The State and Regional Council of Churches held its annual retreat in Albuquerque, New Mexico recently under the leadership of the Rev. Jack Sullivan, of the Ohio Council of Churches. The group met to discuss common concerns and issues facing the various faith-based organizations from diverse areas including New York, Wyoming, New Mexico, Kentucky, Ohio,…
The Pennsylvania Council of Churches is honored that Executive Director Rev. Dr. Larry D. Pickens will be a panelist at a workshop called “Reparations and Racial Justice: A Faith Community’s Experience” on September 6 at the World Council of Churches. This workshop addresses the experience of the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh around…
I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. —John 13:34 (NRSV) In June 2020 we issued “A Pastoral Call to Dismantle Racism & End Violence Against People of Color.” This statement: recognized the disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 on…
Pennsylvania Council of Churches Resolution on Legislation in Pennsylvania to Prevent Gun Violence WHEREAS: A rising tide of handgun violence affects all corners of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: to wit, in the year 2006 Philadelphia endured more than 400 homicides, the vast majority committed with handguns, the highest total since 1997; Harrisburg’s per capita rate…
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Introducing a new community innitative. The Pennsylvania Council of Churches is partnering with diverse communities of faith to address the dangers of Christian Nationalism through a monthly book study and conversation with our neighbors in the wider Harrisburg area. This initiative aims to explore its impact, resist marginalization, and counter hatred and division, while promoting…
