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The
Mission of the Council & IMPACT
Serving
as a prophetic witness to the Gospel since 1913, the California
Council of Churches educates faith communities to
pursue justice through study and service.
California
Church IMPACT seeks to be a prophetic witness to
the Gospel by empowering and mobilizing people of faith to
be effective advocates in the public policy processes of government.
In recent years, IMPACT has advocated for those who can't
afford high-priced lobbyists at the State Capitol: low-income
mothers, hungry children, elderly immigrants, and the homeless.
Welfare reform, expanding access to health care, gun violence,
civil rights, and the protection of religious liberty are
some of the contemporary public policy issues we feel passionate
about.
"As a legislator with over 30 years experience,
I find that the California Council of Churches help prick
the conscience of policy makers at the State Capitol."
--State Senator John Vasconcellos
"The California Council of Churches has been an
important presence for United Methodists at the State Capitol
through the years."
--Bishop Melvin Talbert (Ret.), California-Nevada Annual
Conference, United Methodist Church
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