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Welcome to umsexualethics.org, a ministry of the

General Commission on the Status and Role of Women

of The United Methodist Church (UMC).

This website addresses the issues of sexual misconduct, abuse, and harassment by those entrusted with ministerial roles in the UMC. This church’s clergy, lay leaders, employees, and members are committed to being agents of God’s justice, mercy, and grace when one of our own sinfully violates another’s sexual well-being. (Read more).

If you or someone you care about has been sexually abused or harassed by a United Methodist pastor, or a layperson in leadership at a United Methodist church or related agency, we want to support you as you seek justice and healing.

NEW

Sexual EthicsTraining Videos Online

learn.umc.org

(under "Leadership")

Full videos of "Do No Harm 2011" plenary presentations

Download Study Guides

Students Initiate Inquiry Into Harassment Reports, By Richard Pérez-Peña, New York Times, March 7. “The federal government has begun an investigation into claims that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill routinely botched sexual assault and harassment complaints and mistreated victims.”

The UMC faces challenges in its handling of sexual misconduct complaints against clergy similar to those faced by UNC: “The complaints point to the balance that colleges and universities must strike in operating quasi-judicial systems that lack the expertise, the resources or the rules of evidence found in the criminal justice system.”

The General Commission on the Status and Role of Women (GCSRW)
The United Methodist Church
77 W. Washington St. Suite 1009, Chicago, IL 60602
phone: (312) 346-4900 or toll-free: (800) 523-8390 fax: (312) 346-3986