Race
It is important to explore what it means to live as a faithful people in a culture and world where some are privileged and others are not. People’s Church is committed to the full inclusion and participation of all in the church, whatever your race, gender, economic status, or sexual orientation.
Adult book study groups have been held to educate ourselves further on race in society, and a Social Justice Team has also been formed to discern next steps. To find a study group, go to the Adult Growth Groups page.
For more information on immigration, race and the United Methodist Church, please check out the following links:
- United Methodist General Commission on Race and Religion Resources on White Privilege
- United Methodist General Commission on Race and Religion Resources on Race, Ethnicity, and Religion
- Book of Resolutions: Global Racism and Xenophobia
- Article from Bishop Jung, Wisconsin Conference
- Statement by the President of the Council of Bishops
- Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church Statement
Environmental Care
The congregation is committed to caring for all of creation. People's Church not only strives to care for the world through actions as a church community, but also to help people in the wider community learn what it means to truly be green.
2022 Mercy and Justice Resource List
During 2022, we held five book study/discussion groups around five Social Justice topics: Racial Justice, Climate Justice, Economic Justice, Health Care Justice, and Food Justice. We covered a lot of ground in 30 weeks! Here is a list of the books and YouTube videos we used during the year: Resource List
Social Justice Team at Earth Care Green Fair
October 2, what a day it was! A beautiful fall day, Sunday celebration, and then the Green Fair. The Social Justice Team has chosen both Voting Rights and Climate Justice as our focus projects. Our booth at the Green Fair sought to express to attendees that Climate Justice equals Social Justice, which then equals Equality for All. It has been shown that climate justice will improve, not only our earth, but also economic and health conditions. The United Nations has 17 directives on issues to be addressed globally, one of which is climate change. Our booth asked Green Fair attendees to brainstorm ideas to help reduce our carbon footprint. Did we get the suggestions!!! Here are the ideas posted on our giant footprint that you can try at home:
- Buy minimally packaged goods
- Buy local grassfed meat and dairy
- Report online Bullies
- Use a refillable water bottle
- Recycle
- Walk wherever you can
- Make a business of free water and advertising on the bottle
- Take out recycling every day
- Turn Sink water off…don’t let it run needlessly
- Political advocacy
- Support local farmers and get local meat
- Help people get away from tornados (and recover from them)
- Don’t create so much waste…Don’t put bags inside of boxes inside of bags
- Take short showers!
- We are all connected to each other
- Renewable energy sources (Solar panels, windmills, etc.)
- Compost food scraps
- Use cloth shopping bags
- An Earth Power Lodge (google this)
- Don’t waste water – turn off the faucet
- Provide natural snacks for after church and youth meetings
- Donate to TeamSeas
- Equal pay for men and women!
- Shop local
- Being aware, supporting your neighbors
- I can become more aware of things I do to remember to consider others in the world and how it impacts them
- Run, scream, sleep
- Eat vegetables rather than meat
- Voice support for equal pay
- Take 5-minute showers
- Turn off lights that you aren’t using
- Raise your voice against any type of discrimination
- Compost and reduce, reuse, and recycle
- Limit trips by planning or car pooling
- Vote!
