Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People

Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People "People Investing in People"

The Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People (SDOP) is a ministry of Presbyterians and ecumenical partners dissatisfied with poverty and oppression that participates in the empowerment of economically poor, oppressed and disadvantaged communities. SDOP provides grants to low income community groups working towards poverty alleviation through projects they own and directly benefit from.

Join us welcoming our newest SDOP National Committee members! Hiram A. Pérez-Cordero Sherry RobertsVisit www.pcusa.org/s...
08/17/2026

Join us welcoming our newest SDOP National Committee members! Hiram A. Pérez-Cordero Sherry Roberts
Visit www.pcusa.org/sdop to learn more about the Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People.
Alonzo JohnsonJulia HillRachel Sawan WhiteCarolyn GriceClara NunezMargaret MwaleTeresa BidartMark Davis

Last day of SDOP visit to Nicaragua with partners, the chairperson of the International Task Force, Mark David, visited ...
08/11/2026

Last day of SDOP visit to Nicaragua with partners, the chairperson of the International Task Force, Mark David, visited a young entrepreneur in Ciudad Sandino . JohnsonClara NunezMargaret MwaleNina DemersJulia HillCarolyn Grice

Sign up for SDOP's Struggle is Real webinar series to be held the first Thursday in September, October & November 1-2:30...
08/07/2026

Sign up for SDOP's Struggle is Real webinar series to be held the first Thursday in September, October & November 1-2:30 PM Eastern at https://pcusa.info/sdop-struggle-webinar . We will feature a 3-part series on labor and living wages, healthcare and housing/homelessness. Come learn how you can advocate and collaborate with others around these critical issues in your community! Alonzo Johnson; Clara Nunez; Teresa Bidart; Nina Demers; Jennifer Evans; Mark Davis; Julia Hill; Carolyn Grice; Rachel Sawan White; Delores Adams; Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.); Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Special Offerings; Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Compassion, Peace and Justice Ministry; Presbytery of Chicago; Presbytery of the James; Pittsburgh Presbytery; Presbytery of Philadelphia;

Third day in our mission trip and we are getting close to the end of the trip. The SDOP team accompanied by CIEETS staff...
08/07/2026

Third day in our mission trip and we are getting close to the end of the trip. The SDOP team accompanied by CIEETS staff visited with a group located in Barranco Rosa community. This group of 10 members received a grant to do pig and chicken bredding and doing very well. Then, we visited with a group in Santa Rosa Community, called Pacific Fruits. The group started doing fruit dehydration and did not happen due to weather conditions and they switched to do medicinal plants dehydration. They are moving forward even when they are in the initial part of the project. Alonzo JohnsonClara NunezMark DavisCarolyn GriceJulia Hill

Continuing our mission trip in Nicaragua. We visited today with "Youth United for the good of the community" located in ...
08/06/2026

Continuing our mission trip in Nicaragua. We visited today with "Youth United for the good of the community" located in San Pedro Las Molinas, an impressive youth group that started their pig breeding with 4 pigs and in two years has achieved 150 (you can find out more at https://www.facebook.com/crianza.de.cerdos.san.pedro.los.molina?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v ; then we visited Elma Soto's entrepreneurship where she has a chicken breeding, excellent results and she feels very happy to contribute with the family economy; at the end of the day we visited ZENIFER entrepreneurship, where Zeneyda Ampie developed a small bussiness selling crafts made by her (you can find out more at https://www.facebook.com/share/1CG33F6rdP/?mibextid=wwXIfr Another day where we could see how these brave people are achieving their dreams and verifying how the OGHS offering's funds are making a big impact on people's lives. JohnsonClara NunezMark DavisCarolyn GriceMargaret MwaleJulia Hill

A team from the Presbyterian Committee on the Self Development of People (SDOP) (Mark Davis, the International Task Forc...
08/05/2026

A team from the Presbyterian Committee on the Self Development of People (SDOP) (Mark Davis, the International Task Force Chairperson and Teresa Bidart , primary contact for SDOP international funding) is visiting the Interchurch Center for Theological and Social Studies (CIEETS), SDOP's intermediary partner in Nicaragua. We visited with CIEETS staff in the morning and visited 2 remarkable women, Jeannie Brenes and Geraldine Alvarez, that were benefited by the SDOP-CIEETS partnership later on. Stay connected with us over the next two days to learn more about these partnerships. Alonzo JohnsonClara NunezMark DavisMargaret MwaleNina DemersJulia HillCarolyn Grice

08/04/2026

"'Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?' He said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’"
Matthew 22:36-39

As immigration enforcement escalates across the country, faith communities are responding with prayer, witness, and action.

The Multi-Faith Guide to Responding to Deadly ICE Enforcement from the Interfaith Immigration Coalition offers practical tools to help congregations and community members:
• Hold interfaith vigils
• Sign national faith letters (link in comments)
• Advocate for accountability and justice
• Support immigrant families and communities
• Our faith traditions teach that every human life is sacred.

Together, we can transform grief into action and solidarity.

Download and share the toolkit: https://hubs.ly/Q04r8BPc0

Crafts, Art and Beauty Shop, a group located in Las Tablas, Panamá, was one of the first three groups funded by SDOP in ...
08/03/2026

Crafts, Art and Beauty Shop, a group located in Las Tablas, Panamá, was one of the first three groups funded by SDOP in 2019. Seven years later the group members are now independent and continue making the Panamanian traditional clothes. Alonzo JohnsonClara NunezMarkMargaret MwaleNina DemersRachel Sawan WhiteJulia HillSusan Dobkins

07/28/2026

Thanks to OGHS offering that groups like this are thriving and moving forward with their lives. This group in Panama, located in the Hierba Buena community are achieving their goals and are able to sustain themselves. If you are interested to know more about groups in Panama that have been benefited by the SDOP partnership, please take a look of this documentary. You will find out exactly where your contribution to the One Great Hour of Sharing offering is impacting thousands of lives in Panama. https://youtu.be/cQ0f9NZUObk
Alonzo JohnsonClara NunezMark DavisMargaret MwaleNina Maria

A shout out to our National & local SDOP committee for a great event today for community based groups interested in lea...
07/25/2026

A shout out to our National & local SDOP committee for a great event today for community based groups interested in learning more about SDOP’s anti-poverty work & potential SDOP funding opportunities. Thank you to our SDOP community funded partners panel Damayan Migrant Workers
NY State Youth Leadership Council
& Women’s Press Collective
To learn more about their work, visit the above websites. A huge thank you to YA-YA Network
for hosting the above event! Alonzo Johnson; Nina Demers; Clara Nunez; Teresa Bidart; Julia Hill; Phil Tom; Mark Davis; Ewen Holmes; Presbytery of Philadelphia; Phyllis Edwards; Rachel Sawan White; Presbyterians for Just Immigration; Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People; Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.); Selma Jackson;

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