Justice and peace come from the inside out—from the overflow of a transformed heart.
This belief led our founder, Bishop Todd Hunter, to start the Center for Formation, Justice and Peace in 2021. He believes every Christ-follower is called to be an agent of rescue in the world, wherever they find themselves—but they often lack the will to do so.
That’s why the Center brings together a diverse, interdenominational community of people who want to be formed in love to heal a broken world. Because “religion” is often part of the problem, we’ve created a brave, Jesus-centered space for dialogue, questioning, creating and exploration. Beginners welcome. We are all learners on a journey together!
Join us in becoming the kinds of people who would and could undo oppression, leading to lives of deep peace for all.
Do all the good you can,
By all the means you can,
In all the ways you can,
In all the places you can,
At all the times you can,
To all the people you can,
As long as ever you can.
We are an interdenominational organization cultivating the character of individuals, churches, and communities necessary to pursue peace through kingdom justice in the manner of Jesus.
We create spaces, provide support, and cultivate relationships to equip peacemakers and justice-seekers to think and act like Jesus.
Practicing Formation: We exercise rhythms of individual and communal practices to grow as followers of Jesus.
Seeking Justice: We humbly labor with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) leaders to seek righteous actions in support of the communities that they serve.
Pursuing Peace: We strive with God toward the restoration and wholeness of all humanity.
Gregory Thompson is a scholar, writer, and artist of diverse creative background whose work focuses on race, religion, hospitality, and democracy in the United States. He serves as Executive Director of Voices Underground, an initiative to build a national memorial to the Underground Railroad outside of Philadelphia; Research Fellow in African American Heritage at Lincoln University (HBCU); and as Creative Director of Star & Lantern, a new Cocktail Bar in Kennett Square, PA whose story centers in the African American freedom struggle and the Underground Railroad (Opening June 2021). He is the Co-Creator of Union: The Musical, a soul and hip-hop based musical about the 1968 Sanitation Workers’ Strike, Co-Author (with Reverend Duke Kwon) of Reparations: A Christian Call to Repentance and Repair and is currently writing a work that explores the role of love in the work of Martin Luther King. He holds an M.A. and PhD from the University of Virginia.