Serving God with Energy, Intelligence, Imagination, and Love
PNNE Seeks Volunteer Treasurer
See info on "Staff and Leadership" page
The Presbytery of Northern New England (PNNE) is a mid-council of the Presbyterian Church (USA). PNNE consists of all the ministers and churches in New Hampshire, Maine, most of Vermont and northeastern Massachusetts. A formal description of the PNNE boundaries is found in the PNNE Bylaws, Article I.C.
At the end of 2024, 28 PNNE member congregations and one fellowship reported 2,029 members. More PNNE statistics are available on the PCUSA statistics page for PNNE. You can view a list of our churches on our CHURCHES page. Our approximately 112 active and retired Ministers of Word and Sacrament provides PNNE with a significant strength. The PNNE is one of the 19 presbyteries in the Synod of the Northeast.
Upcoming Conferences
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Mid Council Leaders Gathering
November 9– 12; Louisville -
Moderators’ Conference
November 13 – 15; Louisville and online -
Mid-Council Financial Conference
November 19-21, Chicago
The church is to be a community of faith, entrusting itself to God alone, even at the risk of losing its life.
The Book of Order
Synod Grant makes Church survey tools available thru COM
How recently have you looked at your congregation’s purpose? Who are the groups in your community with whom you can partner to serve your neighbor? What is unique about your calling to prepare members for ministry? The Synod has provided funds to help sessions study their community and to survey their congregation. Mission InSite and Church Assessment resources are available to you at half your cost. Contact Resource Presbyter Scott DeBlock via EMAIL to sign up.
Is Your Congregation Embarking on a Time of Transition?
The Grant PNNE received from our Synod of the Northeast has funds to partner with you! It can help pay for tools like the Congregational Assessment Tool (CAT) (ask Scott DeBlock) and MissionINSITE (ask Al Timm) to help learn about your broader community trends and data that could influence the shape of a future job description. Or maybe a grant could help pay the honorarium of a trained leader for a mission study. Or maybe it could partner with you to advertise your position. If your session is interested in knowing more, for an info sheet, click HERE. Applications must be submitted by December 15, 2025. Send session’s request to Marnie Silbert.
Ongoing Care for Ukraine
Composer and conductor John Rutter writes: "‘How can a composer respond to a global tragedy? By writing music is the most obvious thing. Like everybody, I’ve been shocked and dismayed by the events of recent days, and the first thing I wanted to do was write some music that would respond in my own way." Thus was born this new setting of A Ukrainian Prayer —
Боже, Україну храни
Дай нам силу, вірі, й надії
Отче наш, Отче наш
Амінь
A literal translation of the text is:
Good Lord, protect Ukraine.
Give her strength, courage, faith, hope. Amen.
Read more from Rutter. The score is available for free by submitting this form. You are welcome to duplicate the score for the sole use of your own choir. You may like to make a donation to a Ukrainian relief charity, perhaps equivalent to the approximate cost of the copies had you purchased them. If you wish, you are free to make an audio or video recording of the piece without a special license to do so.
For every contribution to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, 17% of designated gifts are allocated for PCUSA operational services, and the remaining 83% goes directly to the emergency response, in this case to organizations working directly with those fleeing Ukraine. Gifts can be made online, by calling (800) 872-3283, by texting PDAUKR to 41444, or by check made payable to Presbyterian Church U.S.A. with "DR000156-Ukraine" on the memo line.
Mail to: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), P.O. Box 643700, Pittsburgh, PA 15264.