congress Archives

PC(USA) Washington Office calls for domestic, international COVID-19 advocacy

Posted April 6th, 2020

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Public Witness (OPW) is calling on people to contact their congressional representatives about domestic and international issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

PC(USA) Washington office calls for easing Iran sanctions to combat COVID-19

Posted March 27th, 2020

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Public Witness (OPW) has signed onto appeals to top U.S. officials, including President Donald J. Trump, to ease sanctions on Iran to help blunt the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

PC(USA) youth director testifies before congressional environmental subcommittee

Posted September 6th, 2018

For Emily Donovan, youth director at Little Chapel on the Boardwalk in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina and co-founder of Clean Cape Fear, the fight to protect and nurture children goes far beyond the walls of the church.

Presbyterian representation drops slightly in 115th US Congress

Posted January 6th, 2017

A recently released report by the Pew Research Center for Religion & Public Life shows the composition of the 115th U.S. Congress is losing members from historically mainline Protestant groups in favor of modest gains by evangelicals, Catholics and representatives from other faith traditions.

Registration is open for Compassion, Peace and Justice Training Day

Posted January 4th, 2017

With an emotionally charged 2016 behind us, Presbyterian leaders are seeking new ways to address many of the issues that took center stage in the previous year. Advocacy Training Weekend, which includes Compassion, Peace and Justice Training Day and Ecumenical Advocacy Days, is scheduled for April 21-24, in Washington, D.C.