The Peace Pole in front of St. Philip’s Church includes the inscription "May Peace Prevail on Earth" in four languages: English, Spanish, Arabic and Lenape.

The Peace Pole is a symbol of hope and fellowship that has been placed in thousands of locations on every continent. Our Peace Pole was dedicated on Sunday, April 20, when members of the parish sprinkled the pole with Easter water during a service of blessing. The day’s homily was about how people can show the face of God to a broken world that longs for compassion, justice and peace. Church members went on that day to put their prayers into action, spending the afternoon cooking and serving at a Peacemeal (a meal shared with people whose lives are affected by HIV and AIDS) at nearby Trinity Church in Solebury.

The Peace Pole Project was started in Japan by the World Peace Prayer Society, not long after World War II. Today, there are more than 250,000 Peace Poles in 180 countries. According to the organization, Peace Poles have been placed at the Egyptian Pyramids in Giza, magnetic north pole, Baghdad and Sarajevo. Leaders such as former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Pope John Paul II, Mother Teresa and the Dalai Lama have dedicated Peace Poles.