FrontPage
MissionPage
NotesPage
LinksResources
Church&Society

MISSION STATEMENT

We need to understand and respond to God's call:
     To know the things that make for peace,
     To help make shalom and salaam -- peace with justice -- a reality.
     To express a sense of urgency and obedience to God through prayer, study, and action.

To serve as leaders by helping to establish alternatives to human injustice,
     violence, and fear in the community through the local churches.
To unite with others in interfaith coalitions to work for social, economic,
     racial, and ecological justice and peace.
To facilitate communications concerning peace with justice activities in local churches,
     districts, Board of Church & Society, and California-Pacific Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church.

Eight Steps in the Process of Deciding to Become a PWJ Covenant Congregation

1. Start the process and begin to work with a small group in your church.
2. Establish an ongoing relationship between your group and the Conference PWJ program using a $500 grant.
3. Explore a list of PWJ issues that could be used to carry out a comprehensive PWJ ministry.
4. Develop a process for introducing these issue into the life of your church as the Covenant Congregation program .
5. Design a plan for involving members to work on behalf of PWJ efforts in your church, community, nation, and world.
6. Bring a proposal to become a PWJ Cov Con to your Administration Church Council and celebrate your congregation's decision to become a PWJ Cov Con with a special worship service of commitment.
7. Maintain an active PWJ program and use the PWJ Sunday to celebrate God's shalom/salaam/shanti "for a faithful, just, disarmed, and secure world".
12/05

     PWJ Covenant Congregations
   Communications

*** OTHER UMC CONFERENCES' PWJ LINKS:
   www.cswt.ppjr.org/#PwJ -- E PA Conf - UMC, Church and Society Work Team
   www.eocumc.com/socialjustice/socialjusticelinks.htm -- E OH Conf, Social Justice
   www.umcswtx.org/bcs/04bcs.htm -- SW TX Conf, Board of Church & Society

* : Peace With Justice Sunday
in your church's Worship Service. Info: www.umc-gbcs.org/pwj
"Pacifists love America" UMC video-stream

* Jun: Cal-Pac Annual Conference, PWJC Booth, Redlands University, CA

***08/08/08 Nuclear Test Site and deposit dump Demo
Testing ended! www.NevadaDeserExperience.org Tel: 702-646-4814

*** 2004 JOURNAL, Rules and Policies I-27 AJ.
Peace With Justice Committee -- 16 members [#628.2. The Discipline]
Membership on the Peace with Justice Committee shall include a representative from each of the eight districts, the Conference PWJ Coordinator named by the Conf Board of Church and Society, the Conf PWJ Educator selected by the Conf PWJ Committee, a youth representative at large, a young adult representative, and 4 members at large nominated by the Conf Nominating Committee. Since 7/1/05.

* The Gen Conf 2004 urges churches to:
1. Advocate with the US Administration & Congress to implement the "Peace inthe Middle East" -- UMC Resolution # 40992: see www.cmep.org/Alerts/2004July2.htm
2. Provide financial support to the Palestinian people through contributions to the Gen Brd of Glob Mini;
3. Support, and participate in, the work of international peace & human rights organizations to provide protection for Palestinians & Israelis seeking nonviolently to end the occupation.
4. That the GBGM, working together with the GBC&S and interfaith organizations, to develop advocacy packets for use in local congregations to promote a just and lasting peace & human rights for all in the Holy Land.
5. Tell Congress to end all military aid to both Israel & Egypt.