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November 28, 2022 As a denomination-wide agency of The United Methodist Church (UMC), The General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) addresses issues at both a domestic level in the United States of America as well as throughout the world. Among these issues is the
November 22, 2022 Final reflections on this year’s summit for the 27th United Nations’ meeting of the Conference of the Parties Going nearly two days beyond their scheduled deadline, World leaders at the United Nations climate summit (COP27) delivered a final deal this past Sunday,
November 28, 2022 “In this strange season when we are suspended between realization and expectation, may we be found honest about the darkness and perceptive of the light.” – Jack Boozer, Professor of Religion, Emory University and community activist (1918-1989). Never has Advent been more poignant.
The remaining weeks of the 117th U.S. Congress will be crucial to determining the structure of the Child Tax Credit. We can make a long-lasting impact on child poverty within the United States by advocating for Congress to include a fully refundable, monthly tax credit
This November 2022, we are uplifting the work of the indigenous author and illustrator Michaela Goade! November 14, 2022 Michaela Goade is a member of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska who has focused her work on celebrating and honoring indigenous cultures and
Contributing writer and United Methodist Rev. Larry Jent offers his perspective of Indigenous Peoples contributions to America and the world. November 11, 2022 In 1990, Congress passed and President George H. W. Bush signed into law a joint resolution designating the month of November as the first
November 14, 2022 Today marks the start of the second week of COP27 – the annual United Nations climate conference. This two-week climate summit is an opportunity for countries and non-state delegates to ramp up collective actions to match the urgency of the climate crisis.
November 3, 2022 On October 31st, 2022, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases: Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. University of North Carolina and SFFA v. Harvard College. In both cases, SFFA claims that the universities unfairly use race in
October 25, 2022 Before adjourning in October, Congress passed, and President Biden signed into law a stopgap funding measure to keep government operations running through mid-December. When Congress returns in November, they will have to act on key funding measures for the remainder of Fiscal
October 19, 2022 On Thursday, October 13, 2022, Rev. Dr. Susan Henry-Crowe, General Secretary of the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society (GBCS), joined United Methodist leaders and coalition partners to call on all levels of the United States government to provide just
