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.
Resources
Podcast Focuses on Anti-racism
"Expanding the Table," a new video podcast series from the United Methodist Commission on Religion and Race, will debut June 1. Series guests will focus on how individual Christians and church-based entities can promote racial justice and combat racism. Learn more here>>>
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
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."
