Each month here at Mountain View we designate a special offering that goes outside the walls of our church. This month we will be joining the denomination wide collection for Peace with Justice. Donations may be made through our website using the drop down for Peace with Justice, or write Peace with Justice in the memo line of your check.
WHAT IS PEACE WITH JUSTICE SUNDAY?
The United Methodist Church uses this day to speak out for peace and justice. Our Social Principles call us to love our enemies, seek justice, and serve as peacemakers in resolving conflict. We renew our commitment that to live into our mission of transforming the world, we must prioritize collaboration among nations, work to reduce the use and need for weapons, and foster just, equitable and durable solutions to the root causes of conflict.
Contributions support programs that witness to God’s demands for a faithful, just, disarmed, and secure world.
The United Methodist Church has a historic commitment to peace and justice. Through the General Board of Church and Society’s consultative status with the United Nations, we engage in UN meetings to promote peaceful and just efforts.
Last year, over $160,000 was raised to support these vital ministries through the Peace with Justice offering:
▶Fifty percent of the funds raised on Peace with
Justice Sunday stay within the United Methodist
Annual Conference to enhance and support local
social justice ministries. To sustain and build these
efforts, many conferences employ a Peace with
Justice Coordinator. The Conference Coordinator
focuses on providing educational resources,
fostering relationships, and mobilizing networks for
social advocacy and action. Learn more about
becoming a Church and Society Chair or Peace
with Justice Coordinator by requesting information here.
▶Fifty percent of the donations collected support
national and international peacemaking ministries and
grants. We strive to achieve peace with justice by
collaborating with the World Council of Churches,
interfaith and ecumenical organizations, and secular
groups dedicated to social justice. Our mission is to
promote shalom for all of God’s people.