Ann Craig interviews United Methodist Deaconess Rachel Harvey, Associate Executive Director of Reconciling Ministries Network, about the future of our work and what lies beyond General Conference
Cross-Cultural Training
May 3, 2012 By
RMN Board Director Rev. Dr. Derrick Spiva leads a cross-cultural training session in the Love Your Neighbor Tabernacle with the assistance of Rev. Dr. Jimmy Dube and Rev. Sifiso Mpofu.
Tearing Down Barriers
May 3, 2012 By
My name is Giselle Lawn, from Calhoun, Georgia, in the North Georgia Conference, and I love the Lord. I lived my entire life in the closet, suppressing the person God had created me to be and living according to societal norms and expectations until six years ago. Please join with me for a short prayer. [...]
An Un-Named Woman Speaks
April 20, 2012 By
- Rachel Harvey, Deaconess/ Associate Executive Director of Reconciling Ministries Network _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ I am the un-named woman in petition 20635-GC – ¶ 1314-G. I was walking down the street on January 27, 2012 when I learned that the right wing had sent a petition to General Conference calling for restrictions to be placed on Deaconesses [...]
The Coalition Continues to Expand!
April 9, 2012 By
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 [...]
Strong Allies
March 23, 2012 By
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 [...]
United Methodist Coalition Decries Shooting of Unarmed Black Teen in Florida
March 22, 2012 By
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 Common Witness Coalition is Growing!
March 15, 2012 By
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 [...]
