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2020 Lenten Devotional - Week 2
How are you working for justice, inclusion, and peace? What more might you do?
2020 Lenten Devotional - Ash Wednesday
Focusing on God’s radiant love in prayer seems like the best way I know to recalibrate our motivations as we prepare for the new, full, real life God is calling forth from and among all of us.
Dismantling Racism: Building Racial Justice in Institutions
Partnering with Crossroads, MFSA conducts full organizational racial audit and provides opportunity for 3-day Antiracism training
A Prayer from Interim Board President, Rev. Andy Oliver
Forgive us we pray. Embolden us to speak out for the vulnerable. Quiet us to listen to their voices.
MLK Day: A Day On
“It’s [MLK Day’s] not a day off, but it’s a day on.” It’s a day “on” to recognize and celebrate the work and faith of our preceding justice-seekers, and it’s a year on to continue the work of seeking justice with a heart of hope.
MFSA Response to the Protocol
We will still have work to do to transform our church into the new justice-seeking church we are envisioning.
Just. Compassionate. Inclusive: The Future of Michigan Methodism
“What I find most hopeful are efforts to center the voices of our LBGTQ siblings and efforts to center the voices of people of color -- a willingness to deal with conversations about race and racism.”
2019 Advent Devotional 4 by Bridget Cabrera
If you want to really walk in Jesus’s footsteps I encourage you to do what Jesus did meet and listen to the stories of the marginalized.
2019 Advent Devotional 3 Las Posadas by Cindy Johnson
Even though the world can seem a dark place with many hurting, as followers of Christ, we must not lose hope, especially when God provides us with literal reminders of this hope daily.
2019 Advent Devotional 2 by Elyse Ambrose
Let us put our hope and expectation in God who chooses the one who is despised, and put down, and erased—the queer—so that we all can live more meaningfully, more justly, and more lovingly.
2019 Advent Devotional 1 by Joy Prim
The blood is on our hands as we prepare for 2020 we must continue to be the prophetic voice for justice, we must answer the cries of the 27,000+ families who are not complete this Christmas.
ICHRP: U.S. Filipino Leaders and Advocates Condemn Airstrike and Mass Arrests in Philippines
On Sunday, November 3, over 50 U.S.-based groups and rights activists rallied in front of the Philippine Consulate of Los Angeles to protest an airstrike of civilian communities and the mass arrests of at least 57 human rights activists in the Philippines.
A Prayer from Rev. Andy Oliver
May we around this room, lead from the margins, living out your vision, as we become co-creators with you building Beloved Community, imagined by Dr. King.
NC MFSA Host Jack Crum Conference on Prophetic Ministry 2019
Hosted by NC MFSA, the 2019 Jack Crum Conference provided a training event focused on how people can become advocates for justice-centered on specific issues.
MFSA names Interim Board President
Methodist Federation for Social Action (MFSA) is excited to announce the election of Rev. Andy Oliver as interim president of the board of directors.
International Day of Peace
As justice-seeking people of faith, let us no longer remain silent and indifferent to the unjust policies of our government, but let us answer the question of “where is the church?” with our actions.
Native Women's Equal Pay Day - Sept. 23
The reality of the 21st Century is that on average Native women earn 58 cents for every dollar white, non-hispanic men earn.
Join the Global #ClimateStrike
This Friday, September 20th, join millions of young people and adults across the globe in the #ClimateStrike, a youth-led movement demanding climate justice now.
Meet Our Global Mission Fellow!
Yeo Jin Yun, 2019 Global Mission Fellow (GMF) US-2 commissioned by GBGM, will serve at MFSA as the Development and Communications Coordinator