James S, Currie, Executive Secretary Presbyterian Historical Society of the Southwest At the PHSSW’s 2026 annual meeting there were four excellent presentations, all of which will be included in the printed Annual Proceedings later this year. One of those papers was by Dr. Margaret Talbot and focused on experiences of Glenn and Betty Murray (Margaret’s great uncle and aunt) as missionaries to what was at the time called the Belgian Congo. Glenn and Betty were part of the Murray clan in Texas...

Presbyterian Historical Society of the Southwest James S. Currie, Executive Secretary Flynn Long, Jr. once developed a lecture on the evolution of the American Presbyterian Church. He called it “The Great Speckled Bird: A Study in American Presbyterian Heritage” and, according to his obituary, delivered it to over 300 congregations. The son of a Presbyterian minister, a life-long Presbyterian, and student of the Presbyterian Church, Long earned degrees from Davidson College and Austin...

Presbyterian Historical Society of the Southwest James S. Currie, Executive Secretary Originally, this column was going to focus on the reunion in 1983 between the northern and southern branches of the Presbyterian Church (PCUSA and PCUS) and the role union presbyteries played, particularly in what is now the Synod of the Sun. That plan was stalled when consideration was given to the various splits, unions, and reunions that have taken place over the years. We’ll come back to this...