Colombia

The situation in Colombia is grim. The country has lived through forty years of war. Today there are "armed actors" everywhere one looks: guerrilla forces, paramilitary troops, police and soldiers and a government committed to "controlling the violence" through overwhelming military response. As if those factors aren't complicated enough, oil and cocaine beckon the U.S. government, and our tax dollars are a complicated part of growing violence that destroys so many lives.

The Colombian Presbyterian Church (IPC) has courageously spoken out against the violence that is endemic in Colombia today. For this stand its members have endured arbitrary arrest and death threats. Responding to these attacks against the IPC, the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship stands with our Colombian sisters and brothers. Please consider joining us in this work.

Learn More

• Read the latest reports and reflections from our current Accompaniers.
• Read reflections from PC(USA) Mission Workers in Colombia, Rev. Alice Winters and John and Paula Ewers.
• Resources on Colombia from the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program including "Colombia," a 15-page pamphlet describing the courageous response of Colombian Presbyterians to violence.
• PPF has speakers available to present to your congregation or organization about the situation in Colombia and our work through the Accompaniment Program.
• Interview with Mauricio Avilés
• Article by Alexa Smith in Presbyterian Outlook (Nov 2006)
• Parrish Jones served as Visiting Professor of Systematic Theology at the Reformed University of Barranquilla for the year of 2007.
  Read Parrish's blog.
• Lots of links to other stuff online pertaining to Colombia Accompaniment.