Swords Into Plowshares new york city Archives

June 1, 2015

A Shift in Perspective- Child Sex Trafficking and Advocacy in NYC

Posted 2:42pm

by Sarah Hoyle Thursday, May 28 was a long day. I didn’t step back into my summer dorm until 9:30pm, still in my work clothes and my not-made-for-NYC shoes. Rev. Koenig, German Zarate, and I had just come from a performance and panel discussion hosted by End Child Prostitution and Trafficking-USA (ECPAT-USA), the NYC Clergy… Read more »

July 1, 2012

Equipping the Church for Ministry with God’s Diverse Family

Posted 10:22am

Saturday morning, 30 June, brought Riverside Conversations (beside the Allegheny just above its confluence with the Monongehala) at the 220 General Assembly (2012) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The Riverside Conversations is a pre-assembly experience for commissioners and advisory delegates. Commissioners and advisory delegates will begin engaging the key issues before the General Assembly, encountering… Read more »

September 11, 2011

Remembering September 11

Posted 7:35pm

Ryan Smith- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Christine Mangale- Lutheran World Federation, Joseph Donnelly- Caritas Internationalis. Photo By Alisha Rodriguez On Friday, the President of the United Nations General Assembly welcomed distinguished guests from around the world to commemorate the attacks of September 11, 2001. Joining the President of the General Assembly were the Deputy Secretary… Read more »

September 1, 2011

Almost Heaven visits the Big Apple

Posted 10:34pm

The James A. Farley Post Office Building here in New York bears the insciption, “neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” For an intrepid group from the Presbytery of West Virginia, not even the aftermath of Hurricane Irene could keep them… Read more »

February 15, 2011

About the UNICEF Tap Project

Posted 5:00am

Spend $1 (or more) on tap water at the restaurant of your choice and help bring water to children around the world. That’s the simple idea behind the UNICEF Tap Project. In 2007, the UNICEF Tap Project was born in…

A call for respect for Muslim neighbors

Posted 1:27pm

Reprinted from the Office of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly, and Linda Valentine, Executive Director of the General Assembly Mission Council, have issued the following statement: As we are…

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