Tag: Social Principles
Thoughts for Labor Day
Labor Day. Time for the traditional cookout. It’s also time to celebrate the American worker and the United Methodist Church’s strong support of fairness, safety, and respect in the workplace.
Social Principles head to GC2020
The Social Principles now head to General Conference for approval after eight years of study, writing, and reflection. They are a significant expression of the Wesleyan commitment to social holiness.
Social world, dynamic principles
A revised statement of United Methodist Social Principles is headed to the 2020 General Conference. The Rev. John Boley compares the current and the new expressions of Wesleyan social piety.
Labor Day is not just a day off
Labor Day, celebrated in the U.S. on the first Monday of September since 1894, means a long weekend for many. But the holiday is dedicated to fairness and justice in… Continue Reading Labor Day is not just a day off
Why do we have Social Principles?
The United Methodist Social Principles encourage the followers of Jesus and John Wesley to build a different kind of world than the one we have now.
To set the prisoner free
Traverse City Central United Methodist Church is in ministry with neighbors two blocks from the church in the County Jail.