SAVE THE DATES!

Called Meeting of

Missouri Union Presbytery

Thursday, May 1, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. | Via Zoom

There will be a Called Meeting of the Missouri Union Presbytery on Thursday, May 1st at 10:00 a.m. for the following purpose:

1. Examine and approve the call of pastor for First Presbyterian Church in Fulton, MO.
2. Approve presbytery transfer.

The Statement of Faith and Terms of Call will be provided to all registrants within 24 hours of the meeting.

Please register for the meeting using the link below in order to receive the Zoom link.

Stated Meeting of

Missouri Union Presbytery

The next Stated Presbytery Meeting will be

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | 10:00 a.m.

This meeting will be held at

Coates Street Presbyterian Church,

601 W. Coates Street, in Moberly.

Registration details will be coming soon!

Safe Response Team Training

April 22, 2025

6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Via Zoom

Participants must register by noon, April 21. 

Use the link below to register.

Come join our “Safe Response Team” and be trained and informed about the best things to do when an incident occurs in our congregations, or at a presbytery event. We are hoping to prepare a substantive group of members of our congregations to be a part of the team as required by our Child Protection Policy.

We prefer that participants log on as individuals. However, if people prefer to work together, please view with no more than 2 people per screen. This training will be recorded.

Care and Feeding of Church Professionals

Pastors, CRE’s and Educators work hard and are difficult to replace. They are amazing and gifted people who spend time caring for us in a wide variety of ways. It is our job to take care of them, to nurture them and to make sure they have what they need to feel safe and appreciated. Here are some rules that just might help congregations do just that:

DO….

1. Pray for your church worker daily.
2. Pay them a living wage. Pay them enough so that they do not worry about how to pay their bills.
3. Take time to really get to know them. Invite them to a meal or to a baseball game, laugh with them and learn to trust their wisdom.
4. Make sure they have the office support they need to do the work God has called them to do.
5. Surprise them with a thank you. Write a thank you note, bring them banana bread or brownies, and take them to lunch. 
6. Encourage them to take all their vacation days and to take two days off each week for sabbath.
7. Support their families. Offer to babysit. Befriend their spouse. Honor their family time.
8. Support their ministry. Be consistently present in worship, in Bible Study class, and in committee participation.
9. Respect the confidentiality they guard. Trust them not to tell your story far and wide.  Do not ask about the confidential information of others.
10. Follow their lead . . . God called them for a purpose. Honor that call.

DON’T….

1. Don’t criticize the sermon or their leadership of church school class on Sunday. If you need to say something, wait until Tuesday and then simply ask if you can talk with them about the sermon or class. Ask questions, don’t make aggressive statements.
2. Don’t keep secrets only to unload them at the most inappropriate time. 
3. Don’t talk behind their back. Be a fully grown adult and speak directly to them to address your issues.
4. Don’t disappear. Church workers worry about you and your family. If you are going away for more than a week, let them know.
5. Don’t expect them to be perfect. They are not. Only God is perfect.

Church Professionals are rare and wonderful people following Christ where they are called to ministry. You can make it easier or harder for them. Be generous, be loving and be kind, it makes ministry much more fruitful when you work together.

April Prayer Circle

Amazing and powerful God,

We praise and celebrate you, Holy one. Your justice, love and mercy light up our lives. We know that it is only by your grace that we stand in your presence. You have chosen to call us to serve you, and we are ready, willing and desirous to respond. We long to be your courageous servants doing your will and running behind you wherever you lead. You are calling us to find great leadership within our own congregations and within the PCUSA at large. Draw those leaders out, so that we may know, love and follow them well. Open our hearts and mouths to share the good news wherever you lead. Make a way for the Missouri Union Presbytery to be known far and wide for our love, faithfulness and joyful obedience to you. Bless our connectedness and shared ministry. In the name of Jesus, our Lord, we pray. Amen

Triennium 2025 Information

2025 MUP Directory Now Available Online

The 2025 MUP Directory is available in PDF format on the Presbytery’s website – https://www.mupresbytery.org/directory. The directory file is updated monthly around the middle of each month if changes have been made. When accessing the file, you will need to use the following password: MUPDIR2025. If you have changes that need to be made to the directory, please email them to office@mupresbytery.org to ensure the directory is as accurate as possible.