poverty Archives

Matthew 25 invites the PC(USA) to boldly live out Christ’s call

Posted April 20th, 2019

A wondrous change is taking place — a movement of the Spirit. Presbyterian congregations are reprioritizing the work of the Church, taking it from an institution of survival to a way of getting actively engaged in the community and making the world a better place.

Presbyterians celebrate 70 years of One Great Hour of Sharing

Posted April 17th, 2019

As the world struggled to recover from the ravages of a global war, churches across America bore witness to their faith in a united act of generosity that helped relieve human suffering.

World Mission’s Northeast Consultation encourages boldness and action

Posted April 12th, 2019

More than 30 people representing congregations, new worshiping communities, mid councils, racial-ethnic caucuses, Young Adult Volunteer alums, mission networks and others gathered by invitation of Presbyterian World Mission in early April. The gathering, held at Stony Point Center, was the second of three U.S. consultations to discuss and discern God’s mission in partnership. The first day of the three-day consultation coincided with the 51st anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who is remembered for his legacy of courage, not fear.

Ecumenical Advocates march and meet on Capitol Hill

Posted April 10th, 2019

President Donald Trump was not the first leader to use tweets, the Rt. Rev. W. Darin Moore told a crowd Monday from the steps of the United Methodist Building, across the street from the U.S. Capitol.

Making food and farming more accessible to people of color

Posted April 8th, 2019

As a college student, Lytisha Wyatt’s study about health inequalities in the United States caused her great concern.

Showing ‘what advocacy is’ keeps Presbyterians coming back to Washington event

Posted April 8th, 2019

Susan Orr came to her first Ecumenical Advocacy Days in 2013, and the past several years, she’s been loading up the van with friends and colleagues in April to make the eight-hour drive from Rochester, New York, to Washington, D.C.

Congregations are invited to become Matthew 25 churches

Posted March 22nd, 2019

While the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s Matthew 25 invitation officially rolls out April 1, it has already been underway informally and organically in a number of Presbyterian churches.

Presbyterian homeless ministry serves 8 millionth meal

Posted March 20th, 2019

The Stewpot, a ministry of First Presbyterian Church of Dallas, recently served its 8 millionth meal — equivalent to 13 million pounds or 2,800 pallets of food — marking a major milestone in the ministry’s 44-year history.

Discover Armenia

Posted March 11th, 2019

A young family in a remote region of Armenia runs a fruitful greenhouse business, a venture made possible through a microloan and coaching program offered by the Jinishian Memorial Foundation’s Youth Business Project for underserved youth otherwise ineligible for any loan. The project is motivating young people feeling stuck in generational poverty to realize their dream of owning a business to support their families.

In the breaking of bread, their eyes were opened

Posted February 22nd, 2019

Building bridges between Central Presbyterian Church in Des Moines, Iowa, and others in the faith community is the thinking behind a series of get-to-know-you meals the congregation is calling “souper suppers.”