Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook

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 Matthew 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: September 23, 2011

MINUTE FOR MISSION: NATIVE AMERICAN DAY - Ministry among the Native Americans began shortly after the European immigrants arrived. The first Bible published in America (1633) was written in the Algonquin language. The first Indian Presbyterian Church was established in 1641 among the Shinnecock Indians on Long Island. At the meeting of the first presbytery, established in 1706 in Philadelphia, it is believed that thirty-seven Indian pastors attended. They learned to speak English and taught missionaries their native languages. The largest number of Native American churches was founded in the late 1700s to the early 1800s.
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