GCORR’s Partners
GCORR partners with the the five racial and ethnic caucuses of the United Methodist Church as well as with the UMC Disability Ministries Committee in order to achieve the goal of dismantling all forms of oppression. Watch the videos below to learn more about each group.
Disability Ministries Committee
The Disability Ministries committee believes all people, including those with disabilities, are created in God’s image and have sacred worth. We believe that it is vital to the body of Christ to celebrate the spiritual gifts of people with disabilities and incorporate them into the life of the church. Through advocacy, education, and empowerment, we strive to fully include people with disabilities in worship, missions, leadership and ministry – throughout the United Methodist Church.
Caucus: A group of persons who have joined together to devise policies and positions appropriate to the concerns of the group and who jointly act to advocate for that group and to influence larger entities to respond to their requests and respond to their issues. In The United Methodist Church, a number of caucuses have been formed both denomination-wide and in the Annual Conference. These are unofficial bodies in that they have not been established through action by the General Conference or the Annual Conference and are not accountable to those bodies. Among the oldest and most prominent caucuses are the four which have formed to relate to the issues and concerns of four racial and ethnic groups in America: Black Methodists for Church Renewal (BMCR), Methodists Associated Representing the Cause of Hispanic Americans (MARCHA), Native American International Caucus (NAIC), and National Federation of Asian American United Methodists (NFAAUM).
Source: A Dictionary for United Methodists, Alan K. Waltz, Copyright 1991, Abingdon Press. Used by permission.
Black Methodists for Church Renewal
BMCR is the organized Black caucus of the United Methodist Church. They are one of the United Methodist denomination’s five U.S.-based ethnic caucuses. BMCR represents and is dedicated to more than 2,400 Black United Methodist congregations and approximately 500,000 African American members across the denomination.
Metodistas Asociados Representando la Causa Hispano Americana
MARCHA is the national Hispanic/Latino caucus within the United Methodist Church and the Methodist Church of Puerto Rico, whose purpose is to advocate for the Hispanic/Latino people inside and outside the church. MARCHA's vision is to be an advocacy instrument for the Hispanic/Latino Methodist people that ensures that the contributions and cultural values of the Hispanic/Latino people are received and appreciated in the church and the society.
Native American International Caucus
The NAIC is an advocate for Native peoples, ministries, communities within, as well as outside of the United Methodist Church. "International" in the context of this name means collaboration that occurs between indigenous nations of North America. The Caucus Board is comprised of native people who come from the various parts of Indian Country. We are aware of issues and concerns that affect the Native communities, and we know their gifts and talents.
New Federation of Asian American United Methodists
NFAAUM is a recognized racial ethnic caucus in The United Methodist Church. Twelve sub-ethnic caucuses compose NFAAUM: Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Formosan, Hmong, Indian, Japanese American, Korean, Lao & Thai, Middle Eastern, Pakistani, and Vietnamese.
Pacific Islanders National Caucus of the United Methodist Church
The Pacific Islander National Caucus of United Methodists (PINCUM) works to empower Pacific Islander United Methodists to participate fully within the United Methodist Church.
GCORR’s Work in the Philippines
GCORR has partnered with the Philippines central conference over the past decade. In 2019, representatives from across the Philippines reconvened at Union Theological Seminary in Manilla to form a Steering Committee for the Filipino collaboration with GCORR.
