World Peace Blessing

Building a culture of peace is the most effective way to prevent conflict, violence, and poverty, and a family culture of heart is the wellspring of a culture of peace. UPF promotes this through World Peace Blessings. Scroll down for reports.

Goal: Promote healthy marriage and family relationships grounded in true and selfless love, mutual respect, interdependence and “living for the sake of others.”
Method: In World Peace Blessing ceremonies, newlyweds and couples renewing their vows make a sacred promise as husband and wife to love each other faithfully, live together in peace, and raise up their children and grandchildren to uphold purity and fidelity. A special contribution to world peace is made by couples who bridge the divides of race and religion.

: World Peace Blessing; Saturday, December 07, 2019; Written by: Jacob Terence Madeleine, Treasurer, UPF-Seychelles

Victoria, Seychelles—A delegation from UPF-Seychelles participated in the African Summit and Interfaith Family Blessing Festival on December 07, 2019, in Johannesburg, South Africa.

: World Peace Blessing; Saturday, March 16, 2019; Written by: Barbara Moseley-Marks, executive director, UPF-Virginia

Fairfax, United States—A Celebration of the Family World Peace Festival brought together a broad spectrum of family proponents.

: World Peace Blessing; Tuesday, October 16, 2018; Written by: UPF-Nigeria

Daudu, Nigeria—UPF-Nigeria sponsored a Marriage and Family Peace Blessing Festival that attracted 1,337 couples representing different denominations and ethnic backgrounds.

: World Peace Blessing; Friday, October 05, 2018; Written by: Dr. Raphael Ogar Oko, Secretary General, UPF-Nigeria

Benue State, Nigeria—UPF-Nigeria sponsored series of Family Peace Blessing Festivals to commemorate 58^th anniversary of Nigeria’s independence.

: World Peace Blessing; Saturday, July 14, 2018; Written by: David Earle, UPF-Birmingham

Birmingham, United Kingdom—Sixty couples from many different backgrounds took part in a World Peace Blessing held by UPF and an affiliated organization.

: World Peace Blessing; Saturday, June 30, 2018; Written by: Ing-Marie Hedberg Kikuchi, secretary general, UPF-Sweden

Stockholm, Sweden—Members of the Swedish-Thai community took part in a UPF Family Celebration and a World Peace Awards ceremony.

: World Peace Blessing; Saturday, June 30, 2018; Written by: Patricia Wenzel, FFWPU-Stuttgart, and Hubert Arnoldi, UPF-Stuttgart

Stuttgart, Germany—About 110 members of the MIHR Foundation, a Muslim group, attended a UPF event that included a World Peace Blessing.

: World Peace Blessing; Monday, April 23, 2018; Written by: Dr. Robert S. Kittel, president, Youth and Students for Peace

Bangkok, Thailand—Thirty-four participants from 10 nations participated in an Asian Leadership Conference (ALC) that took place in Bangkok.

: World Peace Blessing; Tuesday, January 02, 2018; Written by: UPF-Nigeria

Diakuma, Nigeria—More than 120 couples participated in a Marriage and Family Peace Blessing Festival co-organized by UPF in Imo State in southeast Nigeria.

: World Peace Blessing; Saturday, November 11, 2017; Written by: Chantal Chételat Komagata, secretary general, UPF-Switzerland

Biel/Bienne, Switzerland—Twenty couples, representing different faiths and cultural backgrounds, took part in an International Peace Blessing ceremony.