Peace & Justice Archives

Presbyterian delegates hear directly from UN Secretary-General at town hall

Posted March 14th, 2019

Their amazement at the Secretary-General of the United Nations’ openness to questions from the crowd was second only to their amazement that they got in.

Young PC(USA) delegate finds UN Commission overwhelming ‘in a good way’

Posted March 13th, 2019

Nana Boateng and Joy Durrant stepped into the massive foyer of the United Nations building Monday morning and were a little lost. The destination was Conference Room 11, but how to get there? What did they need to get in? A helpful security officer told them where the room was, and that they might need special passes for the conference they wanted to attend in the opening hours of the 63rd Annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).

Event gives Presbyterians an idea what UN Ministry does year-round

Posted March 12th, 2019

The annual United Nations Commission on the Status of Women is an all-hands-on-deck and then some event for the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations.

Presbyterian Women moderator serves cultural, culinary twist on Scripture

Posted March 11th, 2019

JyungIn “Jenny” Lee was a bit incredulous.She had come to an office event with Japchae, a popular Korean stir-fry dish of glass noodles, vegetables and mushrooms, sometimes including meat. Because of the arduous process of cooking Japchae, Lee explained that it was often the last dish people signed up for at potlucks.

Engaging the community rather than the corporation

Posted March 11th, 2019

Members of the Committee on Mission Responsibility Through Investment (MRTI) spend much of their time engaging corporations with whom the Board of Pensions and Presbyterian Foundation has about $12 billion invested. Its shareholder engagement process seeks to get companies to comply with General Assembly corporate criteria on environmental responsibility, peace, justice for people of color and for women, and other directives.

PC(USA) UN Ministry opens commission by welcoming Presbyterian Women

Posted March 11th, 2019

The Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations welcomed the church’s 2019 delegation to the UN Commission on the Status of Women by celebrating the Presbyterian Women’s new status as a non-governmental organization accredited by the UN.

Auto-Desarrollo de los Pueblos desembolsa más de $ 150k para 10 proyectos de autodesarrollo.

Posted March 7th, 2019

por Margaret Mwale | Comité Presbiteriano del Auto-Desarrollo de los Pueblos El dinero de los financiamientos de la ofrenda de “La Gran Hora de Compartir” ayuda a las personas oprimidas… Read more »

Forty days of Lenten prayer

Posted March 5th, 2019

The Rev. Duke Dixon, pastor of Presbyterian Church of Easton in Easton, Md., part of New Castle Presbytery, returned from a sabbatical last summer feeling his congregation needed to pray — really pray — for its community.

More benefits than you can shake a palm at

Posted February 27th, 2019

Like many churches across the country, Irvington Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis celebrates Palm Sunday with people in the congregation waving palm fronds to commemorate Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem shortly before his death and resurrection.

PC(USA) leaders help announce bus tour to show ‘real emergency’

Posted February 25th, 2019

Leaders from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Racial & Intercultural Justice ministry and Office of Public Witness participated in a Monday morning announcement by The Poor People’s Campaign that it will be embarking on a National Emergency Poverty and Truth Bus Tour in the coming months.