Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook

The Mission Yearbook for Prayer and 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 in the 2012 Mission Yearbook were gathered around the prayer of Paul for the Colossians, that these faithful brothers and sisters would bear fruit and grow in the knowledge of God (1:10).

Today in the Mission Yearbook: August 27, 2012

THE PRESBYTERY OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - The story of Elmwood Presbyterian Church on Syracuse's impoverished south side is in many ways typical of other Presbyterian congregations. Formed in the late 1800s, Elmwood grew and thrived, with strong neighborhood connections and a membership that topped 1,200 in the 1960s. Forty-some years later, only 34 members remain. But Elder Jay King, a recently retired public school teacher from the City school system, is determined that Elmwood will continue to bear fruit and grow in the knowledge of God - right there in the missional context God has given it today.

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