The Interfaith Center for Peace and Justice awards the Peacemaker of the Year and Lifetime of Peacemaking Awards to local residents who have helped significantly in making us a more just and peaceful community. Occasionally, a Youth Peacemaker Award and the William J. Collinge Award for service to the ICPJ are given. A ceremony celebrating the recipients is held every year. Each recipient receives a plaque, and materials (books, videos, etc.) are given to the Adams County Public library in honor of the recipients.

The Interfaith Center for Peace and Justice is soliciting nominations for Peacemaker Awards for 2026.

The Peacemaker Awards ceremony was held on May 6, 2025, at United Lutheran Seminary. Peter Boving received the Lifetime of Peacemaking Award. The Pathways to Racial Justice group received the Peacemaker of the Year Award for racial justice events sponsored during the year.

Each Peacemaker Award consists of a framed certificate and the donation of $250 worth of books or other materials to the Adams County Library in the honoree’s name.

ICPJ invites nominations for the 2026 Peacemaker Awards. Please send them to ICPJ at icpj@icpj-gettysburg.org or P.O. Box 3134, Gettysburg, PA 17325.