Prior to leaving the UCC, Bernice Powell Jackson was elected in 2004 as the President of the North American Region of the World Council of Churches [1] [2] .
JWM regularly sponsors General Synod resolutions, especially ones dealing with perceived justice issues of the day.
JWM also maintains an office called "Minister for Children, Families and Human Sexuality Advocacy" that promotes the Our Whole Lives sex education curriculum.
Their web presence is as follows: In addition to is internal activities JWM has allied with organizations outside the UCC and endorsed legislation and political positions.
Such positions include the following: Given that the United Church of Christ has no explicit political orientation, the statements and actions of the type issued by JWM has been criticized by conservatives within the UCC.