News, Information, and Resources from WMJM and our Partners.
New Voices Speak Out for Africa
Since its inception, UMAF has expressed its position that African United Methodist Churches should stay as part of a Unified United Methodist Church.
A Call to Our Church in a Time of Moral Reckoning: UMKR Responds to the War in Palestine/Israel
United Methodists in UMKR, like so many throughout our church, are weeping for the people of the Holy Land. We decry the indiscriminate attacks on all civilians, both Israelis and Palestinians. We mourn with those who are grieving for the dead, we suffer for those who are injured, starving, or living in fear today, and we seek the safe release of all the political captives held by both the state of Israel and Hamas.
Responding to Christian Nationalism
Christian Nationalism is a troubling ideology that seeks to merge Christian and American identities. It distorts both the Christian faith and America’s constitutional democracy.
Save January 20, 2024, and register now for a conversation on Christian Nationalism.
Life Under Israeli Military Occupation Webinar
Our partners at Friends of Wadi Foquin and Love Your Neighbor Coalition are presenting an update on the current state of affairs in the West Bank next week on December 5. Register today!
WMJM Report on UM Africa Forum
Guests from Western Methodist Justice Movement and other groups share their reflections on attending the United Methodist Africa Forum meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa in April of 2023.
WMJM President Witnesses and Reflects on UM Africa Forum
The members of the group came from most of the annual conferences in Africa. Many of those who attended were meeting each other for the first time. They were clergy and lay people with different language and culture backgrounds, although they were all good at conversations in English, and there were a variety of theological viewpoints. What united them was the desire to remain in the United Methodist Church. “We were, we are, and we will be United Methodist” was a reoccurring refrain throughout the meeting.
WMJM Leaders Call for Judicial Process to Remain Within the Western Jurisdiction
We, as the Western Methodist Justice Movement, do not support calls for the Council of Bishops to intercede in the complaint process involving Bishop Minerva Carcaño.
We support the leaders in the Western Jurisdiction who are moving this process forward within the guidelines of the Book of Discipline.
Called to Transform the World
The social witness of the United Methodist Church is a vital part of our calling and mission of transforming the world. We cannot afford to see that witness weakened or neglected, when more than ever our world urgently needs to hear a faith-filled voice for justice and compassion.
An important part of that witness are the legislative resolutions adopted by our church bodies.
Looking at inclusion from a global perspective
In his “Bar of the Conference” podcast, United Methodist campus minister Derrick Scott III talks to the Rev. Israel Alvaran, a United Methodist elder in the Philippines who now works with the advocacy group Reconciling Ministries Network. Alvaran talks about his faith journey, the state of the church in the Philippines and his hopes for regionalization.
WMJM Host updates on Africa Forum and Christmas Covenant
WMJM Hosted two web in March to provide updates about the upcoming United Methodist Africa Forum and the Christmas Covenant Legislation on reducing colonialism being proposed to General Conference. Both sessions had presentations about the April gathering of African church leaders to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa and about the intent of the legislation which has been written and shepherded by a group of central conference representatives.