Annual Conference News
Faith Talks on Juneteenth
GBCS Grants
Job Postings
Annual Conference News
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Faith Talks on Juneteenth
Join Faith Talks June 15, 1 p.m., to learn about and commemorate Juneteenth National Independence Day. They will talk about the past, the present and the future of this federal holiday, which began after the Civil War to celebrate the end of slavery in the United States. Guests include:
- The Rev. Kelli X, director of racial justice ministries at Scarritt Bennett Center, a retreat center founded by United Women in Faith predecessors, in Nashville, TN.
- Zion Escobar, the first executive director of the Freedmen’s Town Conservancy, a community that is preserved and protected in Houston, Texas, which was once the largest destination for enslaved people after emancipation was proclaimed in Texas on June 19, 1865.
- Elizabeth Coggs, director of operations and Juneteenth, and Tony Kearney, the executive director of Northcott Neighborhood House, one of United Women in Faith’s national mission institutions.
Please register for this session at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7LY2b_seSkOkpIvKI8ruiQ
GBCS Grants
The General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) awards grants to United Methodist congregations and groups related to The United Methodist Church through the Ethnic Local Church, Human Relations Day, and Peace with Justice programs. To apply for grants, applicants must complete forms on the GBCS online system. The deadline is 4 p.m. July 24.
Church and Society provides grant awards in three categories:
- Ethnic Local Church Grants focus on the self-identified needs of ethnic local churches and persons as they address one or more chronic social issues or concerns.
- Human Relations Day Grants support advocacy and community engagement aimed at uplifting the right of all God’s children to realize their potential in right relationship with one another.
- Peace with Justice Grants support programs and projects that witness to God’s demands for a faithful, just, disarmed, and secure world.
Grant awards range from $2000 - $5000. None of the money can be used to fund individual scholarships, salaries, purchases of equipment, purely administrative costs, or direct delivery of services.
For more information go to https://www.umcjustice.org/articles/preview/2819889f-2c07-4ee8-b8e6-a3b02b2022b1.
Job Postings
For complete job descriptions, application instructions or to post a job opportunity at your Missouri Conference church go to www.moumethodist.org/classifieds.
