“Churches must provide a moral compass for the nation by getting outside their buildings, engaging in the communities and shaping public policies... towards justice, peace and reconciliation for all people.”

The Presbyterian Week of Action is coming up August 24-30, in which we will be given the opportunity to study and act on what we come to learn and better understand. Some events this week will be live online events, and others will be resources to engage you at your convenience, whether it be a recorded video you can watch or a list of suggestions for the Day of Service.

The PC(USA) church affirms that all Black Lives Matter. Furthermore, Second Presbyterian is a "Matthew 25 Church" and in an effort to do the “hands & feet” work the Lord ordains, we must act and bear witness to the gospel in these crucial times.

Week of Action Highlight Events

Tuesday’s Town Hall
Friday's “Give 828 Day”, a national day of giving focused on Black organizations. If you have not yet had the opportunity to donate to the Tywanza Sanders Legacy Foundation, this would be the day for doing that.
There is a virtual Justice Rally/March on Saturday, live at the PC(USA) center in Louisville.
For the "Sunday Day of Service", our project will be to collect school supplies for the Hands of Christ children. If you are interested in participating in this action, call Sarah Mitchell, 843-559-4663, for details.

Learn more about the initiative here. The link will take you to some basic questions church members have asked and a schedule of events for the week.

The Presbyterian Church:

The Presbyterian Church throughout the country. While the 2019 statistics are still being complied, we are able to look at the 2018 statistics regarding the PC(USA) church. In 2018 there were approximately 9,161 PC(USA) churches with 1,352,678 members. As is the case with most mainline churches from the Reformed tradition, the PC(USA) church throughout the country has been on a steady decline for the past 15 years, with the statistical age ranges staying the same, with the majority of the congregation being over the age of 65.

While Second Presbyterian is clearly going against the trend, we are part of a larger Presbytery which is part of a larger Synod, which, in turn, all together make up the PC(USA) church. We can lift our brothers and sisters up in prayer and they seek to follow Jesus in all that they do, while reaching out to a hurt and dying world.

I can’t impress this on you too strongly. God is looking over your shoulder. Christ himself is the Judge, with the final say on everyone, living and dead. He is about to break into the open with his rule, so proclaim the Message with intensity; keep on your watch. Challenge, warn, and urge your people. Don’t ever quit. Just keep it simple. You’re going to find that there will be times when people will have no stomach for solid teaching, but will fill up on spiritual junk food—catchy opinions that tickle their fancy. They’ll turn their backs on truth and chase mirages. But you—keep your eye on what you’re doing; accept the hard times along with the good; keep the Message alive; do a thorough job as God’s servant.

2 Timothy 4:1-5 (MSG)