Said one lead pastor whose church is joining the new denomination:
“We pray, ‘God, in your mercy, keep us from being a bunch of angry people who used to be United Methodists.’ That’s not worth doing. It’s not enough to just find an enemy.”
https://t.co/aNJJjTLagg
On this #TransDayOfVisibility, we celebrate trans identity and expression as good gifts from our loving Creator!
You are valid.
You are celebrated.
You are beloved.
Thread by @dianabutlerbass: "A wee reminder to my friends -- Methodism began as a spiritual movement to renew a decaying institutional churchast, the marginalized, and the poor. It is the WCA "traditionalists" who are NOT traditional. They are l […]" #UMC https://t.co/Rs7Ect3vj7
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As the #UMC prepares for #HeritageSunday on May 23, M. Garlinda Burton urges fellow United Methodists to remember they don’t own the terms “Methodist” and “Methodism.” She points to the development of three historically Black denominations.https://t.co/U3uyxYc5r0
3/3 The panel will be livestreamed at https://t.co/9Y42JSe3Tj
with Rev. David Wiggs, Rev. Jen Logsdon Kellogg, Rev. Kathy Brown, Rev. Trina Bose North, Rev. Jeannie Himes, Rev. Valerie Steele, & Rev. Scott Spencer
2/3 The goal of our panel will not be to convince others on what they should do, but to discuss the latest news and issues as we see them and offer possibilities for our future.
1/3 ONLINE PANEL DISCUSSION | about the future of the UMC | Sunday, May 2, 4 pm CT
Friends, several of us will be doing an online panel discussion regarding the future possibilities of the UMC. The video will be available for you to use in your churches after the event as well.
3/3 The panel will be livestreamed at https://t.co/9Y42JRWsuJ
with Rev. David Wiggs, Rev. Jen Logsdon Kellogg, Rev. Kathy Brown, Rev. Trina Bose North, Rev. Jeannie Himes, Rev. Valerie Steele, & Rev. Scott Spencer
2/3 The goal of our panel will not be to convince others on what they should do, but to discuss the latest news and issues as we see them and offer possibilities for our future.
1/3 ONLINE PANEL DISCUSSION | about the future of the UMC | Sunday, May 2, 4 pm CT
Friends, several of us will be doing an online panel discussion regarding the future possibilities of the UMC. The video will be available for you to use in your churches after the event as well.
Several United Methodist pastors and the Oklahoma bishop weigh in on the group's recently announced plans to form a conservative Methodist denomination. https://t.co/1AL4oDTqIC
The South Central Jurisdictional Conference of the #UMC is appealing a lower court loss in suit over who controls Southern Methodist University @SMU
https://t.co/gycCJ0PIBY
Ready for #UMCORSunday on March 14? Special offerings go to support the administrative costs of @UMC_UMCOR, so that all designated gifts will go to the project givers specify. Learn more here: https://t.co/BhpQXYTyoC
Traditionalists committed to leaving the #UMC have chosen “Global Methodist Church” as the name for the denomination they plan to launch. https://t.co/M7OhqbyNzo