Sunday, January 12, 2025

Today in the Mission Yearbook - Stillman College graduates

Dr. Condoleezza Rice
Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice tells the story of her grandfather, John Wesley Rice, in the second decade of the 20th century, coming from rural Greene County, Alabama, to an educational institution in the former state capital, Tuscaloosa. This school began as the Tuscaloosa Institute, established by the Presbyterian Church in 1876 for the training of African American clergy, under the direction of its founder, the Rev. Dr. Charles A. Stillman, pastor of Tuscaloosa’s First Presbyterian Church. 

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Let us join in prayer for:

  • Nikki Collins, Manager, 1001 New Worshiping Communities, Presbyterian Mission Agency
  • Paula Cooper, Mission co-worker serving in Malawi, Kenya, Rwanda, Zambia, Presbyterian Mission Agency

Let us pray:

Spirit of the Living God, wrap us in your love and make us one. Amen.

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