The United Methodist Church proclaims the value of each person as a unique child of God and commits itself to the healing and wholeness of all persons.
The United Methodist Church recognizes that the sin of racism has been destructive to its unity throughout its history. Racism continues to cause painful division and marginalization.
The United Methodist Church shall confront and seek to eliminate racism, whether in organizations or in individuals, in every facet of its life and in society at large.
The United Methodist Church shall work collaboratively with others to address concerns that threaten the cause of racial justice at all times and in all places.
from The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church 2016, paragraph 5
United Methodists Stand Against Racism
Pray, connect, show up, act as United Methodists stand against racism.
Find more information & resources on the United Methodist United Against Racism page.
Bishops United Against Racism (podcast); Bishops LaTrelle Easterling and Robert Farr discuss racism, the killing of George Floyd and the protests happening across the US.
Multiethnic Communication: Listen Firstby Aileen Jimenez, manager of Hispanic/Latino leader communications and Philip J. Brooks, writer and content developer on the leader communications team at United Methodist Communications in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
GCORR Real Talk is a series of conversations with community and faith leaders to discuss and uncover the disparities of race, ethnicity, age, and socioeconomic status that are deeply embedded in our social fabric.
Small group discussion curriculum called “Imagine No Racism” developed by the Upper New York Annual Conference is available at https://www.unyumc.org/ministries/corr/inr.
Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi, authors of "Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-Winning Stamped from the Beginning."
Deconstructing White Privilege with Dr. Robin DiAngelo (20 min)
Summary: This video focuses on the oppressive behavior that is born out of white privilege. Dr. Robin DiAngelo is transparent about white privilege couched in explicit and implicit biases. Dr. DiAngelo describes the most obvious and explicit aspects of racism and white privilege, while going beyond the surface of racism.
