Gun Violence Prevention at 2018 General Assembly: “Count Me In!” Campaign & New Study/Action Resources for Congregations
With 36,000 Americans dying from gun violence last year, the General Assembly gathering of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in St. Louis June 16-23 will re-affirm church policies for gun reform. Hopefully, Presbyterians will leave with new resources…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…Faculty at PCUSA-Related Seminaries Call for the Denomination to Divest Immediately from Fossil Fuels
This week, faculty at theological seminaries affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA) called for the denomination to fully divest the Board of Pensions and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Foundation from fossil fuel industries. More than…Rev. Denise Anderson to Deliver Keynote for Peace Breakfast on June 20
The Presbyterian Peace Fellowship is thrilled to announce that Rev. Denise Anderson will be the keynote speaker at the PPF Peace Breakfast on June 20, 2018 at 7 a.m. in St. Louis. The Peace Breakfast will honor…Preaching after Nakba Day
Today marks the 70th anniversary of the Nakba, the Catastrophe, when Israel occupied Palestine in 1948 displacing at least 750,000 Palestinians from their homes. Yesterday also marks the move of the US Embassy from Tel…
“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…Where Is Resurrection This Week?
In this fifth week of Easter, I am reminded that resurrection--and hope--does not always come easy. From the lectionary texts for this Sunday to the current events of the last week, there are signs of…#walk2divest from cynicism
Re-posted from say more about that with permission from author Alison Wood. Alison Wood is the Site Coordinator of the Tucson Borderlands Young Adult Volunteer Program in Tucson, Arizona. As Site Coordinator, she has frequent conversations with young adults…
Picture This
Reposted with permission from A Curious Faith, a blog of Hudson River Presbytery. I vividly remember seeing the ads as a child; a polar bear floats alone on a solitary iceberg, adrift amidst an endless…