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Take a Stand Against Racism

We invite you to pray about how God is calling you and your church to be engaged in dismantling racism, not for a moment, but for a lifetime. We are asking churches, laity, and clergy to pledge their commitment to becoming an antiracist Church. In signing the pledge, you join with others to seek justice, do the work, and end racism as disciples of Jesus Christ.

Take the Pledge!

What's Next?

Now that you've signed the pledge to commit to becoming an anti-racist Conference, here are some immediate actions you can take:

Read Ibram X. Kendi's How to Be an Anti-Racist. (Bonus: Click here to watch a webinar on this book hosted by Bishop Ken Carter & Rev. Dr. Sharon Austin)
Register to attend the Table Talk webinar series. Each month a panel of experts will talk about topics related to anti-racism during a half-hour session. Find out more here.
Share your anti-racism story. Pastors, laity, and congregations have been engaged in the work of anti-racism at a grassroots level for many years, and we want to collect and share those stories! The team is accepting written testimonies of 500 words or less and recorded video stories three minutes or under in length. These stories might be used on the conference website and social media or considered to be featured in a forthcoming book on discipleship as a pathway to antiracism. Simply email these stories to reverendwild . Let us know if you have any questions! Please frame your story by answering these three questions:
- What racist policies, behavior, or ideas exist in your congregation or community?
- What is being done to challenge those manifestations of racism?
- What does the congregation and community look like today as a result? Or what positive transformation is taking place?
Get involved with your District Anti-Racism Team. Contact your District Administrative Assistant for more info.
Share the pledge with friends! Consider downloading this graphic and including it in your email signature. Link to https://www.flumc.org/take-the-pledge

Social Media Campaign

Thank you for taking the pledge to stand against racism in The Florida Conference. Help us spread awareness about this opportunity to pledge to take a stand against racism. Follow the directions below to participate.

Print one of the selfie signs.
Fill in Sign 1 with an action you are taking to stand against racism or fill in Sign 2 with the reason you are taking a stand.
Take a picture with your sign.
Share the link to the pledge & your selfie picture on social media with #FLUMCStandsAgainstRacism

Use the hashtag #FLUMCStandsAgainstRacism and tag your friends to challenge them to take the pledge!

Selfie Sign 1: I'm going to _______________________ to take a stand against racism.

Download Sign 1

Selfie Sign 2: I stand against racism because ________________________.

Download Sign 2

If you don’t engage on social media but would like to share your selfie picture with us so we can share it online on your behalf, please email antiracism

I Took the Pledge

Thank you to the following people for pledging to join us in becoming an anti-racist Conference:

