{"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-9d6595d7 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><em>From the Gun Violence Prevention Action Team<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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><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><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><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><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>#cobac25<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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>Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/conference-business-for-2026\/\">Conference business includes resolutions on weapons transfer, care for immigrants and refugees, polity adjustments for licensed and commissioned ministers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/essential-services-of-ordinances\/\">Essential services of ordinances now available online as For All Who Minister prepares for reprinting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/bdm-rebuilding-program-new-focus\/\">Brethren Disaster Ministries Rebuilding Program serves Hurricane Helene and Western Maryland storm survivors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/shine-free-worship-resource\/\">Shine Everywhere free six-week worship series helps churches nurture faith at home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/invitations-to-look-up\/\">Feature for Earth Month and Poetry Month: Invitations to look up, to seek abundant life<\/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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