Proyecto Amistad and Laredos Unidos To Become One

PBM announces merger

After operating within the bounds of Mission (PCUSA) and Noreste (INPM) Presbyteries for the past 18 and 21 years respectively, Laredos Unidos (Laredo/Nuevo Laredo) and Proyecto Amistad (Eagle Pass/Piedras Negras), two of seven sites of Presbyterian Border Ministry (PBM), have announced that they will merge into a single border ministry effective January 1, 2007.

The purpose of the merger is to more effectively facilitate the relationships and joint ministries of Noreste Presbytery of Mexico and its partners in the United States. Until now, both ministries have worked almost exclusively within the bounds of Noreste Presbytery so this merger is seen primarily a unification of those efforts.

Few details about the merger have been determined to date; however, each ministry will be informing its constituency and Mission Presbytery's MOSD of those details as their boards and a jointly-appointed transition committee release this information.

In the meanwhile, Presbyterian Border Ministry wishes to thank Mission Presbytery and its member churches for their faithful prayers, participation, and financial commitment to the three ministries (Laredos Unidos, Proyecto Amistad, and Puentes de Cristo (Hidalgo/Reynosa) operating within the bounds of the presbytery.

Read Proyecto Amistad's merger announcement.

For more information about Presbyterian Border Ministry and the Laredo and Amistad ministries, visit PBM's web site.