Synod of the Northeast

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Synod of the Northeast SYNOD PROCLAMATION
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Spirit-Led. Transformative Faith. Boundless Welcome.

We are the Body of Christ, Spirit-led and faithful, sharing God’s blessings through governance, innovation, and justice as we live out the Gospel in a changing world. OUR MISSION
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A grace-filled, connected, and accessible Synod body where presbyteries, congregations, and leaders build trust, share resources, and boldly live Christ’s call to justice, equity, and beloved community. OUR VISION
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We are the Body of Christ, Spirit-led and faithful, sharing God’s blessings through governance, innovation, and justice as we live out the Gospel in a changing world.

What begins in a living room, over a shared meal, or in a small circle of prayer may become a new expression of Christ’s...
10/15/2026

What begins in a living room, over a shared meal, or in a small circle of prayer may become a new expression of Christ’s love.

Across the Northeast, faithful people are discerning, gathering, and planting new communities of faith. Many neighbors long for belonging and a place to encounter the gospel beyond an established congregation, and new communities often need patient care as they take root.

The Synod’s Emerging Gospel Community Grants support these leaders and communities as they form relationships, worship, serve their neighborhoods, and grow toward sustainability without being rushed.

As these new expressions emerge, the wider Church is strengthened through fresh vitality and diverse ways of being the Body of Christ. Here, God is at work in communities of courage, compassion, and creativity.

Spirit-Led. Transformative Faith. Boundless Welcome.

Join us in nurturing what God is bringing to life. Give at https://synodne.org/donate/

What happens when generosity makes room for what God is already stirring in our neighborhoods?Across the Northeast, cong...
10/15/2026

What happens when generosity makes room for what God is already stirring in our neighborhoods?

Across the Northeast, congregations and leaders are seeking faithful ways to nurture belonging, meet community needs, and welcome one another across generations. Innovation Grants support new ministry for the sake of our neighborhoods.

One verified example, “Cook and Eat,” gathers people around food and fellowship: nurturing culture, belonging, intergenerational connection, food security, youth engagement, hospitality, and missional identity. It is a reminder that ministry can grow around a shared table, where every person has a place.

Through this generosity, congregations are given room to listen, experiment, and strengthen the wider Church through ministries rooted in relationship and care. God is at work wherever welcome becomes tangible and community begins to flourish.

Spirit-Led. Transformative Faith. Boundless Welcome.

Learn more and join us in making room for ministry across the Northeast: https://synodne.org/donate/

What if a campus became a place where students could bring their whole selves, and discover they are not alone?Across th...
10/13/2026

What if a campus became a place where students could bring their whole selves, and discover they are not alone?

Across the Northeast, students are asking big questions about identity, faith, purpose, and calling, often far from home. Campus pastors, chaplains, and ministry communities meet them with welcome, pastoral care, honest faith exploration, and patient presence.

Campus Ministry Grants help sustain this ministry in dorm rooms, dining halls, campus chapels, and late-night conversations, where God is already at work. Together, we make room for belonging and vocational discernment, helping students listen for God’s call.

This ministry strengthens the wider Church by connecting congregations and presbyteries beyond their own sanctuary doors, nurturing disciples and leaders for the Church of today and tomorrow.

Our generosity embodies a grace-filled, connected, and accessible Synod: Spirit-Led. Transformative Faith. Boundless Welcome.

Gifts through the new giving platform, including General Giving for Areas of Greatest Need, help sustain this ministry of presence. Give at https://synodne.org/donate/

We give thanks for all First Nations peoples, especially the Shinnecock, Ramapo Lenape, Mohawk, and Seneca Nations, with...
10/13/2026

We give thanks for all First Nations peoples, especially the Shinnecock, Ramapo Lenape, Mohawk, and Seneca Nations, with whom the Synod shares relationships and connections.

What if a gift could begin with a moment of prayerful discernment? Across the Northeast, congregations and ministry lead...
10/08/2026

What if a gift could begin with a moment of prayerful discernment? Across the Northeast, congregations and ministry leaders are tending God’s work in many places, and our generosity can become focused care when we name the ministry we hope to strengthen.

