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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.
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faith in action
The church’s public witness: Tackling alcohol and drug addiction
Alcohol and drug addiction are serious matters that confront every community. Consider observing National Recovery Month in September.
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faith in action
Living undocumented during COVID-19
Rebecca Cole interviewed Karely Amaya, a second-year student at UCLA. She reflects on her experience as an undocumented student during COVID-19 and how people of faith can take action to protect all people during this public health crisis. Karely is a member of the Wesley Foundation’s 580 Cafe and was originally scheduled to start an internship with Church and Society on March 24, 2020 in Washington, DC.
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Introducing “ON THIS DAY,” an article series celebrating the United Methodist Building’s 100th year anniversary.
Each month in 2024, Church and Society will highlight notable days offering glimpses into the momentous 100-year history of the United Methodist Building and the people called Methodists often walking along side ecumenical partners living their faith through social witness.
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National Religious Partnership for the Environment Meets with Bi-partisan House Select Committee on Climate Crisis
Faith Leaders and Members of Congress Work Toward Responsible Climate Legislation
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faith in action
Climate: 2019 in review
2019 was a year when we witnessed an ever-growing disconnect between what the climate science is telling us, the devastating realities of extreme weather, the growing movement of youth and people of faith demanding action, and the unconscionable lack of leadership by U.S. and global leaders.
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faith in action
UM deaconess responds to Philippine extrajudicial killing crisis
Deaconess Norma Dollaga recently put her faith in action by writing an op-ed published in The Philippine Daily Inquirer, one of the Philippines' leading newspapers.
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faith in action
A profile of a peace with justice coordinator
Church and Society staff recently asked Alma Manney, a peace with justice coordinator from the Florida Annual Conference, about her faith and work for peace and justice.
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faith in action
As the U.S. Prepares to Exit Paris Agreement, United Methodists Prepare to Take Action
For people of faith and good conscience, this decision compels us to redouble our own efforts to address climate change.
