We welcome the Reverend David E. Gray as our new Pastor/Head of Staff. David has a very dynamic and diverse background. Currently he is completing his Doctor of Ministry in Church Leadership at Wesley Theological Seminary. His recent experience includes serving as Ministry Associate for University Ministries at National Presbyterian Church; teaching for the Reformed Institute; and working as the Director of the Workforce and Family Program at the New America Foundation. In June, 2008, he left Georgetown Presbyterian Church after six years of ministry as Ministry Intern, Associate Pastor for Youth, College, and Young Adult Ministries, and Associate Pastor (Stated Supply). He also brings experience from the non-profit and government sectors. 

A provocative half-day conference on how people of faith can help our country prepare for the social impacts of a fear inducing events was held on Tuesday, March 23, at Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church in Bethesda, Maryland.

Three papers have been commissioned for this conference.  Click the links below to view them.

Christian Faith and Life Beyond Fear, Tyler Zoanni
Fear in the Muslim Tradition, Hafsa Kanjwal
Fear Beyond Fright: Jewish Responses to Tragedy, Joshua M. Z. Stanton
 

 

We the members of Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church and the Bethesda Jewish Congregation, form together this covenant to honor the Intimate and Infinite God of Creation, the One God we both worship. Taking to heart the biblical charge to be a light to the nations, we seek to offer a prophetic vision of interfaith partnership in a pluralistic world. Continuing a relationship begun in 1967 as spiritual siblings sharing sacred space, we commit ourselves to: 

The members of this Task Force (Doug Adamson, Becky Wagner, Todd McCreight, James Scroggs, Jack Bennett, and Steve Holmberg) are all committed members of Bradley Hills, most of who have recently served in leadership positions on Session. They love the Bradley Hills community, and have been faithful servants in building up our fellowship and strengthening both our mission and our vision. And all of them bring seasoned expertise and experience from their secular vocations that have enriched this planning process. 

American Synagogues and churches share worship space and a vision of the future 

The following overture was passed by National Capital Presbytery on Tuesday, September 27, 2005. The overture originated with the Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church Session, based upon a joint statement approved by the Session and the Board of the Bethesda Jewish Congregation, our spiritual siblings who share sacred space with us. The intent of the overture is to reframe the divestment controversy by turning the conversation in a positive direction--providing impetuses for positive investment in Israeli and Palestinian communities. 

The Accessibility Task Force (ATF) was established by the Session of Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church (BHPC) to determine ways that BHPC might change to become more accessible to persons with disabilities. 

One of our core values as a community of faith is hospitality (defined as "we welcome others and embrace our differences). The following report was adopted by Session in June of 2005, and all the recommendations were approved. The report includes biblical and theological exploration, medical and psychological understandings of homosexuality, an overview of other church responses to this issue, and a summary of the feelings and opinions solicited from the congregation. Most of all, this report describes the journey of the task force as they were led by the Holy Spirit to become more welcoming to all God's children. 

From our dialogue with the congregation and its leadership, we sensed that there is nearly complete satisfaction with our core mission and values statements.