October 1, 2018
Posts Categorized: Special Offerings
October 1, 2018
Peace & Global Witness: Minute for Mission out of Decatur, Illinois
October 1, 2018
Peace & Global Witness: Minute for Mission out of Atlanta, Georgia
October 1, 2018
Peace & Global Witness: Minute for Mission out of Batavia, New York
September 30, 2018
Peace & Global Witness: Building Peace in Madagascar
Blessed are the peacemakers The Peace & Global Witness Offering unites Presbyterians everywhere reaching out to people across the globe who long for peace and reconciliation. Shaping a foundation for peace starts with honest conversations and shared experiences. When we share, we carry each other’s burdens, advocate for one another, and share each other’s hopes…. Read more »
September 27, 2018
Worship Resources for World Communion Sunday
Are you looking for worship materials to use in conjunction with the Peace & Global Witness Offering? The Office of Special Offerings, thanks to the help of several friends, has you taken care of. Our worship resources, written by the Rev. John Douglas Leedy from First Central Presbyterian Church in Abilene, TX, include: Suggested Hymns… Read more »
September 20, 2018
Peace & Global Witness: Ending the Practice of Child Soldiers
I Want to Tell You a Story… I wish it was just a story, but what I am about to share with you is sadly true. It is about a boy named Princeton—a happy, carefree, 13-year-old boy. Happy, that is, until the day he was snatched by soldiers and taken to a military training camp…. Read more »
August 29, 2018
Peace & Global Witness: Houston Church Chooses Welcome
Guest post by Kate Burkart, Chair of the Peacemaking and Social Justice Committee at St. Philip Presbyterian Church When the Peacemaking and Social Justice Committee of St. Philip Presbyterian Church in Houston, TX, gathered at its first meeting of 2017, committee members sought to discern what focus of its work to concentrate on in the coming… Read more »
August 24, 2018
Peace & Global Witness: Peacemaker Visit Inspires Action Against Nuclear Weapons
Guest post by Ann Owens Brunger, Moderator for the Peacemaking Committee of the Presbytery of East Tennessee When Ukrainian and Tennessean peacemakers meet, and the Holy Spirit and PC(USA) Peace & Global Witness Offering are at work, seeds are planted that produce a bountiful harvest. In the fall of 2017, the Rev. Gloria Mencer, a member… Read more »
August 1, 2018
Come See Us at the Churchwide Gathering of Presbyterian Women!
The 2018 Churchwide Gathering of Presbyterian Women begins tomorrow, August 2nd, in Louisville, KY, marking the celebration’s 30th anniversary. The Special Offerings and Presbyterian Giving Catalog team will be celebrating, too, sharing the work of the whole church with Presbyterian women from all over the United States in the exhibit hall at the Galt House…. Read more »