Rick Ufford-Chase Archives

Webinar explores PC(USA) efforts to dismantle structural racism

Posted August 25th, 2020

Part 3 of the Awakening to Structural Racism online conversation Monday dealt with Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) efforts to dismantle structural racism and white supremacy — even when those efforts are placed on hold during the most recent General Assembly, held online and without the usual committee work because of the pandemic.

The awakening continues

Posted August 18th, 2020

On Monday more than 235 people from across the denomination spent two hours online exploring ways they can awaken to structural racism, one of three focus areas in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Matthew 25 invitation.

Dismantling structural racism ‘is in all our best interest’

Posted August 11th, 2020

More than 260 people spent a remarkable and at times uncomfortable two hours Monday evening in the first of a four-part online series designed to awaken Presbyterians to structural racism.

Peace Camp teach-in encourages grassroots activism

Posted June 19th, 2020

What’s an activist for social and racial justice to do when a global pandemic turns the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly into an online proceeding with a significantly streamlined agenda? Answer: Encourage Presbyterians to fight for justice at the grassroots level, including in their own communities.

Bringing a taste of Stony Point Center to the Presbyterian Center

Posted March 10th, 2020

On Monday over the lunch hour, Kitty and Rick Ufford-Chase got into the minds and hearts of members of the church’s national staff by first filling their bellies.

New Watershed Camp and Retreat Cohort forms

Posted February 4th, 2020

As Brian Frick, an associate for Christian Formation working with camp and conference ministries in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), began planning a retreat with Ghost Ranch leaders to see how they might learn from and align their work with mission initiatives of the Presbyterian Mission Agency, he began to ask questions.

Board gives solid support to Stony Point Vision Plan

Posted September 27th, 2019

The Stony Point Center will get at least the initial portion of the cash infusion it needs to become the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s (PMA) laboratory for becoming a Matthew 25 church.

Five members of interfaith group barred from boarding plane for Israel

Posted July 27th, 2017

The moderator of the 216th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) was among five interfaith leaders denied access to a passenger jet headed for Israel this week. Rick Ufford-Chase was part of an interfaith delegation of 23 Muslims, Jews and Christians boarding a Lufthansa Airlines jet at Washington Dulles International Airport for Israel on Sunday.

Facebook Live video, ‘Labor and Religion — Building Durable Coalitions for Worker Justice,’ now available

Posted May 18th, 2017

In its commitment to provide a variety of opportunities and platforms designed to build and foster relationships with people of other religious traditions, the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s office of Interfaith Relations is continuing its new Facebook Live series, “Third Thursdays — Multifaith Conversations on Concerns of Our Time.”

Office of Interfaith Relations continues monthly Facebook Live broadcasts on May 18

Posted May 8th, 2017

The May 18 conversation will be the fourth live broadcast in the interfaith office’s new, monthly series, “Third Thursdays — Multifaith Conversations on Concerns of Our Time.” The format is interactive, with brief presentations by the speakers, time for them to engage one another with questions, and the opportunity for participants to post questions of their own.