JULY 2026 MFSA Iowa MEMO

Open the Memo linked above to read
Jean Swenson's Reflection on Her Time
as Iowa MFSA's Coordinator
​as well as timely events and remembrances

Welcome, Jason Ellingson as new
MFSA Iowa Coordinator  

MFSA Iowa has a new YouTube channel

We are excited to announce the creation of our own YouTube channel. We plan to create videos that highlight the UMC's Social Principles, showcase our social action, and provide you with practical applications of faithful, justice-seeking witness.

Our first video is the celebration of our 50 years of social action.
Please subscribe to our channel. 
MFSA Iowa Chapter Membership

​We invite you to join Iowa MFSA! 
You can join online or by mail. 
Online form: www.mfsaweb.org/chapters-partners/iowa 
Dues are $50, or whatever you are able to give. 
If you prefer to write a $50 check, please write “dues”
on the memo line, and mail your check to:
Jean Swenson
1075 3rd St. - Waukee, IA  50263

 Your membership supports the Iowa Chapter and our parent organization, Methodist Federation for Social Action (mfsaweb.org). 
Iowa MFSA’s Spring & Fall Gatherings, our monthly e-mails
and semi-annual Social Questions Bulletin
are opportunities for peace & justice-seeking Iowans
to join together to learn, and, consequently,
be sent out into the world to act. 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR MEMBERSHIP!
From Jean Swenson (Past Coordinator)
I was able to attend “American Wilderness, A Service in Solidarity with Refugees and Immigrants” held at First UMC, Des Moines, on Sunday, February 22.  It was a very moving service. 
Shared in the March memo, with permission, is the reflection from Fazal Moneer Adil, Afghan Refugee and author of A River is Made.  Suggested “actions of hope” from the service are also listed.
We were called to Pray, then Act.

Coming Soon: Statewide Zoom Gathering
MFSA will be launching a new monthly Zoom gathering to
connect across the state of Iowa and discuss timely issues together. 
​Watch for details on "Voices Across Iowa"