by Sean Reilly | May 12, 2008
Is it possible for a broken church to act as an agent for healing in a divided society? A gathering of people from peace church denominations in the United States has met to explore the practical and ecclesial issues. The conference of Church of the Brethren and...
by Sean Reilly | May 11, 2008
While the food crisis in North Korea continues largely unnoticed in the wider world, due to the country’s isolation, a North American Anabaptist peace church is taking quiet steps to provide agricultural assistance. A grant of U$42,500 from the Church of the...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 29, 2008
A delegation from the Church of the Brethren has made a historic visit to North Korea, to make direct contact with four farm enterprises that have received support from the church – an act yet rarely extended to people from the United States. The delegation that...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 9, 2008
Thirteen supporters of Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) and On Earth Peace, an agency of the US Church of the Brethren, have visited the West Bank and Israel to explore civil society responses to conflict, security and community. The trip took place from from 8...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 5, 2008
Representatives of the world’s Historic Peace Churches gathered in Solo, Indonesia in December 2007, to ask what “Peace in Our Land” means practically – through the interrelated topics of injustice, religious pluralism, and poverty. These churches – which...
