'A Way Forward' Tagged Posts
Overview of the 2019 Special Session of the General Conference
On Sunday, March 24th, a special meeting was held after worship so that the clergy of Central UMC could provide the congregation with an overview of the recent decision by a Special Session of the UMC General Conference regarding the ordination of LGBTQ individuals and performing same-sex marriage within the UMC. Prior to this meeting, questions were received and the presentation was designed to answer these questions. The question fell into four groups: What happened? Procedural questions regarding the next…
Special Forum on “A Way Forward”
Friday, Nov. 9th @ 7pm In preparation for the upcoming 2019 Special Session of The United Methodist Church General Conference, Birmingham First UMC will be hosting a Michigan Area-wide informational forum “The Church and Human Sexuality–Finding a Way Forward.” The forum is intended to give United Methodists in Michigan an opportunity to engage in a discussion of the issues, challenges and possible outcomes from this 2019 called special session of the General Conference (GC) that could profoundly impact the practices…