2018 Anne Barstow and Tom Driver Award for Excellence in Nonviolent Direct Action in Retirement Goes to Rev. Peggy Howland
PPF is honored to name Rev. Peggy Howland the 2018 recipient of the Anne Barstow and Tom Driver Award for Nonviolent Direct Action in Retirement. Named for long-time nonviolence advocates Anne Barstow and Tom Driver,…
Statement in Support of the Overture (09-08) on Nuclear Disarmament
Media Contact: Jan Orr-Harter Janoh4@aol.com 817-291-3952 Joint Statement from Presbyterian Voices for Justice and the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship in Support of the Overture (09-08) on Nuclear Disarmament, as Submitted by the Presbytery of New Hope…“My Dear Fellow Clergymen:” Confessing King
By Annica Gage My dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling our present activities “unwise and untimely.” So begins Martin Luther King’s now-famous “Letter…An Update on the Conflict in Syria
As we move into 2018, the nature of the conflict in Syria continues to evolve. The question arises as to whether the overture currently working its way towards the next General Assembly is still a…ANNOUNCEMENT: Fossil Free PCUSA Now A Project of PPF
Fossil Free PC(USA) and Presbyterian Peace Fellowship (PPF) are pleased to announce a formal partnership in recognition of the crucial link between environmental justice and peacemaking. FFPCUSA will now operate as a project within PPF.…Interfaith Delegation Highlights Real Challenges of Peacemaking
The landmark interfaith delegation to Israel/Palestine which the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship helped coordinate and sponsor with Jewish Voice for Peace and American Muslims for Palestine has run into some challenges. Five members of the delegation…
A Presbyterian Perspective on Faith & Politics
Sometimes you hear people say that faith and politics don’t mix. I want to argue that they do. And I want to begin with the Bible. Most of the Bible has to do, not with…