Social Justice

Center for Hope

Church & Society

Develops and promotes programs and action on issues of social justice based on the United Methodist Social Principles and legislative actions of the Annual Conference.

Connellsville Area Community Ministries

Provides food, clothing, shelter and more to people in the Connellsville area from space in the Connellsville Community Center

Disability Concerns

Advocates for the inclusion of persons with disabilities and helps to develop programs and actions to meet the needs of those with disabilities.

Erie United Methodist Alliance

An organization of United Methodist churches, laypersons, and pastors in the Erie-Meadville District organized in the name of Jesus Christ to meet the critical needs of people suffering from poverty and homelessness

Ethnic Local Church Concerns

Guides the Conference in strategically addressing issues of racial and ethnic inclusion.

Native American Ministry

Determines the distribution of Native American Ministries Sunday offering, and monitors and resources Native American ministries within the Conference.

Poverty

Develops and implements a comprehensive plan for Western Pennsylvania’s response to the denomination’s Area of Focus on Poverty.

Prison Outreach Ministry

Religion & Race

Provides resources and training to enable the work of the local church ministries which focus on religion and race.

Status & Role of Women

Informs and sensitizes the leadership at all levels of the Conference regarding issues that affect women; extends their work into each district.

United Methodist Advocacy in PA

United Methodist Advocacy in Pennsylvania was formed in the mid-1980s as A United Methodist Witness in Pennsylvania to give Pennsylvania Methodists a voice in state government.

United Methodist Church Union

Since 1880, continues to work as a catalyst for transformation of people, congregations and communities in the Pittsburgh area in the name of Jesus Christ.

United Methodist Human Services of Johnstown

Provides a multitude of social services to the people of the Johnstown United Methodist District to improve life in the name of Jesus Christ. Offices are at First UMC in Johnstown