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Women’s Advocacy Day observed at the Presbyterian Center

by Gail Strange | Presbyterian News Service

gender-and-leadership-study-unspecifiedLast Wednesday started, as most do at the Presbyterian Center, with a 9:00 a.m. worship service. But this service was unique. Staff and guests gathered for a Service of Awareness sponsored jointly by Presbyterian Women and the Racial Ethnic & Women’s Ministries that focused on gender-based violence—intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. Instead of a traditional sermon, worshipers heard stories of fear and isolation belonging to women who had suffered abuse at the hands of men who told them, “I love you.” Read more…