Designing & managing cause-driven service opportunities
Stand for Peace.
What is a Peace Pole?
Since May of 2021 creating and planting Peace Poles has been an integral part of SPARK’s mission to spread light and peace in the community. Since then, 20 Peace Poles have been planted in neighborhoods, at places of worship and local businesses in Winston-Salem and the surrounding area to serve as a symbol of peace and hope. Created and maintained by different service groups, Peace Poles are decorated with words, images and colors that are unique to the group creating it and the organization it is being made for. In 2024, SPARK received a national grant to create and gift peace poles to fire stations in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County in remembrance of September 11, 2001. a few peace poles have been moved from outside to inside or other places of organization's programming and aren't able to be able to be spotted in their new location.
What are SPARK Peace Poles?
City with Dwellings
Green Street United Methodist Church
Anthony's Plot
Knollwood Baptist Church Youth
YMCA Camp Hanes in King, NC
Bryan's Place
Winston-Salem Christian School
Annie's Hope Center in East Bend, NC
Be Kind Coffee Co in Clemmons, NC
Southside Food Forest
Taste of the Triad
Winston-Salem Street School
BYGood Coffee
Salem Academy
Ardmore Baptist Church Youth
*Several groups have created smaller poles for homes and/or offices as part of a larger service-learning opportunity. We love making miniature poles to serve as reflection pieces for placesthat mean something special to folks.
You and Your Group can Create one or Request one!
Does this type of creative, peace-bringing work interest you? We’d love to partner with you in creating a Peace Pole within our community. If you’d like to take part in creating a peace pole, or have a space you’d like this symbol of peace and hope to be planted, let us know!
SPARK's Annual GLOW Gathering
Join us on Saturday, October 11th at 6-8:30pm at Mary Alice Warren Community Center for an evening celebrating and supporting SPARK's service-learning and hands-on work in the community.