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The Munich Security Conference Showroom
Wethen, 21 April 2026 Church & Peace Board Member Martin Tiller writes about the Munich Security Conference’s report on Europe’s “nuclear options” (2026). He criticizes the fact that some other key options have not been considered, particularly from a Christian...
European Conference: Resisting War Today – Preparing Collective Nonviolent Alternatives
Conference Registration open now!
We are very excited to finally share with you the news of our upcoming European Conference that will take place in Brussels, 24-27 October 2024. Come and check out our program and sign up to join.
Weekly Online Peace Prayer
Church and Peace invites you to join the weekly online prayer for peace.
Online Prayer for Peace in Ukraine and beyond
Church and Peace invites you to pray for peace in Ukraine and beyond. Together with the branches of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation in England & Scotland and Wales (Cymdeithos y Cymod) and the Methodist Peace Fellowship, we gather on Zoom on Fridays...
A people’s movement for peace
Laufdorf, 29 April 2026 “We need a people’s movement for peace”, said Jane Kinninmont, CEO of the United Nations Association (UNA UK), at a joint peace conference in Milton Keynes. Church and Peace hosted a joint conference over 24-26 April 2026 on the topic of...
Secretary General designated at Church and Peace
Laufdorf, 25 February 2026 At its meeting on February 20-22, 2026, in Laufdorf near Wetzlar, Germany, the Board of Church and Peace appointed a General Secretary (Designate). Suzanne Eade-Roberts lives at Chantraine near Epinal, France. Born in England, she is a...
Join us to discuss the right to Conscientious Objection
26 January 2026, 5-7 p.m. CESTThe debate on conscientious objection and the problems in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian warMikhail Elizbarashvili from Church and Peace member ‘Friends World Committee for Consultation, Europe & Middle East Section’ (FWCC/EMES)...
‘Healing from Conflict’ – European Conference 2026
This year, we cordially invite you to our first joint conference with our partner organisations in the United Kingdom! This year's theme is: ‘Healing from Conflict’ 24-26 April 2026 Milton Keynes, UK A joint conference of Fellowship of Reconciliation UK, Anglican...
Resisting Empire, Promoting Peace: Churches Confront the ‘Russian World’ ideology
As an ‘organisation in partnership’ with the Conference of European Churches (CEC), Church and Peace is represented by Antje Heider-Rottwilm on the planning committee of the ‘Pathways to Peace’ project
Church and Peace calls for support for the nonviolent resistance in Serbia and its demand for free elections
Herrnhut, 29 October 2025 – For 16 days (leading up to the anniversary of the disaster of 1 November 2024) people are walking towards Novi Sad from all the regions of Serbia, with massive support from the population. Participants from Novi Sad vividly described this...
Learning from Central and East European Experiences of Transformation: Church and Peace Conference in Herrnhut
Herrnhut, 29 October 2025 – Last weekend, the Herrnhut Moravian Church welcomed around 120 participants from 19 countries to the 2025 European Conference convening under the heading “Don’t let yourself be hardened in these hard times … Resist, reconcile, transform”....
Mourning the loss of former vice-chair Kees Nieuwerth
Dear members of Church and Peace, dear friends,We share with you the sad message that our dear friend and vice-chair until last year Kees Nieuwerth passed away last Friday, on June 20, 2025.Kees was a restlessly committed man of peace, striving for non-violence and...
Church and Peace underlines statements after participation in the World Council of Churches’ Central Committee
Church and Peace underlines the World Council of Churches Central Committee’s statements on Just Peace, escalating conflicts in Middle East and Iran, the conflict in Ukraine and on Guarding Against Atrocity Crimes Johannesburg/Wethen, 26 June 2025 – The European...