Soon after the special General Conference of 2019, proposals to dissolve or dismember the UMC proliferated. All these major legislative proposals emanated from the United States. The African College of Bishops issued a statement on maintaining the unity and integrity of the UMC. The Philippines’ College of Bishops also released a pastoral letter that spoke against the dissolution of the UMC. Proponents of the Christmas Covenant who are from Central Conferences saw this as a “kairos” moment-- an opportune time for voices from Central Conferences to be heard. Rooted in a lamentation of how colonialism has shown itself in efforts to divide the church without hearing from the silenced margins of Central Conferences and harming its mission work, the Christmas Covenant was born-- a gift of hope from those in the grassroots for the future of our global connection.Please join Court VonLindern, Designer of NextGen & Inclusiveness Ministries, on December 16 at 11:30 am (MST) as they welcome the Rev. Dr. Izzy Alvaran and the Rev. Richard Bentley for this Vital Conversation on the Christmas Covenant and what it means for the Mountain Sky Conference to have voted to endorse the Christmas Covenant at Annual Conference 2021.
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