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Pittsburgh Presbytery ends ban on shale gas leases

May 31, 2013LaymanCrestfield Camp, Pittsburgh Presbytery, Presbyterian, shale gas leasing, Shell Oil and Gas Co.

By Don Hopey The Pittsburgh Presbytery has ended a yearlong moratorium on shale gas leasing and development on church property, which could clear the way for construction of a gas pipeline across its Crestfield Camp & Conference Center near Slippery Rock where 3,500 children and adult visitors a year attend ministry camp. The decision not…

Homestead United Presbyterian Church finds new life

May 29, 2013Layman1 Al Dimmock Award, Homestead United Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh Presbytery, Presbyterian Church (USA), Union Presbyterian Seminary

By Ann Rodgers / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Last year, the dwindling congregation at Homestead United Presbyterian Church was bitterly divided over worship styles and how to face the fact that it could no longer afford both its beautiful building and a full-time pastor. “The church was really in despair,” said Mary Solomon, 83, a member since 1959….

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