Church & Society
Classes Starting Fall 2023!
The General Board of Church and Society is dedicated to the work of living faith, seeking justice, and pursuing peace. Addressing more than 30 social issues on which The United Methodist Church has claimed a position, Church and Society communicates with policymakers and leaders around the world with the mission of transforming the world.
Starting in the Fall of 2023, Manchester UMC will offer a series of classes that will have curriculum centered around Church & Society’s Faith & Facts that address the following topics:
Topic
Peace with Justice
Date/Time/Location
Description
Peacebuilding and gun violence
Leader
Maurice Parisien
Economic Justice
Hunger and poverty/food justice, worker justice/living wage
John Heskett
Environmental Justice
Climate change and clean water
Trish Gunby
Civil and Human Rights
Immigration in the U.S., criminal justice/death penalty
Maurice Parisien
Women & Children
Education reform in the U.S., maternal health/domestic violence
John Heskett
Health & Wholeness
Healthcare in the U.S./mental health, drugs/opioids
Trish Gunby
Each topic will ask the questions:
- What does the Bible Say?
- What does the UMC Say?
- What do the facts say?
- What do you say?
Register Here For Faith & Facts Classes
Please register one person per form. Childcare is available with advance registration.
Fall classes
Community Dinner – October 4, 2023
Community Dinner – October 11, 2023
Community Dinner – October 18, 2023
Community Dinner – October 25, 2023
Order your social justice swag!
Order your T-Shirt
- Wear your United Methodist commitment to justice on your sleeve!
These t-shirts are 50% organic cotton and 50% recycled RPET polyester, and were produced in a union shop in the United States. The front says “Living Faith. Seeking Justice. Pursuing Peace.” and the back says “United Methodists Stand for Justice” with a list of positions the Church has taken through the Social Principles and Book of Resolutions. The t-shirt is “heather dusk blue” and the text is in full color.
The shirts fit true to size. All sales are final – no exchanges or returns.
Pricing:
- Adult Small – Extra Large $15 each
- Adult 2X – 3X $17 each
Taking T-Shirt orders thru Nov. 5, 2023
Order Your Social Principles Book
The Social Principles of The United Methodist Church book is a product of over one hundred years of legislative decisions made by lay and clergy members of The United Methodist Church and its predecessor denominations. The Social Principles are prayerful and thoughtful efforts on the part of many General Conferences to speak to complex and controversial issues in the global community.
