Joy Mennonite Church - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma USA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member vulture1957
N 35° 29.122 W 097° 30.223
14S E 635732 N 3927899
Peace pole at Joy Mennonite Church near the State Capitol 504 NE 16th Street Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on the southwest corner of Lincoln Blvd and NE 16th, hidden in a bush
Waymark Code: WM11NGK
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 11/20/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member adgorn
Views: 4

This peace pole was installed September 24, 2006. It was a joint venture between Joy Mennonite Church and a member of Oklahomans for Conscientious Objectors. The pole reads," May Peace Prevail On Earth" written in English, Spanish, Cheyenne and Arabic.

The bush planted around this peace pole as overgrown and is almost completely hiding it. I had to walk up to the bush, in the yard, and peek into the foliage to find it. I originally had thought it had been removed. Hopefully, someone from the church will go out and trim the bush.

from the Sep 2006 Joy Church newsletter

Sunday, September 24th we planted a peace pole at the Joy Mennonite Church. This was a joint effort by Joy Mennonite and Dennis Watson, who is a member of Oklahomans for Conscientious Objectors and participates in our Friday prayer for peace. The pole reads," May Peace Prevail On Earth" written in four languages, English, Spanish, Cheyenne and Arabic. Readers from each of these languages were there to read their line and then share their vision for peace. While some planted flowers around the peace pole others wrote their vision for peace on a piece of paper to be used in later occasions. The Japanese man who introduced the idea of the peace pole had a vision of uniting the whole world to pray for peace. Peace makers are dreamers who can envision a world at peace and can even now see what that world looks like. Planting a peace pole is meant to keep that dream alive and in our thoughts every day.

Languages: English, Spanish, Cheyenne and Arabic

Made of: Wood

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