{"id":23151,"date":"2020-01-11T19:22:30","date_gmt":"2020-01-12T00:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=23151"},"modified":"2020-01-11T20:44:22","modified_gmt":"2020-01-12T01:44:22","slug":"methodists-remain-united-in-mission-for-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=23151","title":{"rendered":"Methodists Remain United in Mission for Christ!"},"content":{"rendered":"

A proposal providing financial accommodations for churches which wish to part from the United Methodist Church has recently been reported in the media.\u00a0 As the denomination strives to find a path forward with the issues of LGBTQ marriage and ordination, many ideas are being formulated across the denomination.\u00a0 Some of these ideas will be proposed as legislation during the upcoming General Conference meeting, which will be held in May of 2020.\u00a0 The General Conference is a world-wide governing body which meets once every four years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Recent reports in the media have been sounding alarms, using terms such as “Pending Church Split.”\u00a0 But the proposal that is causing so much buzz in the media is only one of many proposals.\u00a0 It is entitled “Protocol of Reconciliation and Grace through Separation,” (Read Here<\/a><\/span>) and it’s far from “Pending.”\u00a0 Currently, it doesn’t have the legal standing to even be submitted to the General Conference.\"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

To answer concerns about this particular proposal,\u00a0 the bishop of the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference (which covers all of New Jersey and parts of Pennsylvania and New York),\u00a0 held a series of telephone conferences with clergy and laity.\u00a0 During the call, Bishop John Schol addressed a series “Frequently Asked Questions” regarding this proposal.<\/span><\/p>\n

The bishop stressed that this is a proposal, one of many that might be considered; nothing has been decided.\u00a0 There is no “pending church split.”\u00a0 The Bishop encouraged church leaders to continue in our mission of making disciples of Jesus Christ by showing His love through acts of mercy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To read the Bishop’s answers to the “Frequently Asked Questions”, click this button:\u00a0\u00a0 FAQ<\/span><\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Greater New Jersey Conference (GNJ) is one of the most diverse in the world.\u00a0 As just one example of how we are continuing to unite in \"\"mission, New Jersey United Methodists across the state are setting aside Saturday March 21 to pack a total of 500,000 meals which can be distributed to the needy of our state.\u00a0 We are expecting that at least 3,000 people will participate.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Click this button for Details:\u00a0\u00a0 Rise Against Hunger<\/span><\/a> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The following video describes our “Rise Against Hunger.”<\/span><\/p>\n