The Regional Synod of New York

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The Regional Synod of New York includes classes and congregations that are urban, suburban, and rural; large, medium, and small; black, white, Asian, Hispanic, and multiracial; progressive, moderate, and conservative—as well as those that don’t comfortably wear such labels. United in and through Jesus’s saving love, we rejoice in the diversity of our family of faith and we delight in the inclusive message of the Gospel. We honor Scripture as authoritative and divinely inspired, even as we recognize that we may have differences in faithful interpretation. Recognizing that our love is our response to God’s love and our grace a reflection of God’s grace, we welcome all.

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Pentecost Sunday

As we gather to celebrate Pentecost Sunday let us remember that the significance of Pentecost doesn’t stop at our commitment to serve humbly the Great Commission.  Pentecost is a memory of the movement of the Spirit of God to unleash hearts for reformation and transformation, change structures and enable God’s people to fellowship, to convict hearts, and enable people to come together in Christ's body to shine in the darkness of this world. RSNY continues to retell the redemptive work of

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From the Executive Minister's Desk

Dear RSNY Church Family and Friends, It’s About Time: General Synod As we adjust our thinking to forming Middle Assemblies, I would like to offer a brief reflection on how we prepare for General Synod, and how we might want to change that from our concept of preparation from yesteryears. I recall my first General Synod as an Elder Delegate and Minister delegate in the 1970s, I would fly and generally connect in transit to a terminal filled with delegates

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