Mexico Partnership

Notes from Presbytery of Coastal Carolina’s Partnership Committee
Tabasco, Mexico

 

Mexico Partnership News and History

 

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  PRESBYTERY PARTNERSHIP TRIP
TO TABASCO, MEXICO
JANUARY 25 – FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Purpose of Trip: To work with our partner presbytery, El Presbiterio del Golfo de Mexico, on the construction of the first phase of a health clinic located in Comalcalco, Tabasco, Mexico. Trip activities will include manual labor in laying the foundation of the first building of the health clinic, visiting in local churches, staying in homes of church members, sightseeing, worshiping, and strengthening the partnership.

Dates of Trip: Monday, January 25, 2010 – Monday, February 1, 2010

Participants: Trip is open to anyone interested in supporting the ongoing partnership between our two presbyteries

Cost of Trip: Probably approximately $1,000. This depends on the round trip airfare from Raleigh/Durham to Villahermosa, Tabasco.

Registration deadline: Thursday, October 15, 2009

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June 2009 Update:

  1. Visitors from Tabasco were in our midst and at Presbytery meeting June 2009.  We discussed the future of the Partnership and set new objectives
  2. We will be planning a work team trip for January 2010
  3. Folks from Tabasco will also come here again to help us in mission outreach.

Photos from the June Visit

October 2007 Updates:

  1. Four visitors from El Presbiterio del Golfo de Mexico visited at the Wallace Presbyterian Church during the week of July 23-30, 2007. A report on this visit was shared with CMO.
  2. The Partnership Committee will lead two workshops at the 2007 Leadership School in Lumberton: (1) An introduction to the Presbytery Partnership, and (2) TheNuts-and-Bolts of planning a trip to Tabasco.
  3. The Partnership Committee is planning a Fall trip to Tabasco during the week of November 6-12. Participants will be commissioned at the next meeting of Presbytery.

    The following people are registered to attend:

    1. Rev. Phillip Gladden, Wallace Church, Partnership Committee
    2. Rev. Suzanne Simpson, Jackson Springs Church, Partnership Committee
    3. Marian James, Maple Hill Church, Partnership Committee
    4. Lee Woodard, Wallace Church
    5. Kathleen White, Bethesda Church, Aberdeen
    6. Connie Atwell, Bethesda Church, Aberdeen
    7. Renie Miller, First Church, Lumberton

History:

For more information contact Rev. Phil Gladden, (910) 285-2808 wallacepresbyterian@earthlink.net

According to our agreement,

“The hope is that this partnership will:

  • strengthen Hispanic ministry in southeastern North Carolina;

  • focus mission education in the churches of Presbytery toward a shared goal;

  • facilitate participation in the PCUSA’s primary procedure for mission in today’s world (how to be in mission WITH people in other countries, rather than in mission

  • FOR others);

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  • encourage members and churches to share faith, learn about Presbyterian missions, and be involved in mission.”

Based on the events and developments of the past three years in this presbytery partnership, with thanksgiving to God, the members of the Presbytery Partnership Committee and the Presbytery of Coastal  Carolina have enthusiastically voted:

  • that the partnership continue;

  • that congregations of the Presbytery of Coastal Carolina be encouraged to plan visits to Tabasco;

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  • and that information continue to be shared presbytery-wide and, in particular, with congregations about the joys and opportunities that are available through our work with our brothers and sisters in el Presbiterio del Golfo de Mexico.

 

 

 

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