The Synod of Lakes and Prairies annual meeting was held April 26-28. Commissioners passed a new Mission, Purpose, Values, and Strategic Directions plan; voted to keep Synod Per Capita at $5.50 for 2027; held committee meetings; received an update on GA and much more. Read More

Webinar lays out tools for resilience

Two experienced members of the National Response Team from Presbyterian Disaster Assistance offer up helpful practices

LOUISVILLE — The Rev. Suzanne Malloy and Marilyn Stone, two veteran members of Presbyterian Disaster Assistance’s National Response Team, lent their experience to Tuesday’s installment of the Disaster Emotional and Spiritual Care Academy, for which PDA is a partner. Malloy and Stone used multiple examples to illustrate how caregivers can build resilience as they accompany people impacted by a disaster.

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Stewardship Kaleidoscope 2026

Registration for the annual Stewardship Kaleidoscope Conference is now underway, with the early-bird registration deadline fast approaching for the Sept. 21-23 event to be held at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel.

“Stewardship Kaleidoscope 2026 invites church leaders to explore faithful stewardship in a time of uncertainty,” said Caralee Wheeler, event co-chair and development program associate for the Presbyterian Foundation. “Together, participants will reflect on creative and adaptive approaches to generosity — with the hope that every attendee will walk away having named their next three actionable steps for ministry.” 

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Read more to find out about in-person and virtual attendance, early-bird pricing, and other discounts.

Concerned about Gun Violence?

3rd Annual James Atwood Institute for Congregational Courage, Sept. 15-18, 2026, Heartland Center near Kansas City, Missouri.

Come learn with other congregations how to build and sustain a gun violence prevention ministry in your faith community. Find out more.

Register Now for the 2026 U.S. – Mexico Border Trip

Nov. 30 – Dec. 4, 2026

The Presbytery of North Central Iowa invites you to register for the 2026 U.S. – Mexico Border Trip! This year we will be traveling to El Paso, Texas and Juarex, Mexico where we’ll be hosted by Abara. North Central Iowa presbytery members Tom and Kristy Parker and Dave and Sue Feltman are organizing the trip.

Learn more and register.

Second Annual Rural Ideas Conference

The Second Annual Rural Ideas Conference will be in Clarksville, Arkansas on the campus of the University of the Ozarks. Registration is open now. The cost to attend the conference is FREE! Free lodging in the dormitory on campus is also avaiable. East Iowa Presbytery Transitional Executive Presbyter, Bobby Outterson-Murphy will be a worship leader at the conference.

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Scholarships for OPSF Events

OPSF has three awesome remaining events for this year. We hope you’ll join us in Moab, Denver, or Kansas City. We know that the ticket prices for these events can be daunting. If you are in the OPSF region and find your Continuing Education funds stretched to the max (or have none), check out how OPSF might relieve some of the financial burden*:

• CAMP: A Planning Retreat for Clergy (Aug 10-14, Moab, Utah)
• Preaching with Compassion — in lament and hope (Oct 5-8, Denver, Colorado)
• Living Vessels: Music & Liturgy as Storytelling (Nov 9-12, Kansas City, Missouri)

*Criteria related to location, prior scholarship receipt, and engagement in OPSF programs apply to scholarship decisions. Decisions are also based on congregation size and continuing education funds.

Regenerative Mission & Ministry: Ecological Practices for Land Repair

7-week course for those seeking to integrate eco-theological reflection, earth-based spiritual wisdoms, and regenerative design principles for land repair. 

Participants will journey as a community of learners through a cultivated curriculum that incorporates selected readings, video instruction, ecological practices, and more aimed at healing social and ecological relations for the sake of mutual flourishing.

This course is for those who love the earth, who are longing to weave theological wisdom together with concrete actions to heal the land, and who delight in Spirit's power to raise up new life – human and more-than-human – through the energies of love. Find out more.

Presbyterian Women

in the Synod of Lakes and Prairies builds community and affirms women’s calls to leadership and spiritual growth.

Next Sit & Sip, April 25 held via Zoom from 11AM to Noon (CDT). To register contact Kathleen Keefer.

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Our newsletter has more information about PW across the synod.