![]() ![]() ![]() Since 2000*, the Joining Hands for Justice in Israel & Palestine Partnership has been committed to educating Presbyterians and the wider Atlanta Community about the conditions of Palestinians living under the Israeli Occupation.The Joining Hands Initiative is an innovative way to mobilize people in focused campaigns to tackle systemic causes of hunger both in the United States and abroad as a witness to the wholeness of God’s creation. We have organized and led trips to Palestine/Israel to meet with our partners in the Holy Land and to learn about the reality on the ground. The Partnership sponsors and co-sponsors conferences, speakers, and other educational events here in Atlanta. JHJIP members are active in and serve in leadership roles of the Israel/Palestine Mission Network of the PC(USA) and the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship. We co-sponsor events, trips, and speakers with Presbyterian Peacemaking Partnership of the PGA, Jewish Voice for Peace, and Interfaith Peace Builders. ![]() We continue the advocacy work in which we have been engaged, as we encourage others to join us in promoting a just peace in Palestine and Israel. *JHJIP Partnership began in 2000 as a partner program with PGA and the PC(USA) Hunger Program. Join Hands is the second studio album by British rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees.It was released in September 1979 by the record label Polydor.Upon its release, it was praised by the British press, including Melody Maker, Sounds, NME and Record Mirror. The partnership was administered through the presbytery’s former hunger program, Presbyterian Answer to Hunger (PATH). Join Hands took the topic of the First World War as its inspiration. In 2010, with the end of the PATH program, and under the presbytery’s new structure, JHJIP became a formal Presbytery Partnership. Welcome to Join Hands Ministry Welcome to Join Hands Ministry Welcome to Join Hands Ministry. ![]() Website: Sarah Humphrey, Chair | 770.722.5682 How to Get InvolvedĬome to a meeting! Attend an event! Call our chair, Sarah Humphrey, to learn more. Join Hands is a contact and support center for Perry County residents, who are seeking assistance with daily living concerns. These are the work areas that need volunteers: When and Where We Meet: Third Thursdays at noon, North Decatur Presbyterian Church, Decatur.Pastor Mary has announced that we need to get our church’s leadership positions firmed up before our annual Church Conference, which will take place in November.
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