We Are Not the First to Resist—But We Must Be the Next

Dear Justice-Seeker,

There’s a long line of justice-seekers behind us. People who marched, organized, wrote, prayed, and risked everything—because they believed the world could be different.

More than a century ago, MFSA—then known as the Methodist Federation for Social Service—helped draft the 1907 Social Creed of the Methodist Episcopal Church. It called for child labor laws, safe working conditions, the abolition of sweatshops, and a living wage. Faithful resistance.

In every generation, there have been voices that said “this is too much,” or “now isn’t the time.” Voices that said the church should stay quiet. But time and again, justice has found its way forward because ordinary people refused to stay still.

It was hope and resistance that carried the labor movement, the women’s suffrage movement, and the Civil Rights Movement forward. That same spirit is alive today—where trans people, immigrants, low-wage workers, and so many others are demanding not just survival, but dignity and freedom.

Unfortunately, the attacks against those on the margins are getting louder, bolder, and more vicious. And it feels like it’s spreading.

But so is hope.

Not a vague, feel-good kind of hope—but the kind rooted in action. The kind that says: We’re still here. We’re still fighting. We haven’t given up. That’s the kind of hope MFSA cultivates every day through organizing, resourcing, coalition work, and public witness.

We’re asking you to be part of that hope. Help us keep resisting. Help us keep showing up.

Because when we resist together, we build something bigger than ourselves.

With resolve and hope,

Bridget Cabrera (she/her/hers)
Executive Director 
Methodist Federation for Social Action

You make our collective work possible by your witness for justice every day in your church, community, and Annual Conference. MFSA does not receive any financial support from the United Methodist Church's giving channels. 100% of our budget is funded through your membership donations and your generosity in giving.