Presbyterian Peacemaking Program Archives

Educator, activist and peacemaker the Rev. Dean Lewis is remembered

Posted June 25th, 2021

The Rev. Dean H. Lewis died at age 94 on June 14 at Santa Fe, New Mexico.

PC(USA) staff mourns US gun violence

Posted June 3rd, 2021

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) held a solemn chapel service Wednesday in honor of National Gun Violence Awareness Day.

Bayanihan is the spirit of sharing in the Philippines

Posted April 29th, 2021

When the COVID-19 lockdown began in March 2020, the Filipino people struggled with difficulties and challenges. They faced varying degrees of community quarantine from enhanced, general, to modified, not receiving much help from the government.

International Peacemakers to return in 2021

Posted April 27th, 2021

Continuing a nearly 40-year tradition, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is once again hosting individuals from around the globe who will serve as International Peacemakers.

‘Addressing the root causes of hunger is always better than focusing on the symptoms’

Posted March 29th, 2021

Imagine learning your family member’s home was burned down by the army, or that your brother-in-law was brutally murdered by soldiers in your hometown.

Belarus, Ukraine, Russia Mission Network talks climate change

Posted March 29th, 2021

At its recent virtual meeting, the Belarus, Ukraine, Russia Mission Network (BURM) invited an internationally recognized Presbyterian to brief partners on the impacts of climate change and the importance of the work faith-based communities are doing to bring about change.

Kindness ‘rocks’ on first Mister Rogers’ Day in the PC(USA)

Posted March 23rd, 2021

What did you do on Mr. Rogers’ Day? Saturday, March 20 would have been the 93rd birthday of Fred Rogers (1928–2003), remembered perhaps as the greatest virtual teacher of all time and a beloved ordained minister of word and sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

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