Congress of Deaf becomes Fifteenth Coalition Member

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

UMCD is a recognized United Methodist Caucus working to promote policies and positions that support and advocate for deaf clergy and laity in The United Methodist Church.

Recently two organizations focused on environmental justice also re-connected with LYNC. As they reconnected as independent organizations, the United Methodist Creation Justice Movement and Fossil Free UMC are now LYNC coalition members.

Here’s the full list of coalition members:

• Affirmation

• Association of Ministers with Disabilities, UMC

• Black Methodists for Church Renewal

• Fossil Free UMC

• Metodistas Asociados Representando la Causa Hispano-Americanos (MARCHA)

• Methodist Federation for Social Action

• New Federation of Asian American United Methodists (NFAAUM)

• Native American International Caucus (NAIC)

• Pacific Islanders Caucus of United Methodists (PINCUM)

• Reconciling Ministries Network

• United Methodists for Kairos Response (UMKR)

• United Methodist Congress of the Deaf

• United Methodist Creation Justice Movement

• United Methodist Queer Clergy Caucus

• Western Methodist Justice Movement