Lancaster Interchurch Peace Witness

Keynote Address by Rev. Sandra L. Strauss

“The Voice of the Church in Public Policy Advocacy”
January 29, 2012 • 3:00-5:00 PM
Highland Presbyterian Church • 500 E Roseville Rd • Lancaster

Strauss is Director of Public Advocacy Pennsylvania Council of Churches, Harrisburg. All are invited. New board members will be announced and participants will participate in discussion of three statements: The Church and Public Policy, Signficance of “Occupy Wall Street; Call for Diplomacy Between U.S. and Iran.

Sandy received her Master of Divinity degree in May 2003 from Lancaster Theological Seminary and was ordained into the ministry of the Presbyterian Church (USA) on January 25, 2004. She also holds a Master of Arts in Public Policy Studies from the Institute of Policy Sciences and Public Affairs, Duke University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Music from the Lindenwood Colleges (St. Charles, MO).

 Dr. Richard T. Hughes

“The American Empire & the Kingdom of God”
Sunday, March 18, 2012 • 3:00-5:00 PM
Church of the Apostles • 1850 Marietta Ave • Lancaster PA

Church of the Apostles is inviting attendees to bring non-perishable canned goods for their food pantry.

Richard T. Hughes, Distinguished Professor of Religion, and Director of the Sider Institute for Anabaptist, Pietist, and Wesleyan Studies at Messiah College. He has spent over 40 years working at the intersection of religion and culture in the United States. Under that broad panoply of interests, he has taught and published on (1) the biblical vision of peace and justice, (2) Christianity and America’s self-understanding, (3) the relationship between Christianity and higher education/the life of the mind, (4) the history of Christian primitivism in America, and (5) the history of Churches of Christ in America.

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“Past Peak Prosperity: Sustaining Community in an Era of Growing Inequality”
October 20, 2011 • 7:00 PM
Lancaster Church of the Brethren • 1601 Sunset Ave • Lancaster PA

The public is invited to “An Evening with Gil Smart”, Columnist for the Lancaster Sunday News. Responding to Smart will be Kim Smith, a director of the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Tony Robalik, the founder of Transition Lancaster; and Tim Roschel, Lancaster City Councilman and member of the Lancaster County Labor Council. The event will include an opportunity for the public to pose questions to the speakers. The forum is sponsored by the Lancaster Interchurch Peace Witness.