Ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech before Congress, Christian groups, led by Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) will gather to pray for an immediate end to the violence being committed in Gaza and for peace for the day ahead. Speakers will include several notable Christian leaders, including an opening prayer from Rev. Jimmie Hawkins, Director of the Office of Public Witness.
The joint prayer will happen at the United Methodist Building in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, July 24th at 9am EST. For those able to attend in-person, the address is 100 Maryland Ave NE, Washington DC 20002. For those wishing to participate online, the event will be live-streamed on the CMEP YouTube channel found here.
Since October 7, CMEP has called for (1) a permanent bilateral ceasefire, (2) the allowance of adequate humanitarian assistance into Gaza, (3) the release of all Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners held without cause, (4) demilitarization, including no additional U.S. arms sales to Israel, (5) for the root causes of the occupation to be addressed. These positions reflect our desire for an end to the atrocities we have seen perpetuated in Gaza and our broader call for the rights and dignity of all people in the Holy Land to be upheld.
To register for this event, check out the CMEP website here.
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