Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill

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SUNDAY, JUNE 4—AN EXCITING DAY AT PCCH
Please join us on Sunday, June 4, in-person or via livestream, as we welcome the Rev. Ruth Faith Santana-Grace as our guest preacher, and we formally welcome the Rev. Dr. M. Craig Barnes as our Interim Pastor and Head of Staff.

Rev. Santana-Grace holds the highest non-staff elected office in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), representing over one million members. Rev. Santana-Grace began serving as Executive Presbyter of the Presbytery of Philadelphia in February 2014, making her the first woman and person of color to be installed in their more-than-300-year history. Rev. Santana-Grace is a graduate of the Princeton Theological Seminary and in 2023 she was the recipient of their Distinguished Alumnus Award and elected Trustee Emeritus of the seminary.

Rev. Dr. M. Craig Barnes has had a long and distinguished career as a pastor and educator, and his preaching, scholarship, and work on behalf of the denomination are known nationally. Craig served as the pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Madison, WI, until 1992, when he became the pastor of the National Presbyterian Church in Washington D.C. In 2002 he became a chaired professor at Pittsburgh Seminary while also serving as the pastor of Shadyside Presbyterian Church where he is now pastor emeritus. In 2012, he was elected president of Princeton Theological Seminary and became the president emeritus in January 2023.
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