Glossary

Glossary of Common Acronyms

• AGS - Assistant General Secretary
• AOAHC – Alcohol, Other Addictions, and Health Care
• BTI - Biblical/Theological Interpretation
• BYL – By Laws
• CBCS – Conference Board of Church and Society
• CC - Central Conference
• CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women
• CEID - Committee to Eliminate Institutional Discrimination
• CFS – Committee on World Food Security
• CME – Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
• COM - Communications
• COSROW - Commission on Status and Role of Women (also GCSRW)
• CPTF – Bishops’ Children and Poverty Task Force
• CSA - Christian Social Action
• CSW  - Commission on the Status of Women
• CWTF - Concern for Workers Task Force
• DAC - Drug and Alcohol Concerns
• DCA – Daily Christian Advocate
• DCM – Director of Connectional Ministries
• DS – District Superintendent
• ELC - Ethnic Local Churches
• ENACT - Effective National Action to Control Tobacco
• ENJ - Environmental Justice
• FAO – Food and Agricultural Organization
• FIN - Finance Committee
• FLOC - Farm Labor Organizing Committee
• FTCT – Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
• GBCS - General Board of Church and Society
• GCFA - General Council on Finance and Administration
• GCOM - General Council on Ministries
• GCRR - General Committee on Religion and Race
• GCSRW - General Commission on the Status and Role of Women (also COSROW)
• GS - General Secretary
• HIPC – Heavily Indebted Poor Countries
• HUW - Human Welfare
• IFAD – International Fund for Agricultural Development
• ILO – International Labor Organization
• NATF – Native American Economic Development and Empowerment Task Force
• NCC – National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA
• NCJ - North Central Jurisdiction
• NEJ - Northeast Jurisdiction
• NEPAD – New Partnership for Africa’s Development
• NER - Nominations, Evaluation and Review
• NGO - Non-Governmental Organization
• NUSC – National Urban Strategy Council
• PWA – Public Witness and Advocacy
• PWJ - Peace with Justice
• RCL - Resourcing Congregational Life
• SATS - Substance Abuse Training Seminars
• SCJ - South Central Jurisdiction
• SEJ - Southeast Jurisdiction
• SMFYP - Shared Mission Focus on Young People
• SPSARV - Special Program on Substance Abuse and Violence
• TEAMS - Time to End Alcohol Marketing in Sports
• TRU - Trustees Committee
• UHCAN – Universal Health Care Action Network
• UNFPA – United Nations Population Fund
• UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific, Cultural Organization
• UNM - United Nations Ministry
• USAID – United States Agency for International Development
• WFS – World Food Summit
• WISC – Washington Interreligious Staff Community
• WJ - Western Jurisdiction
• WSSD – World Summit for Sustainable Development
• WTO – World Trade Organization

If there are other abbreviations used throughout the report that you feel should be added to this list, please write them down and give them to Jeanette Middlesworth.

You may also email her jcosper@umc-gbcs.org with your additions.