David Grishaw-Jones shares his experience visiting with human rights activists, community organizers and Christian leaders in the West Bank in May and June 2025. Their call to courage and action shapes Dave’s experience of citizenship and peacemaking. He’ll talk about the stories he heard in Palestine and the Palestinian plea for American solidarity and political transformation.

David is Pastor of the Community Church of Durham, a congregation of the United Church of Christ; he’s also Co-Chair of the UCC’s Movement for Palestinian Solidarity. He has been on multiple delegations to Palestine. He is the recipient of NH Peace Action's 2025 Macy Morse Award.