Gun Violence – Presbyterian Peace Fellowship

February 21, 2019
Gun Violence

Support Background Checks Legislation – Information & Call to Action

Historic Bipartisan legislation for Background Checks is could be up for a vote as early as March or April. Download our 1-Page Resource for background information about this legislation and how to take action to…

December 3, 2018
Gun Violence

Gun Violence Prevention February 2019 Worship-Action Kit for Presbyterians

Engaging Presbyterian Congregations in Prayer and Action to Observe: One Year since the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting in Parkland, FL, February 14 & The Universal Day of Prayer for Students Sunday, February 17,…

November 8, 2018
Gun Violence

One Congregation’s Process of Studying Gun Violence

Stony Point Presbyterian Church recently completed a year of studying the controversial topic of gun violence. This document contains reflections on their process, their conclusions, and the story of the remarkable way this often-divisive issue…

November 8, 2018
Gun Violence, Worship

A Hymn Lamenting Gun Violence

God of Mercy, You Have Shown Us A Hymn Lamenting Gun Violence BEACH SPRING 8.7.8.7. D (“God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending”) God of mercy, you have shown us ways of living that are good:…

November 8, 2018
Gun Violence, Sermons, Worship

The Sunday after Sandy Hook – Sermons and Worship Resources from December 16, 2012

In the wake of the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, CT, we offer some of the sermons and worship materials composed and used by PPF members. Sermon - Alison Harrington It…

November 8, 2018
Gun Violence, Sermons, Videos, Websites, Worship

PC(USA) Resources on Gun Violence Prevention

Justice Unbound has a list of some of the best PC(USA) resources on Gun Violence: http://justiceunbound.org/action-alerts/in-the-aftermath-of-two-mass-shootings-this-week/

November 8, 2018
Gun Violence, Sermons, Undoing Racism

Sermon: The Culture of Violence and the Beloved Community

This sermon was delivered on January 20, 2013 to a community-wide, interfaith and interracial gathering to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther, King, Jr., in Highstown, NJ. The preacher was Tom F. Driver, The…

November 7, 2018
Gun Violence, Sermons

Sermon: The Difference a Gun Can Make

From a post on the PC(USA) Office of Public Witness blog The Real Difference in the Trayvon Martin Case: A Gun Changed Everything by the Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II Sermon as prepared for Second Presbyterian…

September 25, 2018
Gun Violence

Prayer for a Movement of the Spirit to Engage Presbyterian Congregations in Nation-Wide Action to Prevent Gun Violence

This prayer is part of an overture that was approved by the 223rd General Assembly in 2016. It is intended to be used in congregations across the denomination. Gracious God, whose mercy never ends, whose Spirit…

August 23, 2018
Gun Violence

No Guns in God’s House Brochure

Printer instructions: print both sides, flip on short side of paper. Download PDF

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