PEACE

People Engaged in Active Community Efforts

Mission

P.E.A.C.E. is a congregation-based community organization charged with the mission of effectively fighting injustices in the communities of Palm Beach County. Through the power of large numbers of organized people, our members identify problems of mutual concern, research solutions to those problems, and hold public officials accountable to implementing these solutions.

Past Accomplishments

EDUCATION (School Discipline): P.E.A.C.E. has been successful at getting the school district to implement an in-school suspension program (to replace the out-of-school one that was in place).

PARKS AND RECREATION: P.E.A.C.E. successfully worked with the City of Delray Beach to allocate over $500,000 to make necessary repairs and improvements to Pompey Park.

EDUCATION (Direct Instruction): P.E.A.C.E. successfully worked with the school district to begin a pilot program with a reading curriculum called Direct Instruction, to address the problem of far too many children in our schools not learning how to read.

CRIME & DRUGS: P.E.A.C.E. has worked with local law enforcement groups to get them to clean up “hot spots”, or locations of drug activity.

Current Membership

Agape Christian Fellowship Ministry, Mangonia Park
Pastor Emmanuel Jenkins

Blue Heron Church of God, Riviera Beach
Bishop Darrell Hepburn

Calvary United Methodist Church, Lake Worth
Rev. Chris Dillon

Christians Reaching Out to Society (C.R.O.S.), Palm Beach County
Rev. Pam Cahoon

Deep Waters Christian Fellowship, West Palm Beach
Rev. Alex Bess

First Hispanic United Methodist Church, Lake Worth
Rev. Dario Acuña

First Unitarian Universalist Congregation, North Palm Beach
Rev. Pallas Stanford

Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, West Palm Beach
Rev. William Washington

Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, West Palm Beach
Father Gavin Badway

Listen to God Ministries, Riviera Beach
Pastors William and Nadene Shelton

Pentecostal Church of God in Christ, West Palm Beach
Bishop Randy Hightower

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Riviera Beach
Father Arthur Obin

St. John Missionary Baptist Church, Boynton Beach
Rev. Lance Chaney

St. Rita Catholic Church, Wellington
Fr. Don Munro

Simpson Memorial United Methodist Church, Riviera Beach
Rev. Verona Matthews

Temple Beth Torah, Wellington
Rabbi Stephen Pinsky

Trinity United Methodist Church, West Palm Beach
Rev. Paul Jones

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Boca Raton
Rev. Harris Riordan

Benefits to Membership

• A vehicle by which congregations can link together so that they might be a powerful force in bringing about justice to the communities of Palm Beach County.
• A training mechanism for leaders in the work of building Justice Ministries.
• Assistance for clergy and community leaders in strengthening the internal lives of their own congregations and organizations.

Contact Info

Emily Small
Lead Organizer

301 1st Avenue South
Lake Worth, FL 33460

Office 561.882.0403