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Whereas, the way of God as revealed in Jesus Christ is the way of peace and forgiveness, and;

Whereas, the life and teachings of Jesus and his disciples exemplified reconciliation, forgiveness, and nonviolence as integral to the Good News, and;

Whereas, the Holy Spirit empowered the disciples to suffer and die as they represented the way of the Kingdom of God rather than prospering and killing for any earthly kingdoms, and;

Whereas, the church did not participate in state sanctioned violence (except as the recipients of it) for the first three centuries after Jesus Christ, and;

Whereas, numerous early twentieth century Pentecostals recognized that the missionary message of Good News necessitated nonviolence and racial reconciliation at local, national, and international levels of society, and;

Whereas, the dehumanization and abuse of people, whether because of ethnicity, nationality, gender, age, religion, etc., are directly contrary to the unifying power of the Spirit of Christ, and;

Whereas, Pentecostals and Charismatics are called to be and speak God's new language in the world, a language of forgiveness, transformation, and peace;

Therefore, be it resolved, that the Pentecostal Charismatic Peace Fellowship be established

·                                 to educate the hundreds of millions of Pentecostals and Charismatics in the world regarding their nonviolent and reconciliation focused Biblical and Pentecostal heritage, and

·                                 to educate us in the methodologies of nonviolence, and

·                                 to inform us of national and international issues regarding injustice, oppression, and exploitation, and

·                                 to facilitate action that brings about peace through writing, speaking, demonstrating, civil disobedience, and other nonviolent methods of affecting positive change, and

·                                 to serve as an association of Spirit-filled and Spirit-empowered followers of Jesus which allows and promotes discussions of war, capital punishment, human rights, racism, immigration, nationalism, and oppression, discrimination, or violence of any type, and

·                                 to cooperate with other peace fellowships and organizations to build peace and work for justice.