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 Christmas season is a time to reflect on the blessings we’ve received and to share those blessings with others. Rooted in the teachings of Matthew 25:31-46, the call to serve “the least of these” is especially resonant during the holidays. Here are five ways you can give back to your community this Christmas season, each...
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...
This grant is designed to provide one-time emergency funding of up to $5,000 to a Presbyterian Church or Presbytery which is engaging in ministry to and with immigrants. To qualify for this funding, a Presbytery or church must be seeking to meet an emergent or recently developed need for the migrant community. This could come from...
The Synod Coach Network is offering scholarships to become a coach and to receive individual and team coaching. Please share within the bounds of the Synod of the Northeast. Thanks for helping us share the gift of coaching. Become a Coach The Network is partnering with Loaves & Fishes Coach Training whose next training is in January...
This grant is designed to provide one-time emergency funding of up to $5,000 to a Presbyterian Church or Presbytery which is engaging in ministry to and with immigrants. To qualify for this funding, a Presbytery or church must be seeking to meet an emergent or recently developed need for the migrant community. This could come from...
The regular biennial meeting of the Assembly of the Synod of the Northeast, Presbyterian Church (USA), took place in Albany, NY on October 25th and 26th. 125 synod commissioners, mid council leaders, observers, Synod Assembly planning team members, musicians and staff gathered for a jammed packed 25 hours of worshipful work, lively music, fellowship, and an...