UMs respond to Afghan refugees
08.25.21 | Advocacy and Action | by Neal Christie
United Methodists are responding to the hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees seeking new lives after being forced to flee their country.
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A Diverse Church by Design
07.21.21 | Advocacy and Action
Cross-Racial and Cross-Cultural Leadership Program Register Today Registration will close on January 16th, 2025 at 11:59pm. What? A Diverse Church by Design: Cross-Racial and Cross-Cultural (CRCC) Leadership Certificate Program is a...
Training Tuesdays: Let the Oppressed Go Free
05.18.21 | Advocacy and Action
Presenter: Rev. Marvin McMickle Respected scholar, teacher, biblical storyteller, and author, the Rev. Marvin McMickle, is coming to Training Tuesdays on May 18 at 7 p.m. In a conversation about his newly released book, “Let the...
Statement on the Recent Killings, Police Brutality and Violence Impacting Black and Brown People in America
04.20.21 | Advocacy and Action
A Call to Action by the Baltimore-Washington Conference, Black Methodists for Church Renewal, and United Methodist Women Since the earliest times, the vows of Christian baptism have consisted first of the renunciation of all that is evil...
Training Tuesdays: Jesus and Justice: How our Methodist tradition holds together evangelistic piety and social advocacy
04.13.21 | Advocacy and Action
Presenter: Dr. Douglas Strong For the last century or so, United Methodists (and members of other American churches) have been stuck in a polarized and divided religious environment, in which Christians champion either a personal gospel of...
Disability Awareness Sunday
03.03.21 | Advocacy and Action
Celebrating Disability Awareness Sunday in Your Local Church The Book of Discipline (¶265.4) states: “Disability Awareness Sunday shall be observed annually on a date to be determined by the annual conference. Baltimore-Washington...
Reclaiming and Living Covenant
01.24.21 | Advocacy and Action
A Lenten Experience of Scripture, UMC Social Principles and Antiracist Action to Build Beloved Community By Jen Kidwell & Neal Christie We are grateful that you have chosen to explore this opportunity to deepen and grow your faith...
COVID-19 notification letter SAMPLE
11.11.20 | Advocacy and Action
Download SAMPLE letter Sample Letter from church to congregants/staff suspected of being exposed to someone having COVID 19 Date Dear staff member/congregant, We have learned that you may recently have been in contact with someone who has...
Civil Unrest Preparation Checklist
10.27.20 | Advocacy and Action
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea; “Be still...
Election 2020 and the Church’s Witness
10.23.20 | Advocacy and Action
A library of resources about the 2020 elections.