Who We Are
BMCR represents and is dedicated to more than 2,400 Black United Methodist congregations and approximately 500,000 African American members across the United States.
The caucus is vital because of its:
- keen concern for the future of African Americans in the denomination;
- ability to advocate for the interests and inclusivity of Blacks in the general church structures,
- exceptional nerve to serve as the spiritual agitating conscious of the church,
- determination to raise up prophetic and spiritual leaders who will be advocates for the unique needs of Black people in The United Methodist Church.
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Veteran civil rights leader calls for reform...
One of BMCR's founders, Rev. Jim Lawson, and several BMCR members were together in Dallas for a series of speeches in area churches commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Greensboro, N.C., lunch counter sit-ins to protest racial discrimination.
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Film recalls 1970 murder over race
Filmmaker Jeb Stuart and historian Tim Tyson are both preacher’s kids, now in their 50s, who grew up in North Carolina at a time when attempts at racial integration still sparked tensions that could lead to violence and murder. Read more of Linda Bloom’s UMNS report>>
Scarred Justice, a documentary about the Orangeburg Massacre, will air during Black History Month on many PBS stations -- Most of the air dates are on either February 4, February 7, February 8 (the date the Massacre occurred), or February 28. >>Read more
The United Methodist Committee on Relief immediately pledged to send teams, material resources and funding to Haiti as soon as possible. Special online-giving options went up, and church leaders throughout the world encouraged congregations to take up special offerings for earthquake victims. Children at a school in Cite Soleil, near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, eat meals provided by Stop Hunger Now in this July 2009 photograph. United Methodists are responding to the massive earthquake that struck Haiti with aid, donations and prayers. A UMNS photo by John Gordon.
Helping Haiti: News, Info, and Opportunities
BMCR urges all members and caucuses to pray for the families, churches, organizations, and other partners in ministry in Haiti and to join in support efforts in any way you feel led. For more information about how United Methodists are supporting this effort, please visit the United Methodist
website and learn how
UMCOR, the United Methodist Committee on Relief, is working to help our sisters and brothers through this unbelievable tragedy.
Our organization will be making financial contributions and working to support this effort in other ways. If you have suggestions on how our organization can increase our support, please contact the national office (
bmcr@umpublishing.org).
