Top PC(USA) News of the Week: PDA Grants, Cuba Humanitarian Crisis, Young Activists, Missionary Effie Sidebotham, and Rev. Dr. Bill Phillippe dies

Week of October 26 - 30, 2026

PDA grants helping countries cope with El Niño Weather phenomenon puts millions at risk of increased hunger

US Presbyterians call for action in the face of humanitarian crisis in Cuba Following action by the 227th General Assembly, partners respond through advocacy, accompaniment and community ministries

Young activists discuss how the church can support them in advocacy 'Trust us. Let us do the work and do the work with us,' says panelist

From the archives: Effie Sidebotham’s ‘ghost-barrel’ The 20th century missionary couple who ferried their piano to Korea

The Rev. Dr. Bill Phillippe, a key figure in reuniting two branches of Presbyterianism, dies at age 96 Phillippe labeled himself ‘providentially predestined Presbyterian’

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