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ON THIS DAY… South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the United Methodist Building to Discuss Angola
On May 20, 1993, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, head of the All-Africa Council of Churches, held a press conference in the United Methodist Building, following his meeting with President Clinton the day before, to express his excitement and hope for United States recognition of a new Democratic government in Angola.
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Done! All Sections of the Revised Social Principles Officially Adopted.
Today, General Conference delegates passed The Social Community section of the Revised Social Principles in its entirety.
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General Conference Delegates Celebrate The United Methodist Building's 100th Anniversary
100 years of social witness on Capitol Hill
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General Conference Delegates Pass Revised Social Principles Preamble, The Community of All Creation, The Economic Community
The vote tally was 667 to 54, passing with 92%.
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Delegates at General Conference Pass Revised Social Principles on Human Rights
The vote count was 671 to 57, passing with 92%.
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Pending Revised Social Principles Presented for Adoption at 2020 Postponed General Conference, Charlotte
Church and Society Interim General Secretary John Hill and Revised Social Principles team address General Conference delegates.
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United Methodist Global Aids Committee Spring Newsletter 2024
There’s still time to register for the April 22 United Methodist Global AIDS Committee’s Breaking Barriers AIDS Conference: Tackling Stigma.
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ON THIS DAY... South Africans At United Methodist Building During National U.S. Anti-apartheid Tour
On April 3, 1986, a distinguished delegation from South Africa held a press conference at The United Methodist Building calling for U.S. support to end apartheid in South Africa.
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Revised Social Principles: Updating The UMC toolbox for social witness
The document addresses United Methodists’ concerns from around the world, paying particular attention to being inclusive of all communities and integrating biblical and Wesleyan references.
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ON THIS DAY the Board of World Peace Offered Congressional Testimony Opposing the Draft
On March 26, 1959, Mr. Herman Will, Administrative Secretary of the Board of World Peace, (later to become The General Board of Church and Society), walked across the street from his United Methodist Building office to the Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing and testified against the 4-year extension of the military draft.