Our new giving page makes that intention simple: visit https://synodne.org/donate/ and give through the DonorPerfect platform via GiveCloud. As you complete the form, prayerfully select the designated mission area that reflects your hope for ministry. This intentional choice helps connect your generosity with the area you are holding in prayer.

Together, our gifts strengthen a connected Synod and make room for Spirit-led ministry, transformative faith, and boundless welcome across our region. Spirit-Led. Transformative Faith. Boundless Welcome.

Visit https://synodne.org/donate/ to give today and join us in this shared ministry.

FACEBOOKWhat can grow when a church plants warmth beyond its doors?In rural Mayfield, many students walk to school. On c...
10/06/2026

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What can grow when a church plants warmth beyond its doors?

In rural Mayfield, many students walk to school. On cold days, a warm hat, scarf, pair of gloves, or socks can make a real difference.

In November 2025, Mayfield Central Presbyterian Church planted a Community Sharing Tree. Neighbors could give or receive winter items, protected in ziplock bags. It was refilled more than five times, and many gifts came from people beyond the congregation.

More than 200 families were touched, both those who received and those who gave. “This has been a wonderful mission for our community, allowing us to reach out to those we may not see inside our doors.”

This is The Church Beyond: sent beyond the sanctuary doors, where shared compassion strengthens the wider Church.

Spirit-Led. Transformative Faith. Boundless Welcome.
Formed Within. Sent Beyond. Walking Alongside. Creating Belonging.

Could your congregation start a Community Sharing Tree? Tell us what simple act of welcome is growing in your community. Learn more and support the Synod: https://synodne.org/donate/



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What happens when a congregation turns a simple act of care into a shared ministry with the wider community?

In Mayfield, New York, many students walk to school in a rural community where winter weather can make basic necessities urgent. Mayfield Central Presbyterian Church responded by “planting” a Community Sharing Tree in November 2025, offering hats, gloves, scarves, and socks for neighbors to give or receive.

With 16 items per side, 32 at a time, kept dry in ziplock bags, the tree was refilled more than five times. Many donations came from people who were not church members. The ministry touched more than 200 families, including givers and recipients, while helping the congregation build vitality by connecting beyond its walls.

As one participant said, “This has been a wonderful mission for our community, allowing us to reach out to those we may not see inside our doors.”

This is The Church Beyond: we are sent beyond the sanctuary doors to meet immediate need with dignity and compassion.

Spirit-Led. Transformative Faith. Boundless Welcome.
Formed Within. Sent Beyond. Walking Alongside. Creating Belonging.

Could your congregation begin a Community Sharing Tree? Share what ministry is helping your community experience Christ’s welcome. Support the Synod: https://synodne.org/donate/

What makes a gathering possible? People who make room for one another.Our presbyteries, congregations, and ministry lead...
10/01/2026

What makes a gathering possible? People who make room for one another.

Our presbyteries, congregations, and ministry leaders across the Northeast need places to worship, listen, discern, learn, and strengthen trust together. Through DonorPerfect via GiveCloud, our shared generosity helps sustain the Synod’s gathering life.

That life will be visible at the Fall 2026 Staff/Leadership Meeting, October 22–23, and the Synod Assembly, October 24, at Arumdaun Presbyterian Church, 1 Arumdaun St, Bethpage, NY 11714.

When we give, we help make room for the whole Church to gather and share wisdom for the ministries God places before us. Our gifts support a connected Body of Christ, where faithful presence can become renewed courage and shared possibility across the Northeast.

Giving that gathers is a witness to our theme: Spirit-Led. Transformative Faith. Boundless Welcome.

Give today at https://synodne.org/donate/ and help sustain our shared ministry.

FACEBOOKAt a table filled with food, stories, and laughter, God is growing belonging across generations.In Brooklyn, Afr...
09/29/2026

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At a table filled with food, stories, and laughter, God is growing belonging across generations.

In Brooklyn, African and African Diaspora neighbors are preserving cultural memory, responding to food insecurity, and creating space for young people to reconnect.

