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Dear Justice-Seeker Over the last 117 years, Methodist Federation for Social Action (MFSA) has strived to uphold the core values of the Christian and Wesleyan tradition, values that compel us to seek justice, promote equity and equality, and embody love and compassion in our church and our world. As we reflect on the challenges that our world continues to face, we are reminded of the critical importance of our work. Poverty, inequality, climate change, discrimination, and countless other social injustices remain stubbornly present. These issues demand our continued unwavering commitment to make a difference. I'm so grateful that we do this work together. Because of your generosity we continue to be able to advocate for more just social policies both in the church and the world, make progress on issues deeply impacting our communities, and offer educational opportunities that help us organize more effectively across our movement. The arc of the universe may bend towards justice, but together we bring it closer to that goal each day. Together we have: - Worked in coalition across our denomination to organize toward General Conference and successfully passed the 3 Rs and a multitude of intersectional justice-seeking legislation and resolutions!
- Built support around what we are now calling the 3 Rs. Regionalization, the Revised Social Principles, and the Removal of the discriminatory language concerning LGBTQ people in the Book of Dicipline.
- Wrote Plumblines to help resource delegates on the issues that are important to our movement.
- Worked in coalition with the Love Your Neighbor Coalition (LYNC) which consists of 14 caucus groups that represent and/or advocate for those that our church pushes to the margins. (MFSA also serves as the fiscal sponsor of LYNC)
- Supported justice-seeking pastors, lay people, and churches across annual conferences in Africa and the Philippines.
- The Racial Audit Implementation Team has been working this year to study the MFSA Organizational Racial Audit so that we might be more effective in implementing the recommendations from the Racial Audit.
- Worked for justice across our Justice-Seeking Movement (MFSA Regional Communities/Chapters, Justice-Seeking Congregations and communities, members, and coalition partners)
While we have been able to accomplish a lot to build our collective capacity to make a bigger impact in the church and the world, we still have more work to do and we need your help to make even more progress together. With your help, we can: - Organize for the ratification of Worldwide Regionalization
- Support the work of the Racial Audit Implementation Team to implement recommendations of the Racial Audit and dismantle and interrupt white supremacy within MFSA and the church at all levels
- Continue to find creative ways to resource our movement to be a more powerful voice of conscience in imagining what the United Methodist Church will be in the future, and advocating for more voices to be present at the table(s)
- Speak as people of faith who are grounded in God’s love, care, and compassion for all people, and train more people to do the same
- Resource our regional communities and their leadership and offer training and support
- Expand our justice-seeking congregation program
- Participate in more coalition-building work in the church, across the US, and around the world, advocating for whoever isn’t being heard
- Expand the justice-seeking movement of Jesus followers to transform the world
I am so grateful to work for a more just future together with you. We can't do this work alone. Make a gift to MFSA today! Seeking Justice Together, | |
Bridget Cabrera, MDIV
Executive Director, MFSA | |
You make our collective work possible by your witness for justice every day in your church, community, and Annual Conference. MFSA does not receive any financial support from the United Methodist Church's giving channels. 100% of our budget is funded through your membership donations and your generosity in giving. | |
