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07525 August 23, 2007
Notes about people
by Jerry Van Marter Presbyterian News Service
Aida Faris, a native of Lebanon currently living in Austin, TX, has been elected moderator of the National Middle Eastern Presbyterian Caucus (NMEPC) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
One of her first official acts was to thank Presbyterian churches throughout the denomination that dedicated the days between Easter and Pentecost this year to prayer, study and interfaith dialogue on the Middle East and the Christians there. An appeal for such activities was issued by the 217th General Assembly (2006).
The NMEPC was started in 1996. "Let me remind you that PC(USA) missionaries arrived Beirut, Lebanon in 1823 and as a result of that mission endeavor today we are the largest reformed protestant body in the Middle East," Faris wrote in her Aug. 13 letter to the church. "As Middle East Presbyterians who arrived in the U.S.A. we have a special burden to reach out to our people for Jesus Christ as they come to our midst in the USA."
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In the wake of C. Davis Perkins' departure as president and publisher for the Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, acting president and publisher Marc Lewis has announced some staff changes.
David Dobson, who has been with PPC since 1999, has been named acting director of publishing. Formerly PPC's director of product management, Dobson will oversee the editorial and marketing programs for Westminster John Knox Press, Geneva Press, and the Web site The Thoughtful Christian.
Lewis announced two other promotions: the Rev. Jon Berquist, who has been senior editor for biblical studies since 2003, has been named executive editor for biblical studies; and the Rev. Donald K. McKim, who has been academic and reference editor since 2000, has been named executive editor for theology and reference.
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Robert Grant Lyngstad, a tireless benefactor and booster of Jamestown (ND) College, died Aug. 13, following a battle with cancer. He was 81.
A North Dakota native, Lynstad long believed that North Dakota needed a private Christian college. During his life he made many gifts to Jamestown College and served on its board of trustees for a quarter-century, retiring in 2001 as vice-chair.
A Presbyterian elder, Lyngstad served on sessions in Tarzana, CA, St. Paul, MN, and Fargo, ND.
He is survived by his wife, Lorry, three children and numerous grandchildren. A memorial service was held Aug. 16 at First Presbyterian Church of Fargo, ND.
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