Human Relations Day - Overview

Homelessness. Poverty. Gangs. Violence. These issues plague the United States and Puerto Rice, but The United Methodist Church is doing something about them. Human Relations Day is an offering aimed to make it a day for ALL God’s children.

The Human Relations Day offering supports Community Developers, United Methodist Voluntary Service and the Youth Offender Rehabilitation Program. These efforts aim to heal injustice in the United States and Puerto Rico by encouraging social justice and work with at-risk youth.

The 1972 General Conference established Human Relations Day to “recognize the right of all God’s children in realizing their potential as human beings in relationship with each other.” Past actions should not determine the future .We are ALL God’s children and deserve justice and equality.
Together, we can encourage better human relations by affirming the dignity, self-determination and interdependence of individuals and communities.

We can make it a day for ALL God’s children.