United Methodist Proposed Separation
By ACTS | September 12, 2020
Protocol of Grace and Reconciliation Through Separation
The last few days there has been much in the news concerning a possible resolution to the deep divide in the United Methodist Church. We encourage you to read the document, Protocol of Grace and Reconciliation Through Separation and its accompanying FAQ which are posted on www.westohioumc.org. Further, please visit our ACTS website, bit.ly/ka-acts, for more information on all the plans that have been presented.
This Protocol is encouraging in that it should save us from more acrimony. It is an agreement reached by persons whose positions have been incompatible; that too is encouraging. It is not a done deal. It is a proposal which needs to be approved at the May general conference. It needs to be reviewed as to its UM constitutionality. There are also exclusionary Disciplinary statements that must be addressed, but there are pathways for addressing them. There is much work to be done and much to clarify, but we are more hopeful than we have been since last February.
- Protocol of Reconciliation and Grace Through Separation
- Council of Bishops Press Release – United Methodists Traditionalists, Centrists, Progressives, and Bishops Sign Agreement Aimed at Separation
- United Methodist News – Diverse Leaders' Group Offers Separation Plan
- Mainstream UMC – Great News! Negotiations Reach Compromise!
- Uniting Methodists – Grace to be the Church We Are Becoming
- Methodists for Social Action – Message to John Keeny
- Wesleyan Covenant (Traditional Plan proponents) – Key Bishops and Advocacy Group Leaders Propose a Plan of Separation