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Social Concerns
Pamela Coleman, chair of the history committee at Sharp Street Memorial United Methodist Church, speaks to visitors from the Social Justice Pilgrimage about the joys and struggles of the historic church in west Baltimore. The once bustling “Mother Church of African American Methodism” now hosts about 20 worshippers on Sundays. Photo by Vernon Jordan, UM News.

A whirlwind pilgrimage through Methodist history
Race, social justice and the role of the church in politics all played a role in the first Social Justice Pilgrimage, a day of visiting and learning about United Methodist-associated locales in Baltimore and Washington.
Violence
The Rev. Stephen Handy (left), pastor of McKendree United Methodist Church, and the Rev. William Barber II (right) join Shannon Felder as she carries a child’s casket during an April 17 march in Nashville, Tenn., to protest gun violence and push for gun safety legislation. Five caskets and an urn were carried from McKendree United Methodist Church to the Tennessee State Capitol, one for each victim of a March 27 school shooting in Nashville. Photo by Vernon Jordan, UM News.

United Methodists join march for gun reform
A large rally in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, held in the wake of a deadly school shooting, had strong representation from United Methodist clergy and laity. The agenda was to support stricter gun laws and other social justice goals that the organizer said are intertwined.
Human Rights
As the 70th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice Agreement approaches on July 27, 2023, Christians worldwide are calling for an end-of-war agreement and a peace treaty. Advocates include the World Council of Churches, the National Council of Churches in Korea and The United Methodist Church. Photo courtesy of Korea Peace Appeal.

Churches call for transition from armistice to peace treaty in Korea
Advocates call for “an immediate formal declaration of the end of the Korean War and swift steps toward the adoption of a peace treaty to replace the 1953 Armistice Agreement, as a starting point for further progress toward the realization of a permanent peace regime on the Korean Peninsula.”

 

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