Election season divisiveness prompts prayer vigil in Washington, D.C., with PC(USA) and other faith groups
July 30, 2024
Religious leaders from multiple faiths, including the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), came together on Monday in Washington, D.C. to kick off a season of prayer and action as the country hurtles toward the election of a new U.S. president.
Digital literacy strengthens voice of Indigenous Soliga communities in India
A WACC-supported project run by Ideosync Media Combine is enhancing digital inclusion of the Soliga Indigenous communities in the Biligiri Rangan Hills of southwestern India’s Karnataka state. The Soliga tribal communities, with 60,000 members, have faced decades of disenfranchisement. They have been advocating over the...
Climate Motivators Help Communities of Faith Take Action against Climate Crisis
The youth climate motivator program helps The United Church of Canada make progress on climate commitments.
Church World Service Policy Update July 2024
Tools and Resources to Take Action: Civic Engagement and Get Out the Vote: – Use the newly updated CWS Strengthening Welcome Through Civic Engagement Toolkit, and use and share the CWS virtual voter pledge card for New Americans. Engage Elected Officials In Your Community: – Join the Welcoming Refugees Campaign and urge your state and local elected officials to support ... Read More
Church World Service leans into ‘covenantal’ future with partners
Andrew Long-Higgins has fond childhood memories of Church World Service (CWS), a faith-based organization that for the past 78 years has been responding to the needs of the hungry and the displaced worldwide. His father, the Rev. Dave Long-Higgins, now…
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As nations face off in Olympics, interfaith chaplain corps unites to serve athletes
[Religion News Service] For the more than 11,040 athletes from more than 200 countries in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics, the games are not just one of the most physically […]
Archbishop of Canterbury criticizes Israel’s renewed detention of Layan Nasir
[Episcopal News Service] Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has criticized the July 29 decision by an Israeli military court to continue to detain Layan Nasir, calling it an “egregious state […]
EMM encourages congregations to become community partners in refugee resettlement
[Episcopal News Service] Episcopalians across the United States can now serve The Episcopal Church’s biblical mission of welcoming the stranger by forming teams to help resettle refugees in their communities […]
Bold, prophetic, legal: UCC leaders offer advice for churches navigating the election
As the election approaches, many United Church of Christ congregations have been asking where, exactly, churches should draw the lines around political engagement. The webinar, “Be Prophetic, Not Partisan: Navigating Election DO’s and Don’ts for Churches,” which took place last…
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Jinishian Memorial Program offers self-sufficiency and hope to Armenians
July 30, 2024
The Jinishian Memorial Program (JMP) was established in 1966 through an endowment from Vartan H. Jinishian and is administered by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to provide economic, social, and spiritual assistance to millions of Armenians in Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Armenia, Georgia and other countries.