PC(USA) Denomination & Liturgical Links
MPC is a member church of the Presbyterian Church(USA) denomination and, as such, we are proud of our Reformed Protestant history. We invite you to click on the links we've provided. Explore what we Presbyterians believe and how we let our faith in the Triune God, the Holy One of Israel, guide our lives as we live our faith in mission and service to others.
Who are we? How did we get started? What is the history of the Presbyterian denomination? What is Presbyterian theology? If you've ever asked yourself such questions as these, this is the site for you. It addresses in easy to understand language what the Presbyterian (USA) is and its mission in this world. So if you're interested in a great basic understanding of the Presbyterian denomination, read Presbyterians 101.
The Daily Lectionary gives you the Bible readings for each day of the year. This is based on a two-year cycle. After two-years, one would have read the entire Bible, New and Old Testaments, the Gospels through twice, and have cycled through the Book of Psalms every 4 weeks. Click on the icon to your left to go to the Daily Lectionary website. If you want, the readings can be emailed to you every day.
Each year the PC(USA) publishes a Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study. This day-by-day devotional shows pictures and images of people world-wide who are being helped by a PC(USA) mission ministry of some type. Along with the images, there is a description of the country and the people, as well as devotional prayers for those people. Click on the icon, take a look, and offer a prayer for others in our world.
The PC(USA) believes in and supports the disciplines of personal and corporate spiritual formation. When you click on the icon, you will be brought to the PC(USA) Spiritual Formation page that has wonderful resources to help folks reflect more deeply on their own journey of faith. One can also order the Hungry Hearts newsletter that is mailed monthly.
Literally right outside of our door is the Ivins Outreach Center. The Ivins Center is a non–profit foundation which helps disadvantaged children and their families and assists the elderly and frail. Assistance ranges from coordinating and driving folks to medical visits and the supermarket to helping people apply for Food Stamps, Child Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) including coverage for parents, Child Care Subsidy, Medicaid, Pharmaceutical Coverage for the Elderly, Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) and Voter Registration. Click on the image and see what the Ivins House is all about and how you might be called to help this vital and necessary ministry.
The Kirkwood Camp and Retreat Center is located near Stroudsburg in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. It is run by the PC(USA). Its mission is to strengthen an individual’s faith in Jesus Christ in a context of nature and a caring Christian community. This is a camp for youth and adults alike. Click on the icon and imagine what surprises God might have in store for you on the beautiful grounds of Kirkwood Camp.
MPC is a part of the Presbytery of Philadelphia. Our pastors and session representatives meet on a monthly basis with all of the other pastors in the Philadelphia Presbytery and sit on a variety of committees, very similar to what our elders do here at MPC. Click on the image and see what happens on the Presbytery level in the PC(USA).
Just as we are a part of the Presbytery, MPC is within the Synod of the Trinity. Within the political structure of the PC(USA), we the congregation of MPC have elected elders that help to govern our church. We send elders, along with our pastors, to the monthly Presbytery meetings. Likewise, on a periodic basis, our elder representatives and pastors go to Synod gatherings. And every two-years, the PC(USA) has a General Assembly comprised of representatives from each church, Presbytery, and Synod. Click on the Synod of the Trinity icon and learn more about our denomination.
We Presbyterians believe in education and have many fine colleges, universities, and seminaries throughout the United States and the world. One of the flagship Presbyterian seminaries, Princeton Theological Seminary, is about 25-minutes away from MPC in Princeton, NJ. Click on the icon and see what it’s all about.