P.E.A.C.E. Plan

{{distinguish|Peace process}}
The '''P E A C E Plan''' is a [[Christian humanitarian aid|humanitarian]] development program for churches and an [[evangelism | evangelical Christian]] [[Mission (Christianity) | mission]]  from [[Saddleback Church]] in [[Lake Forest, California | Lake Forest]] in [[California]] in the United States.

== History ==
The P.E.A.C.E. Plan has origins in the reading of an article on orphans of [[HIV/AIDS]] in Africa by Kay, the wife of  [[Baptist]] [[pastor]] [[Rick Warren]] and a meeting in 2003 of the couple with a pastor of a township of [[Johannesburg]] in [[South Africa]].<ref> Timothy C Morgan, [https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/october/17.32.html Purpose Driven in Rwanda], christianitytoday.com, US, September 23, 2005 </ref>
The program was founded in the same year by the [[Saddleback Church]] and Warren to combat five development challenges.<ref> Sébastien Fath, ''Dieu XXL, la révolution des mégachurches'', Édition Autrement, France, 2008, p.  116</ref><ref> Justin G. Wilford, ''Sacred Subdivisions: The Postsuburban Transformation of American Evangelicalism'', NYU Press, US, 2012, p. 115</ref> For 18 months, pilot programs were tested with twinning of villages with small church groups.<ref> Claire Luna, [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-apr-18-me-saddleback18-story.html PEACE Is Cause for Church's Celebration], latimes.com, US, April 18, 2005 </ref> In 2005, the program was established in [[Rwanda]] which was the first permanent partner.<ref> David Van Biema, [http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1093746,00.html Warren of Rwanda], time.com, US, August 22, 2005 </ref><ref> Nicola Menzie, [https://www.christianpost.com/news/saddleback-pastor-rick-warren-visits-rwanda-to-advance-peace-plan.html Saddleback Pastor Rick Warren Visits Rwanda to Advance PEACE Plan], christianpost.com, US, August 29, 2013 </ref>

In 2008, after listening to comments from church leaders in various countries on the effectiveness of the program, Rick Warren made several corrections to the program, including the addition of the church reconciliation component.<ref> Timothy C. Morgan, [https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2008/july/1.1.html Rebooting PEACE], christianitytoday.com, US, May 28, 2008 </ref>

== Programs ==
The five challenges of the program are:<ref> Michelle A. Vu, [https://www.christianpost.com/news/church-hiv-aids-conference-global-p-e-a-c-e-plan-presented-15970/ Church, HIV/AIDS Conference: Global P.E.A.C.E. Plan Presented], christianpost.com, US, December 2, 2005</ref>
# spiritual emptiness;
# egocentric leadership;
# extreme poverty;
# pandemic diseases;
# illiteracy and lack of education.

The five objectives of the program are:<ref>
[https://thepeaceplan.com/thepeaceplanmodel/ The  PEACE Plan Model], thepeaceplan.com, US, retrieved June 27, 2020</ref><ref> Nicola Menzie, [https://www.christianpost.com/news/saddleback-pastor-rick-warren-visits-rwanda-to-advance-peace-plan.html Saddleback Pastor Rick Warren Visits Rwanda to Advance PEACE Plan], christianpost.com, US, August 29, 2013</ref>
# Plant or support churches for reconciliation: Support or plant churches by providing resources to combat racism and injustice.
# Equip church leaders: Provide leadership training.
# Assisting the poor: Support savings groups, business projects, and orphans.
# Caring for the sick: Support access to clean water, sanitation, mental health care, people living with [[HIV/AIDS]].
# Educate the next generation: Support literacy programs in English.

In the fight against poverty in Africa, the program prioritizes the maintenance of contact of AIDS orphans with their communities by entrusting them to host families and avoids building orphanages.<ref> John Donnelly, [https://www.pri.org/stories/2012-07-30/analysis-faith-leaders-new-turn-aids-fight Analysis: For faith leaders, a new turn in AIDS fight], pri.org, US, July 30, 2012 </ref>

== Critics ==
In 2009, a study by the [[National University of Rwanda]] noted that the health component of the program, in [[Karongi District]] in Rwanda, had certain weaknesses, including the lack of cooperation between the churches of different names, lack of staff to manage outcome evaluation data, and reluctance to collaborate with secular groups (governments, NGOs, universities).<ref> Robert E. Ford, [http://idrc-gisworkshop.pbworks.com/f/FINAL_eHealth_GIS_Report8.pdf INTEGRATING GIS INTO eHEALTH INITIATIVES IN AFRICA], National University of Rwanda, Rwanda, November 8, 2009, p. 29  </ref>

==See also==
* ''[[The Purpose Driven Church]]''

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website| https://thepeaceplan.com/}}

[[Category:Evangelical Christian missions]]