Programs at GUMC

Programs at GUMC

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This area under construction and/or out of date. More information to be added/updated soon.

Music at GUMC

Chancel Choir - Every Wednesday, 7:30 PM

Other Programs

Youth Fellowship: click here to read the latest "Youth News!"
Missions
Interfaith Center for Peace & Justice
More to come

The Interfaith Center for Peace and Justice

P. O. Box 3134, Gettysburg, PA 17325
Telephone: 717-334-0752
"They shall beat their swords into plowshares ... neither shall they learn war any more."
Isaiah 2:4

History: The Center was founded in 1985 in an effort to go beyond the traditional "peace movement" and bring peace and justice concerns to a local mainstream audience.

Purpose and Mission: The Interfaith Center for Peace and Justice is a non-profit organization which seeks to nurture dialogue on peace, social justice and environmental balance and to enrich our community by inspiring individuals to work nonviolently toward the realization of those values in human society. The Center is not only an educational institution but also a catalyst for action and a source of support for individuals and groups responding to community needs and to threats which may arise to just and peaceful community life. Committed to advancing the well-being of all, we act non-violently, with respect for truth and one another as our guiding values (adapted from a 1988 statement).

Two of the Center's main annual activities are:

Peace Camp, which is a week-long camp in the summer for children from Kindergarten through Sixth grade with presentations, games, and projects promoting non-violent conflict resolution, inter-cultural understanding, and environment balance.
Adams County Heritage Festival held on the second Sunday following Labor Day. The Interfaith Center founded this event and continues to organize it, with the cooperation of other organizations. There are crafts, food, entertainment, and exhibits which celebrate the diverse ethnic heritages of Adams County.

There is an Annual Meeting of the membership, held in the fall of each year, featuring a pot-luck supper and a speaker. New members are welcome. You can become a member by making a donation (suggested minimum of $10), volunteering to help in one of the Center's projects, or simply asking to be added to the mailing list. (There is a quarterly newsletter which carries news of Center activities and those of other community groups, as well as articles on broader peace issues). All donations to the Center are tax-deductible.

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