St. Giles Presbyterian Church and Preschool hosted a week-long Art Camp for children ages 2-7 as a fundraiser for their preschool. They wanted to give kids an opportunity to explore new forms of art as well as get as messy as they want!Read More →
The Cathedral Arts Project (CAP) is a Northeast Florida nonprofit whose mission is to empower every child’s creative spirit, elevate arts educators in their field, and advocate for access and equity in arts education. Rev. Kimberly Hyatt, a minister member of the presbytery, has served as the President and CEO of CAP since 2002. Read More →
Art Studios of Grace utilizes unused classrooms on the Grace Presbyterian Church campus for studio art space. This partnership is a win-win for the church and the artists. Read More →
Woodlawn Presbyterian Church graces their worship several times a year with liturgical dancers who interpret the scripture or theme of the day’s worship. The dance ministry uses their routines to share the gospel through a combination of sign language, costuming, interpretive step and mime. Read More →
Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala has had a long commitment to the arts. Their community-based Art 4 All ministry offers an opportunity for an intergenerational community to gather to create art together. They have also recently opened Hope House on the Fort King campus, which is a space designed to display art and gather year-round.Read More →
Our presbytery is pleased to introduce Lauren Scott as the new Associate Pastor for Youth and Families at Riverside Presbyterian Church (RPC) in Jacksonville. Her first Sunday at RPC was July 3, 2022, so she is just getting started! Lauren will be ordained later this summer by Florida Presbytery, where she was a candidate for ministry. After being ordained, she will transfer into our Presbytery. Welcome Lauren! Read More →
Churches in our presbytery are strong supporters of local food ministries. Through these ministries we are living out our Matthew 25 commitment to actively engage in ministry which addresses systemic poverty. We highlight three food ministries and offer brief descriptions of other programs. Thanks for your generosity!Read More →
Ft. Caroline Presbyterian Church in the Arlington area of Jacksonville is a Matthew 25 congregation in our presbytery that while small in number, is doing a tremendous amount of ministry supporting their neighbors to overcome poverty and find hope.Read More →
Palms Presbyterian Church in Jacksonville Beach has several food distribution ministries which have evolved and grown as community hunger needs were identified. Two of the larger ministry projects are the Mayport Market and Kid’s Kitchen. Mayport Market is a year-round mobile food distribution ministry, while Kid’s Kitchen is a ministry which provides kid-friendly food to children during the summer months. Read More →
Each year we welcome several already retired members into our presbytery family. We would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to four of the most recent ones. They have a variety of life and ministry experiences that are both interesting and inspiring!Read More →
