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On the eve of Ukraine’s Independence Day, Presbyterians pray and lament the awful aftermath of the Russian invasion

Posted August 23rd, 2023

On Wednesday during Chapel service, about 50 members of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) national staff prayed for and lamented Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which occurred 546 days ago, and the resulting warfare. Thursday is Ukrainian Independence Day, when the nation celebrates its independence from the former Soviet Union, which dates back to 1991.

Neo-fascist and authoritarian trends in Europe are alarming, says Presbyterian World Mission area coordinator

Posted October 10th, 2022

What is clear is that without serious citizen intervention, there is a very grim future ahead for Europe.

Global partners grateful that the PC(USA) is standing in solidarity against Russian invasion

Posted March 2nd, 2022

LOUISVILLE — The Russian people are demonstrating in the streets against their president’s order to invade Ukraine, knowing the consequences will be dire. Switzerland is neutral no more. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres pleaded “The fighting in Ukraine must stop. Enough is enough.”

BURM Network gets an update on the current situation in Belarus

Posted November 10th, 2021

Belarus was a key focus of the recent virtual BURM Network (Belarus, Ukraine, Russia Mission Network) during its virtual annual meeting.

Belarus, Ukraine, Russia Mission Network talks climate change

Posted September 25th, 2020

At its recent virtual meeting, the Belarus, Ukraine, Russia Mission Network (BURM) invited an internationally recognized Presbyterian to brief partners on the impacts of climate change and the importance of the work faith-based communities are doing to bring about change.