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Protecting Transgender Civil and Human Rights
The United Methodist Church unequivocally supports gender inclusivity, sacred worth and equal protection for transgender and non-binary people.
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The United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church is a Christian denomination and worldwide movement rooted in the Wesleyan and Methodist traditions.
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TAKE ACTION: IRS Declares Churches Can Endorse Political Candidates Without Tax-exempt Status Penalty
In a July 7, 2025 court filing, The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) declared that Churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates in certain circumstances without risking the loss of their tax-exempt status, despite a decades-old Congressional statute that bans political candidate endorsements.
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U.S. Supreme Court Denies Protection of Section Two of the Voting Rights Act
The U.S. Supreme Court decided by a 6-3 vote that the congressional maps used in Louisiana are unconstitutional and must be redrawn. This is the final blow to the protections that the Voting Rights Act provided, ensuring that maps considering race helped to correct the historical local and state electoral harms produced by multiple state gerrymandering.
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faith in action
Second Chance Awareness Month: A Call for Restorative Justice
April is Second Chance Awareness Month, recognizing the need to eliminate stigmas, remove transition barriers and improve the dignity of more than 70 million Americans in the U.S. criminal justice system who carry a criminal record.
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faith in action
ACTION ALERT: Tell Congress to Support the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act
It is past time to confront and repair the ongoing harms of chattel slavery.
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Seminars & Trainings
Church and Society offers numerous opportunities for learning and engagement for youth, emerging leaders, universities and seminaries, clergy, and congregational groups in Washington DC.
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faith in action
Should Christians be Political?
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Intern, Amanda Holmes reminds us of our Christian call to engage in the political world through our Wesleyan traditions and the UMC Social Principles.
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faith in action
Christmas Workshop and a New Year in the UMC in Russia
In the days when Russia celebrates Orthodox Christmas and the world ushers in a New Year in Solnechnogorsk just outside of Moscow a five days of workshops, devotions, and quite reflective time, were held on the Social Principles of The United Methodist Church.
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An Interview with the Chair of Philippines Annual Conference Board of Church and Society
Church and Society staff met with Noel Vincent P. Miguel at a United Methodist Social Principles training held at the Philippines Central Conference, held in Manila, Philippines in June 2017. The following conversation has been edited slightly for length and clarity.
