In 2008, the General Conference of the UMC issued 'A Call for Peacemaking' based on Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. This website is a response to this call.
“Amidst increasing security issues in several African countries plagued by violence, political turmoil, religious intolerance and lack of democratic governance, churches are called to engage in peace-building”
King explains that while he opposes violent tension, he believes there is “a type of constructive, nonviolent tension… the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will help men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood.
(From UMR) William McElvaney – “Peacemakers are blessed because peacemaking at its best is theologically faithful to the core beliefs of all our religious traditions.”
“United Methodist children, youth, and adults as devoted disciples of Jesus Christ to become peacemakers wherever they are—at home, school, work, in the local community and the wider world—and to show the love, compassion, and concern for justice that Jesus taught and lived”
— A Call for Peacemaking Resolution, 2008
