This year’s Synod theme, “Reimagining the Church in the World: Bold in Faith, Transformative in Mission, United in Christ,” resonates profoundly with the scriptural call from Isaiah 30:21: “When you turn to the right or when you turn to the left, your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it.” In...
Planning for the 2025 Early Ministry Institute (EMI) is in full swing! If you are a newly called pastor or within your first five years of ministry, this is your opportunity to join the EMI family and embark on a transformative journey. Mark your calendars for May 19-23, 2025, as we gather at the serene Silver...
Date: Saturday, June 14, 2025 Location: Jimersontown and Wright Memorial Churches, Seneca Nation We are excited to announce our Synod-wide Mission Day with the vibrant Seneca Nation! This incredible day of mission and ministry will take place on June 14, 2025, and you won’t want to miss it. Why Attend? 1. Be Part of a Unique...
Please join the Synod of the Northeast in welcoming Rev. Dr. John Odom as the Executive Presbyter for the Presbytery of Genesee Valley and Rev. Joshua Trautmann as the Executive Presbyter/Stated Clerk for the Presbytery of Western New York.
The Wurffel-Sills Scholarship and Interest-Free Student Loan Application is now available! This program seeks to assist folks with higher education costs by offering scholarships, interest-free student loans, or both.
The Synod is pleased to announce our new Grants Coordinator, Commissioned Lay Pastor, Michael Yeoman. Michael currently serves the First Presbyterian Church of Oneida. One of his responsibilities is to oversee grant applications and grant management. To prepare himself for this work, Michael took two semesters of Grant Writing and Management at Mohawk Valley Community College. ...
The Synod of the Northeast is excited to announce that the application portal for the 2025 Innovation Grant will open on January 15th. The application deadline is February 15th. Now is the time to get your team together to produce an informative grant application. The Innovation Grant was established to fund creative new projects that emerge from...
WCRC Stewards A message from Dianna Wright, Director of Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations The World Communion of Reformed Churches will hold its 27th General Council from October 14 – 23, 2025 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. We expect some 800 participants to come to Chiang Mai, Thailand for this gathering which coincides with the 150th anniversary of the World...
The holiday season calls us to celebrate joy, but what does joy truly mean? Unlike happiness, which ebbs and flows with our circumstances, joy is a deep, abiding presence within us. Rooted in relationship and nurtured by experience, joy is not easily taken away—it must be surrendered to fade. Even when it feels as though it...
I could never fully imagine the courage it must have taken to walk from Virginia to Delaware, onward to Pennsylvania, New York, and ultimately, for some, to Canada. Yet, this was the path many enslaved individuals followed as they were guided by Harriet Tubman—”Moses”—who defied national laws to pursue justice and freedom. Last week, I embarked...