Laurie Palmer

Friday, March 6, 2026 Moderator Monica Smith, Pastor, FPC, Giddings, served with grace and wisdom. 140 Commissioners attended this meeting. We welcomed Corresponding Members: Rev. Mitch Miller, Synod of the Sun Leader and Stated Clerk, Indian Nations Presbytery; Rev. Joan Wilson, Shenandoah Presbytery in Virginia, helping Forest Hills, Helotes, as they seek a new pastor;  Rev. Wilson Kennedy, Cherokee Presbytery, and Associate Director of Annual Giving, PCUSA; Rev. Jose Irizarry, President,...

Clerks of Session On Friday, December 12, I will send an email with first of the year reports: Updated terms of call and contracts Clerk of Session, Treasurer, and church information form Necrology for 2025: Names of Ruling Elders (who were currently serving or resting) who died this year Information about the 2026 Annual Statistical Report. Please note that the Annual Statistical Report site is not yet open to churches. It will be open on January 2, 2026.  Please inform me if you do not...

Rev. Laurie Palmer statedclerk@missionpby.org I’m not terribly sure how we’re already on October 30, but here we are. One day at a time, I suppose. I don’t know about you, but once Labor Day passes, it feels like the rest of the year zooms by. Time passes slowly when the Texas summer heat bakes–I’ve done my own research. 🙂 For Clerks of Session: The Annual Statistical Report season will be here later than usual. It has always opened at the beginning of December, but this time around, it...