Violence in Afghanistan not inevitable
PPF Statement on Afghanistan after US troop withdrawal in August 2021 It is not inevitable. The reality we have seen in the last two weeks--of Afghans holding onto planes taking off from Kabul, of interpreters…
Barstow-Driver Award Honors Cheryl and Douglas Hunt of First Presbyterian Church, Stockton, CA
By Tamara Razzano For most of their lives, Cheryl and Doug Hunt have been peacemakers. From individually serving in the Peace Corps, to long involvement in the Colombia Accompaniment Program, and participating in the Preventing Gun…
Abolition: A Doorway to Beloved Community?
As we close our six-month deep focus on defunding the police and the eight-week Praxis Circles to understand this call, we are publishing reflections from PPFers on what they’ve learned through this process. This one…
Statement on Stony Point Center Transitions
Like so many, we in the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship are deeply saddened to hear of the new phase that Stony Point Center will be entering into where they will dramatically downsize and lay off all…
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…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…