J. Lewis Community Services, Inc.Kingian Nonviolence
Conflict Reconciliation Training
Building a Culture of Peace & Justice — a ministry of Kingdom Alliance under the direction of Apostle John Levi Lewis.
Mission
J. Lewis Community Services, Inc. affirms justice and awakens the power of Kingian Nonviolence through education, mentorship, and community engagement for children, youth, and adults.
Led by Apostle John Levi Lewis — a pastor, apostle, author, civic leader, and certified Kingian Nonviolence practitioner with nearly thirty years of community ministry experience in New Haven, Connecticut — the organization brings people from diverse communities together to explore the root causes of violence and build constructive, lasting alternatives to conflict.
J. Lewis Community Services partners with churches, civic leaders, city agencies, and grassroots organizations throughout New Haven, Hamden, and beyond, training and implementing the philosophy and strategies of Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation across racial, social, economic, and generational divides.
The curriculum operates under permission from Dr. Bernard Lafayette Jr. of LaFayette and Associates, and offers trainings and certifications to civic leaders, educators, social workers, ex-offenders, government agencies, arts organizations, and businesses.
What We Do
Why This Work Matters
J. Lewis Community Services uses Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s vision, philosophy, and methodology of nonviolence to promote lasting civic engagement at every level of community life — from conflict reconciliation training to mentorship and youth development initiatives under Kingdom Alliance.
Violence divides communities and breeds further violence. The CDC identifies violence as an urgent public health problem, affecting economic, social, and political structures. Many efforts respond only after violence has occurred; institutionalizing Kingian Nonviolence offers a proactive response and seeks to build what Dr. King called the Beloved Community.
Our connection to each other is vital to the health and survival of our humanity.
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J. Lewis Community Services, Inc.
3680 Whitney Avenue · Hamden, CT 06518