FORMER PRESIDENT AND CO-FOUNDER
Dr. Rick Love was a co-founder of Peace Catalyst International (PCI) with a vision for Christians and Muslims making peace with one another and working side-by-side to build peace in our communities, not just in the U.S. but around the world. He served as PCI's President until his passing in late 2019. Rick was a peacemaker, consultant on Christian-Muslim relations, professor, ordained pastor, and certified mediator. Having lived in Indonesia and England and traveled extensively, he was a global citizen and consulted and lectured in over 40 countries. He had experience building relationships with Muslims for over 35 years. His peacemaking legacy lives on in the continued work of Peace Catalyst.
Rick Love Peace Awards
To honor Rick’s legacy, to further his vision, and to raise up more peacebuilders like him, Peace Catalyst established the Rick Love Peace Awards in 2022, presented at Alliance for Peacebuilding’s PeaceCon annual conference. These awards honor those who creatively cross divides to build peace, exhibiting the same character and courage displayed by Rick.