Core to our founding, The Church Council stands firm in our opposition to war and militarism, advocating for peace with justice. We know that our country’s international efforts often escalate violence rather than facilitating efforts for peace. We will not be complicit. We will not be silent.

Solidarity, to be effective, must be anti-racist in nature. The economic engine of the United States was built on Black and Native labor, under the most brutal of systemic dehumanization. Solidarity means fighting for reparation in terms of land, resources, education, opportunity, and investment.