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Don’t Invite Me to Preach
Do not ask me to preach if I cannot freely declare as every pastor should be free to declare: "God so Loved the 'whole' world so much that God gave us Jesus!"
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Justice Takes Courage Podcast Episode 3: California Wildfire Transformative Recovery Efforts
Rev. Allison Mark, president of the Church and Society Board of Directors, and Sr. Pastor, Faith United Methodist Church, Torrance California, discusses her own call to justice work, the Board’s current priorities, and how people of faith are engaged in advocacy and action to help their communities recover from the disastrous Southern California wildfires.
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faith in action
I am Somebody
My personal reflection and tribute to The Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr., who taught millions of people to “Keep Hope Alive.”
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faith in action
Statement from The Council of Bishops Stands Against U.S. Military Aggression Toward Venezuela
The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church stands in full solidarity with The Evangelical Methodist Churches of Latin America and the Caribbean (CIEMAL) opposing the acts of violence and military action of the United States against Venezuela.
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faith in action
United Methodist Elder and Philippines Social Justice Activist Is Exonerated from Attempted Murder False Charges
United Methodist leaders of the Philippines Regional Conference Board of Church and Society (PRC -BCS) offer their official statement in response to the case dismissal of attempted murder charges against former UMC District Superintendent Rev. Glofie G. Baluntong by a Regional Trial Court.
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Church and Society Grieves U.S. Supreme Court Decision Upholding State Bans on Transgender Athletes
On June 30, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld West Virginia and Idaho laws that prohibit transgender athletes from playing on girls’ and women’s sports teams.
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GBCS Signs Co-Programming Agreement with Philippines Central Conference Board of Church and Society
Partnership formalizes decades of collaboration and strengthens contextual ministry in the Philippines
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faith in action
Taking Action for Human Rights and Environmental Protection in the Philippines (Justice Takes Courage Podcast Ep. 5)
Bishop Julius C. Trimble hosts UMC Philippines Regional Conference Church and Society (PRC-BCS) Leaders Rev. Glofie Baluntong and Pastor Thaad Kolin Samson as they discuss the condition of human rights and environmental protection in the Philippines, and how the UMC and Church and Society are engaging to make a difference.
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faith in action
ACTION ALERT: Tell Congress to Reject The $1.5 Trillion Pentagon Budget
While massive cuts are being made to education, healthcare, food assistance, and other community needs, President Trump requested a historic $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget — an increase of 50 percent in just one year.