by Sandra Murray, SPDR Liaison Many years ago, I was in a church that was devastated by Hurricane Andrew in 1992. The one thing I...

A whole year ago, we started off with what felt like a blank slate. Three hundred and sixty five days later, how did the events of this...

Did you know your presbytery has a designated SPDR Liaison? This past September, some of our SPDR Liaisons, along with members of the...

This past June, two congregations in Tres Rios Presbytery participated in a pilot initiative to increase Church Safety & Crisis Response...

Cindy White looks over the devastation inside her home in North Carolina caused by Hurricane Helene. Only a tiny number of households in...

September is National Preparedness Month September marks National Preparedness Month, the annual public service campaign to remind...

Dear SPDR & Presbytery Leaders, As you are well aware, Hurricane Beryl has impacted millions of residents across our Synod and beyond. I...

July 2024 The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season is already underway, and the Synod Partnership for Disaster Recovery (SPDR) is hosting an...

The church is no stranger to the brokenness of this world, but Lord help us when something at the church breaks! In January, Oklahoma saw...

This past March, I spent a week in Oklahoma with a group of Presbyterians from Iowa. Together we worked on storm damaged homes through a...

Text below is an excerpt from today's report. Click file above for the full report Palo Duro Presbytery:  Thank you for your prayers and...

Editor's Note: The blog article is accompanied by a two episode Disaster Partnership Conversation podcast on Sunspots, the podcast of the...

Prayerful Monday afternoon, Allow me to share update summaries today that I have received from a number of sources: Prayer from the hymn...

In additions to sites listed below, donations can be made to: Palo Duro Presbytery - https://paloduropresbytery.org Synod of the Sun -...

Are you aware that the federal government offers grants to houses of worship with the intent of increasing the safety and security of its...

FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency for our nation, recently announced 2024 as the “Year of Resilience.” Someone from FEMA must...

I’m excited for you to see how far we have come in our first full year of living into SPDR: the Synod Partnership for Disaster Recovery!

Do you have a gratitude practice? Many years ago, one of my Sunday School teachers taught me about gratitude journaling. I’ve never...

How did a radio engineer end up transitioning into a career in disaster ministry? To find out, you’ll have to listen to our next Sunspots...

“Queer life, trans life, is often full of storms and winds and floods and fires: the storms of religious contempt; the winds of gender...