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ABOUT | SOCIAL JUSTICE

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Social justice ministry

Mission, Vision and Values

The Mission of the Social Justice ministry is to do good, seek justice, and correct oppression through awareness, education and action; one person, one connection at a time.

We envision a community where all creation is valued with dignity and worth.

As an expression of love, we embrace the values of  diversity, compassion, integrity, humility, and hope

 

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Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.
James Baldwin
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Awareness

Manchester UMC seeks to increase awareness about injustices in our world. 

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Education

Manchester UMC strives to offer education about the circumstances leading to injustices.

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Action

Check out opportunities to engage in action that help remedy the root causes of injustice. 

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Social Justice Events

Check out our upcoming classes and events!

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Pastor's Note

And Also With You

& also with you by Laura Checkett, March 25, 2023 a return to love to guide us forward in this time; in this moment for this time; for this moment to love to see to know to be in community with each other with those who we don’t understand &

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Sermons

Rage

Jesus was angry at the Pharisees for their hardness of heart, and it motivated him to heal the man’s hand. Embracing anger can be hard to do, especially since we are so often coached to avoid it. However, often those who are telling us to avoid anger are only doing

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Truth

“Confession is just spiritual language for truth-telling” (from the Arthur Riley devo). When we confess, sharing the truth about ourselves with God and with one another, it sets us free. We release those parts of us that are not authentic to who we are so that we are free to

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