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 Peacemaker Awards ceremony will be held May 11, 2026, at United Lutheran Seminary. We will celebrate Vida Charter School and Kay & Brad Hollabaugh with Lifetime of Peacemaking Awards. We will also celebrate Muso Nyiwul with a Youth Peacemaker Award. Please join us!

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 2027 Peacemaker Awards. Please send them to ICPJ at icpj@icpj-gettysburg.org or P.O. Box 3134, Gettysburg, PA 17325.