HANDS AND FEET

Mail to:
Presbyterian Church (USA)
PO Box 643700
Pittsburgh, PA 15264-3700

Please write E052193 Hands & Feet GA 225 in the memo line.

Event Details

The event will include reflections from those affected by the cash bail system and leaders and members involved in efforts to end the use of cash bail. The event will be grounded by a panel discussion about the missional expression of Hands and Feet and the systemic injustices compounded by cash bail.

Esteemed panelists are:

The Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II

Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II is the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA). Rev. Dr. Nelson has served as the top ecclesial officer of the PCUSA since he was elected at the 222nd General Assembly (2016) in Portland, Oregon. He served as the director of the Presbyterian Washington Office of Public Witness and pastored several churches in the PCUSA prior to being elected Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the PCUSA. You can learn about Rev. Dr. Nelson’s service as Stated Clerk here.

The Rev. Dr. Shannon Craigo-Snell

Rev. Dr. Shannon Craigo-Snell is a professor of Theology at the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary (LPTS). Dr. Craigo-Snell joined the LPTS faculty as a constructive systematic theologian in 2011. Two of her most recent books are Disciplined Hope: Prayer, Politics, and Resistance and No Innocent Bystanders: Becoming an Ally in the Struggle for Justice (co-authored with Christopher Doucot). You can read more about Shannon Craigo-Snell at https://www.shannoncraigo-snell.com/

The Rev. Jimmie Hawkins

Rev. Jimmie Hawkins is the director of the Presbyterian Washington Office of Public Witness and the Presbyterian United Nations Office. Rev. Hawkins joined the PCUSA national staff in 2017 and previously served churches in North Carolina and Virginia. Rev. Hawkins discussed his most recent book, Unbroken and Unbowed: A History of Black Protest in America, with the Presbyterian Historical Society. You can watch the conversation here.