Social Concerns
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Working for Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation
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What We Do
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Compelled by the Gospel of Jesus Christ, through our Social Concerns ministry, we are actively involved in a variety of initiatives, often in partnership with organizations that share our values of serving marginalized people and working for systemic change. The love of God is leaven that permeates all strata of our society and our economy. Respect for the inherent dignity of each human person, as a unique reflection of the Imago Dei, from conception to natural death underlies all our endeavors.
The ministry coordinates projects, education and advocacy initiatives that benefit the poor and vulnerable through direct service, individual empowerment, community building and legislative change.While there are many critical social issues that demand our response, in a special way our efforts focus on the needs of vulnerable families, particularly women and children, caring for God's creation, ending human trafficking and improving the conditions of immigrants and refugees. We have long been committed to ending the death penalty. Our concern for these issues is laced through all that we do from managing our Congregation's financial resources to our individual pursuits.
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Legislative Advocacy
At the local, state and federal levels, we work to address injustice against immigrants and refugees and support reforms that respect families, secure national borders, increase opportunities for legal immigration that provide a path to citizenship. We also promote the flourishing of vulnerable families and youth and work to create a more just and equitable society by collaborating with socially responsible investment organizations that seek to influence corporate policy and action. We frequently participate in letter writing and call-in campaigns, demonstrations and community forums to be a voice to the voiceless and disenfranchised.
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Education
We educate ourselves and others on the issues of our day in order to enhance our response to the needs of the world. From organizing public workshops and conferences to hosting in-house seminars and speakers, we feel a responsibility to stay abreast of our priority issues.
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Networking and Community Outreach
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We seek to join with partners and co-ministers in our work of creating a more just world for our sisters and brothers. As continual learners, we consult experts and other persons across geographies with direct experience of our social concerns priorities to make impact with others. Called to be signs of God's presence in the world, we desire to make a contribution to the civic health and general welfare of our immediate communities through outreach and hospitality.
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