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Ministry With: 2019 in review
Since 2008, The United Methodist Church has encouraged ministry efforts at all levels of the Church to focus engagement around four areas: global health, leadership development, new worshipping communities and ministry with the poor. Church and Society has been a leader in the denomination on ministries with.
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Board offers values for ‘Way Forward’ at General Conference 2019
Endorses no plan; Encourages unity in midst of diversity
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faith in action
How to Be, Not Do, in Fascinating El Salvador
by Dorothy Wetzel (aka The Modern Day Church Lady)
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faith in action
SNAP benefits are on the line
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, helps to feed millions of low-income families. Congress is currently negotiating between two versions of the bill. The version passed by the House would reduce or eliminate food assistance for 2 million people. Please call your members of Congress now and ask them to support the bipartisan 2Senate version of the bill, which protects SNAP. 202.224.3121.
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faith in action
EYA Experiences: Jaylon Tasby
Jaylon Tasby is interning at the NAACP Washington Bureau as part of Church and Society’s Ethnic Young Adult internship program. He reflects on his first week in Washington, D.C. from earlier this summer.
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faith in action
EYA Experiences: Mariam Zaki
Mariam Zaki interned with the National Disability Rights Network as part of Church and Society's Ethnic Young Adult internship program. She reflects on a trip the EYA interns made to New York City during the summer.
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LGBTQ Rights
We will seek to live together in Christian community, accepting one another as Christ has accepted us.
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faith in action
Male partner reproductive coercion
Male partner reproductive coercion is a male partner’s attempts to maintain control in the relationship through actions related to reproductive health.
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faith in action
Ministry With: Wooden It Be Lovely
Root causes of poverty are vast and diverse. Too often, solutions for economic injustice lack depth and understanding of the complexity of the system that created such circumstances. Douglas Avenue United Methodist Church in Springfield, Illinois developed a creative approach to offering employment to those who need it most.
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faith in action
The Tragedy of US Middle East Policy
President Trump’s Middle East policy is a tragedy. Here’s why.
