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PC(USA) is major supporter of refugee and migration conference

Posted October 13th, 2021

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is one of the major sponsors of Together We Welcome, a five-day virtual Church World Service (CWS) conference to strengthen support in the faith community for immigrants, migrants and refugees.

Presbyterians in Florida support interfaith ministry of advocacy, prayer and ‘Nehemiah Action’

Posted May 20th, 2021

Like the prophet Nehemiah’s efforts to rally the people to work together to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, the nonprofit multi-ethnic, multi-faith justice organization Lee Interfaith For Empowerment (LIFE) has worked for the past decade to mobilize efforts of the faithful to address important justice issues in Fort Myers, Florida.

Demanding workers’ dignity in Nashville, with Presbyterian support

Posted May 11th, 2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold of the country in the spring of 2020, work went on for Nashville construction workers as if nothing was happening. They showed up to sites with no running water, no personal protective equipment, no social distancing, and an understanding that they should ask no questions.

What can we do about disasters? Fight climate change

Posted April 29th, 2021

For the past few months, the Rev. Jim Kirk has been managing Presbyterian Disaster Assistance’s (PDA) response to situations across the country.

Working to end poverty is our response to God’s grace

Posted January 8th, 2021

To break down the systems that cause poverty, our churches and faith communities need to be places of sustenance for people who are in need.

‘Voices of Jubilee’ encourages, inspires incarcerated youth

Posted January 4th, 2021

In the fall of 2018, youth at Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center (BAJCC) in Chesterfield County, Virginia, asked to start a gospel choir. The request reached the Rev. Lauren Ramseur and the Rev. Ashley Diaz Mejias who, along with friends, collaborated to support the initiative. Ramseur and Mejias soon discovered that they were “doing church” — gathering twice a month at the correctional center for a community of worship. The group named themselves the Voices of Jubilee.

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PC(USA) is major supporter of refugee and migration conference

Presbyterians in Florida support interfaith ministry of advocacy, prayer and ‘Nehemiah Action’

Demanding workers’ dignity in Nashville, with Presbyterian support

What can we do about disasters? Fight climate change

Working to end poverty is our response to God’s grace

‘Voices of Jubilee’ encourages, inspires incarcerated youth

The next step: to love our neighbor

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

La cantata pregunta: “¿Cómo pueden afirmar conocer o alabar a Dios cuando están oprimiendo a su prójimo?”

‘Manos Indocumentadas (Undocumented Hands)’ to be performed at Just Worship