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What is a Justice-Seeking Congregation?
The Rev. Josh Steward
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NCJ Representative, MFSA Iowa Chapter Board Member
Your congregation cares passionately about -  and takes action on - issues like these:
  • Climate Justice
  • Racial Justice
  • Gender Justice
  • Economic Justice
  • Reproductive Justice
  • Peace/Non-Violence
  • Rights for Palestinians
  • Disability Justice
  • Sanctuary
  • Justice/Inclusion in the UMC
You are a perfect fit to join a new MFSA (Methodist Federation for Social Action) program: Justice-Seeking Congregations!

To be recognized as a Justice-Seeking Congregation:
Contact the National Office at: [email protected] to let them know about your interest in this program! (request the brochure)
Other actions:
  • Adopt a Congregational Covenant
  • Make an annual MFSA membership gift
    ​(suggested minimum: $200)
  • Hold a yearly MFSA Sunday with a special offering
  • Share news of your justice work with MFSA
The Congregational Covenant affirms several MFSA values:
Conviction: A commitment to call ourselves, our congregation and our church to expand its understanding of the call of the Gospel to be the inclusive, anti-racist/anti-oppressive, justice-seeking, risk-taking, world-transforming Body of Christ.
Action Grounded in Faith: To be faithful witnesses to the Gospel of Jesus Christ is to be Inspired by the advocacy of Jesus with the least, the last and the lost.
Give Voice to the Prophetic Christian Tradition: The Gospel honors the dignity and value of every human life by listening attentively and carefully to those on the margins of the church and society. We strive to speak and act in ways that honor truth over fear and integrity over comfort.
Offer Radical Welcome: We seek full inclusion in our congregations and communities. We will be agents of God’s reconciliation and inclusion in our church and world.
The Interconnectedness of Oppressions: We work nonviolently to end economic injustice, institutional racism, sexism, homophobia, militarism, ableism, ageism, and the degradation of the environment. We understand that work against injustice in any one of these areas brings us closer to justice in every one of these areas. As such, we refuse to pit oppressed persons and groups against one another. We understand all experiences of marginalization and injustice are interconnected because injustice works on multiple, simultaneous levels, as do concepts of privilege and power.
If these values are your values, I encourage you to deepen your ministry/congregation/faith community’s commitment to the work of justice by becoming a Justice-Seeking Congregation in partnership with MFSA.
MFSA National
MISSION: to mobilize, lead and sustain a progressive United Methodist movement, energizing people to be agents of God’s justice, peace and reconciliation.
www.mfsaweb.org
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Iowa Annual Conference
United Methodist Church

Making disciples,
developing leaders
to transform the world.
iaumc.org
United Women in Faith
Faith-Hope-Love in Action
https://uwfaith.org/
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Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice
Iowa MMJ is a statewide legal service and advocacy organization. 
www.iowammj.org
Catholic Peace Ministry on Facebook

Iowa Peace Network iowapeacenetwork.org

Reconciling Ministries Network www.rmnetwork.org/ RMNBlog 

“After witnessing firsthand one of The United Methodist Church’s numerous efforts to improve the lives of others, I know now more than ever that it is leading the fight to improve the lives of the millions of people around the world.”
- Jake Bennett, Tennessee
, commentary on the 2014 Infopoverty
Conference
at the Church Center for the United Nations

General Board of CHURCH & SOCIETY
of the United Methodist Church
 

http://umc-gbcs.org/

Resources for Advocacy /
Action Alerts
http://umc-gbcs.org/take-action/index

WILPF Des Moines
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
facebook.com/WILPFDSM
AMOS
A Mid-Iowa Organizing Strategy
amosiowa.org
Interfaith Alliance of Iowa
interfaithallianceiowa.org
Des Moines
Catholic Worker

dmcatholicworker.org
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Methodist Federation for Social Action
Iowa Chapter (MFSA Iowa)

Revs. Medea Sanders and Dave Shogren, Co-Chairs

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