The Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study is a daily devotional with 365 inspiring mission stories that come from next door and all across the globe. It inspires thousands of Presbyterians daily as they uphold the mission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in intercessory prayer.The stories for the 2011 Mission Yearbook were collected around General Assembly Mission theme “Grow Christ’s Church Deep and Wide” based on Matt. 28:18-20 and Mark 9:35. Each yearbook page bears witness to the abundant possibilities of the church because of the leadership of Christ.
Today in the Mission Yearbook: April 5, 2011
The PRESBYTERY OF THE MIAMI VALLEY - Two congregations. Two cultures. Two histories. One intersecting journey in faith.
In mid-2008, the members and staff of Heritage Presbyterian Church in Dayton, faced with an aging and dwindling membership and taxed by diminishing resources and energy, began a process of discernment open to discovering what God might have in store for them. Was there resolve for community outreach? Might partnering with a larger congregation nearby bring new focus and energy?
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