Community Garden Wish List

ByLarry Pickens November 25, 2025November 25, 2025

This season of giving, consider a donation to the Community Garden. View our wishlist of garden items.

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A Statement on Separation of Families at the Border
ByLarry Pickens June 20, 2018December 2, 2023

Download as a pdf document at https://www.pachurches.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Family-Separation-Statement-6-18.pdf. A Statement on the Separation of Families at the Border For the LORD your God… executes justice for the orphan and widow, and who loves the strangers, providing them food and clothing. You shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. –Deuteronomy 10:17-19…

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2018 Annual Report
ByLarry Pickens September 5, 2019September 5, 2019

The Pennsylvania Council of Churches is church bodies and agencies representing Anabaptist, Episcopal, Orthodox, Pentecostal, and Protestant communions in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania working together for Christian unity for the sake of the world. [John 17:23] IMPORTANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS Future Planning Work. The Future Task Group completed its work in 2018. The group recommended changes in…

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Council Hires New Executive Director, Rev. Dr. Larry Pickens
ByLarry Pickens January 22, 2021January 22, 2021

Allentown Resident Brings Broad Denominational and Local Ecumenical Skills to Council The Pennsylvania Council of Churches has elected the Rev. Dr. Larry D. Pickens, former worldwide ecumenical executive for the United Methodist Church, as its new executive director. He will begin work on Jan. 2, 2021. “We are blessed to bring Larry Pickens on board…

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Outgoing President Rev. Liz Bidgood Enders Reflects on Her Service
ByLarry Pickens November 30, 2020November 30, 2020

When I was asked to serve as President of the board, I agreed to do so with an awareness that the Pennsylvania Council of Churches’ future was far from certain. I didn’t know if this body could endure, but my goal was to give it as much of a chance as possible to not only…

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A Statement of Action on the Berks County Residential Center
ByLarry Pickens January 20, 2017December 2, 2023

Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it. –Hebrews 13:2 (NRSV) For the LORD your God… executes justice for the orphan and widow, and who loves the strangers, providing them food and clothing. You shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in…

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National Council of Churches’ Statements on Violence in Nice and in the US
ByLarry Pickens July 28, 2016

Statement on Attack in Nice, France Once again we are awakened to news of a devastating attack against innocent lives, this time in the city of Nice, France. We are deeply saddened by this news and stand in solidarity with the people of France at this time. Our prayers are with the families who have…

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Community Garden Wish List

A Statement on Separation of Families at the Border

2018 Annual Report

Council Hires New Executive Director, Rev. Dr. Larry Pickens

Outgoing President Rev. Liz Bidgood Enders Reflects on Her Service

A Statement of Action on the Berks County Residential Center

National Council of Churches’ Statements on Violence in Nice and in the US

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