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5th Annual Douglas Wiemer Memorial Golf Scramble

All golfers are invited to participate in a charity golf outing sponsored by Collingwood Presbyterian Church on Saturday, September 16 at Maple Grove Golf Course, 6360 Secor Rd., Lambertville, Michigan. The outing will be 18 holes in a scramble format. …

Canoeing the Mountains

Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory October 7, 2023 Maumee Valley Presbytery, Eastern Cluster of Churches invites you to  Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Waters.  Register Rev. Dr. Tod Bolsinger, the author of Canoeing the Mountains, will be at…

New Minimum Terms of Call for 2024/2025

Are now available for Clerks and Ministers.  They are posted to the presbytery website under DOCUMENTS & FORMS.   Items of Note include:– The Board of Pensions left Pastor’s Participation unchanged, at 39%– Professional Reimbursements minimum increases in 2024 from $3500…

New Book of Order 2023-2025

The new Book of Order 2023-2025 is now available!  You can now order the new Book of Order from the PC(USA) Store.  A single copy is $10.00 with price breaks for buying in bulk.  Those discounted rates begin at 10+, so you…

Welcome Janice Desterhaft!

The Rev. Janice Desterhaft, the new full-time pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Montpelier, is grateful to be called to an area close to family members: her mother and sister in Illinois, and several nephew and nieces in Michigan. Janice calls…

1001 Worshiping Communities

1001 Worshiping Communities If you are seeking more information about 1001 New Worshipping Communities or feeling the Spirit moving you to take the day-long discernment workshop, contact Rev. Doug Holmes for more information.  A new manual has been adopted that provides…

Matthew 25 Mission Grants

Is your congregation dreaming of doing a mission project and your mission budget isn’t what it used to be? Or maybe you have a dream that you want to enact. Your Mission Commission wants to say YES to you.  We want to help you…

Shining the Light on PW’s Purpose

Presbyterian Women Gathering in the Synod of the CovenantAugust 4 – 5, 2023 – SAVE THE DATE! At First Presbyterian Church Findlay, Ohio Shining the Light on the PW Purpose Matthew 5: 16In the same way, let your light shine before others, that…

National Task Force Includes MVP Elder

National Task Force named, includes Maumee Valley Elder Lance Wiesmann.The Co-Moderators of the 225th General Assembly have appointed members to the Task Force to Explore the Theology and Practice of Ordination.  This work will include looking at commissioned ruling elders, church structure, membership,…

Upcoming PDA Mission Trip

Upcoming PDA Mission Trip Dates:  Saturday 10/7- Saturday 10/14 The team will drive to Madisonville KY on Saturday, arriving in time to settle in and have a team dinner on Saturday night. We’ll worship at the Madisonville Presbyterian Church Sunday…

Welcome Mary Beth McCandless

Mary Beth McCandlessJoins the Presbytery Staff Maumee Valley Presbytery welcomes the Rev. Mary Beth McCandless as the new Journal Clerk.  MB has a heart for mid-council ministry and a spirit for welcoming new technologies, and we are excited to have…

Holy Land Trip Highlights

Holy Land Trip Group Pic

The pilgrims of Matt’s January 2023 Journey With Rabbi Jesus Holy Land trip have made it back to the states.  Above you see the 29 Pilgrims from the Orange Bus that comprised Matt’s group.  The group included MVP leaders Lance…

Open Spaces May 16th @ 2

Open Spaces

One hour before presbytery convenes, the following Open Space discussions are planned: MVP 1001 New Worshipping Communities Next Steps Revs. Leo Pech and Cathi King (Members of Mission Commission), Leaders Michael Gehrling gave an inspirational presentation on the exploration and…

Book Discussion Opportunity

In preparation for Tod Bolsinger’s Workshop in Maumee Valley Presbytery, October 7th. You do not need to have read the book to participate.   Book Discussion:  6:00-7:00 p.m.  Updated Schedule Sunday, July 9:  Chapters 8 and 9 “Don’t Just Stand There…Do Something” Sunday, July 30: Chapters 10 and…

Practicum Opportunity

Are you looking to deepen your prayer life or your relationship to God?  Spiritual Direction may be for you.  Recently three of us, Cathy Johnson-Paine, Tom Polker, and myself, began our Spiritual Director Practicum with Sr. Nancy Brousseau, a Dominican…

Journal Clerk Opening

Do you have the heart of a clerk, a team spirit, and a desire to serve the presbytery with some of its administrative tasks?  Becoming our next Journal Clerk may be for you!  The Journal Clerk is the administrative assistant…

Discernment Workshop

Were you present for the 1001 New Worshiping Communities presentation by Michael Gehrling at the February Presbytery meeting?  Did you hear Matt’s challenge to MVP of 20 new worshiping communities in the next 10 years? Are you feeling the Spirit…

Bills & Overtures Team Needed

Would you be interested in serving on a Bills and Overtures team?  Central Support is hoping to form a team of 2-3 people who would help sessions with possible overtures to General Assembly and reviews and reports on proposed amendments…

Tod Bolsinger is Coming

Tod Bolsinger, author of “Canoeing the Mountains” will be coming to our area on Saturday, October 7, 2023 at the Sandusky Presbyterian Church, hosted by the eastern churches of our Presbytery and Maumee Valley Presbytery.

An Evening with Carrie Newcomer

Free ConcertSaturday,  May 6th at 7:00 p.m.  In Worship, Sunday, May 7th at 10:00 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Sandusky 265  Jackson St. 419.625.6261 *Carrie is an Emmy wining songwriter, recording artist, performer and educator.She has been described as one who “asks…

Welcome Lance Weismann

Earlier in the year, Ottawa Presbyterian Church welcomed Commissioned Ruling Elder Lance Weismann as their new Lay Pastor.  Lance is known by many in the presbytery and has a part of Maumee Valley Presbytery for most of his life having…

Welcome Katie Rivera Torea

We welcome Rev. Kathryn Rivera Torea who began at First Presbyterian Church of Perrysburg on January 17th. Katie returns to Maumee Valley Presbytery after a twelve year sojourn in the Hudson River Presbytery in New York. She looks forward to…

Welcome Bobbie Lee Bella

The Rev. Bobbie Lee Bella, the new full-time pastor at Firelands Presbyterian Church in Port Clinton, says that it is good to be back home. Bobbie was raised in Lima and Toledo, Ohio. She was ordained at First Presbyterian in…

Welcome Vanlal Hruaia

I am very blessed and honored to be a pastor at the First Presbyterian Church, Van Wert, Ohio, since Easter Sunday 2022. I was born and raised in a Christian family in Mizoram, located in North Eastern India. I am…

Welcome Jeff Schooley

Rev. Dr. Jeffrey A. Schooley is excited to be the new pastor at First Presbyterian Church, Bowling Green. Originally from Mansfield, Ohio, he and his wife, Brianne, moved from Jeff’s most recent call in Marysville, Ohio to BG in July.…