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Racial Justice

Social Concerns

Martin Luther King Jr. and the work we haven’t finished
We must resist the temptation to remember King as a “safe” figure, but instead respond to his urgent call to action, writes United Methodist pastor.
General Agencies
Members of the United Women in Faith Program Advisory Group celebrate the announcement of Assembly 2026, scheduled for May 15-17, 2026, in Indianapolis. Board and program advisory group members met in person March 6-9 at Scarritt Bennett Center in Nashville, Tenn., the organization’s first in-person meeting since early 2020. Pictured in the foreground are board member Marilyn Sanchez Reid of the Western Jurisdiction and Vice President Heidi Careaga of the North Central Jurisdiction. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Women’s group plans assembly, calls for justice
United Women in Faith kicked off plans for Assembly 2026 in Indianapolis and heard the call to act now for racial justice.
Racism
The Rev. Neelley Hicks. Photo courtesy of the author.

Confronting hate: What do you wear?
An encounter with neo-Nazis shows how fear, the need for belonging and distorted views about Christianity form a dangerous mix.
Social Concerns
The Rev. Larry Pickens Photo courtesy of the author.

Advancing a theology of reparations
The Black experience is grounded in the pain of racism, and reparative justice offers a means to address that trauma and transform relationships.

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