{"id":11433,"date":"2019-10-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/peace-commission\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T20:25:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T20:25:52","slug":"peace-commission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/commissions\/peace-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"Peace Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7fc3d43a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-green-eyebrow\">Purpose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Peace Commission offers MWC member churches a wide array of support: enabling talk about the peace issues facing member churches, their congregations, countries and continents; providing a conversation forum in which churches can consider together peace-related questions and issues that they would otherwise face alone; strengthening the common peace identity through mutual reinforcement and discussion; and further enabling cooperative efforts on select peace initiatives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Peace-Commission.jpg\" alt=\"2025 Peace Commission\" class=\"wp-image-116742 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Peace-Commission.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Peace-Commission-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Peace-Commission-768x384.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/500;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/commissions\/peace-commission\/peace-commission-stories\/\">Stories by and about the Peace Commission<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/resources\/?_resource_network=peace-commission\">Resources from the Peace Commission<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/peace-sunday\/\">Peace Sunday<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/networks\/global-anabaptist-peace-network\/\">Global Anabaptist Peace Network<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide is-style-cyan-eyebrow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">Commission Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7fc3d43a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Andres-Pacheco20250526IrmaSulistyorini_1511678-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-116841 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Andres-Pacheco20250526IrmaSulistyorini_1511678-1-1.png 600w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Andres-Pacheco20250526IrmaSulistyorini_1511678-1-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Andres-Pacheco20250526IrmaSulistyorini_1511678-1-1-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/600;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-eyebrow has-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-62556384cc13458edb2169b41c6ac826\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Chair<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">Andres Pacheco<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><em>Colombia\/Netherlands<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Andrew-Suderman20250523IrmaSulistyorini_DSC04915-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-116855 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Andrew-Suderman20250523IrmaSulistyorini_DSC04915-1.png 600w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Andrew-Suderman20250523IrmaSulistyorini_DSC04915-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Andrew-Suderman20250523IrmaSulistyorini_DSC04915-1-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/600;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-eyebrow has-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-69446db248fcb0d24d8cfe4c64668d8a\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Secretary<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">Andrew Suderman<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><em>North America<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Jorge-Morales20250524IrmaSulistyorini_DSC05081-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-116869 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Jorge-Morales20250524IrmaSulistyorini_DSC05081-1.png 600w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Jorge-Morales20250524IrmaSulistyorini_DSC05081-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Jorge-Morales20250524IrmaSulistyorini_DSC05081-1-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/600;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Jorge Morales<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><em>Colombia<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Katerina-Gea-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117442 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Katerina-Gea-1.png 600w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Katerina-Gea-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Katerina-Gea-1-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/600;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><strong>Katerina Gea<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><em>USA<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7fc3d43a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Alina-Itucama-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117016 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Alina-Itucama-1.png 600w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Alina-Itucama-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Alina-Itucama-1-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/600;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\"><strong>Alina Itucama<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><em>Panama<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SeongHan-Kim-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117030 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SeongHan-Kim-1.png 600w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SeongHan-Kim-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SeongHan-Kim-1-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/600;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\"><strong>SeongHan Kim<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><em>South Korea<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Kari-Traore20250524KarlaBraun_54584099866_89cd7b76b4_o-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-116883 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Kari-Traore20250524KarlaBraun_54584099866_89cd7b76b4_o-1.png 600w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Kari-Traore20250524KarlaBraun_54584099866_89cd7b76b4_o-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Kari-Traore20250524KarlaBraun_54584099866_89cd7b76b4_o-1-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/600;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\"><strong>Kari Traor\u00e9<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><em>Burkina Faso<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Wincy-Wan20250523IrmaSulistyorini_DSC04930-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-116897 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Wincy-Wan20250523IrmaSulistyorini_DSC04930-1.png 600w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Wincy-Wan20250523IrmaSulistyorini_DSC04930-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Wincy-Wan20250523IrmaSulistyorini_DSC04930-1-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; 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