World Food Day is observed every year on Oct. 16. This year’s theme, “Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow,” asks us to look at how forward-thinking solutions can work alongside traditional knowledge to feed people and protect the planet. #MissionYearbook #MinuteforMission #WorldFoodDay #PCUSA

Kate Trigger Duffert, who leads General Assembly Planning, recently stepped away from those duties to preach during a Chapel Service that included mid council leaders from across the country receiving their orientation. #MissionYearbook #KateTriggerDuffert #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA

Traditionally, on the second Monday of October, the United States celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas on Oct. 12, 1492. #MissionYearbook #MinuteforMission #IndigenousPeoplesDay #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA

Nearly 400 people joined the recent “Faithful Resistance to ICE” discussion among three Presbyterian clergy who’ve cared for their immigrant siblings in Minneapolis and Chicago by standing against actions taken by Immigration & Customs Enforcement officers. #MissionYearbook #FaithfulResistancetoICE

Staff from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Office of Global Ecumenical Partnerships (GEP) and the Office of Public Witness recently met with the Rev. Justin Meyers to discuss expanding educational and interfaith opportunities for U.S. congregations. #MissionYearbook #Oman #PCUSA

Faith and partnerships are playing an increasingly important role in standing up for the rights of Indigenous people impacted by mining, especially of critical minerals. #MissionYearbook #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA #PresbyterianHungerProgram

The Rev. Derrick Weston recently offered a webinar through Presbyterians for Earth Care that made the case for giving trees even more love and care than we do. #MissionYearbook #Creationjustice #PresbyteriansforEarthCare #DerrickWeston #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA

After Hurricane Andrew — a violent, 1992 Category 5 storm that left close to 100 people dead and several hundred thousand more homeless — destroyed his family’s suburban Miami apartment building, 4-year-old Madriz and his parents were forced to evacuate to Orlando. #MissionYearbook #housingjustice

Renowned Louisville blacksmith and sculptor Craig A. Kaviar created a 6-foot metal sculpture, “Healing the Earth,” for the front plaza of Crescent Hill Presbyterian Church.#MissionYearbook #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA #CraigAKaviar #HealingtheEarth

Speaking during a recent installment of the Presbyterian Hunger Program’s “Solidarity Hour,” the Rev. Edwin González-Castillo waxed eloquently and at times nostalgically on the topic of Puerto Rico, the Caribbean archipelago where he was born and raised. #MissionYearbook

Your gifts, combined with those of other congregations, empower the World Communion Offering to support the PC(USA) ministries, partners, congregations and mid councils addressing these questions and their underlying challenges. #MissionYearbook #MinuteforMission #WorldCommunionSunday #PCUSA

The Office of Financial Aid for Service of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has launched an initiative to support emerging leaders in ministry who are navigating student loan debt. #MissionYearbook #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA

The Rev. Dr. Dave Davis recently gave preachers in and around the Synod of the Covenant plenty to think about through a webinar that helped participants weave the sacraments more fully into their sermons. #MissionYearbook #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA #DaveDavis

While welcoming a plethora of guests to his church for International Women’s Day, the Rev. Dr. Cornell Edmonds noticed that some young people were shy to stand up and be recognized, so he took a little extra time to nudge them to their feet. #MissionYearbook #InternationalWomensDay #CornellEdmonds

Author Britney Winn Lee literally wrote the book on sacred curiosity, and she had plenty to tell Simon Doong and the Rev. Lee Catoe, the hosts of “A Matter of Faith: A Presby Podcast.” #MissionYearbook #SacredCuriosity #BritneyWinnLee #AMatterofFaithAPresbyPodcast #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA

More than just welcoming new faces through the door, true inclusion requires a congregation to fundamentally shift who it is — not simply expect newcomers to conform to the culture already in place. #MissionYearbook #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA #JihyunOh

The National Ghost Ranch Foundation (NGRF) received an extraordinary gift from the estate of Vernon Pack, whose parents purchased Ghost Ranch in 1936 and gifted it to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in 1955. #MissionYearbook #GhostRanch #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA #VernonPack

Christian formation is a lifelong process that encompasses all of life’s experiences, actions, and relationships — helping us live out our faith, deepen our spiritual lives and grow in relationship with God. #MinuteforMission #CelebratingChristianFormationWeek #MissionYearbook #PCUSA

For six months, dedicated Presbyterians traveled across the United States, including Puerto Rico, working tirelessly to organize and facilitate a series of regional encounters dedicated to Re-Imagining Hispanic, Latino and Brazilian ministry in the PC(USA). #MissionYearbook #PresbyterianChurchUSA

The Synod of the Covenant recently offered a webinar on remaining faithful in the face of Christian nationalism. #MissionYearbook #Christiannationalism #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA #TonyTianRenLin