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Colombia Partnership 30th Anniversary Celebration in Dayton  To celebrate 30 years of the Partnership between the Presbytery of the Miami Valley and the Presbytery of the North Coast, Colombia, there are two celebrations in the Summer of 2026: The first celebration in...

Presbytery’s Retiree Ministry Our outreach to those who have served the church   In 2024, the Committee on Ministry of Presbytery of the Miami Valley identified an unfilled opportunity to coordinate, encourage, support, and resource pastoral care for retired...

Meet our new Moderator and Vice Moderator At its May 12, 2026 meeting, Presbytery of the Miami Valley elected Minister of Word and Sacrament Diane Ziegler as Moderator and Ruling Elder Greg Eyler as Vice Moderator for 2026-27. The Rev. Diane Ziegler, Moderator The...

Synod Presbyterian Women’s Gathering In Dayton July 24-25, 2026 Presbyterian Women of the Synod of the Covenant will hold their annual gathering right here in Dayton at Southminster Presbyterian Church, 7001 Far Hills Avenue, Friday and Saturday, July 24-25. This...

Series on Christian Nationalism "Faithful, Courageous, and Practical Conversations" Christian nationalism is an ideology that seeks to merge Christian and American identities. It suggests that to be a “true” American, one must be Christian in a particular way—often...

Presbytery Women’s Spiritual Nurture Retreat 2026   Women of the Presbytery of the Miami Valley invite you to join a community of women for "Holy Ground: Meeting God in Nature and Ourselves." The retreat takes place April 24-26, 2026, at Kirkmont Center, 6946...

Three PC(USA) Special Offerings for 2026   In 2026 there will be three PC(USA) Special Offerings, a change from the four that had been in place. The Offerings give individual congregations the opportunity to join with other Presbyterians in doing the larger work...

Huntsville is awarded a Matthew 25 Grantfor “The Art of Neighboring” Huntsville Presbyterian Church, Huntsville, has been awarded a $2000 Synod of the Covenant Matthew 25 Grant for its program “The Art of Neighboring.” In September and October of 2025, Huntsville’s...

The Colombia Partnership 30th AnniversaryThe Celebration in ColombiaJune 18-22, 2026 Plans are underway around this summer’s Colombia Partnership 30th Anniversary Celebration between the Presbytery of the Miami Valley and the Presbytery of the North Coast! We will be...

Christmas Blessings 2025 Isaiah the Prophet foretold God’s promise that even in the most difficult of times, when it feels as if hope has dimmed or been lost, that “You shall have a song as in the night when a holy festival is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one...

The Great Lakes Call FinderA new place to post your church’s position openings The Great Lakes Call Finder (GLCF) is a website designed to help congregations and ministries who are in the Great Lakes Region and affiliated with one of the Formula of Agreement partners,...

"Now Thank We All Our God" Now thank we all our GodWith heart and hands and voices,Who wondrous things hath done,In whom this world rejoices;Who, from our mothers’ armsHath blessed us on our wayWith countless gifts of love,And still is ours today. -Martin...