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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
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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.