December 22nd Update Bulletin:

The Stand in the G.A.P. Report

At the beginning of December, Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) published a report of the work we've done since the current crisis between the State of Israel and Hamas began on October 7th. 

All of the graphics and information featured is from the report. Read full report here.

 

CMEP has been featured in over 170 articles since October 7th, including staff quotes featured in CBS News and articles written for publications like Sojourners. 

Between Daily Update videos, educational webinars with leading experts, and recordings of live events, CMEP's YouTube channel has tools to help further understanding and foster change. 

 

Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) relies on partnership to promote a just and lasting peace in the Middle East. CMEP helps churches, organizations, leaders, and individuals advocate for justice and peace for all peoples in knowledgeable, timely, holistic, and effective ways. We provide opportunities to learn about the Middle East, elevate diverse voices, and support local peacebuilding efforts in the region.

 
 
 
 

Upcoming Events and Advent Publications:

Christ in the Rubble, Service Live from Bethlehem:

Join tomorrow, December 23rd at 1pm ET/ 6pm in Bethlehem, for a live service from Bethlehem led by Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac and his team at Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem. This event will be simulcast LIVE on CMEP’s Facebook channel and also will be streamed live on the New Vision Media YouTube channel, so we invite you to mark your calendars and participate with loved ones as a part of your Advent experience.

Unsettling Advent 2023, Devotion written by CMEP Executive Director Rev. Dr. Mae Elise Cannon

"It is within this same context of devastation, sorrow, grief, and a broken world that we learn about the Christ child coming into the world. “In him was life, and that life was the light of mankind” (John 1:4). The love of God is so profound that love entered into the world through the person of Jesus Christ, fully human and fully God, incarnated."

All I want for Christmas is peace in Gaza, Written by CMEP Executive Director Rev. Dr. Mae Elise Cannon

"Perhaps for the first time since the birth of Christ more than 2,000 years ago, Christians in Bethlehem have decided to forego Christmas celebrations in the little town where Jesus was born.

They will continue to worship and host religious services, but rather than express celebrations of joy, they will lament and grieve the ongoing death of thousands of their Palestinian brothers and sisters in Gaza as a result of Israel’s relentless military campaign in Gaza."

 

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Washington, District of Columbia 20002
(202) 543-1222  info@cmep.org

 

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