As United Methodists head into Annual Conference season, we’ve been reflecting on what it means to work for justice in a world often marked by struggle and resistance. 

More than a century ago, amid rising movements for labor rights and social reform, Methodist Federation for Social Action (MFSA) was born from a vision—a belief that faith calls us not to stand by passively and get pushed around, but to engage deeply, to lift up the voices of the marginalized, and to challenge the systems that perpetuate injustice.