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Justice Takes Courage Podcast Episode 3: California Wildfire Transformative Recovery Efforts

May 20, 2025

Rev. Allison Mark, president of the Church and Society Board of Directors, and Sr. Pastor, Faith United Methodist Church, Torrance California, discusses her own call to justice work, the Board’s current priorities, and how people of faith are engaged in advocacy and action to help their communities recover from the disastrous Southern California wildfires.

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Church and Society Releases Four New Social Justice Position Statements

May 20, 2025

Position Statements from The General Board of Church and Society highlight the United Methodist stance on social justice issues that are based on the United Methodist Social Principles.

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TAKE ACTION: Tax Exempt Status Threat for Non-Profit Organizations

May 14, 2025

Measures put in place, could punish and shut down any non-profit organization that does not agree with that administration’s agenda or policies.

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The General Board of Church and Society of The United Methodist Church rejects government actions to unlawfully revoke tax-exempt status and other forms of coercion to silence people and organizations that object to unlawful or immoral government policies and practices.

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ACTION ALERT: Tell Congress to Support the Religious Workforce Protection Act (2025)—H.R. 2672 / S. 1298

May 13, 2025

Faithful Voices for Justice: Protect International Religious Workers and Strengthen Religious Freedom

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ACTION ALERT: Pull the World Back from the Brink and Pursue a World Free of Nuclear Weapons

May 12, 2025

Supporting H. Res. 317 is a moral imperative to live out our faith.

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The United Methodist Church Unveils New Guiding Vision Statement

May 8, 2025

The Council of Bishops, in conjunction with the Connectional Table, announced a new vision statement for The United Methodist Church. This vision reflects the Church's deep commitment to embodying God's dream for the world.

The United Methodist Church forms disciples of Jesus Christ, who empowered by the Holy Spirit, love boldly, serve joyfully, and lead courageously in local communities and worldwide connections.

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ACTION ALERT: Urge Your Senator to Support the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act (S. 761)

May 7, 2025

This bill represents a vital step toward truth-telling, accountability, and national healing. It affirms the worth of all persons, denounces cultural genocide, and supports reparative justice for communities historically harmed.

Capt. Richard Henry Pratt served as the head of the Carlisle Industrial School, where Native Americans were sent. Photograph  Courtesy of the Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, circa 1900 (undated)

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Korea Peace Advocacy Week (June 9-13, 2025)

May 7, 2025

The unresolved status of the Korean War is the root cause of conflict, militarism, and nuclear proliferation on the Korean Peninsula. Guided by the Social Principles, Church and Society is co-organizing this event to stand in solidarity with the people of Korea.

Korea Peace Advocacy Week 2025 Flyer
June 9-13, 2025
Register at bit.ly/kpaw25

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Duke Memorial UMC Deploys Campus Yard Signs to Elevate Social Principles

April 28, 2025

Since January, the ministry team at Duke Memorial United Methodist Church in Durham, NC, came together to establish creative ways to participate in the social justice dialogue of the larger community.

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ACTION ALERT: Urge Congress to Fully Fund the EPA and NOAA

April 28, 2025

As United Methodists, our Social Principles call us to protect the sustainability of the environment and the safety of the public.

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