Peace & Social Justice

The purpose of the Peace & Social Justice Commission is to help educate, inform, and empower Grantham Church to address injustice without mixing the gospel with partisan politics. We exist to help create a church culture that values peace and justice in the way of Jesus. Browse our page to learn more about what we do.

At Grantham Church we believe that Jesus calls us to promote peace and pursue justice in our church and in our community.

We believe that the gospel is about the redemption of people’s souls and bodies, as well as the redemption of political, economic, and ecological systems. And we have a small team of congregants who encourages and inspires us to live into that vision.

If you’re interested in learning more about what we’ve been doing lately, please check out our current PeaceMatters newsletter.

PeaceMatters (Spring 2025)

If you have questions or would like to join our work, please contact the chair of our Peace & Social Justice Commission.

CONTACT BRANTLEY

The Israel-Palestine Conflict

Our Peace & Social Justice Commission has compiled some resources to help our congregation understand the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict and to help us promote peace with our words and our actions.

Resources

Peace Sunday 2025

Peace Sunday 2025 | Anabaptism: The Way of Peace

SUN, APR 27 @ 9:00AM & 10:30AM

This year marks the 500th anniversary of the sixteenth century Anabaptist movement. The Brethren in Christ Church started with Anabaptists in Lancaster County who had experienced a fresh wind of the Holy Spirit in the late 1700s. Therefore, on Peace Sunday 2025, we are celebrating the beginnings of Anabaptism, its core beliefs and theological convictions, its call to radical discipleship, and its potential as a much-needed renewal movement within American Christianity.

Please join us on Sunday, April 27th as we focus on Anabaptism: The Way of Peace and highlight the need for the Brethren in Christ U.S. to own our original stream, for such a time as this.

9:00 am – Anabaptism (Then & Now): A More Christ-like Christianity – a presentation in a combined learning community in the Fellowship Hall with Pastor David Flowers, who will be sharing the core content of his newly published article in the BIC History & Life journal and then leading a discussion in a large group setting.

10:30 am – Blessed are the Peacemakers – a message given by guest speaker Hank Johnson (Senior Pastor at Harrisburg BIC) and then a brief word from special guest, Joshua Nolt (Senior Pastor at Lancaster BIC & Executive Director of the Brethren in Christ Historical Society).

Our annual Peace Sunday ingathering offering will support the Brethren in Christ Historical Society’s efforts to champion our streams (Anabaptism, Pietism, and Wesleyanism) and facilitate healthy conversation within the Brethren in Christ U.S. The offering will also go to the MWC Global Sharing Fund, which provides aid to Anabaptist congregations in the Global South. If you would like to use a Peace Sunday 2025 offering envelope, you can pick one up at our welcome centers in the church lobby.

Our ingathering offering goal this year is $10,000.