Social media campaign focuses on General Assembly policy and other information voters need
by Darla Carter | Presbyterian News Service
LOUISVILLE — The Presbyterian Office of Public Witness has launched an online video series to help members of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and other interested voters prepare for the general election in November.
The series, “Prepare for the Polls,” consists of videos focusing on General Assembly policy and other information that Presbyterian voters need. The videos, featuring OPW summer fellows, are being posted on PC(USA) social media platforms starting this week. (Watch the first video by clicking the image above.)
“The ‘Prepare for the Polls’ social media series seeks to remind Presbyterians of the value of civic discipleship, and we hope this series will help all eligible voters stay informed regarding registering to vote,” said the Rev. Christina Cosby, OPW Representative for Domestic and Environmental Policy Concerns. The series also will help voters “to learn about candidates on the ballot and determine their poll locations for the 2024 U.S. election.”
The series was created by summer fellows Olivia Phelps and Ariyah Sadler in collaboration with OPW staff for this important election season, which includes the presidential race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.
Working on this project “to mobilize voters at such a crucial time in history has been a beautiful experience,” said Phelps, who appears in the first video.
OPW believes that voting is not only a civic duty but a sacred responsibility, Cosby said.
The Rev. Christina Cosby (photo by Tammy Warren)
“As stewards of justice and compassion, we are called to be informed on the many issues that impact our communities and to use that knowledge to support basic access to human needs for vulnerable individuals,” she said. “By being a multi-issue voter focused on issues rather than parties or people, we, as Presbyterians, affirm our faith and commitment to love our neighbors by working towards a world that reflects the value of the common good.”
In addition to the multi-media series, OPW recently announced the PC(USA) Election Center, another resource for Presbyterians to gather voter information. (Find it here.)
Last month, PC(USA) Advocacy Director the Rev. Jimmie Hawkins and the Rev. Denise Anderson, director of the Compassion, Peace and Justice ministries of the Presbyterian Mission Agency, participated in a prayer vigil focused on the upcoming elections.
Among other things, Hawkins prayed that God would “open our eyes that voters might elect those whose hearts resonate with a determination to do justice, to love kindness, in a humble walk with our God.” (Watch the vigil here).
The Office of Public Witness is one of the Compassion, Peace and Justice ministries of the Presbyterian Mission Agency.
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