Children & Poverty: The Bishops Initiative

In 1996, the Council of Bishops called upon The United Methodist Church to reshape its life in response to the crisis among children and the impoverished and in faithfulness to Jesus Christ. The Bishops outlined 3 goals for their Initiative in the Biblical and Theological Foundations document sent to every United Methodist congregation:

1. To reshape The United Methodist Church in response to the God who is among "the least of these" and the evaluation of everything the church is and does in the light of the impact on children and the impoverished.
2. To provide resources for understanding the crisis among children and the impoverished and enabling the church to respond.
3. To engage in evangelization: the proclamation in word and deed of the gospel of God's redeeming, reconciling, and transforming grace in Jesus Christ to and with children and those oppressed by poverty.

This page outlines what is happening in the North Indiana Conference in response to the challenge presented by the Bishops Initiative on Children & Poverty.

• The Initiative
• Putting Children First
• Prayer Guides
• Report to Annual Conference
• Small Wonders: Children's Faith Stories