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PEACEMAKING COMMITTEE OF
NORTH ALABAMA PRESBYTERY
MISSION
The Peacemaking Committee of North Alabama Presbytery was formed in 1985 to encourage and assist congregations to work for PEACE in all arenas of life. More than half of the churches in North Alabama Presbytery have adopted a Commitment to Peacemaking as recommended to the church by the 1983 General Assembly. Churches making this commitment promise to do peacemaking through worship, prayer and Bible study, in families and in congregations, in the community, through the study and response to global issues, through protecting the environment, and through receiving the Peacemaking Offering.
HOW WE ENCOURAGE AND ENABLE CONGREGATIONS
TO WORK FOR PEACE
1. Sponsor an International Peacemaker each year. Each year a Christian leader who is involved in ministry in a country that is undergoing war or unrest visits our Presbytery for a week under the auspices of this committee and the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program. This person usually speaks at the October Presbytery meeting and is available to preach and make presentations at church school classes, family night dinners, etc. In 2012 Rev. Wilfred Orr a minister from Northern Ireland visited our presbytery from October 12-17.
2. Encourage participation in a peacemaking conference sponsored by the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program, i.e. Presbyterian Peace Fellowship, Ghost Ranch, etc. Applicants for scholarships are urged to contact the committee.
3. Pass the DOVE at each Presbytery meeting. This beautiful stained glass dove was presented to our Presbytery at the 1994 meeting of the General Assembly in recognition of the fact that over 50% of the churches in our presbytery have adopted the Commitment to Peacemaking. The dove is passed from church to church and displayed as a reminder of their commitment to peacemaking.
4. Provide various resources.
Committee members are trained to provide a Diversity Awareness and a Racial Harmony workshop.
Bible studies and Theological studies are published by the Peacemaking Program and sent in the Offering Packet to pastors each year.
Peace Notes, a publication of the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program, is also available to anyone who requests it.
The committee responds willingly to requests for help from congregations.
For assistance or further information contact any member of the committee or chair, Mary Witherspoon.
Mary Witherspoon at (h) 256-881-6540
NOTICE
NEW MEMBERS WELCOME
The Presbytery Peacemaking Committee welcomes those who want to serve on this committee. If any member of a North Alabama Presbytery Church would like to work toward the goals stated above, please contact the members of the committee for further information.
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