United Methodists vote for the common good

Michael DiMonte, Lay Leader of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Allison Park, Pennsylvania and the convener of St. Paul’s “Working for Justice” Ministry, offers a Christian perspective on engaging in political elections and shares a new voting discussion resource for local churches that is centered on UMC Social Principles.

As Christians and United Methodists, we know: “that love requires responsible political action and engagement aimed at the betterment of society and the promotion of the common good”. In this season of electing government officials, we must advocate for all citizens to vote and to vote for the common good.

St. Paul’s UMC in Allison Park Pennsylvania has heard Jesus’ call and decided to act on our faith. We invite you to join us.

In the coming weeks, St. Paul’s will be in discussion about living our lives faithfully and for the common good. We need to do many things to live faithfully, and most importantly at this time, we need to vote for the common good.

Towards that end, in collaboration with Kendal McBroom, Civil and Human Rights Director for the General Board of Church and Society, we have produced a one-page guide (view guide PDF here) to help us prayerfully reflect on some of the questions we must consider:

• What are our scripture based faith values?
• What are the candidates and political parties saying and how do those things relate to our Christian values?
• What actions will we take?

There are no perfect candidates and no perfect political platforms. There is no single issue which prevails over all the others. Jesus taught us that there are many aspects to being good disciples.

We humbly invite other faith communities to join St. Paul’s in a Spirit filled mission to live our Christian values intentionally and thoughtfully in this very consequential time.

Don’t forget to Register Here and join Church and Society’s Webinar Justice Talks: Your Voice, Your Vote, Your Democracy - October 16, 2024 at 3 p.m. Eastern Time.