Peace Church Resolution

Note: This resolution is a sample which can be used as it is written. Or, a church may wish to develop its own resolution giving its reasons for adopting The Peace Church Affirmation as it appears at the end of this resolution.)

EVERY CHURCH A PEACE CHURCH

 Whereas the Gospel of Jesus Christ, who made peace by his cross, offers new life through the power of forgiveness and suffering love,

 and whereas Jesus said that his cross is to be taken up by each and all who would follow him,

 and whereas the cross was the price which Jesus paid for his nonviolent resistance to the powers of injustice, violence and oppression,

 and whereas we have heard God’s call to follow Jesus, to be in the world as he was in the world, and to continue his peacemaking by the cruciform power of nonviolent resistance and suffering love,

 and whereas the Christian tradition, including the leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., sets an example of energetic work for justice and peace,

 and whereas we believe that the church could turn the world toward peace if every church lived and taught as Jesus lived and taught,

 be it therefore resolved that our community of faith,
 the ____________________________________,
 declares itself a peace church by making the following affirmation:

 The Peace Church Affirmation