Why white churches need to start chopping up guns
By: Rev. Deanna Hollas Another weekend of gun violence has captured the public’s attention as an 18 year old white male went on the hunt targeting Black bodied people shopping for groceries in Buffalo NY…
Guns2Gardens: Become a disarming congregation
I recently attended a series of events in Houston TX designed to witness to the pain of gun violence and equip local faith communities to take action to end gun violence in Houston. One event…
The spirituality of disarming
I witnessed how a disarming event--how literally dismantling weapons of violence--transformed not just weapons, but all of us who were there, too. On June 13 I drove to Boulder, Colorado, to gather in the parking…
Endorsement of “De-Policing the Gun Violence Prevention Movement Policy Playbook”
The wolf shall live with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid,the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them. Isaiah 11:6-9 Presbyterian Peace Fellowship (PPF) is…
2019 Peaceseeker Award: Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church & First United Church of Oak Park
The purpose of the PPF Peaceseeker Award is to give well-deserved recognition to those who have made a serious commitment to working for justice and peace, particularly work that has influenced Presbyterians and the PC(USA).…
2019 Peaceseeker Award: Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church & First United Church of Oak Park
The purpose of the PPF Peaceseeker Award is to give well-deserved recognition to those who have made a serious commitment to working for justice and peace, particularly work that has influenced Presbyterians and the PC(USA).…
The Body of Christ in Action
For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. The eye cannot say to the hand,…
First Minister of Gun Violence Prevention Ordained in the United States Presbyterian Rev. Deanna Hollas of Dallas, TX
DALLAS, TX -- With 40,000 Americans dying from gun violence last year, Presbyterian Deanna Hollas became the first-known Minister of Gun Violence Prevention on Sunday July 7. Sponsored by Grace Presbytery, which represents the congregations…
20th Anniversary Pilgrimage to Columbine
This reflection comes to us from Deanna Hollas, our Gun Violence Prevention Ministry Coordinator. June 8-9 was Wear Orange for Gun Violence Awareness. I want to share with you a new awareness I had around…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Presbyterian Worship-Action Kit for February Gun Violence Prevention
Feb. 14 Anniversary of Parkland, FL School Shooting & Feb. 17 Universal Day of Prayer for Students As the new Congress receives a bi-partisan bill for Universal Background Checks, Presbyterians can receive a Worship-Action Kit to mark…