Responding to a recommendation from the Advocacy Committee for Racial Ethnic Concerns, the 213th General Assembly (2001) created a Task Force to Study Issues of Reparations for African Americans, Native Americans, Alaskan Natives, Asian Americans, Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and Others Who Have Experienced Unjust Treatment. The task force met over the next three years, seeking input from a variety of Presbyterians. Consistent with its commitment to racial justice, the 216th General Assembly (2004) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) adopted the report of the Task Force to Study Reparations, "affirming that Jesus Christ calls us to repair wrongs done to one …
From 2006. This year we reflect on the significance of Race Relations Sunday by honoring the legacy of women of color in active leadership in the Presbyterian Church. We celebrate the gifts of racial ethnic women who have led the church to foster an environment of wholeness, peace, and reconciliation.
A service to use for Race Relations Sunday.
“Stories from Our Past: Presbyterians and the Struggle for Civil Rights” is a paper that Fred Heuser gave at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church on January 14, 2007. Heuser’s paper, an assortment of stories about how Presbyterians were involved in this tumultuous struggle for justice, was written exclusively from archival material at the Presbyterian Historical Society (PHS). Heuser is an associate stated clerk and director of the historical society.
Excerpts from order of worship (January 10, 2007) honoring the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. and those youth and young adults who were part of the movement and who work for justice today.
A chronology of important events in the life of Dr. King.
Order of worship drawn from the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other sources.
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