THE LATEST NEWS FROM
THE PC(USA) OFFICE OF PUBLIC WITNESS INCLUDES:
By the Reverend J. Herbert Nelson
In the United States of America, we
incarcerate more people than anywhere else in the world. While the U.S. is home
to five percent of the world’s population, we nonetheless incarcerate 25
percent of the world’s prisoners. Read
more…
Featuring Former OPW Intern Jessica Tate and What’s NEXT for the Church?
NEXT Church is a network of leaders
across the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) who are trying to figure out what it
means to be God’s faithful church in the 21st Century. Read
more…
OPW Staff highlight a few recent victories for the church’s
public witness ministry, including:
·
Victory on Establishing Diplomatic Relations
with Cuba
·
Standing with Low-Wage Workers
·
Nuclear Non-Proliferation in Iran
·
A Step in Addressing Global Climate Change
The Office of Public Witness is
currently hosting an art exhibition titled “Homeless” by Presbyterian member
Lucy Janjigian. These 18 paintings represent the trials and sorrows of people
living with homelessness. They deal eloquently with real-life tragedies. Read
more…
Presbyterians
in the National Capital region are invited to come view the exhibition. Please
contact ga_washington_office@pcusa.org
to let us know you are expected.
Meet this Spring’s amazing group of
young adult service learners. Read
more…
The PC(USA) Office of Public
Witness in April 2015 is releasing a new “Young Adult Engagement Report,
2012-2015,” in which we review the fruits of the last three years of ministry
to and with youth and young adults. Through three projects, the OPW reports
having engaged with over 5,000 youth and young adults in the 3-year period.
These programs are:
1.
A Justice Model for Service Learning
2.
Seminars to Build Advocates for Justice
3.
Conferences and Outreach
The overwhelming conclusion is that
this ministry is a blessing ot the work of the OPW, which will renew its
commitment to providing educational and experiential learning opportunities for
youth and young adults. To download the complete report, please
click here.
