The International Peace Light has arrived at the Redmond United Methodist Church.

Those who are interested in sharing the Peace Light are welcome to bring a lantern or an oil lamp to light to the church (16540 N.E. 80th St.) after the 11 a.m. service on Sunday, the children-oriented Christmas service on Dec. 24 at 7 p.m. or the candlelight service that same night at 11 p.m. There will be additional votive candles handed out as well. The Peace Light will be available in the church lobby.

The tradition of the International Peace Light began in Austria in 1986. It is an international sharing of the light in the name of peace with the chain beginning in Bethlehem each year. An Austrian child fetches the light at the Church of the Nativity and is then flown to Austria. It is then distributed to more than 25 European countries — mostly by train — before it is flown and escorted in explosion proof mining lamps to New York. The first time the Peace Light came to New York was in 2001 by Canadian Scouts, who brought it to Ground Zero.

Austrian Airlines has continued to bring the Peace Light to New York every year since. Once it arrives on the East Coast it is then driven by volunteer networks across the country. Once it reaches Chicago the route divides into a southern and northern leg both continuing all way to the West Coast.

The Peace Light arrived to the Pacific Northwest for the first time in 2013.

The light is a small but symbolic flame, delivering a message on its journey across the globe and is witnessed by some 30 million people in more than 30 nations.

The public is invited to light their candle with a two-fold promise to work for peace and to share the Peace Light with someone else. The flame challenges each person to create peace in their life, community and the world.

For additional information, visit www.peacechurchseattle.org or www.peacelight.org.