Danny Bennett, St. John's UMC - Winter Haven	Suzanne Hutto, First UMC Gainesville
Kathryn Halterman, Tuskawilla UMC, Winter Springs	Jacqueline Harvey, Haines City UMC
Darlene Kostrub, First UMC Boca Raton	Free Canaan UMC, Waldo, Arkansas
Opa-Locka UMC	Ann-Marie Webster, Keystone UMC, Tampa
First United Methodist Church of Mount Dora	Asbury UMC, Maitland, FL
Flagler Beach UMC	Deaconess Dr. Judith Pierre-Okerson, Miramar UMC
Warren Pattison, First UMC Lakeland	Derrick Scott III, Campus to City Wesley Foundation
Danny Davis, First UMC Boca Raton, Deerfield Beach	Andy Whitaker Smith, First United Methodist, Lakeland
Angelo Martinez, Branches UMC	Brittany J. Jackson, Conference Staff
Charles Sward, Yulee United Methodist Church	Patti Aupperlee, First UMC Homosassa
Martha Cross, First United Methodist Church, Ft. Pierce	Suzanne Hulls, St. James UMC, Tampa
Sam Wright, First UMC Sarasota	Alexis Aupperlee, First UMC Homosassa
Jim Mitchell, First UMC Auburndale	Brett Opalinski, Christ Church UM, Ft. Lauderdale
Candace Lewis, Gammon Theological Seminary, Atlanta, GA	Frank Adams, New Horizon Church, Haines City
Beth Fogle-Miller, DeLand	Lee Hall-Perkins, Mt. Zion, Clearwater
Sharon Austin, Conference Staff	Stewart Memorial UMC, Daytona Beach
Mary Mitchell, Bartley Temple/Wesley Chapel, Gainesville	Gary Mitchell, Bartley Temple UMC, Gainesville
Eldora Mayes, Bartley Temple UMC, Gainesville	Kenya Ellis, Bartley Temple United Methodist, Gainesville
Deborah Jones, Bartley Temple UMC, Gainesville	Melissa Stump, First Winter Garden
Patria Davis, Bartley Temple UMC, Gainesville	Sara McKinley, Conference Staff
Madeline Baum, First UMC Boca Raton	Andrea Byer-Thomas, Community UMC, Ft. Pierce
Matt Wallis, First UMC Clearwater	Jad Denmark, St. Luke's UMC, Orlando
Heather Pancoast, Gator Wesley Campus Ministry, Gainesville	Doug Wright, Harvest UMC, Lakewood Ranch
Anita Campbell, Trinity UMC, DeLand	Beth Potter, Hyde Park UMC, Tampa
Wilma Reyes, Poinciana UMC, Miami Springs	Brittany Leclair, Southwest UMC, Gainesville
Tice UMC, Ft. Myers	Hope UMC, Trinity, NC
Rini Hernandez, Latino/a Ministries	Shores UMC, St. Augustine
Linda Parrish, Melbourne, Victoria (Australia)	Soloman Chapel United Methodist Church, Reddick
Bethlehem United Methodist Church, Starke	Patty Surface, Community UMC Ft Pierce
Vicki McMullen, Heritage UMC, Clearwater	Diana Goetz, HOPE UMC, New Port Richey
Janet Bono, Hope UMC - Trinity, New Port Richey	H Parker Bennett, First & Faith UMC, Boynton Beach
Hope UMC, Trinity, FL	Juanita Goode, CROS Ministries, Boca Raton
Debbie Mitchell, First United Methodist Church, Orlando	Iglesia Metodista Unida Cristo, Orlando
St. Catherine UMC, Webster/Bushnell, FL	Lisa Degrenia, Coronado Community UMC, New Smyrna Beach
Janet Prueitt, Heritage UMC, Oldsmar	Diane McCoy, Harvest UMC, Lakewood Ranch
St Paul United Methodist, Deerfield Beach	Saint Mark Lakeland
David Range, Miramar UMC	Ezy Adeniji, First Church United Methodist, Coral Springs
Mary Robertson, First Church of Coral Springs	Velma Christian, Miami Lakes UMC
Wesley Hispanic, Miami	Tom Tannehill, Miami Lakes United Methodist Church
Gwen Pipkin, First United Methodist of Lakeland	Braden River United Methodist Church, Bradenton
Mark Reynolds, First United Methodist Church Cocoa Beach	Marta Burke, Plantation United Methodist Church
College Park United Methodist, Orlando	First UMC, Kissimmee
Ken White, First UMC of Winter Garden	First UMC Ft. Lauderdale
Grace Haitian Mission, Eustis	United Methodist Emmanuel Haitian Mission, Orlando
St. Mark's UMC, Ocala	Leann Kuebelbeck, Grace Community Church, Lithia
Carrie McCannell-Scruggs, Memorial UMC, Fernandina Beach	Kelly Kowalski, Conference Staff
Community UMC, Oldsmar	Nancy Metz, Young Adult Missional Movement
Robert Roseberry, St. Paul's UMC, Ocala, FL	Anna Brook Opalinski, Christ Church UMC, Ft. Lauderdale
