We are excited to announce the merging of our Serve Team and Social Justice Team to form the new Mision and Justice Team at Webster Hills UMC.

Our Mission

As followers of Christ, the Mission and Justice Team of Webster Hills UMC seeks to actively pursue justice and compassion in our communities and beyond. We will strive for equity and dignity for all people, reflecting God’s love through acts of service, advocacy, and education.

About 

We are a newly-merged group that combines social justice principles and serving ministries in order to address matters of justice and need in an integrated way. We approach our work with the aim of fusing education with action for greatest impact. Focus areas have included Literacy, Food Insecurity, Racial Diversity, and LBGTQ+ issues. We’re always happy for new voices and more hands. Come join us at our monthly meetings on the second Thursday. If you'd like more information or would like to share your thoughts directly to the team, please email Lisa Miller at spurz@sbcglobal.net or Lynn Hitner at lynnhitner@gmail.com.

 

He has shown you O mortal what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
Micah 6:8

Upcoming Opportunities & Resources

Implicit Bias Course

In Missouri, we are committed to understanding our own biases. Our work in race and culture exists to help us become a place for people from diverse cultures and generations so that, ultimately, we become a Church for all God’s people.
 

The Conference worked with the General Commission on Race and Religion to develop a customized version of their online implicit bias training for Missouri lay and clergy. The FREE course is now available to all clergy and lay leaders of the Missouri Annual Conference.

Click here for the free course

 

Human Trafficking Awareness

While the movie, Sound of Freedom, has caused controversy, the issue of human trafficking is important. 

 

The studio acknowledges taking "creative liberties" in their depictions of human trafficking which raise concerns among anti-trafficking experts. They say they offer an incomplete portrait of a real and urgent problem. Because human trafficking takes many forms and spans many populations, it is nearly impossible to drill down to what a common victim of human trafficking looks like. 
 

To  learn more about human trafficking, here are some resources:

 

U.S. Department of State - About Human Trafficking
Interpol - Human trafficking and migrant smuggling 
Michigan Law - Human Trafficking Clinc & Lab

The United Methodist Church General Commission on Race & Religion hosted a webinar in May on White Allyship: What it means to be an antiracist ally. 

 

Click here to watch the recording. 

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The Missouri Conference has produced a graphics package about the uniting power of love, called Love Unites, in time for another divisive election year. Print-ready files are available for downloading, so you can produce yard signs, banners, T-shirts and profile pic frame.

 

You can download the Hate Divides, Love Unites logo here.