The Board of Church and Society of the New England Conference and the New England Chapter of the Methodist Federation for Social Action (MFSA) held their annual spring convocation Saturday, March 10, at St. Matthew’s UMC in Acton, MA. The theme of the convocation was Economic Justice: Making the Hope of the Occupy Movement a Reality. Our nation has experienced the beginning of a revolution through the Occupy Movement that has been a channel for the outrage felt by 99% of our population in looking at the greed, economic inequity, and social injustice that plagues us.

Northeastern University School of Law will be hosting the former Rev. Jimmy Creech, defrocked by the United Methodist Church for defying the denomination's position to persecute gays and lesbians. Creech will host a lunch discussion at noon in Dockster Hall, Rm. 32, 360 Huntington Avenue, and a lecture at 4 PM in room 250 of the same building.

"Our warm congratulations to the National BMCR (Black Methodists for Church Renewal) on their vote at their National Convocation on March 1 to support Reconciling Ministries Network and to work in collaboration for a fully inclusive Church. This marks a major new direction for BMCR and a recognition that all God's children are equally worthy of a place within the United Methodist family."

Three Petitions to General Conference 2012...

We offer three petitions to General Conference 2012 as an alternative vision to the "Call to Action" proposals. It is our hope that together we might find once again what it means to be a connectional people of God's grace and love at work in the world.

Click here to view the 3 models of UMC structure before us:
Current Structure, the Call to Action proposal, and
A New United Methodist Administrative Order.

How We Got Here & What's At Stake...

Metrics and Ministry: The Future Of The United Methodist Church

A long time member of our New England Chapter, the Rev. Scott Campbell, recently received two national awards at "Sing a New Song," a recent national gathering of progressive United Methodists in Ohio. Over 700 members of the Methodist Federation for Social Action, the Reconciling Ministry Network, and Affirmation were present as Scott received the Ball Award from MFSA and the Cup of Justice Award from RMN.

New England MFSA is a group of lay and clergy leaders within the New England Conference of the United Methodist Church committed to taking action on issues of peace, poverty and people’s rights within the church, the nation and the world. We are a chapter of the national Methodist Federation for Social Action, headquartered in Washington, D.C.