Four Leaders Named as 2026 Peace Laureates
Rotary Club of San Antonio’s Nurturing Hope Initiative
and Four Leaders Named as 2026 Peace Laureates
The Blessing of the Peacemakers and the naming of the 2026 Peace Laureates is a community gathering recognizing organizations and individuals whose transformative work done locally and globally strengthens San Antonio through peace building and service.
The Nurturing Hope Collaborative
Corazon Ministries
Honorable Nelson Wolff
Dr. Paul Furukawa
Shokare Nakpodia
Rotary Club of San Antonio’s Nurturing Hope Collaboration is a large partnership that inspires students through peace education at University of Texas at San Antonio, Trinity University, and Northwest Vista College. Its mission is to nurture hope, transform conflict and build lasting peace globally.
These four individual Nurturing Hope Partners will be recognized as 2026 Peace Laureates:
JC Clapsaddle for his work with Ukraine Relief
Jack McGuire for his work with the “Seeds of Hope” program
Dr. Derick Wilson, MBE, for his work with Nurturing Hope
Rev. Dr. Alexander Wimberly for his work with Corrymeela
The Blessing of the Peacemakers is held during the International Season for Nonviolence, which spans between the anniversaries of the assassinations of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This annual commemoration carries forward their shared revelation: that lasting, positive change is birthed through our collective action. The Blessing of the Peacemakers and the naming of the 2026 Peace Laureates is also part of DreamWeek San Antonio, where community members are “invited to discover the profound truths shaping our city.”
San Antonio Rotary Club President and Alamo Heights resident Kelley Frost expressed her pride in the leaders being recognized for their commitment to peace:
“Our Nurturing Hope leaders demonstrate what is possible when compassion is matched with purposeful action. Through their commitment to peacebuilding, education, and global service, they are equipping communities to transform conflict into opportunity and division into understanding. Their work strengthens San Antonio’s role as a city that does more than speak about peace—we actively build it.”
