This policy statement of the 219th General Assembly (2010) encourages “the church at every level—from individual member to congregation, presbytery, synod, and national church—to become informed and active in preventing gun violence, to provide pastoral care for victims of gun…
Read more »From the United States Institute of Peace comes an announcement about a new course, Civil Resistance and the Dynamics of Nonviolent Conflict: October 19, 2010 – December 9, 2010 An in-depth and multi-disciplinary perspective on civilian-based movements and campaigns to…
Read more »Authors Sarah Henken and Roger Powers took a moment to autograph their book Resurrection Living: Following the Nonviolent Christ, during the 30th Anniversary Celebration of Peacemaking: The Believers’ Calling sponsored by the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program during the 219th General Assembly…
Read more »Here’s a way congregations can celebrate 30 years of peacemaking: Use Piece Work/Peace Work: Working Together for Peace and Sudan with elementary children from Grades 1-6. It includes four sessions, one intergenerational session and a resource section with stories of…
Read more »Celebrate thirty years of peacemaking Use resources from the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program in an adult education class. Find a resource list of print materials as well as online resources. Thirty years ago the 192nd General Assembly (1980) of the United…
Read more »The 2010 Irish Summer Institute, jointly sponsored by the Presbyterian Committee for Northern Ireland (PCNI) and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, will take place on June 14 – 26, 2010. Find an itinerary. [PDF] The brochure for the trip…
Read more »Plans are underway for the 2010 Irish Summer Institute, which again will be jointly sponsored by the Presbyterian Committee for Northern Ireland (PCNI) and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. In response from many school teachers and others who cannot…
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