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End Detention of Immigrants by the United Methodist Task Force on Immigration
05/17/2012 United Methodist Women stand firm against the criminalization of communities of color regardless of immigration status or citizenship.

Steps You Can Take to Welcome Immigrants by United Methodist Women Immigrant and Civil Rights Initiative
05/17/2012 The United Methodist Women’s Immigrant and Civil Rights Initiative has actively engaged members in study and action since 2006. The initiative draws on our biblical understandings of God’s reign, where all God’s children, created in God’s image, are valued and welcome at the table and where Jesus’ commandment to love our neighbors as ourselves becomes reality.

Journey to Becoming an Immigrant Welcoming Congregation
05/14/2012 Serving the needs of immigrant communities continues to be necessary but equally crucial is legislative reform to fix the badly broken immigration system. The current context demands justice for immigrants.

Get Involved With Your Conference Rapid Response Team
05/10/2012 The United Methodist Rapid Response Team mobilizes congregations to welcome immigrants and to advocate for just and humane immigration reform at the state and federal level.

Poverty Issue Study Overview
10/03/2011 Participants in the study will engage in deepening their understanding of the realities of poverty and be invited to commit to solidarity with the poor through accompaniment and advocacy.

Immigration and the Bible
10/03/2011 This study shares the story of the Bible as a narrative of immigrants and migration.

Being in Struggle to be Human in Daily Life: A Reflection on 9/11 by Glory E. Dharmaraj
09/01/2011 Someone once said that we are what we remember. Our memories of 9/11 testify to the influence of those who lost their life and those who survived the calamitous disaster on our personal and national life.

An Interfaith Dialogue Model in Atlanta, Georgia by Shan Yohan
09/01/2011 In the United States I discovered that Christians knew little about other faiths and considered it unnecessary to learn because Christ’s way was sufficient. As a graduate and then a college professor and a church member, I developed a deep yearning to share my findings with others to help them accept those who are outside the boundaries of Christianity.

How do we transform the communities in which we live? by Jan Love on faithandleadership.com
08/02/2011 The dean of Emory University’s Candler School of Theology talks about conflict transformation and how people can learn to live with conflict.

United Methodist Women in Mission Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow by Dana L. Robert
07/27/2011 The year 2010 is an important time to lift up the heritage and future of United Methodist Women in mission. This year marks two special anniversaries. One hundred years ago in Edinburgh, Scotland, Protestant mission societies gathered from around the world for the World Missionary Conference.

United Methodist Women in Mission Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (Part 2 of 2) by Dana L. Robert
07/27/2011 The year 2010 is an important time to lift up the heritage and future of United Methodist Women in mission. This year marks two special anniversaries. One hundred years ago in Edinburgh, Scotland, Protestant mission societies gathered from around the world for the World Missionary Conference.

In the Quest for Forgiveness and Reconciliation: A Challenge for Women in Kamina/DR Congo by Guy Mande
07/27/2011 Used by permission: De Gruchy introduces the notion of reconciliation in the light of the South African experience of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, a body which promoted the rebirth of the South African nation.

Issumagijoujungnianermik: From the Eskimo - "not being able to think about it or remember it any more." by Carol R. Fielding from her blog Living The Blessing
07/05/2011 Issumagijoujungnianermik is not a commonly used word. Its use imparts a special kind of forgiveness on the part of the speaker to the recipient. When this word is used, the offender is forgiven to the point in which the offended will never again bring up the offense.

Grace Children's Hospital Providing Health and Hope in Haiti by Rachel Gieringer Mills and Ann Simmons
06/10/2011 How one hospital in Haiti survived and thrived since last year's earthquake destroyed other hospitals in the area.

Farming Uphill in Haiti by James L. Gulley
06/10/2011 For the better part of two centuries, since Haiti gained independence from France in 1804, the indescribably resilient people of rural Haiti have been forced to farm uphill, both literally and figuratively.

Ecotourism: A Way Forward in Haiti? by Linda Beher
06/09/2011 Can ecotourism provide a path to sustainable development in Haiti?

Fact or Fiction? Five Myths About Haiti by Linda Beher
06/09/2011 Here are five of the most common misperceptions about Haiti and some alternate perspectives that come closer to the truth.

Haitian Methodist Women and Men Making a Difference by Linda Beher
06/02/2011 Local Haitians are the unsung heroines and heroes of the earthquake recovery story. Here are portraits of a few Haitians, Methodist sisters and brothers, who in the words of LeGrace Benson, “have been rehearsing and performing this theater since that first act of earthquake and revolution in 1751.”

The Paradoxes of the Haitian Diaspora by Linda Beher
06/02/2011 This article examines these three paradoxes, often caused by government immigration policies for Haitians who live scattered.

Environmental Justice: Just Words, or Haiti's Key to Capacity? by Linda Beher
05/27/2011 The 2010 earthquake in Haiti presented humanitarian workers with one of their most complex and difficult emergencies. The response to immediate needs must be accomplished with an eye toward fair and just long-term development. Capacity building must outweigh dependency. Collaboration and partnerships must outweigh going it alone.

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