United Methodist Denominational Documents

• Bishops' Juneteenth Dismantling Racism Announcement
• 2016 Social Principles and Resolutions on Racial Justice 
  • Environmental Racism in the US  p. 55
  • A Charter for Racial Justice in an Interdependent Global Community p. 348
  • Affirmative Action p. 352
  • Annual Conferences’, Districts’, and Local Congregations’ Responsibilities for Eradication of Racism p. 356
  • White Privilege in the United States  p. 358
  • Opposition to Racial Profiling in the US p. 360
  • Racism and Economic Injustice Against People of Color in the US p. 361
  • Stop Criminalizing Communities of Color in the United States p. 365
  • Humanizing Criminal Justice  p. 490
  • Caring for Victims of Crime p. 499
  • Global Racism and Xenophobia: Impact on Women, Children, and Youth p. 524

Bishop Easterling on race

Bishop LaTrelle Easterling, episcopal leader of the Baltimore-Washington Conference. She is known for her powerful witness to discipleship, racial justice, and social action.

• June 9, 2020: Bishop featured in Prayer of Protest.

• June 8, 2020: Bishops United Against Racism, Bishops Easterling, and Farr in a UMCOM podcast.
• June 4, 2020: Bishop Calls for Dismantling the Architecture of Institutional Racism.
• July 30, 2019: BWC Leaders Affirm Baltimore

• March 15, 2019: Pastoral Letter After Christchurch Tragedy 

• August 12, 2018: Opening sermon, "Created by God," at the United to Love Rally in Washington, DC
• January 11, 2018: Episcopal statement on reported remarks of President.
• August 12, 2017: Episcopal statement on Charlottesville.
• May 23, 2017:  Episcopal statement on the stabbing of an African American student at the University of Maryland.
• April 5, 2017:  Participated in the Rally to End Racism.
• January 19, 2017:  Bishop Easterling speaks at American University for Martin Luther King.
• September 20, 2016: Episcopal statement on the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, North Carolina, provoking violent protests.