What is a Peace Church?
“A Peace Church is a church that… ...recognizes that war and militarism are inconsistent with the Gospel of Christ that calls us to love our enemies and pray for those that persecute us …recognizes the…
What’s NEXT? – This is a crucial moment for people of faith to take action to prevent gun violence
The NEXT Church Conference in Baltimore was three days full of creative worship, inspiring ministries, and faithful people who want to see the Church thrive and grow into who we are called to be in…
PPF Is A Tree: A Silly Analogy for Crucial Work of the Activist Council
The Presbyterian Peace Fellowship is like a tree. OK, I know, you’re probably groaning and thinking “not another bad analogy.” But let me explain. I have been thinking a lot recently about what PPF is…
Baby steps in South Bend
Dr. Martin Luther King once commented that Sunday morning is the most segregated time in America. Although some things have changed, Christian churches remain, by and large all white or all black. Churches in our…The Substance and Evidence of our Faith after Charlottesville
By Beth Foster, Mercy Junction Justice and Peace Center director I’ve told about my experiences in Charlottesville this past weekend over and over in the last couple days — on social media, in videos, and…
Mercy Junction declares itself a sanctuary congregation
The Council of Elders of the interfaith congregation of Mercy Junction approved this statement at its meeting on Saturday evening, March 4, committing itself to providing sanctuary to those in danger, and to resisting and…
Let’s Show Trump What It Means to Be a Presbyterian
During the campaign, Trump told reporters that he was a Presbyterian and had grown up at First Presbyterian Church of Jamaica, Queens. First Presbyterian did acknowledge that Trump had been baptized there. And the Presbyterian…
Service in a Post-Election World
From Hands and Feet / YAV - AVL Briana Joseph... Salut! In today’s blog, I want to switch things up a bit and talk briefly about why I feel the work I’m doing through the…