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Addressing more than 30 social issues on which The United Methodist Church has claimed a position, Church and Society communicates with policymakers and leaders around the world with the mission of transforming the world.
Introducing the Connecting Faith and Justice: Youth Lectionary Curriculum, an updated resource designed to help young people explore the intersection of faith and justice.
For more info and download, visit:
www.umcjustice.org/latest/explo...
#youth #lectionary #umc #beumc
For more info and download, visit:
www.umcjustice.org/latest/explo...
#youth #lectionary #umc #beumc
October 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Introducing the Connecting Faith and Justice: Youth Lectionary Curriculum, an updated resource designed to help young people explore the intersection of faith and justice.
For more info and download, visit:
www.umcjustice.org/latest/explo...
#youth #lectionary #umc #beumc
For more info and download, visit:
www.umcjustice.org/latest/explo...
#youth #lectionary #umc #beumc
October 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Members of Congress and faith leaders held an interfaith prayer vigil in DC to call for the renewal of Affordable Care Act tax credits and an end to the government shutdown. The Rev. Camille Henderson-Edwards, Senior Executive Director for Advocacy at GBCS, offered a prayer during the vigil.
October 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Members of Congress and faith leaders held an interfaith prayer vigil in DC to call for the renewal of Affordable Care Act tax credits and an end to the government shutdown. The Rev. Camille Henderson-Edwards, Senior Executive Director for Advocacy at GBCS, offered a prayer during the vigil.
Listen to the latest episode of the Justice Takes Courage Podcast, featuring Bishop LaTrelle M. Easterling.
Justice Takes Courage Podcast Episode 4:
www.umcjustice.org/latest/new-g...
#newpodcastepisode #umc #beumc
Justice Takes Courage Podcast Episode 4:
www.umcjustice.org/latest/new-g...
#newpodcastepisode #umc #beumc
October 6, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Listen to the latest episode of the Justice Takes Courage Podcast, featuring Bishop LaTrelle M. Easterling.
Justice Takes Courage Podcast Episode 4:
www.umcjustice.org/latest/new-g...
#newpodcastepisode #umc #beumc
Justice Takes Courage Podcast Episode 4:
www.umcjustice.org/latest/new-g...
#newpodcastepisode #umc #beumc
Pastoral Leadership in a Time of Christian Nationalism
Candler School of Theology is hosting a conference in September called Pastoral Leadership in a Time of Christian Nationalism.
More details and registration: candler.emory.edu/about-candle...
#christiannationalism #beumc #umc
Candler School of Theology is hosting a conference in September called Pastoral Leadership in a Time of Christian Nationalism.
More details and registration: candler.emory.edu/about-candle...
#christiannationalism #beumc #umc
August 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Pastoral Leadership in a Time of Christian Nationalism
Candler School of Theology is hosting a conference in September called Pastoral Leadership in a Time of Christian Nationalism.
More details and registration: candler.emory.edu/about-candle...
#christiannationalism #beumc #umc
Candler School of Theology is hosting a conference in September called Pastoral Leadership in a Time of Christian Nationalism.
More details and registration: candler.emory.edu/about-candle...
#christiannationalism #beumc #umc
August 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Press Conference: No U.S. Delegation, But We the People Are!
19 Jun. 2025 16:30h - 17:00h CEST/UTC+2
Webcast: unfccc.int/event/us-cli...
Join Rev. Dr. Becca Edwards, the United Methodist Climate and Energy Fellow at the General Board of Church and Society.
19 Jun. 2025 16:30h - 17:00h CEST/UTC+2
Webcast: unfccc.int/event/us-cli...
Join Rev. Dr. Becca Edwards, the United Methodist Climate and Energy Fellow at the General Board of Church and Society.
June 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Press Conference: No U.S. Delegation, But We the People Are!
19 Jun. 2025 16:30h - 17:00h CEST/UTC+2
Webcast: unfccc.int/event/us-cli...
Join Rev. Dr. Becca Edwards, the United Methodist Climate and Energy Fellow at the General Board of Church and Society.
19 Jun. 2025 16:30h - 17:00h CEST/UTC+2
Webcast: unfccc.int/event/us-cli...
Join Rev. Dr. Becca Edwards, the United Methodist Climate and Energy Fellow at the General Board of Church and Society.
2025 Korea Peace Advocacy Week is well underway! Since Monday, hundreds of peace advocates across the country have led virtual and in-person visits to urge their members of Congress to support a diplomatic solution to the conflict and a peace-first approach.
#koreapeace #beumc #umc
#koreapeace #beumc #umc
June 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
2025 Korea Peace Advocacy Week is well underway! Since Monday, hundreds of peace advocates across the country have led virtual and in-person visits to urge their members of Congress to support a diplomatic solution to the conflict and a peace-first approach.
#koreapeace #beumc #umc
#koreapeace #beumc #umc
From advocating for ceasefires and international accountability to confronting the epidemic of gun violence here in the United States, we help United Methodists pursue peace every day. Will you support our spring fundraising goal? Donate here: www.umcjustice.org/what-you-can...
June 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
From advocating for ceasefires and international accountability to confronting the epidemic of gun violence here in the United States, we help United Methodists pursue peace every day. Will you support our spring fundraising goal? Donate here: www.umcjustice.org/what-you-can...
If you can’t attend tomorrow’s Pentecost Vigil on Capitol Hill, view the livestream on the GBCS YouTube Channel 10:30 am – 11:30 am Eastern Time.
Join the livestream here: www.youtube.com/@UMCJustice/...
