Community Summit on Policing
Professor Butler is one of the nation’s most frequently consulted scholars on issues of race and criminal justice. His work has been profiled on 60 Minutes, Nightline, and the ABC,…
NCC Seeks to Build Better Relationships with National and Regional Councils
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.…
Tyre’s Life Mattered
Download pdf version The murder of Tyre Nichols by five Memphis police officers while being beaten 80 yards from his home is an affront to the entire human family. Not…
Update on Reparations for Bethel AME Church in Pittsburgh
We troubled heaven, worked our faith, and God answered our prayers. All praise to our God! Update on the historic meeting today with the mayor’s office Chief of Staff, Jake Wheatley, three…
A Resolution Supporting Reparations for Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church of Pittsburgh
Download a pdf version A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING REPARATIONS FOR BETHEL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF PITTSBURGH WHEREAS: Prophetic voices throughout the ages have called upon those in power to show…
Reparations and Racial Justice: A Faith Community’s Experience–9/6/22 at World Council of Churches
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…
A Statement Concerning the Racially-Motivated Mass Shooting in Buffalo, NY on May 14, 2022
Once more a racially motivated young man has authored a manifesto and killed ten people and wounded others at a Tops Grocery Store in Buffalo. To quote the NY Post,…
A Statement Following the Derek Chauvin Conviction
How could we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land? —Psalm 137:4 (NRSV) The Pennsylvania Council of Churches remains in prayer for the people of Minneapolis, Brooklyn Center and the…
Meet the Panelists: Intersectionality and COVID-19
Here are the pictures and biographies of the panelists for Intersectional Realities Around COVID-19: Impacts on Vulnerable Communities and Partnering to Address the Problems (April 19, 2021) Rev. Ralph E. Blanks…
A Statement on Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; A Response by the Pennsylvania Council of Churches
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…