Webinar Explores "New Beginning" of United Methodism
United Methodists from around the world participated in the Sixth Annual Inclusiveness Zoom Webinar on November 11, 2022. Rev. Matt Miofsky, St. Louis, Missouri, keynoted the event along along with three of the church’s best-known episcopal leaders: Bishop Thomas Bickerton, New York, President of the United Methodist Council of Bishops, Bishop Julius Trimble, Indianapolis, of the Indiana Area, and Bishop Karen Oliveto, Denver, of the Mountain Sky, Conference.
Three newly elected bishops also joined the conversation: Bishops Carlo A. Rapanut, Dottie Escobedo Frank, and Cedrick Bridgeforth.
Bishop Melvin Wheatley Legacy
$1,000 +
Mountain Sky UM Conference
Bishop Mary Ann Swenson Legacy
$250 +
Burnett, Ingrid and Steve
Miller, Joe & Kathryn
Marshall, Joretta & Joy Allen
Rev. Julian Rush Legacy - $100 +
Baber, Melinda
Benedett-Farmer, Larry & Terry
Butler, Tom & Pat
Center for Pastoral Effectiveness
Curry, Ella
Eakle, Lonnie & Terry
Howard, John & Constance
Martz, Harvey & Judy
Mercer UMC, Mercer, WI
Millikan, Laura
Oneal, Margaret Dianne
Responsible Stewardship (Mountain Sky)
Richards, Sheila & Caryle
Robledo, Liwliwa & Ramon
Tanquist, Mardel & Roger
Thompson, John
Twidwell, Susan
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Bishop Roy Sano Legacy - $500 +
Huie, Robert
Martz, Harvey & Judy
Messer, Don & Bonnie
Miles, Rebekah
Rev. Gilbert H. Caldwell Legacy
$150 +
Hunt, Ann
Owsley, Judy
St Paul & St Andrew UMC Churches,
New York City
Wills, Brenda
Rev. Mary Ann Downs Legacy
$50 +
Bibb, Stephen
Fado, Donald & Martha Jean
Fletcher, Paula
Gilbert, Richard & Jane
Guyette, Laraine
McCormick, Sharon & Thomas
Nelson, Karen
Newquist, Amy
Reaves, Charles
Rice, Mabel
Seckel, Carol
Talla, Eric
Trowbridge, Ruth
Wingelier, Douglas
Distinguished Educator Joins Steering Committee
Rev. Dr. Joretta Marshall, retired Vice President and Dean and Emeritus Professor of Pastoral Theology and Care, Brite Divinity School, has accepted an invitation to serve on the UMARC Steering Committee. A beloved teacher and admired administrator, Marshall had a distinguished career in theological education, teaching at Vanderbilt University Divinity School, Iliff School of Theology, Eden Seminary, and Brite Divinity School. She and her wife now live in Minnesota, where she is teaching part-time at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Her books include: Pastoral Care in Rural Congregations, Counseling Lesbian Partners, and How Can I Forgive?
UMARC Endorses Christmas Covenant
By Ben Roe
October 31, 2022, Centennial, Colorado-- United Methodists will be considering in 2024 a plan for reorganizing the United Methodist Church along global regional lines. At a recent meeting, the United Methodist Association of Retired Clergy has endorsed the plan, which was developed by representatives from United Methodist Conferences outside the United States.
The Christmas Covenant features a regionalization plan...
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Steering Committee Members (Photos Left to Right):
Don Messer - Chair, Harvey Martz - Vice Chair, John Blinn - Treasurer,
Dave Ferguson, Chris Ferguson,
Marla Kauerz, Joretta Marshall, Kay Palmer-Marsh, Liwliwa Robledo, Ben Roe
John L. Thompson, Julian Rush - Honorary, Annie Arnoldy - Advisor