Church and Peace

Website: http://www.church-and-peace.org
C&P began in 1949, when Quakers, Mennonites and the Church of the Brethren (the historic peace churches) joined with the International Fellowship of Reconciliation to coordinate their activities.
C&P brings together groups, communities, organizations and churches committed to becoming the peace church of Jesus Christ in daily life and action. C&P is active, through members and contacts, in many European countries:
* Pax Christi
* International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR)
* Justice and Peace Commissions
* Mennonite Central Committee (MCC)
* London Mennonite Centre
* Eirene
* M.I.R. (France and Switzerland)
* Bocs (Hungary)
* Laurentiuskonvent (Germany)
* Communauté de l'arche (France)
* Communauté de grandchamp (Switzerland)
* Anglican Pacifist Fellowship
* Enschede Dutch Reformed Church
* Quaker Peace and Social Witness
* Bruderhof communities, Plough Publishing
This organizations work with:
* conflict resolution
* mediation
* conscientious objection to war
* prayer for peace
* hospitality for the marginalized
* ... many other forms of peace service
What do we do?
MEET
annually, in one the four language regions - German, French, English, Hungarian & Slavic
We gather every two years in an international conference.
PUBLISH
a newsletter in English, French and German and the thematic pamphlet series "Theology and Peace" in English, French, German, Hungarian and Serbian
VISIT
one another and other groups, communities and churches for mutual support, celebration and worship
PARTICIPATE
in international activities which help to promote peace and justice through nonviolent change
* Active in the Decade to Overcome Violence - WCC (The World Council of Churches)
* Associate member - CEC (Conference of European Churches)
* Consultative status - JPIC (The conciliar process for Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation)
* Member - AGDF (Aktionsgemeinschaft Dienst für den Frieden)
* Supporter of the IFOR Decade for a Culture of Peace and Nonviolence for the Children of the World
* Active in the Jubilee 2000 Campaign - Development Requires Debt Cancellation
* The Peace House project at the Second Ecumenical Assembly Graz '97.
THEOLOGY
Bible study and theology underpin the activities of C&P members and their dialogue with other Christians.
This is linked directly with
SERVICE FOR PEACE
through the training of those willing to make a long-term commitment to peacemaking.
"Whoever loves life and would see good days must...seek peace and pursue it." I Peter 3 (NEB)
Addresses:
* Germany
Church & Peace International Office
Ringstrasse 14
D-35641 Schöffengrund
Germany
tel: +49 6445 5588
fax: +49 6445 5070
email
* France
Église et Paix
Louis & Bernadette Joly
5, rue du Mont Verdun
F-69140 Rillieux la Pape
Tel & Fax: +33 (0)4 78 88 87 25
email
* Hungary
Egyház és Béke
H-8003 Székesfehérvár
Pf. 7, Hungary
tel: +36 22 501-844
email
* Britain and Ireland
Church & Peace
14 Shepherds Hill, Highgate,
GB-London, N6 5AQ,
Tel: +44 20 8340 8775,
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