Say no to Biden’s Asylum Ban
The Presbyterian Peace Fellowship opposes the Biden Administration’s proposed rule change that would make asylum claims much more difficult for certain asylum seekers. The proposed change would take effect when the CDC’s Title 42 Public…
I have a secret
by Rev. Deanna Hollas, Coordinator, Gun Violence Prevention Ministry,Presbyterian Peace Fellowship I was recently on a flight and ended up engaged in a conversation with the person seated next to me. It wasn’t too long…
Another Sunday in America
Sermon by: Rev. David Ensign, Interim Director at PPF Yesterday I preached at Trinity Presbyterian in Harrisonburg, Va., the congregation where the Revs. Jim and Roxana Atwood made their faith community in retirement. For Presbyterians,…
Standing in the right place
Interview with Rev. Bart Smith, Recipient of the 2022 Peaceseeker Award June 2022 The Reverend Bart Smith (he/him) has had the joy and privilege of being the pastor of St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church in Tucson,…
If you are interested in gun violence prevention: start somewhere.
Interview with Rev. Dr. Harry Eberts, Co-Recipient of the 2021 Peaceseeker Award May 2022 Along with Miranda Viscoli, Harry Eberts is Co-President of New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence. They work with youth, with art,…
Organize, Learn and Organize Again: Lessons from the GVP Movement:
Interview with Miranda Viscoli, Co-Recipient of the 2021 Peaceseeker Award May 2022 Along with Harry Eberts, Miranda Viscoli is Co-President of New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence. They work with youth, with art, with their…
Letter to OGA regarding armed guards at General Assembly 225
Rev. Dr. Diane Moffett Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II Office of the General Assembly Louisville, KY June 10, 2022 Dear siblings in Christ, We read with dismay the news release announcing the presence of…
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…
Nonviolent resistance is the only thing that will ultimately save Ukraine
By: Bill Galvin, PPF Activist Council Member and Counseling Coordinator at the Center on Conscience & War I was a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War. I have known since then that violence and war…
Presbyterian Peace Fellowship Statement on Ukraine: We oppose all war
The Presbyterian Peace Fellowship calls for an immediate halt to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and a return to diplomatic talks. The Presbyterian Peace Fellowship (PPF) opposes all war. We maintain that the nonviolent realism…