Health
General Conference 2016
Church and Society has compiled information on selected talking points. This information can be accessed in multiple languages below. English petition information French petition information Portuguese petition information Tagalog petition information The General Board of Church & Society has submitted the following petitions to the 2016 General Conference. The petitions... read more»
Bishop says everyone affected by HIV
Bishop speaks at East Africa Methodist AIDS Summit "Everyone in East Africa has experienced the death of a beloved family member due to HIV," declared the presiding bishop of the Kenya Methodist Church, the Rev. Joseph Ntombura. "Since we are all members one of another, the Body of Christ has... read more»
Ebola crisis challenges human rights
Health is a human right As the world celebrates the 66th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Dec. 10, a focus on health as a human right, given the complex challenges that the Ebola crisis has brought to our attention is appropriate and timely. The right to health profoundly... read more»
Health and Disability: Practicing Inclusion
Health Care Organizing Call on Disability Ministry and Advocacy An audio recording of the webinar is also available. Guest speaker Sharon McCart shared the different kinds of barriers found in church life and ways to remove them. McCart is the chair of the DisAbility Ministries Committee of The United Methodist... read more»
We should formally measure our Social Principles
Measuring our progress on our denomination’s 72 aspirational Social Principles is powerful, effective management. But are we doing that? The United Methodist Building is on Capitol Hill next to the U.S. Supreme Court and across the street from the Capitol. How many people know that the Americans with... read more»
Peace with Justice
"When I pray for peace, I pray not only that the enemies of my own country may cease to want war, but above all that my country will cease to do the things that make war inevitable." Thomas Merton As I walked through my neighborhood pharmacy to pick up a... read more»
Everyone should have health care; Supreme Court upholds Affordable Care Act
Today the U.S. Supreme Court, by a 5-4 vote, upheld the 2010 health-care law, the Affordable Care Act. The majority opinion was written by Chief Justice John Roberts. Faith groups and United Methodists offer comments on the ruling: The Affordable Care Act will provide cost savings to UMC annual conferences. ... read more»
Curbing the Addiction Epidemic
The alcohol, tobacco, and gambling industries are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on lobbying efforts to loosen regulations and market to young people. We can curb the addiction epidemic! And it begins by addressing the serious concern of addiction with our young people. This is why I am pleased... read more»
Introducing Our Health Care Organizer
Our historic challenge to ensure health care as a basic human right for all is far from over! Therefore, it's my pleasure to introduce you to the Rev. Cynthia Johnson-Oliver, our newly-appointed National Organizer for Health Care. Cynthia will be launching a new phase of the John 10:10 Challenge in... read more»