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. How often have you wondered, where are the young adults in the PC(USA)? Wonder no longer. The 2014 Presbyterian Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study is devoted to the theme of young adults in the church. Its stories, many told by young adults, lift up how Presbyterians of all ages are engaging and joining with Presbyterian young adults in reforming the church for Christ’s mission.

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Today in the Mission Yearbook: April 17, 2015

UPPER OHIO VALLEY PRESBYTERY, WEST VIRGINIA/OHIO - By 2008, First Westminster Presbyterian Church of Steubenville was a congregation in decline. Worship was no longer held in the sanctuary but in a small chapel that could comfortably hold the 15–20 people who came.

The congregation hired Jason Elliott, an MDiv student at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, as Christian education director. The hope was that he could get the young people back in church. The people of First Westminster rallied behind him, and in 2010 Rev. Jason Elliott became the installed pastor. ...

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