World Refugee Day: “Choosing welcome over isolation and fear”
(OGA) As the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s observation of World Refugee Day nears—June 20—Stated Clerk J. Herbert Nelson, II, has sent a public..
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PC(USA) call for prayer for the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Stated Clerk speaks out on Israel’s treatment of WCC official
LOUISVILLE (OGA) Honorable Ronald Dermer, Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. As Presbyterian members of the worldwide Christian community and, particularly, as members..
When incivility becomes the norm
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Lamenting the police killing of Terence Crutcher in Tulsa
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PC(USA) Stated Clerk sends letter of support to Presbyterian Church of Colombia in the wake of peace accord
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PC(USA) Stated Clerk sends letter of support to church partners in Iraq
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Stated Clerk issues statement on the attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk airport
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