Celebrating 100 Years of The United Methodist Building

In 2024, join the General Board of Church and Society celebrated the momentous 100-year history of the United Methodist Building and the people called Methodists

I. View September 26, 2024 - Special Celebration

The event was live Streamed. Go here to view recording.

II. 2024 General Conference, Charlotte - UMB100 Presentation

III. Videos: Celebrating 100 Years of Social Witness

The embed below is a playlist. To access all videos, select the “1/6” icon on the top right of the embed.

IV. “ON THIS DAY” Series

Each month in 2024, Church and Society highlighted 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.

Click on article dates below and read significant historical moments at the United Methodist Building:

• January 10, 1924 - Opening of the United Methodist Building

• January 15, 1986 - MLK Jr. Holiday Observed / Special United Methodist Building Gathering

• February 21, 1947 - United Methodist Building Cafeteria To Integrate

• March 26, 1959 - Board of World Peace Offered Congressional Testimony Opposing the Draft

• April 3, 1986 - South African Delegation on National U.S. Anti-apartheid Tour

• May 20, 1993 - Archbishop Desmond Tutu at United Methodist Building After Meeting with President Clinton

• June 22, 1964 - Senate Passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Prompted Service at The United Methodist Building

• July 13, 2022 - Installation of the Dr Mary McLeod Bethune Statue Celebrated at The United Methodist Building

• August 14, 1929 - Construction of the Simpson Memorial Chapel Completed in The United Methodist Building

• September 11, 2001 - The United Methodist Building Becomes a Center of Hospitality After 9/11 Terrorist Attacks

• October 21, 1973 - Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun Delivers Speech at The United Methodist Building

• November 12, 2024 - The United Methodist Building Featured in Congressional Special Order Speech.

• December 4, 2024 - The World Renowned Rust College A'Cappella Choir at the United Methodist Building)

V. Book: “For Justice and Enduring Peace: 100 Years of Social Witness”

Written by Dr. Jessica M. Smith, Senior Executive Director Research, Planning and Spiritual Formation of the General Board of Church and Society of The United Methodist Church, and with an Epilogue by Rev. Dr. Susan Henry-Crowe, former GBCS General Secretary, this book tells the 100-year story of the people called, “Methodists,” on Capitol Hill, upholding the Wesleyan commitment to social holiness.

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VI. Special Event: An Afternoon Celebrating 100 Years of Social Witness

VII. Related Stories

• Marking a Century on Capitol Hill, the United Methodist Building Guards Against Political Violence (United Methodist Insight)
• Interim General Secretary John Hill on Un-tied Methodism (General Commission on Archives and History)