Peggy Ashbaugh, Keystone United Methodist Church, Tampa	B.B. Gould, Plantation UMC
Barbara Mitchell Driscoll, Christ Church UMC, Ft. Lauderdale	Jane Finnegan, Christ Church UMC, Ft. Lauderdale
Mirhonda Studevant, Christ Church, Pompano Beach	Kerry Zimmer, Christ Church UMC, Pompano Beach
Susan Spragg, Christ Church UMC, Ft. Lauderdale	Jason Campbell, Christ Church, Ft. Lauderdale
Jeff McNeil, Christ Church UMC, Ft. Lauderdale	Linda Bird, Christ Church UMC, Lithia
Dennis Bird, Christ Church UMC, Lithia	Deborah Mott-Lundgren, Hope UMC, New Port Richey
David Fuquay, First UMC Ocala	Connie Booth, Christ Church UMC, Pompano Beach
Nicholas Lee, Harvest UMC, Bradenton	Beth Bostrom, Metropolitan Ministries, Sarasota
Ida White, First UMC Kissimmee	Heather Harding, Tuskawilla UMC, Casselberry
Marcus Webster, Christ Church UMC, Ft. Lauderdale	Wildwood/St. Mark's UMC
Anna Brook Opalinski, Christ Church UMC, Ft. Lauderdale	Terri Hill, Key West, FL
Kerry Zimmer, Christ Church UMC, Pompano Beach	Fred Williams, Christ Church UMC, Pompano Beach
Edward Wolfe, Christ Church, Delray Beach	Armando Gutiérrez, Jr., Christ Church UMC, Pompano Beach
Patricia Goff, Christ Church UMC, Pompano Beach	Edward Heck, Christ Church UMC, Ft. Lauderdale
Barbara Long, Christ Church, Ft. Lauderdale	Bradley Burtner, Christ Church UMC, Deerfield Beach
Michael Lockwood, Christ Church UMC, Ft. Lauderdale	Jan Tansey, Christ Church UMC, Ft. Lauderdale
Jeanne Smith, Bethel UMC, Lewes, Delaware	Margaret Cox, First UMC of Coral Gables
Karen Skinner, Christ Church UMC, Ft. Lauderdale	Susan Hickman, Oceans UMC, Vero Beach
Christ Church United Methodist Church, Ft. Lauderdale	Sharyn Ladner, First Coral Gables UMC
Elizabeth Gouin, Christ Church UMC, Oakland Park	Geoffrey Allan, Christ Church UMC, Miami
Wendy Lyons, Christ Church UMC, Ft. Lauderdale	Aragon Jones, Christ Church UMC, Pompano Beach
Kevin Smith, Christ Church UMC, Lewes, Delaware	Teresa Ormiston, Edge UMC, Groveland
George Ormiston, Edge UMC, Groveland	Kaylee Vida, Pine Island UMC, St. James City
Christina Sprouse, Epworth UMC, Miramar	Debra Eggebraaten, Saint Paul's UMC, Tallahassee
Ann Skellenger, First United Methodist Lakeland	Don Skellenger, First United Methodist Lakeland
Giselle Lawn, Community UMC, Fruitland Park	Dreena Robinson, Kendall United, Miami
Betty Cesar, The Florida United Methodist Children's Home	Deborah Corbin, First UMC Homestead
Anne Fuquay, First UMC Ocala	Linda Tice, Trinity UMC Sarasota
Rebecca Babalian, First United Methodist Church, Ocala	Teresa Baker, First United Methodist, Frostproof
Edith Zewadski-Bricker, BURTON & UWF, Key Largo	Wesley at UCF, Orlando
Corey Jones, Pasadena Community Church, St. Petersburg	Beth Snarr, First UMC, Gainesville
Susan Garcia-Nikolova, Anona, Seminole	Vicki Walker, Hyde Park UMC, Tampa
Bailey Schreiner, Limona Village Chapel UMC, Brandon	Tracy Newman, Riviera UMC, Largo
Kathi Sheehan, Keystone UMC, Odessa	Bobby Hinton, Forest Hill United Methodist Church, Tampa
Kolby Golliher, Wesley UMC, Gainesville	Alice Williams, St. Luke’s UMC, Orlando
Janice Blaine, First United Methodist Church, Clearwater	Alex Christian, Miami Lakes UMC
Rebecca Tozer, Ormond Beach	Linda LaBell, Racial Justice Committee, Jacksonville
Tom Nelson, First Church, Port Orange	Beth Joyner, Riverside Park UMC, Jacksonville
Jana Hall-Perkins, McCabe United Methodist, St. Petersburg	Michael LeBlanc, Shepherds Community UMC, Lakeland
Tracy Zielinski, College Heights UMC, Lakeland	Sue Panazze, Seminole Heights UMC, Tampa
Avondale United Methodist Church, Jacksonville	Tiffania Icaza Willetts, Seminole Heights UMC, Tampa
Nicki Taylor, First United Methodist, Lakeland	First UMC Clearwater
Rachel Williams, Emory University’s Candler School of Theology	Emily Edwards Shughart, Community of Faith, Davenport
Roy Terry, Cornerstone, Naples	David Charlton, Glade Missional Network, Belle Glade
