Our final piece of preparation also felt like a launch into the action: an Interfaith Service on Sunday night. As you can imagine, the sanctuary was full and vibrating with the Spirit. The worship service was on the last night of Hanukkah and Rabbi Brant Rosen (AFSC staff member and...
When fighting racism, sexism, xenophobia, misogyny and other “isms,” United Methodists are at a distinct advantage. That was evident during the reCall Summit in October.
Adopted by Council of Bishops on November 6, 2018 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent...
By Melissa Lauber One tweet summed it up. “Today, I saw more United Methodists than white supremacists.” Jack Jenkins of Religion News Service was responding to the Baltimore-Washington Conference’s United to Love rally, created as an alternative to the Unite the Right rally...
By Rev. Ken Humbert Sunday, August 12, on the National Mall in front of the Native American Museum11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.Church-on-the-Mall, Gathering to make a difference,to answer hate with love, because silence is no answer at all.COME. With your whole heart. And your whole church...
Two national United Methodist Women leaders were symbolically arrested in front of the U.S. Capitol on May 14 as part of the Poor People's Campaign.
The April 1968 merger that created The United Methodist Church not only birthed a new denomination, it abolished a painful part of Methodist history: The Central Jurisdiction, which segregated African-Americans from their Methodist brethren
"Waking people to the realities of racism and white privilege is critical – especially in the church. People must be awakened before they will ever confront and ultimately transform injustice in our educational, economic, social and criminal systems." -- Rev. Donna Claycom Sokol
Fifty years ago this month, The United Methodist Church was born. Learn more about its creation, history, and the challenges that remain.
“This isn’t the end of racism. This is the start of the end of racism.”
