Tag Archives: PHEWA
New Faith-Based Strategy to Combat HIV/AIDS
Historic African American seminary, Johnson C. Smith, takes the lead in mobilizing new approaches to HIV/AIDS care and advocacy through its AIDS Competent Churches and Church Leaders certification program. The following is the first article of a February 7March 7, … Continue reading
My Dreams for an HIV Competent Church
HIV & AIDS at the 220th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) By Emily Rose Proctor, Teaching Elder Commissioner, Baltimore Presbytery No HIV-related Overtures for the 220th General Assembly The 219th General Assembly of 2010 was a powerful … Continue reading
Say No to Prison Privatization
National Call-in Day Wednesday, April 18, 2012 By Laura Markle Downton, UMC National Coordinator for Restorative Justice On Wednesday, April 18, in partnership with the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference, join with people of faith for the National Call-in Day … Continue reading
People, Not Profit: Presbyterians Form Criminal Justice Network
By Patrick David Heery Last Thursday, March 1, 2012, Presbyterians all across the country hand-delivered letters to their governors, saying no to private prisons: not in our state, not anywhere. Forty-eight governors in total received letters faxed, emailed, … Continue reading