Peace & Justice Archives

Got questions? A new PC(USA) podcast has answers

Posted March 9th, 2021

Simon Doong enjoys podcasts. The project manager in the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program listens to a variety of pods addressing topics of interest such as fitness, sports and video games.

One Great Hour of Sharing gifts empower ‘the least of these’

Posted March 9th, 2021

Mama O is a wounded healer. Her moment of greatest need intersected with the critical healing and support services provided by Black Women’s Blueprint, a civil and human rights organization specifically focused on the needs of Black women and girls since 2008. At 65 years of age, she is among the eldest survivors of sexual violence in the organization. And now, she’s returning the gift.

Racism against Asian Americans decried

Posted March 8th, 2021

The Presbyterian Office of Public Witness issued a statement Monday decrying racism against Asian Americans and calling for acts of hate against them to stop.

PC(USA) champions peace in Colombia

Posted March 5th, 2021

The Washington office of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has signed onto a letter asking President Joe Biden to make the Colombian government’s full implementation of 2016 peace accords a priority.

Finding a way forward in Syria

Posted March 5th, 2021

Since conflict and violence began in Syria in 2011, at least two-thirds of Christians and two-thirds of health professionals have left the country, according to the Jinishian Memorial Program (JMP), a long-time partner of World Mission and Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA).

Registration now open for Compassion, Peace & Justice Training Days

Posted March 3rd, 2021

Registration is now open for CPJ Training Days, a virtual advocacy and organizing event April 7-9.

Presbyterian churches commemorate SDOP Sunday on March 14

Posted March 3rd, 2021

Each year, on a Sunday during Lent, Presbyterians take a day to celebrate the mission and ministry of the Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People (SDOP).

Washington office rallying support for democracy reform package

Posted March 2nd, 2021

The Washington Office of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is once again rallying support for a democracy reform package known as the For the People Act to expand Americans’ access to the ballot box.

Pastors call on churches to teach the truth about white supremacy

Posted February 26th, 2021

Millions of Americans were surprised and shocked when insurrectionists stormed the United States Capitol on Jan. 6 attempting to stop the certification of the November presidential election.

PC(USA) joins call for wider global production of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments

Posted February 25th, 2021

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Public Witness (OPW) is joining more than 400 faith, human rights, civil society, and labor organizations in calling on the administration of President Joe Biden to join a global movement to make COVID-19 vaccines more widely available around the world.