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Global symposium will look at 2021 as defining year for gender equality
Church and Society will co-host a virtual gathering with diverse faith and UN partners to develop stategies to accelerate advocacy for gender justice.
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faith in action
EYA Experiences: Kelly Dunlap
Kelly Dunlap served as the Ethnic Young Adult Chaplain and seminar assistant. She reflects on an experience from earlier this summer which allowed her to mentor and learn from a group young adults which paid a visit to Church and Society.
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faith in action
Ministry and advocacy: Alzheimer's and dementia
There are nearly 6 million people living with dementia in the U.S. Alzheimer's is a factor in half a million of deaths each year. United Methodists can put our faith into action by building ministries that welcome and support people living with Alzheimer's or dementia and families and advocating for change.
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faith in action
Youth visit Congress to advocate for DREAM Act
The youth fellowship from Marrow United Methodist Church in Maplewood, N.J. joined hundreds of people of faith advocating for a clean DREAM Act last month. Each day, more than 120 Dreamers lose their status.
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faith in action
Making Poverty a Priority
Nearly 15 years ago, the Church of Scotland launched Priority Areas as as a branch of its Ministries Council in an effort to renew its commitment to impoverished communities. Through its revamped strategy and formation of multiple partnerships, the church has provided an example to faith communities on how to approach the fight against poverty.
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faith in action
What shall we say? Responding to the shooting in Las Vegas.
You will likely be discussing this shooting, and responses to it, at church Sunday and in the coming days. The Gun Violence Pastoral Cheat Sheet offers guidance on how to speak about gun violence.
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resource
Interfaith Human Trafficking Toolkit 2016
A resource for churches on human trafficking with a focus on children, compiled by an interfaith working group.
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faith in action
Migration stories from the bus station
Katie Myers put her faith into action, volunteering with the Interfaith Welcome Coalition in Texas. The people she’s met have changed her life.
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faith in action
Three ways to deepen your back-to-school night
Back-to-school nights are a beloved and much-needed mainstay in many United Methodist churches. The United Methodist Church calls on its churches and members to do more than hand out free school supplies, however.
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faith in action
Meet our Church and Society Fellows
We are happy to welcome our second cohort of Church and Society Fellows! Church and Society Fellows have the opportunity to work with the staff of Church and Society full-time on a project. Fellows are required to do weekly reading, check-ins and blogging to reflect on their experience of living faith. Another aspect of this program is living in community. The Church and Society Fellows program is designed to encourage spiritual and professional development.
