gun violence Archives

Gun Violence Hymn: “To A Place of Celebration”

Posted October 5th, 2017

This hymn set to the tune of EBENEZER 8.7.8.7 D (“Why Do Nations Rage Together”) was written by Carolyn Gillette Winfrey in response to the June 12, 2016 shooting at the… Read more »

Trigger Bulletin Insert

Posted May 29th, 2013

Download an editable bulletin insert to help promote your screening of “TRIGGER: The Ripple Effect of Gun Violence” documentary. This bulletin insert allows you to fill in your own screening… Read more »

Strategies for Pastors Concerning Children’s Messages For the Sunday after a Shooting

Posted December 17th, 2012

Use this document as a guide for responding to children on the Sunday after a shooting.

Gun Violence Prevention – worship resources

Posted August 7th, 2012

Use these worship resources about gun violence prevention.

Gun Violence Prevention – Theological Underpinnings

Posted August 7th, 2012

Learn about the theological underpinnings of gun violence prevention.

Liturgical Resources in Response to Violence

Posted July 21st, 2012

This collection of prayers and other liturgical resources may be used when a community has experienced violence.

2012 One Great Hour of Sharing: Presbyterian Disaster Assistance video

Posted March 21st, 2012

Inspired by the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) response to a shooting in his hometown of Kirkwood, Missouri, PC(USA) pastor David Holyan found a way to give back. Watch this streaming… Read more »

Questions of Faith in the Face of Fear: Ministering with and for young people in the wake of tragedy

Posted February 29th, 2012

Use this resource to minister to youth and young people in the wake of a recent school shooting tragedy.

Gun Violence, Gospel Values: Mobilizing in Response to God’s Call

Posted July 8th, 2011

This report, approved by the 219th General Assembly (2010), challenges our society’s fatalism and numbness in accepting the highest gun death rates in the world, reviews past church positions and proposes a new “spiritual awakening” approach: a church-related, community-based strategy inspired by “Heeding God’s Call” in Philadelphia, with similar groups in Richmond, Virginia and central New Jersey. The report looks at our culture of violence-acceptance, with its undercurrents of fear and desperation.

“God of Mercy, You Have Shown Us” hymn

Posted June 30th, 2010

A hymn lamenting gun violence by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette. Words Only