup and gluten-free bean soup. Children promoted Soup for Goats during Sunday worship through song, a game or a skit. According to pastor Karen Muenich, the children came to worship with signs and posters for several weeks.The project raised $553 to purchase a pair of goats, a piglet and six refugee food baskets through the Presbyterian Giving Catalog.

OPPOSITE: Money raised by Discovery Presbyterian Church went to purchase chickens that are used as a source of food and income in rural communities. (Photo by Jessica Maudlin)

TOP: Elementary- and middle-school-age students at Heritage Presbyterian Church made and sold soup and used the proceeds to give $553 in support of Presbyterian mission through the Presbyterian Giving Catalog. (Photo courtesy of Heritage Presbyterian Church)

BOTTOM: Two types of soup were sold to benefit mission: friendship and gluten-free bean. (Photo courtesy of Heritage Presbyterian Church)

$553 AMOUNT RAISED by Sunday school students at Heritage Presbyterian to support their Soup for Goats project.



Presbyterian Mission Agency

Board MembersJoe Morrow ChairWarren Lesane Vice Chair

COORDINATING COMMITTEE

Mark BrainerdSinthia Hernandez-DiazWarren Lesane (vc)Diane Moffett – ex-officioJoe Morrow (c)Conrad RochaMelinda SandersPatsy SmithShannan Vance-Ocampo

PERSONNEL & NOMINATING

Stephanie AnthonyMark Brainerd (c)Bong BringasLindsay Harren-LewisKevin JohnsonGina MeesterJames ParksShannan Vance-OcampoFlo WatkinsTamara WilliamsNicholas Yoda

PROPERTY/LEGAL

Cecil CorbettMarci GlassKenneth GodshallMichelle HwangJyungin (Jenny) LeeChip LowRafael MedinaMelinda Sanders (c)Patsy SmithBrenton Thompson

RESOURCE ALLOCATION & STEWARDSHIP

Sinthia Hernandez-DiazJeffrey JoeWarren LesaneKathy MaurerAlice RidgillConrad Rocha (c)Raul Santiago (at large)Kathy TerpstraJudith WellingtonSusan Wonderland

NURTURE THE BODY

Christian J. Giesler Lindsay Harren-LewisMichelle HwangJeffrey JoeConrad RochaMelinda SandersPatsy Smith (c)Brenton ThompsonTamara WilliamsSusan WonderlandNicholas Yoda

MID COUNCILS

Stephanie AnthonyMark BrainerdSinthia Hernandez-DiazKevin JohnsonJyungin (Jenny) LeeWarren Lesane (c)Chip LowAlice RidgillFlo WatkinsJudith Wellington

OUTREACH TO THE WORLD

Bong BringasCecil CorbettMarci GlassKenneth GodshallKathy MaurerRafael MedinaGina MeesterYvette Noble-Bloomfield James ParksKathy TerpstraShannan Vance-Ocampo (c)

(c) Chair (vc) Vice Chair

CORRESPONDING MEMBERS

Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri, Co-moderator, 223rd General Assembly (2018) Rt. Rev. J. Christian Giesler, Ecumenical Advisory Member, Bethlehem, PACindy Kohlmann, Co-moderator, 223rd General Assembly (2018)Marc Lewis, President, Presbyterian Publishing CorporationDiane Moffett, Executive Director/President, Presbyterian Mission Agency J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of the General AssemblyRev. Dr. Yvette Noble-Bloomfield, Ecumenical Advisory Member, Cayman IslandsJames G. Rissler, President Presbyterian Investment and Loan Program Inc.Frank C. Spencer, President, Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)Thomas F. Taylor, President and CEO, Presbyterian Foundation

With gratitude for their service and ministry, we acknowledge the following board members who also served in 2018: Steve Asher (at-large) and John Hinkle (at-large)


(as of April 2019)

Introduction to


In 2018, about $65 million was generated for mission and ministry under the stewardship of the Presbyterian Mission Agency.Over the past decade, receipts both with and without donor restrictions have fluctuated, as the chart to the right reflects.The charts and graphs on the pages that follow provide greater detail about the sources and uses of funds for each ministry area. This information is provided as part of our commitment to be accountable, transparent and responsible stewards of the funds entrusted to us for mission and ministry.

Independent Auditor’s Opinion

The full set of audited financial statements and notes is available at pcusa.org/financials. MCM CPAs & Advisors LLP has expressed an unqualified opinion on the consolidated financial statements of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation, as of Dec. 31, 2018, and for the year then ended.

