A recent article from UM News (the official United Methodist news organization) recently featured some of the activities of Annual Conferences in the U.S. related to moving toward a more full inclusion of LGBTQ+ persons. What's most interesting [continue...]
Hello fellow RUMC members! I wanted to pass along some volunteer opportunities sent out from the church this past week. Please take a look at these and see if there's something that you could pitch in and help [continue...]
This is going to be a long post with a lot to say, so I hope you’ll stay with me because it’s important. At this moment, my heart hurts for our church as we figure out what "tomorrow" [continue...]
The last couple of weeks have been busy with activity at our church related to our discernment process and now with a vote to hold a church vote on the future of our church. I've seen some emails [continue...]
In my previous post in this series, I shared my thoughts about DNA and how our DNA is part of God’s divine blueprint for all of His creation. I discussed how DNA is designed to be [continue...]
Every single member of Riverchase UMC should watch this story of how a disaffiliation vote (and even the process) impacted the 2,000-member Jarvis Memorial UMC in Greenville, North Carolina. The timeline and personalities that the members and [continue...]
We’re going through some things right now in the United Methodist Church because of disagreement on the direction of the denomination, largely related to how same-sex relationships are viewed. I know that there are many who feel [continue...]
I’ve been working to understand a lot more about how God’s designs of nature might help us all have more informed conversations about the issues our denomination is facing today. When I hear the opinions of those [continue...]
To the reader: this is one post of a series from members of Riverchase UMC sharing their stories about their lives at Riverchase UMC and why they want our church to remain in the United Methodist Church. [continue...]
To the reader: this is one post of a series from members of Riverchase UMC sharing their stories about their lives at Riverchase UMC and why they want our church to remain in the United Methodist Church. [continue...]
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