The Advi­sory Com­mit­tee on Social Wit­ness Pol­icy (ACSWP) is a ser­vant of Jesus Christ and the love and jus­tice pro­claimed by his Gospel. ACSWP works for the Gen­eral Assem­bly of the Pres­by­ter­ian Church (U.S.A.). It develops, inter­prets, and mon­i­tors poli­cies that encour­age and chal­lenge the Church and soci­ety to reflect and act in faith­ful response to God’s call to do justice.
The Advi­sory Com­mit­tee on Social Wit­ness Pol­icy 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, as defined in the Man­ual of the Gen­eral Assem­bly, Guide­lines and Poli­cies of the Gen­eral Assem­bly, p. 55–58.