Thursday, November 2 at 6:30 pm Centennial UMC Roseville

The 2016 General Conference called upon the Council of Bishops to guide The United Methodist Church in finding a “way forward” through the four-decade-long divide we have had on the matter of homosexuality. As a result, the Council formed a Commission on a Way Forward to assist the bishops with this task. The Commission will make its final report to the Council of Bishops in May, 2018 and the Council, in turn, will make its recommendation to a called session of the General Conference in February, 2019.

This Fall, Bishop Bruce Ough will be hosting conversations across the Dakotas-Minnesota Area regarding the Commission’s work. He is eager to (1) keep you informed about their deliberations and progress and, more significantly (2) gather your thoughts about a way forward. He is interested, among other things, to dialogue about how you see The United Methodist Church remaining united in the presence of significant cultural, regional and theological differences. A complete listing of all meeting dates, times and locations can be found at: http://www.minnesotaumc.org
Pastor Mariah and other Hamline Church leaders will be in attendance at the conversation on Thursday 11/2 at 6:30 pm at Centennial UMC in Roseville. Contact Pastor Mariah with questions.