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Ecumenical Resources for Legislative Advocacy
Monitoring the work of government and advocating
for laws and policies that serve the common good -- bearing a
"public witness" -- is a time-honored vocation for people of faith.
It found an early expression in the prophets of ancient Israel, who
boldly called for justice and integrity from those who ruled the nation.
Christians, acting on the teachings of Jesus, have
led in many of the historic social changes of the past 200
years: the abolition of slavery, child labor laws, women's
suffrage and Civil Rights.
It is the churches who are now leading efforts to
protect the environment, stop human trafficking, and
bring an end to war and poverty. |
 Legislation is one way a society translates its
deepest values into
concrete
actions . . . and today's ecumenical
Christians, whether at the community and state level or on the
national stage, are engaged in the consecrated task of helping shape
laws that reflect the highest principles on which we can all agree.
Working
from a
policy base developed by its
member
churches over many decades, the National Council
of Churches and leaders of its communions make the
views of the ecumenical community known to government officials and keep
their constituents informed of legislative and other developments of
interest to the churches.
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NCC Member
Communion Washington Offices
 The
National Council of Churches, through
an advocacy office on
Capitol Hill in
Washington,
DC, seeks to foster a strong ecumenical witness on the moral and ethical
dimensions of national public policy issues.
More than a dozen NCC
communions also
maintain
Washington
offices, listed below, dealing with legislation and matters of
ethical and moral concern to their churches, as well as participating in the
joint witness of all the churches through the Council.
Alliance of Baptists
|Stan
Hastey,
Minister for Mission and Ecumenism, (202)
745-7609
Alliance of Baptists,
1328 16th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
American
Baptist Churches USA
Curtis Ramsey-Lewis,
National
Coordinator, Social and Public Advocacy, (202) 544-3400
ABC-USA
Office of Governmental Relations, 200 Maryland Ave., NE, Washington, DC
20036
Armenian Orthodox Church in America
Archbishop
Vicken Aykasian,
Legate and Ecumenical Officer,
(202) 393-5181
Armenian
Washington Office,
1140 19th Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036
Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
J. Brent Walker,
Executive Director, (202) 544-4226
Baptist Joint Committee offices, 200 Maryland Ave. N.E., Washington, DC
20002
Church
of the Brethren
Phillip Jones,
Director of Witness and Washington Office,
(202) 546-3202
Brethren Witness/Washington
Office, 337 North Carolina Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20003
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Ken
Brooker Langston,
Coordinator of Disciples
Advocacy and Witness Network,
(202) 797-0113 and (410) 212-7964;
Phone/Fax: (443) 782-0273;
1040 Harbor Drive, Annapolis, MD 21403
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Andrew Genszler,
Director, Washington Office,
(202) 783-7507
ELCA Washington Office, 122 C Street N.W., Suite 125, Washington, D.C. 20001
Friends
Committee on National Legislation
Joe Volk,
Executive Secretary, (202) 547-6000
FCNL Office, 245 Second Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002
The
Episcopal Church
Maureen
Shea,
Director for Government Relations, (202) 547-7300
Episcopal Office of
Government Relations, 110 Maryland Avenue, NE, Suite
309, Washington, DC 20002
Brian Grieves,
Director,
Advocacy Center, (212)
922-5207
Episcopal Church Center, 815 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10017
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Catherine
Gordon,
Assoc. for International Issues, (202) 543-1126
Leslie
Woods,
Assoc. for Domestic Poverty and Environmental Issues, (202) 543-1126
PCUSA Washington Office, 100 Maryland Ave., N.E., Suite 410, Washington DC
20002
Progressive National Baptist Convention
Tyrone S. Pitts,
General Secretary, (202) 396-0558
PPNBC Washington Office, 601 50th Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20019
United
Church of Christ
Sandy Sorensen,
Minister and Justice and Witness
Program Team Leader, (202) 543-1517
UCC Washington Office, 100 Maryland Ave., N.E., Washington, DC 20002
Linda Jaramillo,
Executive Minister, Justice and Witness Program Team, (216) 736-3700
UCC Justice And Witness Ministries, 700 Prospect Ave.,Cleveland, Ohio 44115
United
Methodist Church Board of Church and Society
Jim
Winkler,
General Secretary, General Board of Church and Society, (202) 488-5620
United Methodist General Board of Church and Society, 100 Maryland Ave.,
N.E. 20002
Ecumenical Staff in Justice and Advocacy
NCC Washington Office
Opposite the U.S. Capitol building
110 Maryland Ave. N.E.
Washington,
DC 20002
Telephone: 202-544-2350
Fax: 202-543-1297
NCC
New York
Office
In the Interchurch Center
475 Riverside Dr., Suite 880
New York,
NY 10115
Telephone: 212-870-2227
Fax: 212-870-2030
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NCC Justice and
Advocacy Commission Staff
Wesley
M. “Pat” Pattillo,
(212) 870-2048
(New York)
Senior Program Director for Justice, Advocacy and Communication
Kevin Williams,
(202) 543-1297
(Washington)
Administrative Assistant for Justice and Advocacy
Eco-Justice Program
Cassandra
Carmichael, (202) 481-6928 (Washington),
Director
Program for Women’s Ministry / Justice for Women
Ann
Tiemeyer (212) 870-3407 (New York),
Director
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See also:
Some Major Justice Initiatives by the NCC Ecumenical Community
Index
of NCC Policies and Resolutions
Recent NCC Statements
on Current Issues in Public Policy
NCC Eco-Justice
Program
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