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From Antalya to Our Doorsteps: Why United Methodists Are Going to COP31
From 9 to 20 November, the world’s governments meet in Antalya, Türkiye, for the UN climate talks. Here is what is at stake, what it has to do with life in an American congregation, and why the church will be in the room.
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Explore the Updated 2026–2027 Youth Lectionary Curriculum!
Connecting Faith and Justice: Youth Lectionary Curriculum is back for another year with new lessons now available for download.
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The Things That Make for Peace: Bread, Trust, and Hope in a Time of Storms
As the United Nations begins its eighty-first year, this eighth edition of The Present Tense reflects on a historic Methodist connection to the UN and the enduring relevance of its aspirations. Through the lenses of bread, storms, trust, and hope, it explores the things that still make for peace.
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Church and Society Board Awards Grants for 2026
The General Board of Church and Society Board of Directors awards $100,750 in 3 grant categories to 40 ministries across the United Methodist connection.
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Faithful in This Hour: An Election Eve Service of Prayer, Courage, and Commitment to the Common Good
Join us Nov. 2 for a virtual service of prayer, discernment, and renewed commitment on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections.
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Church and Society Board Meets in Geneva
The Fall 2026 meeting connected governance work with worship and engagement with European Methodists, WCC executives, civil society leaders, and UN officials as worldwide regionalization continues across The United Methodist Church.
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Breaking the Silence: Congo Week Prayer Campaign
The week of October 18-24, 2026 serves as Breaking the Silence: Congo Week, a week of activities that commemorates the millions of lives lost in the Congo conflict while celebrating the enormous human and natural potential that exists in the country.
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Learn the Core Practices of Community Organizing: Join the Midwest Regional Training
The two-day Midwest Regional Training event, hosted by the Organizing for Mission Network, is a great opportunity to learn, build relationships, and grow your capacity for organizing and faithful action.
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Action Alert: Stop Gun Trafficking to Latin America and the Caribbean
Take action for a safer world free of gun violence. Ask your Representatives and Senators to cosponsor the ARMAS Act and the Stop Arming Cartels Act.
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Collabowriting: Toward a Glocal Grammar of Solidarity
Every new word begins as an attempt to name a reality not yet fully understood. In this seventh edition of The Present Tense, Liberato Bautista and Onesimus Emmanuel explore collabowriting, a practice emerging from Bautista's long reflection on glocal organizing and advocacy. Through a summer mentor-mentee exchange, they demonstrate how local experience and global responsibility converge in a grammar of solidarity. Their collaboration did not originate the concept; it revealed its enduring power as a practice of joint attention, shared inquiry, and public witness.
