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Our conference has adopted the following Conference Priorities for Social Action for 2007:
2008 Conference Priority:
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Links to Resources Related to our Conference Priority:
Campaign for Children with emphasis on Public Education
- Women's Division Campaign for Children page
- Mission Resource Center: Handbook for Campaign for Children - Phase III - Public Education Stock #3223, $5.00 plus shipping
- Mission Resource Center: Brochure for Campaign for Children - Phase III - Public Education Stock #5573, Free (pay for shipping)
- North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
- North Carolina School Report Cards
- US Department of Education
- Public Education: Issues and Challenges - 2004/2005 Mission Study
- [ þ See Mission Today Criteria #4 ]
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NEW! Western North Carolina Conference UMW Charter Club
Each local unit is encouraged to become a member of the Conference UMW Charter Club. Criteria for the Charter Club provides new and innovative ways for local units to implement the Charter for Racial Justice. There are three different levels of participation which enables the local unit to be as involved as they would like. Please study the attached criteria and make plans how your local unit can become a member of this new organization. Recognition will be given to those units who achieve Bronze, Silver, or Gold status during 2008 at the 2009 Conference and District Annual Meetings.
Click here to download 2008 Charter Club Criteria: [Word] [PDF]
- A Charter for Racial Justice - Adoped by the 1980 General Conference of The United Methodist Church
- A Charter for Racial Justice - Available from the Mission Resource Center
- Resources for Racial Justice Handbook [PDF - Large file]
Other Social Action Links:
UMW Action Network - The United Methodist Women’s Action Network is a tool to assist members of the organization of United Methodist Women in being informed and prepared to act on public policy issues affecting women, children and youth. [ þ See Mission Today Criteria #13 ]
- UMW Action Network
- Sign up for UMW Action Network
- Action Alerts: Home Page
- Action Alert: Immigration Reform
Social Action Articles on the Women's Division Web Site
- Women's Division Joins United Methodist Opposition to Immigration Bill
- Division President: End U.S.-Backed Israeli Occupation of Palestine
- Women’s Division Calls for Steps to Middle East Peace
- United Methodist Women Calls for a Just Peace in the Middle East
United Methodist Women Online Community - The online community makes it possible for UMW members across the country to communicate with each other. By utilizing present-day electronic technologies, it is possible for United Methodist Women and women around the world to have a common platform from which to move beyond the traditional limitations of time and space. For example, a woman in North Carolina, Idaho or India can connect online at anytime of day or night with each other to discuss a topic or participate in a Bible study. The online community is an opportunity to share the love of Christ, and the United Methodist tradition, in new and creative ways.
- UMW Online Community - Immigration
- UMW Online Community - Environment
- UMW Online Community - Living the Charter for Racial Justice
- UMW Online Community - Public Education
- UMW Online Community - Welcome Center
Women's Division Website Social Action Pages - The Women's Division website Social Action pages have brief information about the various areas of emphasis within the section of Christian Social Responsibility.
- Social Action
- Racial Justice [ þ See Mission Today Criteria #6 ]
- A Charter for Racial Justice - Adoped by the 1980 General Conference of The United Methodist Church
- A Charter for Racial Justice - Available from the Mission Resource Center
- Resources for Racial Justice Handbook [PDF - Large file]
- Public Education
- Environment
- Washington D.C. Advocacy
- United Nations
- Visit the United Nations website
- Economic Justice
- Peace with Justice
- Immigrant Rights
United Methodist Church Resources - All of the social action emphases & priorities of the Women's Division are based on scripture, and on the statements of belief of The United Methodist Church as adopted by the General Conference and recorded in The Book of Discipline and The Book of Resolutions.