THE STEWARDSHIP OF MISSION AND PER CAPITA FUNDS

According to the audited 2018 financial statements of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation (which comprises both the Presbyterian Mission Agency and the Office of the General Assembly), the combined operating expenses by functional classification for 2018 are as follows:

Program expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82% Management & general expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12% Fundraising expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6%

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100%Program work = 82%

Management & general, plus fundraising = 18%

TOTAL RECEIPTS BY YEAR, 2009–2018


OPPOSITE: As a Young Adult Volunteer, Tanner Kohfield’s YAV year was devoted to grant writing and working on projects alongside staff from Community Home Repair Projects of Arizona. (Photo by Dustin Schaber) Read more on page 29.

Unrestricted Restricted



Uses of Funds Sources of Funds Unrestricted Restricted Per Capita Total

Compassion Ministries 9,179 9,179

Peace Ministries 629 592 1,220

Justice Ministries 342 1,720 2,061

Administrative & Common Expenses 477 3,359 3,836

Total 1,448 14,849 16,296

RACIAL EQUITY & WOMEN’S INTERCULTURAL MINISTRIES


Racial Equity & Women’s Intercultural Ministries 760 633 1,393

Racial Ethnic Leadership 2,975 2,975

Leadership Development/Recruitment for Leaders of Color

209 58 267

Administrative & Common Expenses 777 1,115 1,892

Total 1,747 4,780 6,527



Theology & Worship 267 1,752 2,019

Theological Education 38 1 38

Congregational Ministries Publishing* (75) 191 117

Interfaith Relations 22 55 77

Evangelism Ministries 502 375 876

Church Growth Ministries 132 1,278 1,411

Administrative & Common Expenses 1,398 1,648 3,046

Total 2,285 5,300 7,584

* Effective March 1, 2018, Congregational Ministries Publishing (CMP) was transferred from the Presbyterian Mission Agency to the Presbyterian Publishing Corporation (PPC). PPC absorbed the 11 CMP employees and inventory totaling approximately $9,000. No other assets or liabilities were transferred.


Churchwide Special Offerings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27% Other Specific Appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61% Additional Forms of Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2% Interest & Dividends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2% Events, Services & Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1% Unrestricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8%

100%

RACIAL ETHNIC & WOMEN’S MINISTRIES

Churchwide Special Offerings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14% Additional Forms of Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2% Interest & Dividends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63% Unrestricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21%

100%


Other Specific Appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1% Interest & Dividends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65% Events, Services & Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15% Unrestricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18%

100%

Sources of Funds

Due to rounding, numbers throughout this report may not add up precisely to the totals shown.

($ Thousands)

($ Thousands)

($ Thousands)


WORLD MISSION


Mission Personnel 7,767 7,767

Mission Partners and Programs 397 3,990 4,387

Global Discipleship 503 733 1,236

Administrative and Common Expenses 3,423 3,375 6,799

Total 4,324 15,865 20,189

COMMUNICATIONS


Communications 1,019 1,959 83 3,062

Administrative and Common Expenses (943) (957) (1,900)

Total 76 1,002 83 1,162

MISSION ENGAGEMENT & SUPPORT


Mission Engagement and Support 1,873 2,706 301 4,880

Administrative and Common Expenses (1,873) (2,674) (4,547)

Total 0 32 301 333

SHARED SERVICES


Finance and Accounting 155 1,531 711 2,397

Information Technology 797 875 27 1,699

Presbyterian Distribution Service 582 242 824

Mail & Print Services and Building Services 487 1,339 95 1,921

Administrative and Common Expenses (1,440) (2,951) (4,391)

Total 0 1,375 1,074 2,450

WORLD MISSION

Churchwide Special Offerings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1% Other Specific Appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45% Additional Forms of Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2% Directed Mission Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17% Interest & Dividends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29% Unrestricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6%

100%

COMMUNICATIONS

Churchwide Special Offerings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7% Events, Services & Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58% Unrestricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35%

100%

MISSION ENGAGEMENT & SUPPORT

Churchwide Special Offerings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42% Interest & Dividends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3% Events, Services & Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14% Unrestricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41%

100%

SHARED SERVICES

Churchwide Special Offerings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7% Interest & Dividends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7% Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2% Events, Services & Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47% Per Capita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16% Unrestricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21%

100%

Sources of Funds


($ Thousands)

($ Thousands)

($ Thousands)

($ Thousands)


EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S OFFICE


Advocacy Committee Support 168 33 201

Executive Director’s Office 316 697 656 1,669

Presbyterian Mission Agency Board Meetings

150 150

General Assembly and Presbyterian Mission Agency Related

107 107

General Counsel 305 1,093 341 1,739

Mid Council Relations 156 156

Common Expenses (284) (381) (665)

Total 505 1,409 1,443 3,357

OTHER


Shared Expenses 72 307 210 589

Insurance 292 1,519 1,811

Restricted Fund Allocation (44) (44)

Investment Management Fees 141 40 181

Board of Pensions 1,246 1,246

National Mission Partnership Funds 217 906 1,123

Administrative and Common Expenses (288) (358) (646)

