Mission Presbytery Weekly News

Because Presbyterians love bowl-ing

Alamo Heights Presbyterian Church, the Alamo Heights Presbyterian Church Day School and Clay Casa joined together to support the S.A. Food Bank on “Souper Bowl Sunday" by creating and painting bowls.

See the full story and more pictures on our Instagram feed at instagram.com/missionpby. You do not need an Instagram account to see the pictures.

February 12, 2026

The Presbytery office will be closed on Monday, February 16 for Presidents' Day.

Click HERE to register

A Letter to Mission Presbytery: The Gift of John Knox Ranch

Rev. Bobby Musengwa

Transitional General Presbyter

Listen up! Please put your phone down and pay attention! Take a break! I have something important to tell you!

I write to you today with an overflowing heart, reminding you about a unique treasure we have here at Mission Presbytery — John Knox Ranch (JKR) — a place apart, where the Holy Spirit is actively transforming young lives and strengthening our faith community.

HMMN New Website!

The Hispanic Ministries Mission Network (HMMN) is excited to announce that our new website is LIVE! Praise God! Please visit www.hmmnetwork.org to learn more about HMMN’s vision, purpose, and activities, and share this link with anyone who supports Hispanic Presbyterian ministries throughout the Synod of the Sun… and beyond!

A la Red de Misión de Ministerios Hispanos (HMMN) nos da mucha alegría anunciar que nuestra nueva página web está ACTIVA. ¡Alabado sea Dios! Por favor, visitan www.hmmnetwork.org para saber más sobre la visión, el propósito y las actividades de HMMN, y comparten este enlace con cualquiera que apoye a los ministerios presbiterianos hispanos por todo el Sínodo del Sol... ¡y más allá!

A few times per month, we will be praying for a specific list of churches in our Presbytery. Please join us in praying for the congregations, clergy, and staff of University Presbyterian Church - San Antonio, First Presbyterian Church - McAllen, Canyon Lake Presbyterian Church, Everlasting Hope Presbyterian Church- Taylor, and Second Presbyterian Church - Harlingen

Making History Today: The Closing of a Seminary

Late last month it was announced that as of July 31, 2026 Memphis Theological Seminary, the school of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, will close its doors. Because the Cumberland church and the Presbyterian Church (USA) are partners in the PHSSW, this is an especially painful decision.

Something NEW in 2026 from your Connect Committee

Read a good book lately?

We have and we’re inviting everyone in Mission Presbytery to join the conversation this Spring for our very first PresbyteREADS! The book we’re inviting you to read is Theo of Golden by Allen Levi, where stories are told, friendships are born, and lives are changed.

Click HERE to find out more!

Great APCE Share

Join us on Zoom | Feb 26 at 2 PM

As those who went to the APCE Annual Event share what they learned, what inspired them, and what we can all steal—er, use—in ministry.

Come if you didn't get to go to the APCE Annual Event and come if you did to share.

Zoom link HERE!

In the News

Input for New Worship Space at JKR

John Knox Ranch is dreaming about a somewhat regular outdoor worship/ Wild Church worship experience hosted in our beautiful outdoor chapel most likely on Sunday evenings. We are looking for pastors and worship leaders that are interested in brainstorming this new worship idea with us! If that is you, please email Henry Owen jkrdirector@missionpby.org

Mo-Ranch Minute for Mission

Faithful Preaching Workshop at APTS

The Faithful Preaching Project at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary will host a free preaching workshop, “Compelled to Preach: Convictional Preaching in a Divisive Time,” on Friday, February 20, 2026, from 1:00–4:00 p.m. in Wright Hall on the Austin Seminary campus. The workshop will be led by Rev. Dr. Jared E. Alcántara, professor of preaching and Director of the Kyle Lake Center for Effective Preaching at Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary, and promises to be an educational and inspiring time for pastors and church leaders. The event is free to attend, and water, coffee, and snacks will be provided. For more information and registration details, visit: https://www.sharingfaithinitiative.com/events/preaching-workshop-4.

Keynote Speaker: Rev. Kathy Anderson

Hosted by: Rockport FPC and El Divino Salvador

Luke 5:1-11

Please contact Mo-Ranch directly to make your reservations for housing and meals. You can call 1-800-460-4401 or go online to www.moranch.org ***USE CODE 3709 to book with our rates.

Click HERE for more information and registration

We See You!

Because Presbyterians love installations

On Sunday, February 8, at 2:00PM, Mission Presbytery held an installation service for Rev. Ryan James Gaffney at the Presbyterian Church of Gonzalez in Gonzalez, Texas.

The Rev. Bobby Musengwa, Transitional General Presbyter, preached the installation sermon. The Rev. Monica Smith, Moderator of the Presbytery, read the constitutional questions. The Rev. Laurie Palmer, Stated Clerk of Mission Presbytery, prayed the installation prayer.

There was great celebration with sumptuous food prior to the service and great rejoicing after the service.

Congratulations to Rev. Gaffney and the Presbyterian Church in Gonzalez. To God be the glory!

Because Presbyterians love posing for posterity

The time capsule at First Presbyterian Church in Junction commemorating 2025 and 100 years of FPC, is buried directly under the Dove stain-glass window (a paver will be placed marking the spot).

Because Presbyterians love to work together

Members of First Presbyterian Church in Lampasas join with their sister churches in the Ministerial Alliance to package 10,000 meals for Rise Up Against Hunger January 31, 2026. It's a nice illustration of banding together for a common mission project that would be too big for any one church to pull off.

Leadership Openings

Read more information about all of the following postings on the "Leadership Openings" page of our website at: https://www.mission-presbytery.org/leadership-openings

Part-Time Music/Choir Director | Grace/San Antonio

Day School Director | Northwood Presbyterian Dayschool/San Antonio

Executive Director | National Alliance of Mental Illness/San Antonio

PT/FT Solo Pastor | Oak Hills Presbyterian/San Antonio

Part-Time Solo Pastor | Forest Hills/Helotes

Associate Pastor: Pastor to Children, Youth, and Pastoral Care | Madison Square/San Antonio

Part-Time Stated Supply or CRE | First/Kingsville

Organist/Pianist | Burnet/Burnet

Part-Time Stated Supply Pastor | First/Copperas Cove

Part-Time Minister | First/Palacios

Part-Time Piano/Organ Musician | First/Port Lavaca

Job Opportunities with Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)