Since 1944, the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship has been championing the nonviolent teachings of Jesus, calling for prophetic action against violence, exploitation, and war.
In 1944 Presbyterian Conscientious Objectors and their supporters founded the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship to restore the nonviolent teaching of Jesus as central to faith and to the public policy positions of the church. Today we continue to be an independent national fellowship of Presbyterians, supported entirely by generous contributions from our members and friends.
Group photo at Guacio, San Sebastian PR, 1950s.
As the decades have progressed, PPF has steadfastly proclaimed the gospel of peace in a culture of violence. Just as the apostles were given the ability to speak in new languages to connect with a multicultural crowd during Pentecost, peacemakers have continuously adopted new approaches to resist violence on ideological, domestic, and global fronts.
Building on its pacifist foundation, which informs its condemnation of military violence in Ukraine and Gaza, PPF has also embraced advocacy for queer members and ministers in the PCUSA, environmentalism through denominational divestment and support for the Sioux Tribe at Standing Rock, abolitionism to condemn police violence and explore alternative community safety measures, and anti-colonialism to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.
