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Church and Society Executive Committee Meets to Address Racial Justice and COVID-19 Pandemic
Calls for racial justice witness at 2021 General Conference; Makes $10,000 gift to the World Health Organization COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund; Launches Special COVID-19 grant application
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Repent — Reconcile — Restore: A United Methodist Call to Covenant Community
The General Secretary responds to grand jury decisions in cases involving the murders of black men
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faith in action
February Is Black History Month – Make Some Noise
Change for justice, diversity, and inclusion has always required people of faith to make “noise,” as the late congressman John Lewis would say, “get into good trouble.”
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faith in action
The Rev. Dr. Liberato Bautista Offers Remarks on Key Learnings for a Just, Peaceable and Inclusive Future
Faith-based Organizations (FBOs) accredited to the United Nations and the UN Inter-agency Task Force on Religion and Development last week conducted its 10th Annual Symposium on the role of Religion and Faith-based Organizations in International Affairs, which explored the theme "Human rights and Dignity Toward a Just, Peaceable and Inclusive Future".
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faith in action
Church and Society Partners with HBCUs
At the Leadership in Transformation conference, Church and Society partners with HBCUs on the struggle for justice.
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faith in action
Florida Advocacy Days: Advocating for a more just world
The annual Florida Advocacy Days is intended to inspire, educate, and motivate young adults to become active participants of advocacy within Florida via the Florida Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church.
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faith in action
Micah Corps interns learn about faith and advocacy
In June, a dozen young people from across the connection came to Washington, D.C. for a week through the Micah Corps Internship program facilitated by the Great Plains Annual Conference.
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faith in action
Annual Conference Actions on Immigration
Numerous Annual Conferences passed resolutions concerning the rights of migrants during their 2017 sessions.
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Peace with Justice
In a world plagued by war and terror, violence and destruction, people of faith have a clear call to build peace with justice. Scripture is consistent in the call for followers of Christ to love our enemies (Matthew 5:44-45a), forgive others their trespasses (Matthew 6:14-15), to overcome evil with good (Romans 12:21), and to seek peace and pursue it (Psalm 34:14). Peacemakers are blessed and called the children of God (Matthew 5:9).
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