Divestment: The Money Conversation You Need to Have at Charge Conference
The Money Conversation You Need to Have at Charge Conference
By The Rev. Jenny Phillips | Photos courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
One of our primary tasks...
Together, we will get there (…and this is not a personal thing)
Marches for Ebola virus awareness and for the response to the death of Michael Brown.
Together, we will get there (…and this is not...
Commentary on the Death of Michael Brown
By Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño, Los Angeles Area Resident Bishop
I don’t know all the details or all the truth about the fatal shooting of...
US and Mexico Faith and Community Leaders Visiting Unaccompanied Migrant Children Temporary Holding Facility...
McAllen, TX - As the Obama Administration prepares to fast-track the deportation of these unaccompanied migrant children against public opinion (Reuters/Ipsos poll), faith...
Lost Boy finds help at Justice for Our Neighbors
The United Methodist program Justice For our Neighbors (JFON) is an advocacy and support group that provides legal help for immigrants and refugees. Church...
Immigration Crisis along the Border: UMCOR’s response
Brief by Denise Honeycutt, Deputy General Secretary of the United Methodist Committee on Relief
The current immigration crisis involving adults, accompanied minors, and unaccompanied minors...
U.S. Christian organizations tell Obama ‘enough,’ change policies on Israel-Palestine
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United Methodist General Board of Church & Society is among 11 faith-based organizations that sent a letter to President Obama...
1000 Children
By Rev. Dr. Dottie Escobedo-Frank
It didn’t look like anything out of the ordinary for the border town of Nogales. My hometown is used to...
Bishops Urge Compassion, Prayer for Border Crisis
Washington, D.C.: In response to the rise in unaccompanied migrant children crossing the U.S. border, the executive committee of the Council of Bishops has...
Church seeks to meet needs in border crisis
A UMNS report by Sam Hodges | July 15, 2014 | DALLAS (UMNS)
From handing out hygiene kits to providing legal briefings, United Methodists are working to...