#umc #beumc #congress #budget
Join the livestream here: www.youtube.com/@UMCJustice/...
#umc #beumc #congress #budget
June 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
If you can’t attend tomorrow’s Pentecost Vigil on Capitol Hill, view the livestream on the GBCS YouTube Channel 10:30 am – 11:30 am Eastern Time.
Join the livestream here: www.youtube.com/@UMCJustice/...
#umc #beumc #congress #budget
Join the livestream here: www.youtube.com/@UMCJustice/...
#umc #beumc #congress #budget
Church and Society extends congratulations to the newly elected President of South Korea, Lee Jae-myung. President Lee, who has spent his career as a human rights and labor lawyer, has vowed to restart talks with North Korea and pursue peace on the Korean Peninsula.
#korea #umc
#korea #umc
June 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
On June 10, we take our faith to the streets.
Join clergy and people of faith at the U.S. Capitol for a Pentecost Witness for a Moral Budget.
We will sing, pray, read Scripture, and urge Senators to protect the vulnerable.
Sign up: tinyurl.com/3cxmt5ar
#PentecostWitness #MoralBudget #umc
Join clergy and people of faith at the U.S. Capitol for a Pentecost Witness for a Moral Budget.
We will sing, pray, read Scripture, and urge Senators to protect the vulnerable.
Sign up: tinyurl.com/3cxmt5ar
#PentecostWitness #MoralBudget #umc
June 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
On June 10, we take our faith to the streets.
Join clergy and people of faith at the U.S. Capitol for a Pentecost Witness for a Moral Budget.
We will sing, pray, read Scripture, and urge Senators to protect the vulnerable.
Sign up: tinyurl.com/3cxmt5ar
#PentecostWitness #MoralBudget #umc
Join clergy and people of faith at the U.S. Capitol for a Pentecost Witness for a Moral Budget.
We will sing, pray, read Scripture, and urge Senators to protect the vulnerable.
Sign up: tinyurl.com/3cxmt5ar
#PentecostWitness #MoralBudget #umc
Church and Society Takes a Stand Against Electoral Violence with the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP)
Read story:
ow.ly/v8Fq50VZckp
#umc #beumc
Read story:
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#umc #beumc
May 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Church and Society Takes a Stand Against Electoral Violence with the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP)
Read story:
ow.ly/v8Fq50VZckp
#umc #beumc
Read story:
ow.ly/v8Fq50VZckp
#umc #beumc
Representing Montgomery's First United Methodist Church, Sue McInnish, Tom Turley, and Paula Turley joined the Selma-to-Montgomery March reenactment on Sunday, March 23. The march followed the 3.5 mile original route through West Montgomery ending in front of the State Capitol on Dexter Avenue. #umc
March 31, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Representing Montgomery's First United Methodist Church, Sue McInnish, Tom Turley, and Paula Turley joined the Selma-to-Montgomery March reenactment on Sunday, March 23. The march followed the 3.5 mile original route through West Montgomery ending in front of the State Capitol on Dexter Avenue. #umc
Sojourners and partners from the Washington Interfaith Staff Community (WISC) gathered at the Faithful Witness Wednesdays vigil today, which was attended by approximately 200 participants.
Find out more about Faithful Witness Wednesdays: ow.ly/gSY850Vp741
#umc #beumc
Find out more about Faithful Witness Wednesdays: ow.ly/gSY850Vp741
#umc #beumc
March 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Sojourners and partners from the Washington Interfaith Staff Community (WISC) gathered at the Faithful Witness Wednesdays vigil today, which was attended by approximately 200 participants.
Find out more about Faithful Witness Wednesdays: ow.ly/gSY850Vp741
#umc #beumc
Find out more about Faithful Witness Wednesdays: ow.ly/gSY850Vp741
#umc #beumc
Church and Society has launched the new Justice Takes Courage podcast with host General Secretary Bishop Julius C. Trimble. In our first episode, we discuss U.S. immigration—a polarizing, extremely difficult issue—and what is our response as people of faith.
Listen here: umcjustice.org/podcast
Listen here: umcjustice.org/podcast
March 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Church and Society has launched the new Justice Takes Courage podcast with host General Secretary Bishop Julius C. Trimble. In our first episode, we discuss U.S. immigration—a polarizing, extremely difficult issue—and what is our response as people of faith.
Listen here: umcjustice.org/podcast
Listen here: umcjustice.org/podcast
Last week, GBCS staff attended the press conference alongside United Methodist Rep. Ramirez (IL) for the reintroduction of the Dream and Promise Act. The legislation would create a pathway to citizenship for certain DACA recipients and immigrant youth, potentially protecting over 5 million people.
March 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Last week, GBCS staff attended the press conference alongside United Methodist Rep. Ramirez (IL) for the reintroduction of the Dream and Promise Act. The legislation would create a pathway to citizenship for certain DACA recipients and immigrant youth, potentially protecting over 5 million people.
GBCS celebrates the life of Jane Hull Harvey, former Assistant General Secretary at GBCS and a GBGM missionary, who passed away last week. Working at GBCS in the 1990’s, she excelled in multiple areas of advocacy—women's rights, public health, and more. #umc #celebrationoflife
February 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
GBCS celebrates the life of Jane Hull Harvey, former Assistant General Secretary at GBCS and a GBGM missionary, who passed away last week. Working at GBCS in the 1990’s, she excelled in multiple areas of advocacy—women's rights, public health, and more. #umc #celebrationoflife
February 19, 2025 at 11:08 PM