Total 293 3,717 251 4,261

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S OFFICE

Churchwide Special Offerings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5% Interest & Dividends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6% Events, Services & Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31% Unrestricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20% Additional Forms of Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2% Other Specific Appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1% Per Capita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36%

100%

OTHER

Churchwide Special Offerings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3% Interest & Dividends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19% Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26% Events, Services & Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35% Unrestricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12% Per Capita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5%

100%

Sources of Funds


($ Thousands)

($ Thousands)


Unrestricted Restricted Per Capita Total

Support from Congregations and Presbyteries 5,174 3,448 8,623

Shared Mission Support 5,174 5,174

Directed Mission Support 3,448 3,448

Churchwide Special Offerings 11,762 11,762

Christmas Joy Offering 2,984 2,984

One Great Hour of Sharing Offering 6,059 6,059

Peace and Global Witness/Peacemaking Offering 822 822

Special Offering Catalogs 1,111 1,111

Pentecost Offering 784 784

Witness Offering 3 3

Other Specific Appeals 14,484 14,484

Emergency and Disaster Relief 7,150 7,150

Extra Commitment Opportunities (ECO) 6,413 6,413

Special Missionary Support 631 631

Hunger 290 290

Additional Forms of Giving 966 893 1,859

Presbyterian Women 345 345

Gifts and Bequests 966 548 1,513

Grants from Outside Foundations 1 1

Endowments and Interest & Dividends 8,546 11,140 19,686

Endowment Funds held by Foundation 5,220 7,547 12,767

New gifts held by Foundation 2,807 2,807

Income from Investments and Other 2,096 785 2,881

Income from Funds held by others 1,230 1,230

Events, Services & Sales 224 8,803 9,027

Hubbard Press 50 51 101

Sales of Resources 3 1,417 1,420

Program Services 3,632 3,632

Program Services — Church Loans 3,701 3,701


Other 171 3 174

Total Receipts 14,910 50,530 65,440

Additions to Future Reserves (4,233) (2,201) (6,434)

2018 Per Capita 3,153 3,153

Total Sources of Funding 10,678 48,329 3,153 62,160


Executive Director’s Office 505 1,409 1,443 3,357

Communications 76 1,002 83 1,162

Mission Engagement & Support 0 32 301 333

Mission 9,803 40,794 50,597

Compassion, Peace & Justice 1,448 14,849 16,296

Racial Equity & Women’s Intercultural Ministries 1,747 4,780 6,527

Theology, Formation & Evangelism 2,285 5,300 7,584

World Mission 4,324 15,865 20,189

Shared Services 0 1,375 1,074 2,450

Other 293 3,717 251 4,261

Total Expenditures 10,678 48,329 3,153 62,160



($ Thousands) ($ Thousands)

($ Thousands)

2018 Actual Sources of Funds

2018 Actual Expenditures by Entity


Funding Presbyterian MissionMission funding comes from many sources. Gifts that support the church’s work fund general and specific mission. UNRESTRICTED FUNDS — about 22% of our funding — demonstrate our connection as Presbyterians and provide resources for the church to be a collective witness to Christ. Sources of unrestricted funds include Shared Mission Support, endowments, interest and dividends, and bequests and annuities.

RESTRICTED FUNDS — about 73% of our funding — celebrate the particular commitments to mission made by members and congregations as God calls them. Sources of restricted funds include Direct Mission Support, churchwide special offerings, other specific appeals (such as those for Presbyterian Disaster Assistance and extra commitment opportunities), endowments, bequests and sales of resources and services.

PER CAPITA FUNDS — about 5% of the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s budget — are used for Presbyterian Mission Agency Board meetings, the executive director’s office and other Presbyterian Mission Agency coordination; the office of Mid Council Relations (which is shared with the Office of the General Assembly); and advocacy and advisory committees.

HOW PRESBYTERIAN MISSION IS FUNDED HOW YOUR FUNDS ARE USED

Unrestricted General/AdministrativeRestricted MissionPer Capita

Restricted Funds 73%

Directed Mission Support 5% Churchwide Special Offerings 17%

Other Specific Appeals 21% Additional Forms of Giving 1% Endowments, Interest & Dividends 16%

Events, Services & Sales 13%

Unrestricted Funds 22%

Shared Mission Support 8% Gifts and Bequests 1% Endowments, Interest & Dividends 13%

Per Capita Funds 5%

Total 100%

Mission 81%

Compassion, Peace & Justice 26%

Racial Equity & Women’s Intercultural Ministries 11%

Theology, Formation & Evangelism 12%

World Mission 32%

General/Administrative 19%

Executive Director’s Office 5% Communications 2% Mission Engagement & Support 1%

Shared Services 4% Other 7%

Total 100%

BOTTOM: The Rev. Zac Morton hit the trail with a core group of hikers from Atlanta’s Mustard Seed Project, a 1001 New Worshiping Community. (Photo by Meaghan Cochrane)

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