Please continue in prayer for the future of our denomination and for guidance for our delegates to General Conference this coming May.
Bishop Sally Dyck invited everyone in Northern Illinois to pray last Monday, and several here at CUMC did gather at 7 pm that day. Our consensus desire was for further discussion, open to everyone, followed by a letter (or letters) to our General Conference delegation. Our hope is to share our concerns regarding a pending proposal that this General Conference should remove wording from the Book of Discipline that excludes homosexual persons from full participation in some ministries of our church.
To begin the process, there will be a “prayer box” in the back of our sanctuary where members of our church family can add thoughts on the subject. These sentiments can be made available for congregational gatherings, including our next Administrative Board meeting.
You are encouraged to sign your submissions, but you may submit them anonymously.
Let us continue in prayer.
Grace and peace,
Ron