News from Evangelism and Church Growth

Mission program grants awarded
Five Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) new church developments will receive $25,000 each in mission program grants to further new church ministries. Find out how you can apply for these grants which are based on Starting New Churches: A Process of Discernment, developed by the office of Church Growth Ministries.

2010 Walton Awards
Four Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) new church developments have been named winners of the 2010 Sam and Helen R. Walton Awards. Each recipient church ministry will receive $50,000.

Learn how to ‘do new church’
Pastors and church leaders — come to St. Pete Beach, Florida, August 9–13, 2010 for the National New Church Development Conference at the Don Cesar beach resort.

PC(USA) associate Phil Tom accepts White House appointment
Tom will build partnerships to improve lives of workers as director for the Center for Faith-based and Community Initiatives in the Department of Labor.