Central Presbyterian works with many partners in ministry, downtown events and issues, and the arts.
APTS: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
From the APTS website:
Austin Seminary is a warm and friendly place to pursue a serious theological education. Our students come from a wide range of denominations, age groups, geographical areas, educational backgrounds, cultural heritages, and theological perspectives, creating a rich and challenging educational environment. Community and camaraderie are among the fringe benefits of the instructional programs at Austin Seminary. Living, working, and worshiping together, students and faculty develop friendships and professional relationships that last a lifetime.
President Theodore J. Wardlaw heads a faculty of scholars representing a dozen different disciplines. Austin Seminary professors understand their academic work to be in the service of the church. Most faculty members have experienced parish ministry first-hand and all are currently engaged in the life of the church from the local to the national level. A diverse group, our resident faculty includes scholars of different traditions and philosophies; their classes blend practical discussions of pastoral work with deep theological insight.
Since 2006, Central Presbyterian Church has been a venue for the SXSW Music Festival. Naturally, we're quite proud of the beauty of our space and the work done by our volunteers, but we really don't need to do any bragging - there are plenty of reviewers, bloggers, and general World Wide Web writers who do all the "bragging" that we need! ...
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Austin Interfaith Arts & Music Festival
From their website:
The Austin Interfaith Arts and Music Festival (AIAMF) provides opportunities for people of all faith traditions and nationalities to encounter the transforming beauty of spiritually inspired art and music. Our hope is that such encounters will help bridge that which divides us so that we may join together in celebrating that which unites us.
In the face of so many challenges in this world, we strive to overcome fear, intolerance, and bigotry with understanding, acceptance, and love.
CPC co-sponsors the festival. First held in 2004, the next festival will be held on October 29, 2011, at St. Ignatius Family Center.
DANA: Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association
From DANA's website:
Our mission is to improve the quality of life for those who live, work and play downtown. DANA influences decisions that affect downtown, educates and listens to residents and stakeholders about downtown and issues that affect them, and fosters a downtown community through social events.
We:
• Promote a range of downtown housing options.
• Protect public spaces and historical assets.
• Support pedestrian-oriented development policies.
• Address safety and public nuisance concerns.
• Encourage mixed-use residential development.
• Organize resident social events.
• Communicate the economic and cultural benefits of a vibrant, densely-populated downtown to elected officials and the community at large.
