Tag: Advocacy
Prayers and postcards seek justice
A United Methodist Deacon offers counsel on how to impact today’s health care system.
Wespath urges dialogue with Sioux
Wespath has urged the company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline to reach out to affected communities.
Taking on gun violence
United Methodist Pam Simon was shot with U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords. Now they team up as advocates against gun violence.
Engaging core social values
Directors for United Methodist Board of Church and Society gear up to exercise social holiness.
Women’s faith and power
“I get to work with women of many different faiths,” says Harriett Jane Olson, head of United Methodist Women.
Making Peace April 16,2016
Keep Making Peace agenda, Saturday, April 16, 2016, includes focus on Water Justice for Flint.
Small steps toward solution in Flint
REV. PAUL PEREZ Detroit Conference staff I am always encouraged by the way people and communities can respond to a crisis.
Re-envisioning the Social Principles
REV. CHRIS MOMANY General Bd Church and Society Sometimes the process of good writing has all the romance of digging a ditch. And that’s all right. There is great dignity… Continue Reading Re-envisioning the Social Principles
Town and Country Retreat
The 40th Town and Country Circuit Rider Retreat is set to take place Nov. 2-4 in West Branch, MI. Keynote speaker, the Rev. Peggy Paige, will explore the theme, “Small… Continue Reading Town and Country Retreat
Hispanic/Latino leaders gather
REV. GUSTAVO VASQUEZ UMC Director Hispanic/Latino Communications More than 100 clergy and lay leaders from six Christian denominations gathered Sept. 9-12 for the first ecumenical Hispanic/Latino training for church planters… Continue Reading Hispanic/Latino leaders gather