Peace Not Walls in Congregations

 

Reading for Peace in Israel and Palestine.
Upcoming Book Discussion

 

Peace not Walls

A special ELCA campaign calling for efforts toward a viable, contiguous Palestinian state, a secure Israeli state at peace with its Arab neighbors, and a shared Jerusalem with equal access and rights for Jews, Christians, and Muslims.

  READ ELCA Peace Not Walls strategy for engagement

  CONTACT a speaker

  MAKE A PILGRIMAGE to the Holy Land, Oct 17-31, 2009

  WHY do we know so little about Palestinians? Watch "Peace, Propaganda and the Promised Land" to see how media coverage influences us.

  WHY have more than 200 Israeli settlements have been built on occupied Palestinian land? Watch "The Iron Wall" documentary.

  WHY is a 2-state solution unlikely? Watch "Israel-Palestine, a Land in Fragments," a 2-minute video showing how Palestine is being carved up into tiny pieces.

  LEARN MORE from Middle East news sources:



   


RMS Peace Not Walls Working Group

To contact members of the Peace Not Walls gorup, please send an email to rmsynod@rmselca.org

Pastor Paul R. Gilbertson
Pastor Don Marxhausen
Jan Miller
Rod Schofield
Caryn Stone

   

Where Jesus Walked: a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

October 17-31, 2009

See the Holy Stones...the places Meet the Living Stones...the people Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Nazareth, Sea of Galilee, Dead Sea, Masda, Athens, Corinth and Greek Isles. More information.


Congregations and the Peace Not Walls Campaign
Read about what Rocky Mountain Synod congregations are doing with regards to the ELCA Peace Not Walls campaign.

 
 

 

 

Rocky Mountain Synod, ELCA
455 Sherman Street, Suite 160 + Denver, Colorado 80203 + phone 303.777.6700 or 1.800.525.0462 + fax 303.733.0750
rmsynod@rmselca.org + map and directions