Hundreds of people plan to participate in a demonstration that spans from Philadelphia to Washington D.C. The event, called the Pilgrimage for Peace, was created by a multi-faith coalition that is disillusioned with what’s happening in Gaza.
That group started their journey Wednesday morning at the historic Mother Bethel AME Church in Philadelphia.
“We are here today as ordinary citizens, people of faith,” said Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie of the National Council of the Churches of Christ as she spoke to the group inside the sanctuary.
Multiple faiths gathered inside the church for one purpose: peace.
“War, violence and death is an abomination in the eyes of God,” said Ariel Gold with the Fellowship of Reconciliation.
The group took their mission from the sanctuary to the streets as they marched through the area making their first stop at Independence National Park where they sang and listened to speakers. Organizers say the journey on foot to Washington D.C. is much more than a march.