{"id":25341,"date":"2025-06-11T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=25341"},"modified":"2025-06-13T19:53:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T19:53:40","slug":"gun-violence-prevention-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2025\/gun-violence-prevention-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Gun Violence Prevention team issues invitation to activities during Annual Conference"},"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\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>From the Gun Violence Prevention Action Team<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Church of the Brethren Gun Violence Prevention Action Team would love to see you at Annual Conference this year! Wear orange and join us. You can buy an orange Church of the Brethren Gun Violence Prevention t-shirt at www.bonfire.com\/oep-gvp.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/GVPBanner-600px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/GVPBanner-600px.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/GVPBanner-600px-300x85.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/GVPBanner-600px-560x159.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>At the booth in the Exhibit Area<\/strong> during the Conference in Greensboro, N.C., you are invited to<br>&#8212; Participate in daily activities.<br>&#8212; Pick up an orange ribbon.<br>&#8212; Grab resources to take back to your congregation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The team\u2019s Equipping Session is on Thursday, July 3, at 12:30 p.m. <\/strong>on the topic \u201cBe SMART: Evidence Based Solution for Gun Violence Prevention.\u201d The session takes place in the Pinehurst room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A Gun Violence Prevention Prayer Vigil is planned for Thursday, July 3, at 6:30-6:45 p.m.<\/strong> (location to be announced). Wear orange and join us before evening worship for a brief time of prayer and singing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Join On Earth Peace at its breakfast meal event on Saturday, July 5, at 7 a.m.,<\/strong> to learn more about the Gun Violence Prevention initiative. Sandi Evans rogers will speak on the topic \u201cWhich Question Are You Asking: How Does Gun Violence Affect our Beloved Community? or How Can our Beloved Community Affect Gun Violence?\u201d The breakfast takes place in the Imperial D room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#cobac25<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.onearthpeace.org\/gvp-cob\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.onearthpeace.org\/gvp-cob\">www.onearthpeace.org\/gvp-cob<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\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\/discernment-and-calling-an-appeal\/\">Discernment and calling: An appeal for nominations for the Annual Conference ballot<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/disenman-ak-apel-yon-apel\/\">Dis\u00e8nman ak ap\u00e8l: Yon ap\u00e8l pou nominasyon pou bilten v\u00f2t Konferans Any\u00e8l la<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/discernimiento-y-vocacion-convocatoria\/\">Discernimiento y vocaci\u00f3n: Convocatoria para la presentaci\u00f3n de candidaturas para la votaci\u00f3n de la Conferencia Anual.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/help-shape-intergenerational-resources\/\">Help shape resources for intergenerational ministry: An invitation from Brethren Press<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/ayude-a-dar-forma-a-los-recursos\/\">Ayude a dar forma a los recursos para el ministerio intergeneracional: Una invitaci\u00f3n de Brethren Press.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Church of the Brethren Gun Violence Prevention Action Team would love to see you at Annual Conference this year! 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