Our Values - Living Light of Peace

Our Values

Working for Nonviolence

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Rebecca Scull @ Peace Rally 2024

Click below to listen to Rebecca speak at the 2024 Peace Rally on the steps of the Denver Capital Building.

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Membership with CFCU

Colorado Faith Communities United to End Gun Violence (CFCU) is the only faith-based organization in Colorado dedicated to ending gun violence.

Let Your Voice Be Heard

We are constantly curating different actions you can take to sign online petitions or join groups that are working toward changing the hearts and minds of leaders in America. Click the image to see opportunities there are that you may align with.

Creation Care in Action

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Solar Panel Installation

In April of 2024, we voted to obtain quotes from different solar energy companies to offset our carbon footprint.

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Solar Panels are Active

In September of 2024, the Solar Panels were installed and approved to be turned on. We are very proud of the investment we are making to offset our energy uses.

Food Forest

In the fall of 2022, we wanted to plant fruit trees and bushes and partnered with the Denver Urban Gardens to create a Food Forest for the neighborhood to pick the ripened fruit when it is ready.

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Planting Trees

With the help of the Denver Urban Gardens, we were able to plant over 20 trees on our property that one day will be able to help feed the neighborhood people for free.

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Community Food Garden

Started in 2004 and enlarged in 2022, to about 10,000 sq feet we have partnered with the Denver Urban Gardens for Arvada’s large Russian and Hmong immigrant populations who bring a rich sense of community to this distinctive garden.

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Pollinators

In April 2024, we installed one bee hive, but sadly in September, the bees died. The plan will be to put in more bees next Spring and potentially another hive.

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Serving With Compassion

MCC School Kits

Every year we try to pack at least 100 school kits for Mennonite Central Committee who will distribute 24,000 school kits to countries across the world. Education can help a lot of people rise out of poverty.

Mission Arvada

We collect money and items for Mission Arvada. Mission Arvada is a ministry that seeks to minister to the poor, hurting, addicted, marginalized, and homeless of our community. We take seriously the teaching of Jesus and the command to help those in need. Matthew 25:31-45.

Casa De Paz

We collect money and items for Casa de Paz. Casa de Paz (House of Peace) offers peace in chaos. We welcome guests who are released from the immigration detention center in Aurora, CO. We provide them a safe temporary space to go to so they can connect with their loved ones and make it to their final destination.