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Friday, February 23, 2024

Move forward in spirit of Wesley


Commentary by the Rev. Lovett H. Weems, Jr.

Feb. 23, 2024 | WASHINGTON (UM News)

A recent UM News article describes the ill-advised plans of groups that spent the last years attacking The United Methodist Church and trying to recruit churches away from the denomination. The article documents the groups’ plans to continue to affect the decision-making of The United Methodist Church as the denomination seeks to start a new future following these attacks to divide.

The period of disaffiliation is over. It is time for all groups to move on from dividing to unifying and disciple-making.

The upcoming General Conference is for those who remain after the chaos of recent years. All the delegates come with the responsibility to do only those things that strengthen The United Methodist Church. They have chosen to remain not because they all agree, but because they are willing to live together despite differences, knowing that disunity is incompatible with Christian teaching.

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