Please help us spread the word so that we can find the best possible ambassadors for peace and justice to serve as 2022 DPF Peace Interns! We will be accepting applications for this incredible, paid, summer internship through Jan. 31, 2022.
For nearly fifty years, DPF’s Peace Intern program has provided a vital witness for peace within the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada.
Traditionally, Peace Interns are young adults who provide educational and program support at church camps and other church-related assemblies and events about peace and justice issues, serving as counselors and resource people, and modeling the lifestyle of peacemakers for youth and adults alike.
Each class of interns completes training at the Disciples Center in Indianapolis, Ind., where they are trained by denominational leadership, peace and justice experts and other notable teachers to prepare them for their summer experience. After training, the interns travel mostly independently to host events all over the country and spend approximately one week immersed in new and temporary communities (usually DOC church camps).
In recent years Peace Interns have also partnered with Disciples Justice Ministries groups and ecumenical/interfaith peace organizations to work on specific projects in the name of living out the gospel imperative for peace and justice. Learn more here!
If you know of a young adult that you think would be an excellent DPF Peace Intern please share their name and contact information, you can find the application form at disciplespeace.org/apply.