Swords into Plowshares is the blog of the Peacemaking Program and the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations of the Presbyterian Mission Agency of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
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From the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.): On Saturday, February 27, 2010, an earthquake measuring 8.8 occurred off the coast of Chile in the Maule region approximately 115 kilometers north of the country's second largest city, Concepción. Early reports are that there...
The Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), has issued a statement in response to published comments about the Middle East Study Team report that will be considered at the 219th General Assembly (2010) when it...
With one email, letter, phone call, or visit, you can call for a step that would help reduce nuclear weapons, hunger and poverty. Urge your representative to support H Res 278. It is especially important to contact members serving on...
Register now for Ecumenical Advocacy Days (March 19-22 in Washington DC). Then contact the Presbyterian Washington Office to register for the Presbyterian dinner. Paul Monteiro, Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, will be the speaker at...
Are you wondering what God's longing is for you? Are you facing a big decision? Are you feeling a nudging from God and don't know what it means? Register for Living into the Answers -- an on-line course on personal...