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Conversations with Jill Warren, Tim Tennant-Jayne, Jan Olsen, and Tiffany Steinwert Remember: Chaplains are here for you! The Love Your Neighbor Coalition recognizes that General Conference can be a stressful and sensitive time for many who attend or watch online. Affirmation: United Methodists for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Concerns is providing a Chaplain [...]
On Sunday, April 29th, the Love Your Neighbor Coalition gathered for a joint worship that was led by the Reverends Tanya Linn Bennett and DeLyn Celec. Writer and theologian Dr. James H. Cone preached a message that shed light on contemporary issues of faith and justice, titled, “The Cross and the Lynching Tree.”
On Sunday, April 29th, the Love Your Neighbor Coalition gathered for a joint worship that was led by the Reverends Tanya Linn Bennett and DeLyn Celec. Writer and theologian Dr. James H. Cone preached a message that shed light on contemporary issues of faith and justice, titled, “The Cross and the Lynching Tree.”
Daily worship with Holy Communion is hosted in the Love Your Neighbor Tabernacle by Affirmation: United Methodists for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Concerns.
Native American United Methodists Join Coalition for Full Inclusion Six Caucuses Support LGBT United Methodists—Face Debates at General Conference, April 24-May 5 Just days after Black and Asian caucuses in The United Methodist Church joined the Common Witness Coalition to work at the crossroads of issues, the denomination’s Native American caucus joined the coalition for [...]
I am delighted, excited, enthralled and enthused to read that the Black Methodists for Church Renewal and the National Federation of Asian American United Methodists have joined the Love Your Neighbor Common Witness Coalition. I have always felt if we are serious about the injustices against our own, we must also be serious about the [...]
The historic coalition of advocacy groups in The United Methodist Church made its first joint statement on the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida. “We are shocked by this shooting of an unarmed African American teen by an armed neighborhood watch person who contravened the directives of police by pursuing and shooting this [...]
The Methodist Federation for Social Action, Affirmation, and Reconciling Ministries Network would like to announce our two newest coalition partners! On Thursday, March 1st, Black Methodists for Church Renewal (BMCR) voted to support the Love Your Neighbor proposal and committed to partnering with us on General Conference strategies. The National Federation of Asian American United [...]
