The Peace Pole Project

Fall-2005 The Peace Pole Garden is a peaceful area, with a winding path and 6 granite benches inscribed with “May Peace Prevail On Earth in Arabic, Cherokee, Chinese, English, French,…

2010 Baajh raeffiem eatnamisnie årrodh is the Southern Sami translation of May Peace Prevail On Earth! Southern Sami  is the south-westernmost of the Sami languages. It is a seriously endangered…

2009 This summer we planted a Peace Pole in our small village Doenrade in Limburg in the south of the Netherlands. The Peace Pole was planted at the church-plaza, right…

2008 Last year I was in Syria and to my great surprise and joy I saw a Peace Pole in the desert in the ancient city, Palmyra. Very special!  I…

May-2009 The Peace Pole was planted in Beech Tree Park, a town piece of land on Pond Street in Sharon, Massachusetts. We learned about The Peace Pole Project from a member…

September 13th, 2009 Peace Journey 2009: one congregation’s witness The Lorraine Avenue Mennonite Church in Wichita, Kansas, is completing a year-long peace witness. We have called it the “LAMC Peace…

December-2009 David Limo, Trustee of the United Religions Initiative in Peru, along with community members organized a Peace Pole Dedication Ceremony. The 6 sided Peace Pole was crafted locally and planted in a park located in the center of the city of Lima, Peru.  The languages chosen honor the cultures and traditions of the indigenous peoples who…

It’s so precious, interesting and valuable to learn the history—the story behind the planting of Peace Poles. 1986   Mr. Jakob Blaette of Germany was on a business trip in…

Date posted: December 8th, 2009 Peace Pole located next to the entrance gate of Koyasu Shrine.