Welcome to Guilford Park Presbyterian Church
Celebrating Christ with open minds, loving hearts, and serving hands.
We believe that we strengthen the body of Christ by embracing diversity,
working for justice, and serving our neighbors.
All are welcome!
We have our 9 a.m. Contemporary service
10 a.m. Sunday School for all ages 11:00 a.m. Traditional worship. 
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Sunday school Sunday school for all ages starts at 10am.
Classes include : The Thoughtful Christian/Contemporary Events—Library Led by Jeff Paschal and Kit Schooley Coffee & Conversation—Parish Associates’ Office Group-led with Rebecca Conway as facilitator GENESIS: Sacred Stories of Beginnings Taught by Dr. Fred Beck, Parish Associate CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION |
Past sermons availableLiked a sermon? Missed a sermon? Want to share a sermon? Find it in the archives in print and/or audio.
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Presbyterian Disaster Assistance responding to Dorian in the US and Bahamas
Financial donations are the best way people can help recovery in US and abroad. Click here to read an article about how the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) stands ready to respond and already is responding to the devastation the storm left behind in the Bahamas.
With your donation via PCUSA you can be sure it will go to help those in need.
With your donation via PCUSA you can be sure it will go to help those in need.
A NOTE FROM THE PASTOR
September 19, 2019
Dear Followers of Christ,
We will bless prayer shawls at the 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. services this week.
Sunday school classes continue with Coffee and Conversations and Genesis: Sacred Beginnings. The Thoughtful Christian class will be looking at https://gallery.mailchimp.com/7508fee730ae80fcd0af212dd/files/8ece21cc-a495-4d5e-b912-f507b59ef0bb/Christian_Responses_to_War_Session_1.pdf
The sermon "Just A Prayer" is based on Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 and 1 Timothy 2:1-7. If you have time, look at both passages. Notice God's passion in Jeremiah. Why is God so upset? Look at 1 Timothy. What surprises you about this section of the letter? How might it speak to our time and situation?
I look forward to worshiping God with you and learning with you
Blessings and peace,
Jeff
We will bless prayer shawls at the 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. services this week.
Sunday school classes continue with Coffee and Conversations and Genesis: Sacred Beginnings. The Thoughtful Christian class will be looking at https://gallery.mailchimp.com/7508fee730ae80fcd0af212dd/files/8ece21cc-a495-4d5e-b912-f507b59ef0bb/Christian_Responses_to_War_Session_1.pdf
The sermon "Just A Prayer" is based on Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 and 1 Timothy 2:1-7. If you have time, look at both passages. Notice God's passion in Jeremiah. Why is God so upset? Look at 1 Timothy. What surprises you about this section of the letter? How might it speak to our time and situation?
I look forward to worshiping God with you and learning with you
Blessings and peace,
Jeff
Stewart Detention Center- Three Stories
I recently traveled with a group organized by FaithAction International House to the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia to visit immigrant detainees. Immigrant justice is a part of our congregation’s work through the Justice and Peacemaking Committee, so I wanted to share these stories with you.
Stewart is a large for-profit detention center, supported by our tax dollars. It was cited in an extensive 2017 report for human and civil rights abuses, and its immigration court is known for denying detainees bail, asylum or other relief. (See the accompanying Information Sheet for more about Stewart and the detention system as a whole.)
Hopelessness hangs over Stewart like a shroud.
Most detainees are innocent of all but minor crimes. (Crossing the border illegally is a misdemeanor, overstaying a visa is not a crime, and applying for asylum is legal.) Some have completed a criminal sentence, but many have never been charged with any crime. Yet they are treated with contempt, incarcerated for long periods without due process, and denied many of the protections afforded criminals.
I heard Christ’s call to visit those in prison. We visited out of compassion and to witness to injustice. We cannot offer legal or financial help, so there is little motivation for detainees to lie to us. If anything, fear that conversations are monitored might restrain them. Visitors are unable to take notes so rely on our recollections to share these stories.
For the rest of the story click here.
Stewart is a large for-profit detention center, supported by our tax dollars. It was cited in an extensive 2017 report for human and civil rights abuses, and its immigration court is known for denying detainees bail, asylum or other relief. (See the accompanying Information Sheet for more about Stewart and the detention system as a whole.)
Hopelessness hangs over Stewart like a shroud.
Most detainees are innocent of all but minor crimes. (Crossing the border illegally is a misdemeanor, overstaying a visa is not a crime, and applying for asylum is legal.) Some have completed a criminal sentence, but many have never been charged with any crime. Yet they are treated with contempt, incarcerated for long periods without due process, and denied many of the protections afforded criminals.
I heard Christ’s call to visit those in prison. We visited out of compassion and to witness to injustice. We cannot offer legal or financial help, so there is little motivation for detainees to lie to us. If anything, fear that conversations are monitored might restrain them. Visitors are unable to take notes so rely on our recollections to share these stories.
For the rest of the story click here.
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Faith leaders around Greensboro, North Carolina recently held a press conference at Guilford Park Presbyterian Church, urging Washington to pass a clean DREAM Act, allowing immigrant families to remain in the U.S. without fear of deportation. Read more
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Mike Sasser in his support for Greensboro Urban Ministries
Mike Sasser with Isaiah Mickens and Sentellis Cooper at the Thursday mentoring group at Guilford Park Presbyterian Church. "I get so much from being with these young men". Read More |
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