Friends,
At the request of our Bishop Sally Dyck, we are gathering for prayers for our United Methodist denomination at 7 pm Monday, Feb 29, at CUMC.
All are welcome for informal discussion and prayer.
The occasion: This May our denomination gathers for General Conference in Portland Oregon.
This is the gathering of Bishops and elected delegates from every Annual Conference in the UMC that meets every 4 years to conduct the business of our denomination. It is the only body that can legislate the bylaws of our denomination and amend the wording of our Book of Discipline. One very important proposal for consideration is our official policy on the full inclusion of LGBTQ persons.
The Bishop asks that all United Methodists in Northern Illinois send letters to and pray for our delegation to the General Conference.
For more information, you might go to http://www.rmnetwork.org/
I hope to see you in church.
Pastor Ron