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ACTION ALERT: Tell The Senate to Prioritize Social Safety in Budget Reconciliation
The United States Senate is seeking over $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – terminating health insurance for 16 million people, and also radically altering the structure of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) affecting more than 11 million people, including children, seniors over 65 and people with a disability.
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faith in action
Church and Society 2025 Online Grant Awards Now Closed !
GBCS applications for the 2025 grant funding cycle that began July 31, 2025 is now over The deadline to submit your grant application was September 7, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. EDT.
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faith in action
ACTION ALERT: Tell Your Senator to Stop the SAVE America Act to Falsely Protect U.S. Elections
The SAVE America Act proposes sweeping changes to federal voting law, including requiring documentary proof of U.S. citizenship like birth certificates to register to vote and stricter photo identification, such as passport requirements for casting a ballot.
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Celebrating Black History Month: Courageous Love In The Public Square
Rev. Dr. Liberato (Levi) Bautista, Church and Society's Assistant General Secretary for United Nations and International Affairs, offers his reflection on 2026 Black History Month and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr 's Holiday.
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faith in action
Church and Society Celebrate March Women’s History Month and Retired United Methodist Rev. Maxine Allen
The Rev. Maxine Allen, a retired Elder from the Arkansas Conference and GBCS guest contributor, shares her perspective on what it means to be a neighbor.
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ACTION ALERT: Urge Your Representative to Support Peace in Korea
The bill calls for urgent diplomacy in pursuit of a binding peace agreement to formally end the Korean War, a review of the travel restrictions to North Korea, and establishment of liaison offices in the U.S. and North Korea.
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faith in action
COP 29 Underway in Baku, Azerbaijan
This week marks the start of the first week of COP29 – the annual United Nations climate conference. This two-week climate summit is an opportunity for countries and non-state delegates to ramp up collective actions to match the urgency of the climate crisis.
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ACTION ALERT: Tell Congress to Support the Religious Workforce Protection Act (2025)—H.R. 2672 / S. 1298
Faithful Voices for Justice: Protect International Religious Workers and Strengthen Religious Freedom
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Health and Wholeness Partnerships
Coalitions and partners on issues of health care, mental health, and addictions.
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Civil and Human Rights
As United Methodists, we believe that God has given us principles for how to live in a community. Central to Jesus’ teachings, life, death, and resurrection is the Great Commandment: we must love God and love our neighbors as ourselves. (Matthew 22:35-40; Mark 12:28-34)
