Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Foundation

Read how your faithfulness in giving to the Pentecost Offering is helping empower young people.

"Likewise, your Spirit, Holy One, awakens our senses to your loving presence as we journey with you this Easter Season." Read this week's Sunday Blessing at https://lnkd.in/eAen4iPE

Read more in Presbyterian Outlook on how a PCUSA partner in Madagascar ministers to the marginalized, including the victims of human trafficking.

Rev. Kyle Nolan is a Ministry Relations Officer serving the Upper Midwest region, which includes North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and Wisconsin. This month, he shares a reflection on legacy giving. "Stewardship isn’t just about keeping the lights on. It’s about telling the second story." Read more at https://lnkd.in/eJq4-Z86

At the Presbyterian Foundation, we use part of our portfolio to make positive investments in places in the world where capital to start a business or support an ongoing business isn’t easy to find. We call these creative investments, which are also known as impact investments. Here’s the story of one of our partners.

Rev. Dr. Anna Pinckney Straight is the pastor and Head of Staff of First Presbyterian Church in New Bern, N.C. This month, she brings us our stewardship-focused lectionary preview. "It was the very first time anyone had challenged me to think faithfully about God’s generosity and the importance of giving." Read more at https://lnkd.in/eYaAqJDg

"May all people and creatures feel your lavish love upon their lives." Ready today's full Sunday Blessing at https://lnkd.in/esdRPkBu

Wills and other forms of legacy giving are essential components of estate planning – the process of managing your accumulated assets and determining what legacy you will leave through them, including your legacy of faith. The Foundation offers planning tools to help donors compose their legacy giving plans and to help churches support these efforts. Learn more about how we help with wills and legacy giving at https://lnkd.in/gdDzVrJi

Join the Rev. Dr. Lee Hinson-Hasty in this conversation with Princeton Seminary's president, Jonathan Lee Walton. Jonathan Lee Walton became president of Princeton Theological Seminary in 2023. Dr. Walton is trained as a social ethicist whose scholarship focuses on the intersection of evangelical Christianity, mass media, and political culture. He is the author of two books: Watch This! The Ethics and Aesthetics of Black Televangelism (NYU Press, 2009) and A Lens of Love: Reading the Bible in Its World for Our World (Westminster John Knox Press, 2018). You won't want to miss this engaging discussion!

Stewardship in Action! Gifts to One Great Hour of Sharing recently helped set Malawians on the path to food security through a unique women-owned business.