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GA
Choir Information
Russell College Scholarship
Synod
of the Trinity Scholarships
Parish
Focus - Pittsburgh, June 2012
2012 Liturgical Color Calendar
2011
GA Annual Reports & Guide
Connector Newsletter
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Retirement
Dinner Set
For
the
Rev. Dr. Royce Browder,
General Presbyter, UOVP
Friday, June 29, 2012
6:00
p.m. until ...
Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m.
First
Presbyterian Church
St. Clairsville, OH
$11
per person
Please make check
payable to UOVP
Reservation and money need to be in the Presbytery Office by June 15.
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THE
BOOK OF ORDER 2011-2013
downloadable PDF file is online without charge (free).
You
can find it in the Church Store at
http://store.pcusa.org/Browse-Categories?id=6567.
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Code of Ethics for Ministers
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Purpose
The primary purpose of The Upper Ohio Valley Presbytery is to
serve as a resource body, designed to equip, challenge, and encourage the
churches within its jurisdiction to carry out their call to prepare the saints
to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with others through worship, discipleship,
fellowship, ministry and mission.
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Mission Statement
We
are a diverse people - urban and rural, poor and rich, people of
steel, coal, factory and farm, heirs of various ethnic and
Appalachian cultures. We live with social, theological,
political and economic tension but we are made one in Christ.
We are Christians in the Reformed Tradition, called to be in
covenant relationship with God and with one another. We will
encourage one another, support one another, strengthen one another
and do ministry together in service to God to the glory of Jesus
Christ.
WE BELIEVE
We believe God loves us, frees us, and offers us
wholeness through the grace of Jesus Christ. We believe
Jesus Christ is God with us and has authority over us. We
believe the Holy Spirit empowers us to accept and use God's
gifts. We believe the Old and New Testaments are the
inspired written Word of God that reveals God to us and instructs
us in faithful living. We believe the church is the body of
Christ calling us into family relationship to minister globally,
regionally and locally.
WE RESPOND
We tell
and celebrate the Good News of Jesus Christ in Presbytery, in
churches and in communities through word and deed. We work
together as congregations to carry out the mission of the churches
and the Presbytery; to engage in evangelism, education and
service. We strive to promote justice and righteousness.
We encourage, support and challenge congregations as they
minister. We nurture the growth and health of congregations,
church professionals and their families. We interpret the
work of the Presbytery, Synod and General Assembly to the sessions
and congregations of our presbytery; and we represent the concerns
of our members to Synod and General Assembly. We uphold and
interpret the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (USA) within
the Reformed Tradition.
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Contact Information
Telephone - (304) 232-3490
FAX - (304) 232-3553
Postal address - 907 National Road, Wheeling, WV 26003
Electronic mail
General Information: pattyuov@uovpresby.org
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