Social Justice
The United Church of Christ has long been committed to enacting God's justice in the world. Being an agent of justice in our community is very important at First Congregational UCC Moorhead.
To do:
Plan and execute a social justice event (click to get directions)
Read through the information on this page
Make a list of all the social justice activities of our church
The National Offices of the United Church of Christ is very active in what they call Justice and Witness. Below is information from their website. Click here to read more.
JWM's Vision is a just, compassionate and peaceful world that honors all of God's creation.Our Mission: To speak and act prophetically through community mobilization, leadership training, issues education, public witness, and public policy advocacy.
Guiding Principles - JWM is:
To do:
Plan and execute a social justice event (click to get directions)
Read through the information on this page
Make a list of all the social justice activities of our church
The National Offices of the United Church of Christ is very active in what they call Justice and Witness. Below is information from their website. Click here to read more.
JWM's Vision is a just, compassionate and peaceful world that honors all of God's creation.Our Mission: To speak and act prophetically through community mobilization, leadership training, issues education, public witness, and public policy advocacy.
Guiding Principles - JWM is:
- Inspired by God's grace and through the prayerful discernment and courageous witness of God's people.
- Grounded in biblical and theological understandings of God's mission and the justice and compassion to which the gospel calls us.
- Rooted in the conviction that all forms of oppression and injustice can be overcome.
- Committed to full inclusion and to creating institutional structures and practices that support the self-determination of those who have been marginalized and silenced.
- Called by God to have a transforming impact on local, national, and global communities.
- Encouraged by the prophetic witness of the United Church of Christ in the past and present, and dedicated to sustaining this witness into the future.
- Convinced that God's vision of "Another World is Possible"