The dreadful and stupid war in Iraq drags on and on. The number of dead grows each day. Some 3800 U.S. soldiers have been killed and thousands upon thousands more are wounded.

GBCS is a strong supporter of the "Take A Stand" campaign to bring a responsible end to the War in Iraq. Read more about how you can help.

In a meeting on Friday, August 10, 2007 with Under Secretary for Political Affairs, R. Nicholas Burns, a delegation of prominent Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders of the National Interreligious Leadership Initiative for Peace in the Middle East expressed their support and the support of their communities for the Bush Administration's renewed commitment to work for Arab-Israeli-Palestinian peace as a high priority of U.S. policy.

Your congregation is invited to be one of the 1,000 congregations across the country to show Rory Kennedy's HBO documentary, "Ghosts of Abu Ghraib," (recently nominated for four Emmy awards) as part of NRCAT's "Spotlight on Torture" project during the week of October 21-28, 2007.

Read MARCHA's call to action in response to the arrest and deportation of Elvira Arellano.

The Associated Press reported Saturday that High Point Church, a non-denominational church in Arlington, Texas, canceled a memorial service for Cecil Howard Sinclair, a Navy veteran, just 24 hours before the service upon learning that he was gay. Is there something to learn from this tragedy as we consider the mission of the Church and the call to follow Jesus?

The growing use of methamphetamines, especially among young people and in rural areas is an especially difficult addiction. Please read this article to find out more about this problem and how the faith community can respond proactively to this issue.

Let your community know that the United Methodist Church cares about addicts and their recovery.