These policy statements have been developed by spokespersons for member churches and approved at an annual assembly.

These statements provide the basis for the voice the Council provides on public issues.

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AIDS
Affordable Housing
Africa
Assault Weapons
Call for Justice
Campaign Ethics
Caring for God's Earth
Children in Crisis
 

Adopted in 2014 as a revision of a 1994 statement, this is a call to give priority to children's needs.

Christian Muslim Perspective on Nuclear Weapons
Christian Principles in an Election Year
Criminal Justice
 

Given a revised section on Juvenile Justice in 2014, this statement includes such topics as re-entry after incarceration, access to legal services, and support for ending the death penalty.

Death Penalty
Debt Cancellation & Jubilee 2000 USA
 

Concerning the cancellation of debts of 41 countries.

Disabilities
Domestic Violence
Education
Gambling Casinos
Gun Violence
Health Care
Immigration Reform
Immigration Reform en Espanol
 

Reforma de Inmigracion

Justice Policy
KCC Statement about Payday Lending
Living & Minimum Wage
Pornography
Principles For Fair Taxation
Racism
 

This longer version includes appendices to assist studies of racism.

Racism Policy
 

This shorter version does not include optional study materials.

Reducing Tobacco Use
Religious Diversity
Speaking the Truth in Love
 

This statement explores how the Council approaches topics on which we find disagreement among our member churches.

That Which Makes for Peace
The Nature of the Unity We Seek, Four Assumptions
Tobacco
Violence
Welfare Reform