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The Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP) is a servant of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). We develop, interpret and monitor policies that encourage and challenge the Church and society to reflect and act in faithful response to God's call to do justice.

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Study the Social Creed

The 216th General Assembly (2006) asked the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP) with the General Assembly Committee on Ecumenical Relations and the Department of Theology and Worship to continue work on updating for the 21st century the 1908 "Social Creed of the Churches" for presentation at the 218th General Assembly (2008) to celebrate the centennial of the "Social Creed of the Churches" of 1908.

Download Connecting to the Creed

This booklet provides Biblical, theological and historical background as well as current application ideas for each of the Social Creed affirmations. It also has questions for discussion and links to the Hudson River Presbytery's posters and other resources.

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Learn about the Social Creed through this video

This 28-minute DVD is a professionally produced documentary introducing both the 1908 and 2008 Social Creeds and the church’s prophetic concerns in the century in between. Presbyterian and ecumenical leaders speak to why and how the church has used it voice and built structures for economic, racial, women’s and environmental justice.  A final section looks at how the Social Creed can help address new challenges to Christian social witness in the 21st Century.

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Toward a New Social Awakening, The Social Creed 1908-2008
$7.00
02-052-08-001

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