Cook and Eat, an Innovation Grant ministry of Bethel Presbyterian Reformed Church, gathers generations to share cooking skills and cultural stories. Through this ministry, heritage is preserved, youth are welcomed, neighbors find connection, and nourishing community takes root.

This is The Church Beyond: we are sent toward hospitality, food security, and beloved community. Formed Within. Sent Beyond. Walking Alongside. Creating Belonging.

Spirit-Led. Transformative Faith. Boundless Welcome.

Learn more at https://synodne.org/ and in the 2025 Annual Report: https://online.fliphtml5.com/zkpz/Annual-Report-4-1-26/. Support ministries of belonging at https://synodne.org/donate/.

What gifts, stories, or meals are helping your community make room for belonging?



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What happens when a shared meal becomes an act of memory, welcome, and mission?

Communities need places where cultural heritage is honored, food insecurity is met with care, young people can reconnect, and immigrant and diaspora neighbors experience belonging.

Cook and Eat, an Innovation Grant ministry of Bethel Presbyterian Reformed Church in Brooklyn, creates that kind of gathering. Through intergenerational workshops, African and African Diaspora culinary heritage is preserved as cooking skills and cultural stories move from one generation to the next. Youth find a place at the table, neighbors share their gifts, and the Church responds to local need through relationship and hope.

This is The Church Beyond (“we are sent”) a missional identity rooted in presence. Formed Within. Sent Beyond. Walking Alongside. Creating Belonging.

Spirit-Led. Transformative Faith. Boundless Welcome.

Learn more at https://synodne.org/, read the 2025 Annual Report at https://online.fliphtml5.com/zkpz/Annual-Report-4-1-26/, and support this work at https://synodne.org/donate/.

What might God grow when our congregations make room at the table?



Accessible alt text: An elder, adult, and young person share a joyful meal featuring African and African Diaspora foods. Coins growing into green plants symbolize cultural memory, food security, youth engagement, and belonging. The Synod of the Northeast logo appears in the upper-right corner.

Every calling needs tending. As God gives growth, our generosity can help nurture the people whose gifts will serve the ...
09/24/2026

Every calling needs tending. As God gives growth, our generosity can help nurture the people whose gifts will serve the Church.

Across the Northeast, students preparing for pastoral ministry and leaders serving congregations often carry the financial weight of theological education and educational debt. That burden can shape whether a call is pursued, sustained, or shared with a community.

Through designated giving, we help sustain the Wurffel-Sills Scholarship and Interest-Free Student Loan Program, the Presby & Langdon Scholarship Grant, and the Mary Wallingford Trust Grant. Together, these funds support education, leadership development, and continuing formation for called leaders, pastors, lay leaders, and youth ministry leaders.

What becomes possible? Leaders can prepare for ministry and continue serving, while congregations and presbyteries are strengthened through faithful, well-formed leadership. This is generosity taking root where God is already at work: in a call, a classroom, a congregation, and a wider kindom.

Spirit-Led. Transformative Faith. Boundless Welcome.

Give at https://synodne.org/donate/

What might God grow through our shared generosity?In a defining moment, the Synod stands guided by a two-year process of...
09/22/2026

What might God grow through our shared generosity?

In a defining moment, the Synod stands guided by a two-year process of prayer, discernment, and consultation. Presbyteries, congregations, and ministry leaders across our region are seeking courage and companionship as they live faithfully into God’s purposes for our time and serve Christ in a changing world.

Through our renewed call to “Reimagine the Church in the World,” giving helps sustain a connected body where ministry can listen, discern, and respond with faithfulness. Together, we help make room for the Spirit to lead communities toward new possibilities and strengthen the wider Church through shared ministry.

“We are the Body of Christ, Spirit-led and faithful, sharing God’s blessings through governance, innovation, and justice as we live out the Gospel in a changing world.”

As we step into this defining moment, may our generosity be a sign of trust: rooted in grace and growing toward the future God is calling the Church to embody.

Spirit-Led. Transformative Faith. Boundless Welcome.

Give today: https://synodne.org/donate/

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