Justice at Glenn: Educate

We seek to educate ourselves and others  about the root causes of injustice our society and how we as followers of Christ are to respond.

Contact Carol Allums or Rev. Brent Huckaby to learn more. View the Palm Sunday sermon here.

Gun Violence Prevention – The Gun Violence Prevention Resolution (please read attached) was submitted by Glenn UMC at the June 2023 North Georgia UMC Annual Conference and it was approved. The congregation is asked to continue to be in prayer for all who suffer from gun violence, whether as victims, survivors, family members or communities and to address gun violence through prayer, conversation, practicing and teaching gun safety, and advocating for laws that prevent or reduce gun violence. Learn more about gun violence statistics here. Learn more about gun violence and race here.

Gun Violence Action Resolution Approved by Glenn UMC Church Council May 2023 – Glenn UMC’s Church Council approved the attached action resolution to work for changes to reduce gun violence. As people of faith, continued gun violence, and the death, injury, and trauma that result from it, should be of particular concern to us. As Christians, we believe that all people who suffer from violence, whether as victims, survivors, family members or communities, are deserving of being treated with dignity and in ways that recognize their sacred worth. Silence in the face of continuing gun violence at the very least violates God’s commandment that we love our neighbor as ourselves.

Affirming the LGBTQIA+ community – At the 2023 North Georgia UMC conference, an Affirmation calling to Center Justice and Empowerment for LGBTQIA+ People in the UMC was submitted by Glenn UMC Lay delegate, Jay Horton, and was approved. Attached is the approved resolution.

Native American and Indigenous People - A new exhibit has opened at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport called This Land Calls Us Home, featuring the work of 26 contemporary Native American artists and designers. Presented by Global Ministries and the Native American Comprehensive Plan of The United Methodist Church, the exhibit conveys the relevance of the artists’ personal and collective indigenous relationships with their ancestral homelands in the Southeastern United States. Five displays are located in the T North Concourse near gates T12 – T15 and will be on view for one year. If you are traveling through Atlanta, be sure to stop by the T North Concourse and take a look. You can also view these beautiful works here.

Social Justice Devotional – Explore this 8-week devotional [add link] that aims to educate, inspire, and offer opportunities to engage in social justice movements centered in faithful response to injustice. Topics covered include Food Injustice, Environmental Crisis, Homelessness, Immigrants and Refugees, Mass Incarceration, Discrimination Based on Disabilities, Racism, and Sexism, Homophobia, and Transphobia.

 Racial Justice Caucus Resource Page – No matter where you are on your journey towards antiracism, whether you are just getting ready to start or have been exploring racism for some time, you will find helpful resources on the RJC Resource page. RJC maintains a list of books, articles, movies, and podcasts where you are sure to find something that will enlighten and challenge you. In addition, the RJC has placed a Little Free Library in front of the YAAB. Come check out what’s inside!

Racial Justice Summer Lecture Series – In 2019, RJC sponsored the weekly Summer Lecture Series, Lift Every Voice: Racial Healing and Justice, led by professors from Emory's Candler School of Theology. Topics included “Moral Leadership and the Arc of Racial Healing and Justice”, “Confronting Racism With Jesus”, and “How Stewardship of Property Can Promote Racial Equity”. Recordings of all the lectures can be found here.