Monthly Archives: February 2018

An Invitation from Stated Clerk Rev. Dr. J Herbert Nelson II

The Stated Clerk Invites Presbyterians to Attend A World Uprooted:  Responding to Migrants, Refugees,  and Displaced People Advocacy Training Weekend April 20-23 Washington, DC   As we face a worldwide crisis of 65 million displaced peoples, we need to come together to learn about the issue and how to talk about the issue.  And most importantly, we… Read more »

Rev. Jimmie Hawkins Responds to Horrific Shooting in Parkland, FL

February 15, 2018 We are grieving but not surprised to hear of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in which 17 of God’s children lost their precious lives. We understand that a young man took a tool of war and turned it upon his former classmates and teachers in act… Read more »

Legislative Update: Faithful Solidarity with Dreamers

Since the Trump administration terminated the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in September 2017, more than 18,800 DACA recipients have seen their protections expire. As Congress considers proposals to protect dreamers, the White House and some Members of Congress have offered frameworks that would prevent family unification, deprive dreamers of an opportunity to… Read more »

PCUSA Office of Public Witness Joins Letter Calling for Continued Funding of UNRWA

February 6, 2018 President Donald J. Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Trump: As Christian denominations and organizations concerned about and working in the Middle East, we are writing to express our dismay at the recent decision to withhold $65 million in U.S. funding for the United Nations… Read more »