Ecumenical Poverty Initiative is proud to announce that we have endorsed the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. In state capitols and Washington, D.C., policies that promote systemic racism, poverty, the war economy, and ecological devastation are threatening our democracy and decaying our national morality. We refuse to be silent in the face […]
A Labor Day Sermon by Rev. Michael Livingston: Best Seat in the House
Best Seat in the House James 2:1-10, 14-17 Rev. Michael Livingston; Director of Public Policy, Interfaith Worker Justice Delivered at the United Methodist Chapel at 100 Maryland Ave NE Washington, DC on September 5, 2012 I’ve got a new friend. Her name is Vernell Livingston. I met her last October at the fall mobilization for […]
Our God, Born into Poverty: A Christmas Reflection.
Yesterday on Capitol Hill, we held the last Faithful Budget prayer vigil of the year. Rev. Dr. Michael Kinnamon, General Secretary of the National Council of Churches, led the vigil. Please read the compelling Christmas reflection he offered yesterday. It is a theological reflection on the meaning of the incarnation for the engagement of Christians […]
Food Stamp Challenge: Kick off!
Yesterday morning, food stamp users gathered together with members of Congress, representatives of the Obama Administration, rabbis, priests, and reverends outside a Capitol Hill Safeway grocery store to kick off the Fighting Poverty with Faith (FPWF) Food Stamp Challenge. NCC President Rev. Peg Chemberlin and other other faith leaders were joined by: White House Special […]
