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Bautista addresses World Congress on Religious Freedom, receives Award of Honor

September 19, 2017

The Rev. Dr. Liberato Bautista of Church and Society addressed a plenary session of the eight World Congress for Religious Freedom, moderated a breakout session, and was one of 10 recipients of this year’s Award of Honor.

Bautista address the 8th world congress of the international religious liberty association. He stands behind a light-colored wooden podium.

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Undoing racism: What white clergy can do to help

September 15, 2017

White supremacy is both a product of history and a very real present reality. There is education that white people, and white clergy specifically, need to undergo — and lead others in — to engage in the dismantling of racism.

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Fall 2017 Executive Committee Meeting

Please use this form to register for the executive committee meeting.

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A prayer for World Communion Sunday

September 13, 2017

World Communion Sunday is October 1 this year. Here’s a prayer you can use in your worship service.

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Honoring International Literacy Day

September 12, 2017

Over 50 years ago, UNESCO officially proclaimed Sept. 8 as International Literacy Day to actively mobilize the international community and to promote literacy as an instrument to empower individuals, communities and societies.

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UM deaconess responds to Philippine extrajudicial killing crisis

September 7, 2017

Deaconess Norma Dollaga recently put her faith in action by writing an op-ed published in The Philippine Daily Inquirer, one of the Philippines' leading newspapers.

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Interview with Social Principles revision team leader Rev. Kalaba Chali

September 5, 2017

The Social Principles are being revised by a global team of theologians and experts. Today we profile the leader leading the team working on the social community section of the Social Principles.

Rev. Chali speaks behind a wooden podium.

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If you ate today, thank a farm worker

September 4, 2017

Today is Labor Day, a time when many people celebrate the end of summer. It’s also a time to celebrate workers’ rights. It’s also a day on which some of the most marginalized laborers in the U.S. have to work.

Many people stand with a sign that reads National Farm Worker Ministry: Together with Farmworkers Harvesting Justice.

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Living faith, seeking justice, persuing peace in Zimbabwe: An Interview with the Rev. Taurai Emmanuel Maforo

August 31, 2017

Church and Society staff met with the Rev. Taurai Emmanuel Maforo at a United Methodist Social Principles training held at Africa University in June 2017.

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Apply today: Healthy masculinity training

August 30, 2017

Church and Society, the Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference Board of Church and Society, and the Healthy Masculinities Action Project have teamed up to put on a training October 23-26, 2017.