Peace with Justice
The Peace with Justice Program aims to make shalom visible and active in people's lives and communities. The General Conference assigned the General Board of Church and Society to implement the program and called the church to "strengthen its capacity to act as a public policy advocate" in communities and nations throughout the world.
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BWC Peace with Justice Coordinator’s Message
Rev. Dr. Sampson Nortey
Just a note reminding you about something that I find exciting. All that the Lord requires is for us to “ do justly, and to love mercy and to walk humbly with our GOD.” The church in 1968 came to the same conclusion and they mandated that every congregation take up an offering for Peace with Justice work. The church has done wonderfully; for, this offering has helped provide funds for projects, not only around the world, but right here in our conference for after school programs, transportation for senior citizens, grants for people who pursue justice causes to name a few.
It is that time of the year again when every church is encouraged to observe Peace with Justice Sunday and take up the offering to help further justice causes. We are also made aware that there will be no peace without justice or justice causes. Thank you for your past support and your future support and contributions.
Justice and Advocacy
Rev. Bill Medford, General Board of Church & Society staff person, working with Human and Civil Rights issues was quoted in “Faith in Action” (Feb.22, 2011) describing the essence of justice and advocacy: “We must utilize our access to resources to gain that same access for those whose access has been restricted or denied.” Loving people, caring for their needs, even sacrificially at times, is something church folks know how to do, Advocating for others is a foreign concept and often thought best left for the experts.” Mefford said incarnation without advocacy, though, is sentimentality at best, or perhaps not incarnation at all.
Peace with Justice Special Sunday and Offering - June 3
Peace with Justice Sunday is one of the official churchwide Special Sundays when the Peace with Justice Special Offering is collected. Annual Conferences keep half of the offering to fund local projects while a portion goes to the GBCS Peace with Justice Program to fund U.S. and global work in social action and public policy education and advocacy. For more information on Peace with Justice Sunday, visit the website.
Peace with Justice Grant Applications
