The Northminster Presbyterian Church visited the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations on Saturday, April 16. The group had the opportunity to tie mission into advocacy practice. The group from Northminster had spent days doing mission work close to New…
Read more »April is the National Sexual Assault Awareness month. As part of this year’s celebration, I had the opportunity to speak with the New York Chapter of Zonta International. The goal of Zonta is to improve the lives of women by…
Read more »Today, we celebrate the Global Day of Action Against Military Spending. The Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations has joined with ecumenical partners to begin a conversation on the topic of global military spending. According to Stockholm International Peace Research…
Read more »Sent from United Faith Presbyterian Church in Fort Wayne, IN to the Office of Child Advocacy (in August – we are behind but catching up!): Several weeks ago, our congregation signed “red hands” in support of the “No Child Soldiers”…
Read more »We ansered that question on Friday for a group from First Presbyterian Church in Bloomington, Indiana. At the end of a long day, at the end of a long week, the group arrived at the Presbyterian Ministry at the United…
Read more »Red Hands were recently sent to a number of missions of member states at the United Nations asking them to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed…
Read more »Here’s a photo album on the Presbyterians Say No Child Soldiers Facebook page taken as packets of Red Hands were assembled to send to missions at the United Nations urging them to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on…
Read more »The Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict provides links to stories about children at risk in several places around the world. Singers strive for peace in new Sudan: The bumping beats of African…
Read more »The people kept coming and more and more chairs were brought into the room. On Sunday, January 23, I had the privilege to lead an adult class at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.We gathered at 12:30, after worship in the Corning…
Read more »Check out this video about peace in Sudan as the referendum for self-determination in Southern Sudan approaches. Emmanual Jal, the artist, served as a soldier – when he was a child – in Sudan’s Civil War. May the people know…
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