- The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church - 2004
- The Book of Resolutions of The United Methodist Church - 2004
- The Social Principles of The United Methodist Church
- Our Social Creed - from ¶ 166 The Book of Discipline
We believe in God, Creator of the world; and in Jesus Christ, the Redeemer of creation. We believe in the Holy Spirit, through whom we acknowledge God ’ s gifts, and we repent of our sin in misusing these gifts to idolatrous ends. We affirm the natural world as God’s handiwork and dedicate ourselves to its preservation, enhancement, and faithful use by humankind. We joyfully receive for ourselves and others the blessings of community, sexuality, marriage, and the family. We commit ourselves to the rights of men, women, children, youth, young adults, the aging, and people with disabilities; to improvement of the quality of life; and to the rights and dignity of of all persons. We believe in the right and duty of persons to work for the glory of God and the good of themselves and others and in the protection of their welfare in so doing; in the rights to property as a trust from God, collective bargaining, and responsible consumption; and in the elimination of economic and social distress. We dedicate ourselves to peace throughout the world, to the rule of justice and law among nations, and to individual freedom for all people of the world. We believe in the present and final triumph of God’s Word in human affairs and gladly accept our commission to manifest the life of the gospel in the world. Amen.
The General Board of Church and Society of The United Methodist Church - The General Board of Church and Society of The United Methodist Church is the international public policy and social action agency mandated to speak its convictions to the church and to the world. Only General Conference speaks for The United Methodist Church as a whole.
This general agency has as its purpose....to relate the gospel of Jesus Christ to the members of the Church and to the persons and structures of the communities and world in which they live. It shall seek to bring the whole of human life, activities, possessions, use of resources, and community and world relationships into conformity with the will of God. It shall show the members of the Church and the society that the reconciliation that God effected through Christ involves personal, social, and civic righteousness.
- General Board of Church and Society of The United Methodist Church (GBCS)
- United Methodist Seminar Program - The United Methodist Seminars on National and International Affairs is an exciting education ministry of the General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) and the Women's Division of the General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM)! Every year Christians from around the U.S. travel to Washington DC to strengthen their spiritual and vocational formation through custom-designed United Methodist Seminars. Many find a place to develop a faith-filled understanding of difficult social issues, cultivate thoughtful insights to guide daily and vocational choices as Christian citizens, and discern ways in which to live social holiness.
- Read the current Church and Society Faith in Action Weekly Digest - a weekly email publication of the General Board of Church and Society, with news & legislative updates
- Subscribe to the Church and Society Faith in Action Weekly Digest
- From Faith in Action...Methamphetamines, What the Church Needs to Know
- From Faith in Action...National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month - September 2007
Western NC Conference Church & Society information / trip info
Other Social Action Resources
- Children's Defense Fund - In addition to visiting the CDF website, there are email lists you can join to receive information about children's issues. (You can sign up for monthly email newsletter from CDF, or the weekly Child Watch Column written by Marian Wright Edelman.)
2007 Children's Sabbath Observance - My Boat Is So Small: Creating a Harbor of Hope and Health Care for All Children
- [ þ See Mission Today Criteria #15 ]
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Who represents you in the United States Congress, and the North Carolina General
Assembly? - Very often, Action Alerts or
other social action articles will encourage you to write your representatives to
express your opinion about important issues that affect the lives of women,
children and youth. Use these helpful links to
find out who your representatives are in the United States Congress and the
North Carolina General Assembly.
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See
Mission Today Criteria #13 and
Mission Today Criteria #6
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Other federal and state government websites
- Helpful links to find a variety of information
about your federal, state, and local governments
Have a question? Need more information?
To contact Linda Young, our conference Mission Coordinator
for Social Action
Nominate a person or group for our
Conference Social Justice Award!
Click here to download information/nomination form
Nominations must be postmarked
by January 31, 2008
The PURPOSE of
United Methodist Women
The organized unit of United Methodist Women shall be a community of women
whose purpose is to know God and to experience freedom as whole persons through
Jesus Christ; to develop a creative supportive fellowship; and to expand
concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the
church.
This page was last updated on Thursday, June 12, 2008.
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