presbyterian disaster assistance Archives

Churchwide mailing offers congregations resources to respond to gun violence

Posted September 10th, 2019

In the wake of recent shootings in Gilroy, Calif., in the Texas communities of El Paso and Odessa and in Dayton, Ohio, and with the advent of the Season of Peace, the Compassion, Peace & Justice Ministry programs of the Presbyterian Mission Agency (PMA) are providing congregations and mid-councils a robust package of resources to help congregations put thoughts and prayers about gun violence into obedient action.

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance responding to Dorian in the US and Bahamas

Posted September 6th, 2019

As Hurricane Dorian bears down on the North Carolina coast, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) stands ready to respond and already is responding to the devastation the storm left behind in the Bahamas.

Rallying around Rally Day

Posted September 6th, 2019

Sunday is big celebration day for many Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregations around the country.

‘Flint’ film from Presbyterian Disaster Assistance set for September premiere

Posted August 27th, 2019

“Flint: The Poisoning of an American City,” a production of Presbyterian Disaster Assistance’s Story Productions, will have its world premiere in the heart of the city whose story it tells.

Thirty-two seconds in Dayton

Posted August 26th, 2019

In 32 seconds, a lone gunman in downtown Dayton, Ohio, injured 27 people and killed nine, including his sister. This mass shooting happened back to back with another shooting 13 hours earlier on Aug. 3 at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. In that rampage, 22 people died and 26 were injured.

Mississippi Presbyterian church, PDA help neighbors affected by ICE raid

Posted August 19th, 2019

The morning of Aug. 7, the Rev. Steven Bryant of First Presbyterian Church in Canton, Mississippi was leading a Bible study on the book of Exodus, noting God’s preference for helping the widow, the poor, the stranger, the person in a foreign land. “We didn’t know that outside, these horrible events were transpiring,” Bryant said.

Presbyterians’ presence felt in famine-stricken countries

Posted July 24th, 2019

It’s considered the worst humanitarian crisis on the planet today. In 2018, the United Nations estimated that 14 million people in Yemen were on the brink of starvation. UNICEF estimates that 1.8 million Yemeni children suffer from acute malnutrition. Thirty thousand die each year.

Presbyterian film exploring gun violence now on Amazon Prime

Posted July 24th, 2019

“Trigger: The Ripple Effect of Gun Violence,” produced by Presbyterian Disaster Assistance’s Story Productions, is now available for streaming on Amazon Prime.

PC(USA) ministries call on members to reject asylum reductions

Posted July 23rd, 2019

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is taking a strong stand against a reported proposal by the administration of President Donald J. Trump to slash the number of refugee admissions to the United States to zero in 2020, and the church is urging members to make their voices heard.

Detention center reports strike PC(USA) staff as part of disturbing trend

Posted June 26th, 2019

As reports of inhumane conditions in child detention facilities near the United States-Mexico border surfaced over the weekend, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) staff working on immigration and asylum issues, like many observers, were shocked and saddened.