New England Conference · 2026Proposed
Support for Truth and Healing on Methodist Indian Boarding Schools
Submitted by the Committee on Native American Ministries (8–0): acknowledges that the UMC and its predecessors operated numerous Indian Boarding Schools that committed cultural genocide, and commits the conference to truth-telling, healing, and bridge-building with Indigenous communities.
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Full text at source (New England AC 2026, RS-26-300).
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ProvenanceConfirmed
New England AC 2026 Pre-Conference Journal — RS-26-300