Presbyterian Mission Agency capitol hill Archives

Faith gives wings to calls for environmental justice

Posted April 22nd, 2021

Keya Chatterjee was speaking to a crowd preparing to virtually walk into the halls of power and ask their legislators to do what many deem impossible: supporting legislation that takes decisive steps to stop climate change and address its impacts.

2020 ecumenical advocacy weekend focuses on environmental justice

Posted December 3rd, 2019

The first advocacy training weekend of the 2020s will focus on an issue many believe is the most important thing people can work on in the next decade.

PC(USA) Washington office preparing to bring church to Congress

Posted July 10th, 2019

Located just across the street from the U.S. Capitol building, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Public Witness (OPW) staff regularly meets with members of Congress in their offices and at events to share the church’s point of view on issues of the day.

A workaround for the cold shoulder

Posted February 21st, 2019

Now that they’re both about three years into their work leading, respectively, the Office of Public Witness in Washington, D.C., and the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations in New York City, the Rev. Jimmie Hawkins and Ryan Smith say they’ve found ways to work around a White House that often doesn’t welcome their input.