Each year the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program brings International Peacemakers to the United States to share stories of ministries of peace and justice in their own country. This year’s Peacemakers have begun to travel to this country. Their travels through this…
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Peacemaking among the early followers of Jesus
Here is a study resource that addresses the question “Is Christianity a Nonviolent Faith?” [PDF] Written by the Rev. Tim Simpson of Jacksonville, Florida, the resource explores the witness to nonviolence and peace in the New Testament and the writings…
Read more »Peace be with you
Use the new Peace Be with You video to promote the Peacemaking Offering which supports peacemaking ministries across the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program. Download the video. Find additional promotional materials. Give to the Peacemaking Offering.
Read more »Coming to a location near you?
Will an International Peacemaker be appearing near you this year? Hopefully the answer will be yes. Check and see. [PDF] The Presbyterian Peacemaking Program will bring eleven International Peacemakers to the United States in less than a month. International Peacemakers…
Read more »Moved By Faith: A Call for Peace in Sudan
Here is a letter to President Barack Obama on behalf of peace in Sudan. Please send this letter to the President. For email, copy the letter below; go to the web form provided by the Presbyterian Church’s Washington Office; check…
Read more »Act now for peace for Israel/Palestine
The following invitation to engage in advocacy on behalf of a just peace for Israel and Palestine during the summer Congressional recess comes from the July 21, 2009 Witness in Washington Weekly (PDF) by the Presbyterian Washington Office. Following President…
Read more »Support bold action for Holy Land peace
Join major Christian leaders from Catholic, Evangelical, Protestant, Orthodox and historic African-American traditions who have come together to declare their support for bold U.S. action and to call for meaningful progress to achieve a just and lasting two-state peace. More…
Read more »Pray for peace
Prayers on Spiritual Nurture for Peacemakers this week include a prayer of confession for Men of the Church Sunday and a prayer for seeing God in one another. The page includes a daily lectionary drawn from the Biblical Witness to…
Read more »American leadership on Middle East peace
Has your Representative signed the Cohen-Boustany-Carnahan letter? This letter from Representatives to President Obama urges support of strong American leadership on Middle East peace. The sign on date has been extended to June 2. There are currently 63 signers. View…
Read more »Thank UN Peacekeepers
They are not perfect as individuals or as a group. No individuals are. No group is. The mandates they operate under are sometimes inadequate. But some 100,000 men and women from 118 countries serve as UN peacekeepers in 16 of…
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