The Rev. Cynthia Davis is the Church and Society Team Leader. Contact her at  davis9551@bellsouth.net.

 

The Church and Society Team advocates values, policies, education, training and ongoing ministries devoted to diversity, inclusiveness, ecumenical cooperation, peace and social justice in the Annual Conference and beyond. It provides inclusiveness monitoring, evaluation and accountability. 

 

In 2009 and beyond, emphasis will be placed on engaging the broader society in a way that is in keeping with our Wesleyan heritage of social action.  

 

One of the most successful efforts of the new action team is the availability of legal clinics in local churches across the Annual Conference.   Linda Seely, a lawyer from Jackson, Tennesse and liason with regional Bar Associations, has spearheaded the effort to organize and offer the clinics where people are most in need of the assistance.

 

More information related to the United Methodist's stance on social issues and current efforts to impact the world with the gospel, please go to the link for the General Board of Global Ministries:   www.gbgm-umc.org

 

For information about the devastating effects of genocide around the world, click here: 

 

Participants on our Conference action team include:

Church and Society Action Team Leader (¶628)

Hispanic-Latino Ministry Advocate

African-American Church Renewal Advocate

Native American Ministry Advocate (¶653)

Asian Ministries Advocate (¶633)

Ethnic Local Church Ministries Advocate

Christian Unity and Inter-religious Concerns Advocate (¶641)

Religion and Race Advocate (¶642)

Commission on the Status and Role of Women Advocate (¶643)

Peace and Justice Advocate (¶628)

Disability Concerns Team Chairperson (¶652)

Prison Ministry Advocate(s)

Worker Justice Advocate

Conference UMW Social Action Coordinator

General Commission and Agency Representative(s)

At-large Members

CMT Staff Representative