Louisiana Episcopal Area Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey called on United Methodists to be ‘a voice for peace’ in the midst of violence around the world, including the killing of three police officers in Baton Rouge. The city has been in turmoil since the police fatally shot an African-American man while he was pinned to the ground. “Let us be a voice for peace, a voice for love, remembering that love casts out all fear,” she wrote this week. Read her full statement.
The executive committee of the Council of Bishops, which includes Bishop Harvey and Bishop Sally Dyck are meeting in Chicago this week and took a moment to talk about the violence across the U.S. calling for prayers and action. Watch the video by clicking here.
Read a Statement from the NIC Commission on Religion and Race on the recent national events.
Prayer Vigil
The public is invited to a prayer gathering for peace and against gun violence hosted by Rockford Urban Ministries this Sunday, July 24, beginning at 4pm, at Seventh Street just north of Broadway in Rockford. Prayers will be uplifted for a juvenile girl who is presently fighting for her life after being shot multiple times last week. Rev. Keith Kelsey Powell will lead the prayer service, and Attorney Lee Goodman from Peaceful Communities will address gun violence. For more information contact: Stanley Campbell at: rockfordurbanmin@aol.com.