{"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\/annual-conference-moderator-theme\/\">Annual Conference moderator shares theme statement for 2027<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/conferencia-anual-declaracion-tematica\/\">El moderador de la Conferencia Anual comparte la declaraci\u00f3n tem\u00e1tica para 2027.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/konferans-deklarasyon-tem-2027\/\">Moderat\u00e8 konferans any\u00e8l la pataje deklarasyon t\u00e8m pou 2027 la<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/what-faithful-witness-asks\/\">What faithful witness asks of churches today: CCT\u2019s 20th anniversary forum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/sa-temwen-fidel-yo-mande\/\">Sa temwen fid\u00e8l yo mande legliz yo jodi a: fow\u00f2m 20y\u00e8m aniv\u00e8s\u00e8 CCT a<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Freeport (Ill.) 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