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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…
COVID-19/Coronavirus—Resources for Congregations, Other Information
Important information for congregations/PA nonprofits: Can Your Organization or Business Help Feed or Shelter Pennsylvanians In Need? COVID-19 Guidance: Procurements Under Grants During Periods of Emergency or Exigency Paycheck Protection Program for Qualifying Nonprofits Scroll down to find the following sections: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Information Federal Resources Resources from Pennsylvania Organizations Congregational and Faith-Based Resources…
Remembering Dr. King: 2020 Showed Much Remains To Achieve in Creating His Vision of ‘Beloved Community’
This is an op-ed submitted for print in the Allentown Morning-Call By REV. DR. LARRY D. PICKENS As we celebrate the life and ministry of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. this week, it’s clear we have much more to achieve in seeking to create his vision of a “Beloved Community.” The violence that…
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Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise
As millions of Americans plan to cast their votes this November it is not hyperbole to say that we are at an existential turning point and the future of our democratic republic is on the ballot. The Pennsylvania Council of Churches has historically advocated for the public’s involvement in the political and electoral process. In…
A Statement of Action on the Berks County Residential Center
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…

