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Presbyterian pastor turned Foreign Service Officer outlines current trends in foreign policy during Synod School mini-course

Posted August 2nd, 2023

The Rev. Bill Davnie was a Presbyterian pastor for five years before hearing a different call: he then served 27 years as a career Foreign Service Officer.

Faith groups, including the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), urge U.S. to change policy toward Cuba

Posted March 27th, 2023

Twenty churches and faith-based organizations, including the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), have sent a joint letter asking the United States to change its policy toward Cuba to reduce hardships on the Cuban people and to remove hindrances to providing humanitarian assistance.

Faith groups, including the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), urge US to change policy toward Cuba

Posted March 14th, 2023

Twenty churches and faith-based organizations, including the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), have sent a joint letter asking the United States to change its policy toward Cuba to reduce hardships on the Cuban people and to remove hindrances to providing humanitarian assistance.

Presbyterians and others urged to support asylum seekers

Posted July 20th, 2022

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance took part in an online teach-in Monday as part of an effort to get the United States to end policies that make it difficult for asylum seekers at the country’s southern border to find safe haven.

Stated Clerk joins other faith leaders to urge more work on Puerto Rico’s debt crisis

Posted March 16th, 2022

The Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), has joined other faith leaders to endorse a letter asking Congress and the Biden administration to continue the work of addressing debt crisis in Puerto Rico.

Keeping the least of these from losing their homes

Posted July 30th, 2021

The Washington office of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is helping to make the public aware of billions of dollars in federal rental assistance intended to provide a safety net for struggling households, even after a national eviction moratorium is set to expire this weekend.

PC(USA), other faith groups ask Biden to protect Christians in Israel/Palestine

Posted December 14th, 2020

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is one of 17 denominations and faith-based organizations to sign a letter to the incoming Biden administration seeking safety for indigenous Christians living in the Holy Land.

MRTI supports climate change declaration

Posted December 11th, 2020

As the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Paris Agreement nears, the faith-based investing and corporate engagement arm of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has joined 1,500 U.S. entities in signing a letter affirming a commitment to global climate action.

PC(USA)’s Washington office meets with Biden advisers

Posted December 9th, 2020

The Office of Public Witness is keeping a watchful eye on the presidential transition and joining in meetings between representatives of president-elect Joe Biden and interfaith groups as many Americans eagerly await new leadership in the White House.