America250, the Big Red Church, and Belief in Change

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JULY 2026

Presbyterian response to gun violence through the decades

General Assembly overtures, magazine articles and interviews, special action alerts and more illustrate a history of activism — Read now

This month in Presbyterian history

An 1884 portrait photograph, scraps of Civil War battle sketches, a groundbreaking in Pennsylvania, and a neighbor's anniversary — Read now

Looking back to the last time Milwaukee hosted the General Assembly

In 1992, commissioners elected the Rev. John Fife as Moderator of the 204th General Assembly — Read now

Women of Milwaukee: Sarah, Margaret, and Lois

Remembering a handful of trailblazing Presbyterian women, including the first female moderator of a Presbyterian General Assembly — Read now

Revisiting Milwaukee's historic Big Red Church

Calvary Presbyterian Church was designed by the same architect as Milwaukee's City Hall — Read now

Presbyterians and the Armenian genocide

Read part one — Read part two

Faith and Justice in the 1960s: Exhibit Trailer

Previously unheard narratives are discovered, lost moments and movements are unearthed, and new possibilities are encountered every day in the archive.

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GIVE NOW

Join us on Saturday August 1, from 10am to 1pm, for a family-friendly drop-in workshop with Spiral Q & PHS’s new exhibit “Belief in Change: Stories of Religious Activism in the United States.” The event, in collaboration with the Philly arts organization SPIRAL Q, will be held in PHS's courtyard at 425 Lombard Street in Old City. Drop in anytime! We can't wait to see you!