Keeping Faith

LOUISVILLE – Keeping Faith, the video stories from Tony De La Rosa, Interim Executive Director of the Presbyterian Mission Agency

Retirement April 17, 2018
Dear members of the Presbytery of Lake Michigan, After much discernment in prayer, I’m writing to announce my retirement from middle council work effective August 1 this summer. For the past ten and a half years it has been my honor to serve you as General Presbyter. We have faced many challenges together-- a great […]
Like a Watered Garden March 20, 2018
“Like a Watered Garden”Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Jeremiah 31:1-14 Luke 4:18-19Sermon by the Rev. Dr. John Best to the Presbytery of Lake Michigan at its meeting March 17, 2018 at the First Presbyterian Church in Paw Paw, MII was raised in a gardening family. My parents, raising a family of four on a pastor’s salary in the […]
Area Flood Response March 12, 2018
Many areas in Southwest Michigan experienced flooding a few weeks ago. Water has receded, but leaving much destruction behind. I have requested help from Presbyterian Disaster Assistance. We were assigned Jan Spence, a PDA volunteer. She connected me with Michigan VOAD, a group which coordinates volunteer responses with helping agencies. The VOAD conference calls introduced me […]