Presbyterian Mission Agency hands & feet initiative Archives

Presbyterian Peace Fellowship explores the path ahead following General Assembly

Posted September 15th, 2022

Even while looking back at what occurred earlier this summer during the 225th General Assembly, Presbyterian Peace Fellowship presenters kept their eyes focused on the road ahead during an hour-long online event Tuesday. Watch it here.

Week of Action to highlight Asian American and Pacific Islander resilience, resistance, affirmation and power

Posted August 20th, 2021

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders will be in the spotlight next Friday as a full day of the Presbyterian Week of Action is devoted to issues and concerns related to those communities.

Middle East Monday will set the tone for Week of Action

Posted August 19th, 2021

The second annual Presbyterian Week of Action will begin Monday, Aug. 23, with a deep dive into the Middle East and the United States’ role in its recent history and future in a day titled “Middle East Peace … Our Peace.”

‘The struggle does not define us’

Posted August 17th, 2021

On Saturday, Aug. 28, the Presbyterian Week of Action will celebrate the liberation, resilience and vibrancy of Black people through two main events: a panel discussion and an evening concert.

Responding to a crisis in Indigenous communities is the focus of Week of Action Thursday

Posted August 12th, 2021

On Thursday, Aug. 26, the Presbyterian Week of Action will focus on an ongoing crisis in Indigenous communities in the United States, Canada, and around the world with a day themed “No More Stolen Relatives: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People.”

Week of Action LGBTQIA+ day includes homage to Mister Rogers

Posted August 10th, 2021

On Wednesday, Aug. 25, the Presbyterian Week of Action will turn its attention to the LGBTQIA+ community with events including a children’s story time and a poetry and story slam.

Presbyterian Week of Action slated for Aug. 23-29

Posted June 17th, 2021

Excitement is building for this year’s Presbyterian Week of Action, which takes place Aug. 23-29. It will lift up not only Black Lives Matter but other marginalized groups, such as Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, who have been the target of hatred and discrimination.

Presbytery of Milwaukee lives into its Matthew 25 calling

Posted April 14th, 2021

The Presbytery of Milwaukee calls its ambitious work around the Matthew 25 invitation “Healing Through Action.” Last fall, congregations and members of the presbytery took on medical care (“I was sick and you looked after me”) and housing (“I was a stranger and you invited me in”).

Challenging the status quo

Posted August 29th, 2020

Young adults with a desire to see the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) move forward say they’re running up against a wall when they try to approach older members about sensitive issues, such as institutional racism and bias against queer people.

GA may not be coming, but it has had an impact on Baltimore ministry

Posted June 19th, 2020

It is certainly disappointing, the Rev. Kate Foster Connors says.