Rev. Elaine Maust will present the inaugural event in the Snyder Peace Initiative at Berea College on October 9 at noon in Cowan Chapel of Union Church.

Rev. Maust is co-pastor, along with her husband Duane, of the Jubilee Mennonite Church in Meridian, Mississippi. In addition to a range of creative community ministries and periods of service in South America, Rev. Maust plays an important role in the national operations of the Mennonite Church.

In addition to the Oct. 9 service, Oct. 8-11 Rev. Maust will be meeting with classes and other groups on campus.

The Elizabeth & Harry Snyder Sr. Memorial Fund for Peace & Conflict Resolution Initiatives was established in 1998 to encourage students, faculty and staff at Berea College to consider alternatives to violence. The fund is administered through the President's Office and through the College’s Campus Christian Center.