The United Methodist Church believes God's love for the world is an active and engaged love, a love seeking justice and liberty. We cannot just be observers. So we care enough about people's lives to risk interpreting God's love, to take a stand, to call each of us into a response, no matter how controversial or complex. The church helps us think and act out a faith perspective, not just responding to all the other 'mind-makers-up' that exist in our society."
Excerpt from The Book of Resolutions of The United Methodist Church 2016. Copyright © 2016 by The United Methodist Publishing House. Used by permission.
Preface: Social Principles
The Social Principles are a prayerful and thoughtful effort of the General Conference to speak to the issues in the contemporary world from a sound biblical and theological foundation. Read More
Preamble
We affirm our unity in Jesus Christ while acknowledging differences in applying our faith in different cultural contexts as we live out the gospel. Read More
Community of All Creation
All creation is the Lord’s, and we are responsible for the ways in which we use and abuse it. Read More
The Economic Community
As United Methodists, we profess that all we are and all that we possess, belong to God. Read More
The Social Community
As United Methodists, we affirm that human beings are made for God and for one another. Read More
The Political Community
We support structures in the church and in civil society that honor the basic freedoms and rights of all human beings and protect God’s creation. Read More
Our Social Creed
Our Social Creed is a statement of faith reflecting our Social Principles. Read More
