UM Men
INSIGHTS
UM Men sponsor five national days of prayer Scores of men and women from across the nation joined in five three-hour National Days of Prayer during the months of June, July and August. The on-line prayer sessions were sponsored by UM Men in each of five U.S, jurisdictions. “We are on a journey of eradicating racism,” said Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Bishop Peggy Johnson during a June National Day of Prayer sponsored by the Northeastern Jurisdiction. “We need to acknowledge white privilege [and] keep the pressure on and do the next faithful thing instead of moving on to the next flavor of the month.”
a Buick Riviera, but he was not stopped when he drove a pick-up truck. “It should not be the responsibility of the victim of racism to resolve it.”
Curtain ripped away The past few months have ripped away a curtain revealing a deeply shameful, unacceptable reality that racism is a rampant reality,” said
Indiana Area Bishop Julius C. Trimble told participants in the fourth National Day of Prayer that in spite of “social distancing” UM Men are not in “spiritual isolation.” The Rev. John Russell
Trauma among young men of color The Rev. John Russell, a pastor at University UMC in Indianapolis, told the on-line gathering that 74 percent of young men of color experience trauma. He told how he is routinely treated as an African-American. “It is a weight we carry through life without knowing it,” he said. “I know I must be better than my counterpart in order to receive the same recognition.” The pastor told how he was frequently pulled over by police when he drove 32
