For the pastors beginning new appointments this month — for the boxes not yet unpacked, the names not yet learned, and the families making a home again. Give them patience with themselves and with the congregations receiving them.
— submitted by a member of the orderGrace and peace
Watching over one another in love
This is the shared home of the elders of the Río Texas Annual Conference — a place for the letters we write one another, the prayers we carry together, and the days we set apart to gather. Everything here is public on purpose: the covenant of the order, made visible.
Submit a prayer request"Elders have a fourfold ministry of Word, Sacrament, Order, and Service." The Book of Discipline, ¶ 340
The Prayer Wall
Prayers of the order
For safe travels for all pastors on the road this July — those moving, those on vacation, those driving to camps and mission trips, and those making the long distances this conference asks of them.
— submitted by a member of the orderRequests are reviewed before posting. Please share only what is yours to share — first names or initials for others, and no medical or personal details without consent.
From the Chair
Letters to the order
Where Two or Three Are Gathered
On a verse we quote to excuse a thin crowd, and the church conflict it was actually about.
Turning Aside
On Moses and the sheep, the numbing routine of the work, and how many burning bushes we walk straight past.
Shiphrah and Puah
On midwives who turned the oppressor's own contempt into a tool of resistance — and whether we are willing to learn how.
Calendar
Gatherings of the order
Sep 13
retreat
Clergy Retreat
Jun 14
conference
Río Texas Annual Conference 2027
Hilliard Center, Corpus Christi