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January

Unearthing the past: Fanny Leiper's sketchbook 

Piecing together a woman's life through her art and her son's records

August 20, 2026

Remembering the Rev. Dr. Joanna Moseley Adams 

The trailblazing Presbyterian pastor and organizer died Aug. 7 at age 81

August 13, 2026

This month in Presbyterian history 

A 10-foot hand pointing heavenward, a visit with Crimean War veterans and an inaugural national conference

August 4, 2026

'Jesus Loves Me, This I Know' 

Exploring the origins of the American Sunday School Association and a favorite children's hymn

July 23, 2026

 

Revisiting Milwaukee's historic Big Red Church 

Calvary Presbyterian Church was designed by the same architect as Milwaukee's City Hall

July 14, 2026

 

Presbyterian response to gun violence across the decades 

General Assembly overtures, magazine articles and interviews, special action alerts and more illustrate a history of activism

July 15, 2026

This month in Presbyterian history

An 1884 portrait photograph, scraps of Civil War battle sketches, a groundbreaking in Pennsylvania, and a neighbor's anniversary

July 13, 2026

Women of Milwaukee: Sarah, Margaret and Lois 

Looking back at a handful of trailblazing Presbyterian women, including the first female moderator of a Presbyterian General Assembly

June 27, 2026

Looking back to the last time Milwaukee hosted the General Assembly 

In 1992, commissioners elected the Rev. John Fife as Moderator of the 204th General Assembly

June 26, 2026

#PRIDE in the archives

A reintroduction to the Pam Byers Memorial Collection at the Presbyterian Historical Society, where LGBTQIA+ history is preserved with #PRIDE

June 17, 2026

The religious roots of North Korea’s Kim dynasty
Jonathan Cheng’s 'Korean Messiah,' a landmark history of North Korea, begins with the story of a Presbyterian missionary named Moffett

June 9, 2026

This month in Presbyterian history 

A conference in Edinburgh, a two-week-long celebration, and a visit to the World's Fair

June 2, 2026

Presbyterian profile: The Rev. Harold Voelkel (1898-1984) 

The story of a United Nations chaplain assigned to the POW camps during the Korean War

Presbyterian News Service; May 26, 2026

Presbyterian Profile: Jean Kim (1935-2021) 

Remembering the pastor in purple this AAPI Heritage Month

Presbyterian News Service; May 20, 2026

 

Maggie Kuhn, the wrinkled radical

Older American Month 

May 13, 2025

This month in Presbyterian history - May 2026

The Committee on Freedman submits its first annual report; Rachel Henderlite makes histor;More Light Churches gather, and Purchase volunteers

May 1, 2026

He built better than he knew': the legacy of William Tennent and the mission to save his historic home

‘Founders & Faith’ banquet dinner to benefit the William Tennent House Association will be held on May 30

April 28, 2026

This month in Presbyterian history - April 2026

Medical missions in New Mexico, a letter from the president, sports day at Baghdad High, and more

April 8, 2026

 

This dawning light

The Rev. Dr. John Ashworth Gardner and the Easter Sunrise Service

April 1, 2026

From the archives: the Minisink Community Center and Ma Kline

Alberta Kline's impact on Harlem youth during the civil rights decade was monumental

March 17, 2026

 

This month in Presbyterian history - March 2026
A cornerstone laid, a commemorative convocation and a ceremony of integration

Presbyterian News Service; March 3, 2026

The history of Brotherhood Week

The annual celebration started in the 1930s and was chaired by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Presbyterian News Service; February 26, 2026

Dr. Vivian Ayers Allen and the Brainerd Institute

The story of a Pulitzer Prize-nominated poet and her alma mater​

Presbyterian News Service; February 13, 2026 

 

This month in Presbyterian history - February 2026

An inaugural graduation, an icy groundbreaking, and other historic gatherings

Presbyterian News Service; February 3, 2026

 

Katie Geneva Cannon on Phyllis Wheatley, 49th Black Heritage Stamp honoree

The Rev. Dr. Katie Cannon elaborates on the legacy of the woman whose #BlackHeritageSeries stamp issues Thursday

Presbyterian News Service; January 29, 2026

 

From the archives: Art is for everyone

Need a new hobby for the new year? Find inspiration in the Presbyterian Historical Society archives

Presbyterian News Service; January 22, 2026

The life and times of John R. Fry

John Richard Fry (1923-2010) was a pastor, writer, publisher and activist

Presbyterian News Service; January 14, 2026

 

This Month in Presbyterian History - January 2026

January glimpses into the PC(USA) archives

Presbyterian News Service; January 5, 2026

No AI programs or tools were utilized at any point during the creation process of any and all

of the linked articles (and, for that matter, any of my art in general). These articles, and all of the other art I create - digital and otherwise - is 100% human-made...or, more specifically,

100% McKenna-made. 

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