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CAMPAIGN FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER FOR PEACE REGISTERS 100 GROUPS

(Aug. 28, 2009) Elgin, IL -- On Earth Peace is encouraging Church of the Br ethren congregations and other peace-minded groups to take part in the Inte rnational Day of Prayer for Peace on Sept. 21.

The annual observance is an initiative of the World Council of Churches and  its Decade to Overcome Violence. Michael Colvin and Mimi Copp are organizi ng the On Earth Peace campaign to promote the day.

As of Aug. 26, a total of 100 congregations and groups have registered to t ake part in the On Earth Peace campaign, according to the organizers. Most  of the congregations and groups are planning observances or vigils to mark  the day. At least eight have taken up a challenge from On Earth Peace to ho ld listening initiatives in their local communities, in order to link the c urrent economic challenges with the call to peacemaking.

In another development, Brethren musician and composer Shawn Kirchner, alon g with Kay Guyer, a member of the Church of the Brethren's National Youth C abinet and a budding video producer, have been recruited to work together o n a new video for the campaign using photos and video clips from this year' s participants.

For more information about the campaign, go to www.onearthpeace.org.

The Church of the Brethren is a Christian denomination committed to continu ing the work of Jesus peacefully and simply, and to living out its faith in  community. The denomination is based in the Anabaptist and Pietist faith t raditions and is one of the three Historic Peace Churches. It celebrated it s 300th anniversary in 2008. It counts some 125,000 members across the Unit ed States and Puerto Rico, and has missions and sister churches in Nigeria,  Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and India.

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