A December 2015 letter from the Advocacy Committee for Racial Ethnic Concerns to Donald Trump, candidate for president of the United States. "The latest remarks by you concerning a ban on entry of visitors to the United States based upon their religious affiliation is a form of discrimination which degrades all racial and ethnic minority citizens of this country."
The Advocacy Committee for Racial Ethnic Concerns expresses deep concern and holy outrage at the verdict given in the aftermath of the killing of Michael Brown. Read their statement by downloading it below.
We applaud the 221st General Assembly’s (2014) action to divest from U. S. companies that profit from the illegal occupation of Palestinian territories.
This resolution contains both a Biblical and theological foundation and a set of recommendations for a more participatory and fair electoral process in the United States. This resolution affirms the extension of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, and 0pposes all measures that would disenfranchise voters on the basis of race or other condition.
Actions and recommendations from the 217th General Assembly regarding Israel/Palestine.
The 218th General Assembly (2008) addressed some actions to various parts of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.): governing bodies, synods, presbyteries, sessions, congregations, the whole church, and PC(USA) related seminaries and theological institutions.
The following statements do not contain the entire action. Please refer to the Minutes of the General Assembly for an in-depth review of these actions, which will soon be posted to the following website (as a pdf file): http://www.pcusa.org/oga/publications.htm. Scroll down to the middle of the page where it says Minutes of the General Assembly. You can also click on the link in each section to go …
Alcohol and Drug Awareness congregational resources.
This material can be used throughout the church. It is appropriate for all educational activities, Sunday school classes, workshops, study groups, women's groups, and men's groups. Suggested sermon themes, hymns and prayers are offered to help center a Service on Addiction Issues.
This book was developed in cooperation with The National Episcopal Coalition on Alcohol and Drugs, The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
This list of organizations should be contacted directly for more information regarding their funding standards.
Keynote speech at the Freedom Network (USA) Annual Conference, March 2009, by the Rev. Noelle Damico, who coordinates the PC(USA) Campaign for Fair Food.