Ernie Hill, also fondly known as Ernie and Khalis Ameen to many, passed away on June 18, 2007. Ernie was on staff at GBCS for 18 years. He retired in May of 2001. His memorial was held on June 23 at the Church Center for the United Nations in New York.

Devestating fire destroys The Simple Way community center in Philadelphia and the surrounding neighborhood. Shane Claiborne, one of the keynote speakers for Living Faith, Seeking Justice and partner-founder of The Simple Way, looks towards rebuilding a better community.

On a rainy and humid day, the Ethnic Young Adult (EYA) interns walked from the United Methodist Building to the Capitol Building with a sense of excitement. They were professionally dressed and ready to meet the staff of the House Majority Whip, Congressman James E. Clyburn (D-South Carolina).

The event features speakers, workshops, exhibits and activities designed to teach and preach the United Methodist Social Principles. It aims to train and equip individuals and churches to live out justice that transforms the world in the ways of Jesus Christ.