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Conference Commission on Religion and Race (CCORR)

The purpose of the Conference Commission on Religion & Race (CCORR) is the same as the General Commission: “to challenge, lead, and equip the people of the United Methodist Church to become inter-culturally competent, to ensure institutional equity and to facilitate vital conversations about religion, race, and culture” (para. 2002). CCORR continues to invest time and resources in training, programs, tools, initiatives, and monitoring for diversity at annual conferences which enable Upper New York Conference to live more deeply into this reality.

CCORR members: Blenda Smith (Convener), Harold Wheat, Linda Hughes, Scott Johnson, Julius Archibald, Anola Archibald, Evelyn Woodring, Shirley Readdean, Beckie Sweet, Georgia Whitney, Aaron Moore, Sandra Allen, Charles Syms, Carrie Wolfe, Pam Burns, Teressa Sivers, and Rachael Jordan.

• Click here to download and print a Microsoft Word application

• Click here to download and electronically fill out a PDF application

Resources

Click here to read an article in the 2018 UNY Advocate, Issue 3, entitled "Ways United Methodists can take a stand against racism." It's on pages 34-35.
Click here for a list of resources, including books and videos.
Charlottesville, NC Resources
Click here to read the "Experiencing and Witnessing Racism" blog series. 

NEJ Call to Action Statement 2016

The "Truth and Wholeness" DVD was a joint project of the General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns of the United Methodist Church and the General Commission on Religion and Race. Produced by United Methodist Communications. Watch clips below.