Ecumenical Poverty Initiative added to Presbyterian Church (USA) Affiliates list as NCC downsizes
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Based on a recommendation of its Justice Committee, the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board (PMAB) approved membership in and affiliation with the Ecumenical Poverty Initiative, the successor organization to the former National Council of Churches (NCC) Poverty Initiative. In the committee meeting, J. Herbert Nelson, who heads the denomination’s Office of Public Witness…