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Abbreviation | GBCS |
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Predecessor | Methodist Board of Temperance, Prohibition, and Public Morals |
Type | Agency of the United Methodist Church |
Headquarters | Washington, DC; New York, NY |
President | Bishop Robert Hoshibata |
Parent organization | United Methodist Church |
Website | umc-gbcs |
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The General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) is a general agency of the United Methodist Church. It is one of four international general program boards of The United Methodist Church as set out the UMC Book of Discipline. The General Board has headquarters on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., and at the Interchurch Center in New York City. There are five divisions within the GBCS: Public Witness and Advocacy, Administration, Ministry of Resourcing Congregational Life, United Nations Ministry and Communications.