{"id":24520,"date":"2024-10-18T16:10:36","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T16:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=24520"},"modified":"2024-10-18T16:10:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T16:10:37","slug":"freeport-holds-peace-gathering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2024\/freeport-holds-peace-gathering\/","title":{"rendered":"Freeport Church gains media attention for its ongoing witness against gun violence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following was shared in the Illinois and Wisconsin District newsletter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Freeport (Ill.) Church of the Brethren held a peace gathering in September as part of its ongoing witness against gun violence. Families who have lost loved ones to violence attended the event, which received coverage from the local ABC television news. Pastor Christina Singh said local families and advocates are ready to \u201cwork shoulder-to-shoulder\u201d with the church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find the video new report online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=518012167590924&amp;rdid=shmSZSxBnXyEbdzc\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=518012167590924&amp;rdid=shmSZSxBnXyEbdzc\">www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=518012167590924&amp;rdid=shmSZSxBnXyEbdzc<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/FreeportVideo-600px.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24521\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts is-layout-flow wp-block-latest-posts-is-layout-flow\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/brethren-volunteer-service-unit-340\/\">Brethren Volunteer Service Unit 340 completes orientation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/la-unidad-340-del-bvs\/\">La Unidad 340 del Servicio Voluntario de los Hermanos completa la orientaci\u00f3n.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/inite-sevis-volonte-fre-yo-340\/\">Inite S\u00e8vis Volont\u00e8 Fr\u00e8 yo 340 fini oryantasyon an<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/pastors-manual-in-creole-french\/\">New Pastor\u2019s Manual in Haitian Creole and French to be used in Haiti and Africa<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/nuevo-manual-para-pastores\/\">Nuevo manual para pastores en criollo haitiano y franc\u00e9s para ser utilizado en Hait\u00ed y \u00c1frica.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Freeport (Ill.) 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