September 26, 2017 Presbytery Meeting
Dear Awesome Presbyterians,
I am writing to invite and encourage you to attend our September 26, 2017 presbytery meeting at Southminster Presbyterian Church, Waukesha. Through our work together we celebrate our connectional nature as the church and affirm what God is doing in our midst even as we discern what God will do. From keynote speaker, Rev. Denise Anderson, we’ll learn more about the intersection of race and poverty, two issues prevalent to our region, state, and nation; and therefore, of great concern to us as the church in the world. Our meal table will transition to our communion table in our worship together as through song, prayer, and word we give thanks to God and seek God’s blessing for our continued work as the Presbytery of Milwaukee. September 26 is a good day to be Presbyterian!
The schedule:
3 pm - Registration
3:15 pm - First time orientation
4 pm - Business meeting
5 pm - Keynote: Rev. Denise Anderson, co-moderator of the PCUSA. “The intersection of race and poverty.”
6 pm - Dinner
7 pm - Worship
Until we meet, may Christ’s peace enfold you.
Rev. Ann Gibbs, Moderator
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The Rev. Denise Anderson was born in Oxford, England while both of her parents served in the U.S. Air Force. She graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia and continued her studies at Howard University School of Divinity in Washington, D.C.
While under care, Anderson served on her presbytery’s Committee on Representation and as a Pastoral Assistant at Taiwanese Presbyterian Church of Washington, where she led the English Ministry. She wrote for National Capital Presbytery’s monthly newsletter, which later inspired her to start her own blog, SOULa Scriptura: To Be Young, Gifted, and Reformed. In 2014, Anderson accepted a call to pastor Unity Presbyterian Church in Temple Hills, Maryland. She continues to serve National Capital Presbytery where she continues to serve on the Leadership Council and as a Vital Signs© interpretation consultant. She is also on the NEXT Church strategy team, and continues to write, having appeared in a number of publications and contributed to the book, There’s a Woman in the Pulpit: Christian Clergywomen Share Their Hard Days, Holy Moments and the Healing Power of Humor (Skylight Paths).
Register Now! Online Registration closed on Monday, September 25, at noon.
Walk in Registration begins at 3 pm today.
Please contact the church directly, 262-547-5100, for childcare needs.
"The Presbytery of Milwaukee gathers its congregations into a covenant
partnership marked by faith, hope, love, trust and witness to Jesus Christ."
The Presbytery's Vision, April 2012