United Methodists gathered at First UMC in Charlotte on the eve of General Conference to advocate for urgent action on creation justice, echoing a tradition dating back to the 1930s. Despite decades of rhetoric, movement leaders insist the church hasn't fulfilled its environmental commitments, prompting the United Methodist Creation Justice Movement to push for tangible change through collaboration and advocacy.

Today’s issue of JUSTice Highlights for a Just Church. Remember to rest! Come pet a dog! Lunch Speakers next week! And don’t forget to visit the Craft Market.

Amidst the business of General Conference, LYNC offer attendees an opportunity to pause and recharge with therapy dogs. The first visited on Thursday with additional dogs available on Friday and Monday.

Through sweatshirts and tote bags emblazoned with brightly colored designs and stitchwork, Juliet Nabukalu is empowering women in her rural Ugandan village to develop their own income in a post-COVID world.

LYNC’s Global Relations Team helped make it happen.

Today’s issue of JUSTice Highlights for a Just Church. Sign-up for the Sunday BBQ, Rally For Palestine Today, “Coalition Corner” in the Exhibit Hall.

From “coalition corner” in the exhibit hall at the Charlotte Convention Center in North Carolina, LYNC and partners (Reconciling Ministries Network (RMN), United Methodist Creation Justice Movement along with Fossil Free UMC, and United Methodists for Kairos Response) are engaging in conversation about Just Love.

Today’s issue of JUSTice Highlights for a Just Church. WHY LYNC? Get connected - New position papers - International Connection Matters!

After months of organizing remotely, the United Methodist Queer Delegate Caucus assembled for lunch at the Hilton Garden Inn in uptown Charlotte, NC. The gathering was largely a hopeful one, with delegates joyful to be together.

Today’s issue of JUSTice Highlights for a Just Church. WHY LYNC? Get connected - New position papers - International Connection Matters!

Delegates from across the connection joined in a World Wide Worship Service and hospitality dinner sponsored by the Love Your Neighbor Coalition (LYNC) and the National Association of Filipino-American United Methodists. Hymns, scripture, and liturgy were joyfully shared in English, French, Kiswahili, and Portuguese.

Together with the Upper Room and Abington Press, the United Methodist Creation Justice Movement has developed a self-guided reflection that invites participants to step out onto The Green, the park opposite the Convention Center, and “to experience God through creation.”

The 13-20 minute prayer walk draws participants through seven short meditations, guiding attention toward the grass, trees, and thanksgiving for the natural world.

Removing, or at least reducing the barrier of language is one part of this outreach and relationship building. So, LYNC has made translation a key part of its focus at the General Conference.

Today’s issue of JUSTice Highlights for a Just Church. WHY LYNC? Get connected - New position papers - International Connection Matters!

Delegates at this month’s United Methodist Church General Conference will have the opportunity to vote for a formal apology for the illegal overthrow of the independent nation of Hawaiʻi (Petition #20582-IC-R9999, page 899 ADCA).

As delegates prepare to come together for the Charlotte General Conference, LYNC’s Global Relations Team is increasing its efforts to provide spaces where trusting relationships can be formed.

Holy conferencing and connectionalism cannot happen without relationships. The Global Relationships Team builds bridges where people can hear one another.

Today’s issue of JUSTice Highlights for a Just Chruch. Learn about legilslative position papers, virtual gatherings, and even order a T-shirt!

What should be the response to COP 28 (The 28th Conference of the Parties) from United Methodists?

LYNC Coalition member Fossil Free UMC has an article on their website to explore that issue. Sharon Delgado looks at the biblical perspective and the good and bad outcomes of the international meeting held in Dubai, UAE in November and December 2023.

LYNC recently welcomed the United Methodist Congress of the Deaf (UMCD) as the fifteenth member of the coalition.

Our partners at Friends of Wadi Foquin and Love Your Neighbor Coalition are presenting an update on the current state of affairs in the West Bank next week on December 5. Register today!

The Love Your Neighbor Leadership Team met in October in Charlotte, NC, the location next year’s United Methodist General Conference. Leaders worked to make plans for the witness of the fourteen progressive organizations in the coalition.