Churches for Middle East Peace a coalition of more than 30 national churches communions and organizations, including the United Church of Christ, will be marking 4 decades of pursuing peace at their annual Advocacy Summit held in Washington, DC, this years on April 9-11. 

The Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb, founder and president of Dar Al-Kalima University College of Arts and Culture in Bethlehem, and author of several books including most recently Decolonizing Palestine: the Land, the People, the Bible, is one of the keynote speakers. 

To learn about the other speakers, the schedule, and opportunities to advocate with legislators, go to the Global Ministries page here. You can also register for the summit there.