World Community Day
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Saturday, November 16, 2019 at 1:00 p.m Memorial Presbyterian Church 1541 S. Smithville, Rd., Dayton, OH Hostess: Evelyn Harrison from McKinley United Methodist Church Reservations are not required for this event. Please remember to bring your church's membership forms (both organizational and individual memberships). Click HERE for an event flyer with map! |
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World Community Day 2019 focuses on "The time is NOW! Resolve to Love!" with the invitation to prayerfully approach this celebration with open hearts, willing to leave our comfort zones and become more inclusive communities, living peacefully together.
World Community Day began in 1943 from discussions at a meeting of denominational presidents and executive secretaries asking that a day be set aside in the fall for the study of peace by church women. Although many denominations were printing their own studies on the new world order, it was determined at this meeting that their unity would be strengthened on one day of united study.
World Community Day continues to emphasize peace, but it has been broadened to include justice, a vital partner of peace. The once clear categories of “domestic” and “foreign” were consciously blurred so the global scope of the wide range of problems could be emphasized on World Community Day.
World Community Day began in 1943 from discussions at a meeting of denominational presidents and executive secretaries asking that a day be set aside in the fall for the study of peace by church women. Although many denominations were printing their own studies on the new world order, it was determined at this meeting that their unity would be strengthened on one day of united study.
World Community Day continues to emphasize peace, but it has been broadened to include justice, a vital partner of peace. The once clear categories of “domestic” and “foreign” were consciously blurred so the global scope of the wide range of problems could be emphasized on World Community Day.