Contact: Rev. Paul Randall, Chair
Our Mission
- We invite all who yearn to make peace, including clergy and non-clergy, to join Task Force members in working to create, support, and promote peacemaking initiatives. Our current priority is addressing the critical crisis of climate change.
- We support the Peace and Global Witness offering distribution of 75% to the General Assembly and 25% to be retained by presbyteries for local education and action.
- We review and recommend scholarships for participation in peacemaking conferences and events.
- We are informed by and communicate with the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program, the Office of Public Witness, and relevant ecumenical endeavors.
BLOG POSTS

Creation Care and Black Lives Matter
The Peacemaking Task Force of Albany Presbytery, at its August Zoom meeting, decided to focus on two major issues, Creation Care and Black Lives Matter, giving them each sustained attention. The more we discussed these two issues, the more we realized how much they...

Reconciliation, Justice and a New Ritual in a Time of Protest
Several years ago, some of us from First Presbyterian Church in Johnstown, NY visited Johannesburg, South Africa on our way to rebuild a church in Mozambique. In Johannesburg, members of the local presbytery (a biracial group) outlined the four steps that they were...

The Power of Liturgy for Sustaining Your Creation Care Work
Seeing a Christmas tree beside the road the day after Christmas I was reminded that, for some, Christmas is just one day. After that it is “Christmas is over. Let’s get on with things”. I got to thinking how rich a liturgical life is. Those who keep such a life know...
Albany Presbytery Bottled Water Resolution Passes!
SAY NO TO BOTTLED WATER
Scholarships and Funding
Grants:
Please complete the Peacemaking Task Force Grant Application to apply for a peacemaking-related grant.
The Peacemaking Task Force has provided scholarships for:
- Ecumenical Advocacy Day in Washington
- Mosaic of Peace Conference to Israel and Palestine
- Presbyterian Peace Fellowship Middle East Witness Delegation
- Young Adult Volunteer in Peru
- PC(USA) Travel Study Seminar to US/Mexico Border & Central America
- Annual Presbyterian Peacemaking Conference at Ghost Ranch
Please complete the Peacemaking Task Force Grant Application to apply for a peacemaking-related grant.
Funding has been provided for:
- International Peacemakers appearing locally 350.org
- Director of Public Witness in United Nations speaking at Albany Presbytery Meeting
- Saratoga Peace Week
Picture from Saratoga Peace Week Sept 20-26, 2015
Learn more information about Peacemaking, at Presbyterian Mission Agency—Presbyterian Peacemaking Program
Resources for Earth Day
- Earth Day Placemat Infographic
- How You Can Join the Eco-Reformation – Simple ideas for how you can make a difference
- 10 Eco-Theses for Eco-Reformation: Grace and Hope for a Planet in Peril
- Help End Plastic Pollution Online Petition
- Letter for your State Legislator: Environmental Rights Bill & New York Climate and Community Protection Act
- PC(USA) Earth Day Resources