Rev. Jimmie Hawkins Archives

PC(USA) Washington office backs ballot access bill

Posted January 7th, 2021

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Public Witness is calling on people to support a democracy reform package that has just been reintroduced by the House of Representatives.

Why are Presbyterians sticking their noses in politics?

Posted October 9th, 2020

They are questions the Rev. Jimmie Hawkins gets over and over doing his work as the director of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Public Witness (OPW) on Capitol Hill: Why are Presbyterians getting involved in politics? Isn’t there separation of church and state? Shouldn’t you be preaching the gospel?

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) 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.

Beyond protests, how can you and your church bring change?

Posted June 8th, 2020

The Rev. Jimmie Hawkins was talking with a former educator who was concerned about what was happening on her local school board.

‘Racism is a sin against humanity’

Posted June 1st, 2020

Calling racism “a sin against humanity,” the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Public Witness expressed outrage at the death of George Floyd Friday and called on Presbyterians to take action in the wake of his death.

The hope of the church in the nasty here and now

Posted June 1st, 2020

More than 200 national staff of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and others joined hearts and minds virtually Monday to mourn police violence against people of color and call out white supremacy for what it is — sin.

PC(USA) Washington office calls on Senate to support frontline workers and more

Posted May 20th, 2020

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Public Witness on Capitol Hill wants people to contact their senators to tell them to support the HEROES Act, which passed the House of Representatives last week.

For one Maryland church, Matthew 25 is a ‘full-bodied commitment’

Posted December 13th, 2019

New Castle Presbytery’s mission statement condenses the Matthew 25 invitation into 13 words: “Sparked by grace to transform the church for the good of the world.”

2020 ecumenical advocacy weekend focuses on environmental justice

Posted December 3rd, 2019

The first advocacy training weekend of the 2020s will focus on an issue many believe is the most important thing people can work on in the next decade.