Meet the 2026 Church & Society Interns
Church and Society interns learn how the agency carries out the mandate of the Social Principles and the Book of Resolutions through education and advocacy in the worldwide United Methodist Church.
Meet the 2026 Summer Interns!
The General Board of Church and Society is excited to welcome its 2026 summer interns! This year, we are hosting 12 interns: eight Ethnic Young Adult (EYA) interns, two Church and Society interns, and two Theology interns. They bring diverse experiences, deep faith, and a shared commitment to justice.
Throughout the summer, the interns will engage in advocacy, public policy, theological reflection, and community engagement while serving alongside Church and Society staff and leaders. Pray for them as they explore the intersection of faith and social witness and deepen their understanding of their call to justice, leadership, and service in their communities and around the world.
Recognizing the visa challenges some interns may face in participating in the Washington, D.C., program, GBCS continues to offer a hybrid internship model that welcomes both in-person and virtual interns from across the United Methodist connection.
We are excited to introduce you to our 2026 summer interns!
2026 Church & Society Interns
Brandon Boothe (Susquehanna Annual Conference)
Brandon Boothe is a recent graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania-Bloomsburg. He will begin a Master of Public Policy program at American University this fall, concentrating in social policy. Brandon is from Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, and is an active member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Bloomsburg. Prior to GBCS, Brandon was an organizing fellow for the 2024 presidential campaign of Kamala Harris and a public policy intern with Men’s Health Network. Through this internship, Brandon hopes to gain practical experience in faith-based advocacy while exploring the ways Christian faith can inform public policy and advance God’s vision of justice, compassion, and human dignity.
Samuel “Sam” Carter (North Carolina Annual Conference)
Samuel “Sam” Carter is a senior at Appalachian State University, where he is majoring in Religious Studies with a minor in Geography. He is a native of Charlotte, North Carolina, and attends Myers Park United Methodist Church. His passion for justice has been shaped through mission experiences across the United States, Mexico, and Costa Rica. While those opportunities were transformative, they also inspired him to seek long-term solutions to the systemic issues that created the need for mission work. He hopes this summer will provide an opportunity to see what The United Methodist Church is doing within and outside of the church to strike at the root of the issues. Sam is excited that this internship will help him discern how his interests in justice and advocacy might develop into a meaningful vocation.
