Covenant for Peace in Action


Proclaim that we will tolerate NO MORE SHOOTING.

Declare peace the norm and make it so:
  • Preach for peace and against violence from our pulpits the first weekend of every month
  • Exhort our congregations to work for peace
  • Pray and speak for peace in our congregations and on the street

    Assert a strong presence on the streets in response to every shooting in designated CeaseFire zones.

    Counsel and support those who seek to change their lives through the provision of positive alternatives.

    Adopt, mentor, and open safe havens for the youth in our communities.

    Actively rally and work against guns, gun use, and gun trafficking.

    Actively work with each other in the neighborhood and in this Task Force to continue the purposes and momentum of this day.

    Become a permanent force for peace and its redemptive power through the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention's Religious Leadership Task Force.

    • Advisory Council

    Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I.
    Rev. John Abercrombie
    Rev. Clay Evans
    Rev. Marshall E. Hatch
    Rev. Vance Henry
    Pastor James Kenady
    Rev. B. Herbert Martin
    Rev. James Meeks
    Rev. John Miller
    Pastor Peter Negron
    Rabbi Herman Schaalman
    Rev. Lydia Villanueva
    Rabbi Ira S. Youdovin
    Gary Slutkin, MD

    Affiliation

    Honorary Chair
    Truth & Deliverance Christian Center
    Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church
    New Mt. Pilgrim Missionary Church
    First Baptist Congregational Church
    Center of Hope Life Changing Ministries
    The Peoples Church
    Salem Baptist Church of Chicago
    Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
    Pure in Heart Church
    Emanuel Congregation
    Saint Mary's Hope Lutheran Church
    Chicago Board of Rabbis
    Executive Director
    Covenant Signatories