Paul Chilcote, Oviedo	Letha Heulitt, Asbury Maitland, Altamonte Springs
Ivan Corbin, First United Methodist of Homestead	Gillian Wolfe, Community of Faith UMC, Davenport
Rev. Dionne C. Hammond, Conference Cabinet, Indialantic	Kelly Everling, Anthony UMC, Anthony
Roland Heinrich, Cornerstone UMC Naples	Lois Rogers-Watson, East Lake UMC, Palm Harbor
Todd Bardin, Trinity, DeLand	Elan Miavitz-Brown, Cornerstone UMC, Naples
Kelly Scott, RMN at Cornerstone UMC, Naples	Katherine Fabian, Tuskawilla UMC, Winter Park
Erin Corbelli, First UMC Winter Park	Mark Caldwell, North Naples United Methodist Church
Nan Langston, First United Methodist Auburndale	Al Palmisano, Broadway UMC, Orlando
Deborah Manuel, First UMC Orlando	Nathan Adams, Christ Church, Fort Lauderdale
Ellen Pollock, New Covenant UMC, The Villages	Beth Pinson, Limona Village Chapel, Valrico
Lake Panasoffkee United Methodist Church	Pam Cahoon, UMC, West Palm Beach
Roseland UMC, Sebastian	Hannah Hunter, The Gathering Place of Palm Beach Gardens, Lake Park
Kathy Rowland, The Gathering Place, Jupiter	Haley Eccles, Campus to City Wesley, Jacksonville
Susan Sheehan, United Methodist Church of the Palm Beaches, WPB	Alice Naegele, The Gathering Place, Lake Park
Lyda Kiser, Trinity UMC DeLand	Maureen Baker, Spring Lake United Methodist Church, Sebring
Brenda Moore, Trinity United Methodist Church, Sarasota	Leslye Nelson, First United Methodist Church Auburndale
Stephen Hoffman, Trinity UMC Sarasota	Bishop Tom Berlin, Florida Conference of the UMC
Pamela Davis, First Boca, Deerfield Beach	Joe Henderson, Temple Terrace UMC
St. Marks Ocala	Michael Beck, Fresh Expressions
Brenda Sims, Bartley Temple UMC, Gainesville	Eldred Lewis, Wesley Chapel, Gainesville
Mary Reed, Bartley Temple UMC, Gainesville	Melanie Pate, First, Gainesville
Geraldine McClellan, Free Canaan, Gainesville	Christina Harden, Lakeside United Methodist, Lake Worth
Viola Legge, Sun City Center UMC	Mary McCurty, Oceanview, Palm Beach Gardens
Earl McCurty, Oceanview, Palm Beach Gardens	Susan Brelsford, Palm Harbor UMC
Sharon Dey, Tomoka UMC, Ormond Beach	Connie Durrence, First United Methodist Church of Lakeland
Mary Van Tol, United Women in Faith, Cape Coral	Emily Sterling-Strongman, First UMC of Orlando
Susan Jones, Trinity United Methodist Church, Gainesville	Tim Barton, First UMC Fort Pierce
Shawn Klein, Hernando UMC	Sandra Clark, Mandarin UMC, Jacksonville
Jim Clark, Mandarin UMC, St. Johns	Vickki Jorge, The Gathering Place, West Palm Beach
Ryland Dodge, The Gathering Place, West Palm Beach	Vivian Smith, FUMC, Clearwater
Kathryn Adikes, FUMC Clearwater	Molly McEntire, First UMC of Lakeland
Anna Swygert, Gator Wesley	Brooke Lawrence, Campus to City Wesley
Sam Owen, Cason UMC, West Palm Beach	Cara Fleischer, Saint Pauls UMC / Creation Care, Tallahassee
Andrew Foreman, Cason United Methodist, Delray	Tracy Rose, Good Samaritan UMC, Tallahassee
Stuart Upton, Centenary UMC, Quincy	Jill Berquist, Lake Jackson, Tallahassee
Elaine Racicot, CUMC Daytona	Denika Player, Mt Pleasant United Methodist Church, Gainesville
Kim Uchimura, Emmanuel United Methodist, Bradenton	Alan Hawthorne, Cypress Lake UMC, Ft Myers
Daniel Greathouse, First UMC - Gainesville	Grace Rogers, MandarinUMC/San Marco Church/CCW
Tim Smiley, UMC of the Palm Beaches / Retired Clergy	William Annis, The Gathering Place, Palm Beach Gardens
Jayne Rideout, St. Andrews, Brandon	Gary Rideout, St. Andrew's UMC, Brandon
Margena Hinley, Hyde Park UMC, Tampa	Martha Ross, Coronado Community UMC, New Smyrna Beach
Susan Adair, First United Methodist Church, Titusville	Deane Ugalde, The Gathering Place, Palm Beach Gardens
Peytyn Tobin, Christ Church, Ft. Lauderdale	Matthew Williams, Trinity UMC, Tallahassee
Anona UMC, Largo	First UMC, Ormond Beach
Britt Gilmore, Mandarin UMC, Jacksonville	Trinity UMC, Gainesville

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