About the Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America

Our mission: The Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America gathers, equips and mobilizes Baptists to build a culture of peace rooted in justice. We labour with a wonderful array of peacemakers to change the world.

We are called by God to the Gospel of Peace. This calling is rooted in our faith in Jesus Christ, who is our Peace, in whom God is reconciling the world and through whom God calls us to the ministry of peacemaking. Peace is not only our goal, but our means. The foundation of peace is justice. The force of peace is love.

Documents About the Baptist Peace Fellowship

• Vision, Goals & Objectives – vision, goals and objectives of the BPFNA

• Why a Baptist Peace Fellowship? – statement by founding director Ken Sehested about why a Baptist Peace Fellowship is important

• Are You a Peacemaker? – Peacemaking means more than simply being against violence. Peacemaking involves every area of our lives: personal (with God), interpersonal (between individuals), and social (between groups).

• The Bible Speaks About Peace – 12 things every Christian should know

Statements of the Baptist Peace Fellowship

• War Is Not the Answer – an open letter to US President George W. Bush, August 6, 2002

• BPFNA Statement on Justice & Sexual Orientation – adopted by the Board of Directors, May 20, 1995

Meet the Staff of the Baptist Peace Fellowship

• LeDayne McLeese Polaski, Program Coordinator
• Bob Spinks, Networking & Development Coordinator
• Evelyn Hanneman, Operations Coordinator
• Katie Cook, Editor of Baptist Peacemaker
• Johnny Almond, Communications Coordinator

Email a BPFNA Staff Member

Meet the Board of the Baptist Peace Fellowship

Meet the people who oversee the work of the Fellowship

The Board of Directors of BPFNA

Partner Congregations of the Baptist Peace Fellowship

Meet those congregations who covenant to be "peacemakers"

Partner Congregations of BPFNA