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Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy

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A PC(USA) committee visiting San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Members of the Advisory Committe on Social Witness Policy met in Puerto Rico in February 2019 and visited the Martin Peña Canal area. | Credit: Edwin Gonzalez-Castillo

Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy

The Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP) serves the prophetic calling of the whole Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) by providing the General Assembly with careful studies of pressing moral challenges, media for discussion and discernment of Christian responsibilities, and policy recommendations for faithful action.

ACSWP is responsible for the process of developing and recommending social witness policy to the General Assembly. The term “social witness policy” refers to the positions adopted by the General Assembly to express its stance on and guide response to issues in the public order, including their relation to the church’s own life and mission. These positions may take the form of policy statements, resolutions, study papers, or social involvement reports.

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Membership

The Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP) is a 9-member committee, which represents a cross-section of members from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and is elected by the General Assembly. 

Casey Carbone
New Castle/Mid Atlantic

Barbara Chalfant
Missouri Union/Mid America 

Mark Douglas
Greater Atlanta/South Atlantic

Jeromey Howard (Co-Chair)
Wyoming/Rocky Mountains


STAFF LIAISONS

Jimmie Hawkins
Director, Advocacy and Witness

Melonee Tubb
Coordinator, Advocacy Committee Support

Naomi McQuiller
New Harmony/South Atlantic

Sue Trigger (Co-Chair)
Ohio Valley/Lincoln Trails

Tamar Wasoian
Presbytery of Boston/Synod of Northeast

Kenneth Whitehurst
Greater Atlanta/South Atlantic


STAFF SUPPORT

Aimee Moiso
Manager of Social Policy Witness

Contact Us

Staff Contact

Aimee Moiso
Manager for Social Witness Policy
[email protected] 

Committee Contact

Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy
800-728-7228, ext. 5814
[email protected] 


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