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Presbyterians join Poor People’s Campaign voting effort

Posted September 11th, 2020

he Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is co-sponsoring a Poor People’s Campaign event Monday focused on voting.

Washington Office urges congressional contacts over upcoming refugee consultations

Posted September 2nd, 2020

The Office of Public Witness is asking Presbyterians to take a few minutes before the Labor Day weekend to contact their congressional delegation about upcoming consultations over how many refugees can enter the country during the upcoming fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1.

U.S. Senator Chris Coons: The nation’s ‘deep racial inequities are sinful’

Posted August 14th, 2020

U.S. Senator Chris Coons, a Delaware Democrat and a longtime Presbyterian, doesn’t hesitate to share his faith — even in front of a pair of Presbyterian pastors and an online audience containing dozens of his fellow Presbyterians.

PC(USA)’s Washington office calls for more support for countries to fight COVID-19

Posted August 7th, 2020

The Washington Office of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. is calling for Congress to swiftly authorize the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to release Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) to help struggling countries combat the coronavirus.

Congressman remembers Rep. John Lewis in talk with PC(USA) Washington office

Posted August 7th, 2020

Congressman David Price (D-North Carolina) entered the U.S. House of Representatives in 1987, the same year as another Southern Congressman, Rep. John Lewis (D-Georgia).

Presbyterian Office of Public Witness lining up support for the PLANET Act

Posted July 27th, 2020

With the 75th anniversary of the U.S. bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima drawing near, the Washington office of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is drumming up support for legislation to keep the testing of nuclear explosives a thing of the past.

PC(USA) highlights the power of protest

Posted July 24th, 2020

As protests against racism continued in Oregon and other parts of the country, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Office of Public Witness held a webinar this week explaining the importance of challenging the status quo and making one’s voice heard through the ballot box.

Caesar Act worsens humanitarian situation in Syria

Posted July 15th, 2020

The humanitarian situation in Syria continues to worsen — much in part, many faith leaders believe, to the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act passed by Congress last fall and signed into law by President Donald Trump in December.

PC(USA) Office of Public Witness decries treatment of protesters

Posted June 30th, 2020

The PC(USA)’s Office of Public Witness has issued a statement decrying the use of heavy-handed tactics to control protesters and criticizing the passage of laws limiting the right to protest.

Just ahead of Israel’s annexation announcement, webinar explores the ramifications

Posted June 30th, 2020

A webinar posted last week by three ministries of the Presbyterian Mission Agency speaks to the announcement expected Wednesday that Israel will, with the blessing of U.S. government officials, annex about 30 percent of the territory of the West Bank, which would affect about 750,000 Palestinians living in land occupied by Israel since the 1967 Middle East war.