Understanding the Issues

Doing justice, seeking peace and building community are central to the identity of the United Church of Christ. We invite you to explore the breadth and depth of the UCC’s justice work. Join us in building a stronger faith-based movement for peace, justice, equality and inclusivity. Our work is rooted in the teachings of scripture and the policies of our General Synod. Questions about anything you see here? Send us a message.

To explore JWM issue areas, click on the categories below.

CHILDREN / EDUCATION	CIVIL & HUMAN RIGHTS
Bullying: What we can do to stop it Justice for Children Public Education Sexuality Education	Criminal Justice Gun Violence Human Trafficking Immigration LGBT Justice Media Justice Our Faith Our Vote Campaign Torture Awareness – National Religious Campaign Against Torture Voting Rights
ECONOMIC JUSTICE	ENVIRONMENT
Economic Justice Banking and our Values Fair Trade Project (Formally the UCC Coffee Project) Congregation-based Community Organizing Economic Inequality Economic Justice Covenant Program Hunger| Just Eating Globalization International Trade and Investment Jubilee Debt Relief – Jubilee USA Poverty Privatization Tax Reform	Environmental Ministries Carbon Neutral Churches Church Habitat Restoration Creation Justice: What It Is Environmental Racism Flint Water Crisis Fossil Fuel Divestment Infrastructure Justice Mountaintop Removal Space Debris Standing Rock
GLOBAL CONCERNS	HEALTH
Globalization Immigration International Trade and Investment Israel/Palestine Jubilee Debt Relief – Jubilee USA Learn more about our Global Partnerships through our UCC/DOC Global Minstries.	Disabilities and Mental Health Faith Community Nurse Network Health Care Justice Health Equity HIV/AIDS Mental Illness Physician Aid in Dying/Physician Assisted Suicide UCC Health Ministries
HUMAN SEXUALITY	PEACEMAKING
Sexuality Education LGBT Justice UCAN – UCC HIV and AIDS Network UCC Coalition for LGBT Concerns Bullying: What We Can Do to Stop It	Just Peace Nuclear Weapons Syria Torture Awareness – National Religious Campaign Against Torture
RACIAL JUSTICE	WOMEN
Racial Justice Doctrine of Discovery: Lenten Study Intersections: Racism and… Sacred Conversation on Race – the Journey Continues Race, Ethnicity, and Economic Justice White Privilege	Women’s Justice Home Expansive Language Human Trafficking Reproductive Justice Sexual and Domestic Violence
WORKER JUSTICE
Immigration Labor Sunday Labor Unions Low-wage Work Sweatshops Workplace Justice