January 30, 2019
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
This Sunday, February 3, 2019, I want to invite you to an important informational session after the chili lunch, provided by the United Methodist Women. I anticipate the session beginning around 12:15 and lasting approximately 30 minutes.
The informational session will be about the upcoming special meeting called General Conference of the United Methodist Church, slated for February 23-26, 2019. The focus of the General Conference will be to address proposals related to human sexuality and the church’s witness in the face of disagreement over these issues.
My purpose in holding this informational session will simply be to share the process by which these decisions will be made and to invite us into a time of prayer for our beloved denomination and church. This is important: this Sunday’s informational session
will not be a “debate” or a time of offering our perspectives on these issues. This will simply be a time in which I offer details on the upcoming process, called “The Way Forward.” If you wish to read about this process prior to the meeting, the link is
https://www.wnccumc.org/commissiononawayforwardresources.
This informational session will be held in the Worship Center. If the need is determined, we will offer another session prior to February 23.
I look forward to presenting this information to you, and believe that when given the information it will encourage us for the days ahead.
Grace and Peace,
Paul B. Thompson, Pastor
Huntersville United Methodist Church
