Posted By Mark Holland, Executive Director, Mainstream UMC Mainstream UMC Co-Founders, Rev. Dr. Nanette Roberts and Rev. Dr. Mark Holland, were able to bring our appeal for a moratorium on trials directly to our Bishops from the central conferences (those outside the US) on Friday November 1. Fifteen of the central conference Bishops from Africa, Europe, and the Philippines gathered just … [Read more...] about Mainstream UMC Meets with Central Conference Bishops
Urgent Action Needed: Sign Letter, and Call or Email Your Bishop Today!
Dear Friends, November 3-6, 2019 is the last meeting of the United Methodist Council of Bishops before the Traditional Plan takes effect January 1, 2020. Mainstream UMC is asking for your help to ask the Bishops to call for a church-wide moratorium on harmful complaints, charges, and trials. Please take these four actions: 1. Please click here to sign this letter to the bishops (text … [Read more...] about Urgent Action Needed: Sign Letter, and Call or Email Your Bishop Today!
Church Trials Part II: A Generation of Harm
Author: Rev. Dr. Mark R. Holland, Executive Director, Mainstream UMC This is the second in a series on the complaints and trials going on currently in the UMC and what is ahead when the Traditional Plan takes effect January 1, 2020. The Traditional Plan’s goal is to evict bishops, clergy, and entire annual conferences from the UMC. This series will explore how we actively resist … [Read more...] about Church Trials Part II: A Generation of Harm
Midnight Tonight: Deadline for Matching Grant
September 30, 2019 Dear Friends, Just a quick reminder, tonight at midnight is the close of our matching grant! Our fundraising efforts this month inspired a donor to make a $15,000 challenge grant. For every dollar that we raise through September, the donor will match up to a total of $15,000. This is a great opportunity for you to give a gift this month, knowing that it … [Read more...] about Midnight Tonight: Deadline for Matching Grant
Last Chance for Matching Grant!
Dear Friends, My name is Stephen Cady and I am a United Methodist. For most of my life, I have been proud to say that. Since the public humiliation of GC2019, however, I have grown increasingly circumspect in that revelation. Not because I am no longer proud of the rich tradition of vital piety and social holiness that birthed the Methodist movement, but because it has been … [Read more...] about Last Chance for Matching Grant!
Church Trials Part I: Forced Departure
Author: Rev. Dr. Mark R. Holland , Executive Director, Mainstream UMC This is the first in a series on the complaints and trials going on currently in the UMC and what is ahead when the Traditional Plan takes effect January 1, 2020. The Traditional Plan’s goal is to evict bishops, clergy, and entire annual conferences from the UMC. This series will explore how we actively resist … [Read more...] about Church Trials Part I: Forced Departure
GC Petition Deadline Reminder
Dear Friends, Rob Fuquay My name is Rev. Rob Fuquay and I serve as a board member for Mainstream UMC. The deadline for submitting petitions to General Conference 2020 is today, September 18. In today’s world, no legislation can pass without thoughtful advocacy. If we want real change in the UMC that gives the US Church the governance capacity to honor LGBTQ persons, we need … [Read more...] about GC Petition Deadline Reminder
Co-Founder Announces Challenge Grant!
Dear Friends, My name is Rev. Dr. Nanette Roberts and I am the co-founder and host pastor for Mainstream UMC. I am pleased to announce that our fundraising efforts this month have inspired a donor to make a $15,000 challenge grant. For every dollar that we raise through September, the donor will match up to a total of $15,000. This is a great opportunity for you to give a gift … [Read more...] about Co-Founder Announces Challenge Grant!
A Message from Alabama
Dear Friends, I am Pat Luna, a lay person in Alabama-West Florida. I was first reserve delegate in 2012 and delegate in 2016 and 2019 General Conferences. I am also a board member for Mainstream UMC. I am writing today to ask you to join me in making a donation to support the on-going work of Mainstream UMC. I believe that the work that Mainstream UMC has done and is doing is critical for … [Read more...] about A Message from Alabama
An Appeal from North Texas
Dear Friends, My name is Tim Crouch and I serve as a board member for Mainstream UMC. I am writing today to ask you to join me in making a donation to support the on-going work of Mainstream UMC. As a lay person from the North Texas Conference, I believe that the work that Mainstream UMC is doing is critical for the future of our church. Nowhere else in our church are hard … [Read more...] about An Appeal from North Texas
