SDOP Archives

People power: 45 years of Self-Development of People ministry

Posted August 21st, 2015

A local Self-Development of People committee makes a difference

Posted August 7th, 2015

Editor’s note: Since this story was written, Wayne Gnatuk and Cynthia White have retired. By Wayne A. Gnatuk and Laura VanDale For anyone interested in the Urban Garden scene and the… Read more »

Unity in a Community Time Bank funded by SDOP

Posted July 28th, 2015

By Clara Nunez/Margaret Mwale Unity in our Community Time Bank in Detroit, MI is a project funded with a grant for $12,701 by the Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of… Read more »

El Salvador water systems celebrate 10 years, thanks to SDOP

Posted July 20th, 2015

by Teresa Bidart It has been a long time since the Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People (SDOP) first heard from The Community of San Luis, Aguacayo in El Salvador…. Read more »

Community Financial Literacy helps refugees find jobs in Maine

Posted June 18th, 2015

Editor’s note: Claude Rwanganje provided this story of how Community Family Literacy is helping refugees find jobs in Portland, Maine. SDOP provided Community Financial Literacy with a grant to set… Read more »

African Family Support Group learns English, sewing thanks to grant

Posted May 13th, 2015

by Rhonda Lakatos, Chairperson Tri-Presbytery SDOP Committee (San Jose, San Francisco, Redwoods Presbyteries) and Clara Nunez The African Family Support group project was born out of the African Community Health… Read more »

Damayan Migrant Workers Association protects rights of workers

Posted February 12th, 2015

By Wayne Gnatuk | Self-Development of People Lydia finally escaped. From the Philippines, she had come to the United States as a volunteer with her church’s religious mission. At first,… Read more »

SDOP partners with New Orleans and Delta Wetlands

Posted December 16th, 2014

By Joseph Johnson Presbyterian Self-Development of People continues to be active in New Orleans through its partnerships with A Community Voice and Voice of the Ex-Offender. We collaborate with Presbyterian Disaster Assistance… Read more »