Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, has joined with the Church of the Brethren, and the Mennonite Church, USA to plan a Peace Gathering. This gathering will take place January 13-17, 2009 at the Arch Street Meetinghouse, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

"Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good"
—Romans 12:21

"The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within."
—Mahatma Gandhi

"We utterly deny all outward wars and strife and fightings with outward weapons, for any end or under any pretence whatsoever. And this is our testimony to the whole world."
—A Declaration to King Charles II by George Fox, 1660

"We believe that all who are part of the church are members of Christ's body and live under God's rule. As members of Christ's body, we are covenanted to embody God's dominion and kingdom of peace in our policies and judgments, and in our lives and actions. Where God is present among us, we expect outbreaks of peace and justice to erupt among us as they did throughout the story that scripture records, especially in Jesus' life. We pledge ourselves to partake in these holy assaults on the reign of terror to which we humans are subject."
—Brethren Church's 1991 Annual Conference Statement