Letter from the Moderator

Thanks for visiting the Church & Society Mission Team webpage! The purpose of the Church & Society Mission Team within Missouri Union Presbytery is to identify and report to Presbyterians regarding critical ethical issues confronting Missourians, particularly those issues related to our Christian faith and state government.  The Church & Society Mission Team strives to provide timely information that recipients can use to develop input and recommendations to their elected and appointed officials.

The Mission Team has been working now for three years to monitor important social issues in Missouri and our state government’s response to these challenges.  The Mission Team has also been in contact with the Missouri Presbyteries in St. Louis, Springfield and Kansas City to discuss a united effort with other Presbyterians throughout our state as we track on current issues impacting Missouri citizens. 

Over the past year, the Mission Team has continued to track on changes in the state’s low income health care program (formerly Medicaid and now Missouri HealthNet).  The Mission Team continues to have serious concern about the changes that have been made over the past few years to the state's health care program for the poor.  Another critical issue that the Team is monitoring involves fiscal decisions that are currently being made at the state level as a result of budget reductions.  Many of these reductions will have implications for programs that are critical for many Missourians.  Please be sure and click on the "Issues" section in the left column of this webpage to read further about these areas of concern.

It is our hope that many Presbyterians will educate themselves and respond to these important issues that impact the less fortunate in our society.  The Church & Society Mission Team encourages questions about the issues we are currently tracking and hopes that our fellow Presbyterians will let their faith lead them to appropriate actions.

Members of the Mission Team are available to present information to Sessions, Boards of Deacons, and congregations.   Please let us know if your church would like information about the work of our Team.  If would like to join the work of the Mission Team and/or be added to our email alert list click here.  Regular updates, meetings schedules, and alerts will be provided via this website as well, so please check back frequently.

Debby Howland

1 John 3:17