▁Social ▁and ▁Econom ic ▁Rel ations ▁and ▁the ▁Method ist ▁Board ▁of ▁World ▁Peace ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Christian ▁Social ▁Conc ern s . ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁mer ger ▁of ▁The ▁Method ist ▁Church ▁with ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁United ▁Bre th ren ▁Church ▁the ▁name ▁became ▁The ▁General ▁Board ▁of ▁Church ▁and ▁Society ▁( G BC S ). ▁A ▁debate ▁en su ed ▁over ▁who ▁would ▁have ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁funds ▁from ▁le asing ▁space ▁in ▁the ▁building . ▁Some ▁said ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁trust ▁contract ▁required ▁all ▁principal ▁and ▁income ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁trust ' s ▁assets ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁exclus ively ▁for ▁" work ▁in ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁temper ance ▁and ▁alco hol ▁problems ." ▁However , ▁copies ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁p ledge ▁cards ▁found ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁Method ist ▁Archives , ▁D rew ▁University , ▁indicated ▁that ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁being ▁built ▁as ▁Protest ant ▁presence ▁on ▁Capit ol ▁Hill . ▁▁ ▁Some ▁United ▁Method ists ▁have ▁pointed ▁out ▁that ▁the ▁General ▁Board ▁of ▁Church ▁and ▁Society ▁supports ▁programs ▁on ▁anti war , ▁care ▁for ▁creation , ▁human ▁rights , ▁rac ism , ▁health care , ▁economic ▁justice , ▁and ▁do z ens ▁of ▁other ▁activities ▁un related ▁to ▁reducing ▁the ▁consumption ▁of ▁alco hol . ▁G BC S ▁officials ▁respond ed ▁that ▁they ▁interpret ▁the ▁trust ' s ▁language ▁to ▁include ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁social ▁causes . ▁ ▁The ▁General ▁Board ▁of ▁Church ▁and ▁Society ▁pet ition ed ▁the ▁D .