Annual Conference Daily News
Sunday, June 24, 2018

NEWS STORIES FROM SATURDAY

• Bishop Gwinn's Ordination Sermon
• Bishop Carter's Address on "A Way Forward"
• Jan Brittain's Sermon for Celebration of Life Service
• Saturday Morning Business
• Bishop Gwinn's Sermon from Friday Night

MEDIA FROM SATURDAY

• Bishop Carter's Remarks on "A Way Forward"

Videos

• Lay Servant Ministries Training
• Neighboring Well with Laura Birch
• Media and Food for Kids
• See All the People- Harambee 2017
• Fresh Expressions

Photographs

• PicturesSaturday
• Ordination Service

PowerPoint Slides

• UM Foundation of WNC Annual Meeting
• Mark King's Comments on Budget Presentation
• Bishop Carter's Presentation on "A Way Forward"
• Celebration of Life- Clergy
• Celebration of Life- Spouses
• Connectional Table Presentation
• Litany of Thanksgiving- (Cabinet Resolutions)

Petitions

The petitions in the Supplement Book were dealt with in the order below.  See (pp. 37-39) .  Here are the results:

Petition 19- PASSED after discussion and debate
Petition 18- PASSED after discussion and debate
Petition  21- PASSED after discussion and debate
Petition 20- Ruled by the Bishop, not properly before the body and it was not taken up by the conference

Proposal: Reunite Immigrant Families 

Whereas, the United States government recently implemented a coercive “zero tolerance” policy resulting in the traumatic separation of children from immigrant parents and the subsequent incarceration of children in detention centers; and

Whereas, the President of the United States signed a subsequent Executive Order ceasing this separation, yet omitting any language about the children previously separated and housed in detention centers; and

Whereas, God instructs us to not oppress the alien among us (Leviticus 19:33-34) and care for the least among us (Matthew 25:40); and 

Whereas, ¶162.H of the The Social Principles of The United Methodist Church state, “We oppose immigration policies that separate family members from each other or that include detention of families with children, and we call on local churches to be in ministry with immigrant families.” (The 2016 Book of Discipline); therefore, be it

Resolved, that the Western North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church, in the name and Spirit of Jesus Christ, shall respectfully request the US Department of Homeland Security and the US Department of Justice to reunite children with their families who had previously been separated by the United States government due to the “zero tolerance” policy in an expedient, humane, and compassionate manner.

Submitted by: 

Rev. Kathy Randall Bryant
The WNCC Young Clergy
The WNCC Justice and Reconciliation Team

This petition PASSED after discussion and debate

Notices

2018 Appointments will be posted on Sunday after Bishop Leeland has fixed the appointments in closing worship.  There will be a working link on the top of the left menu of AC2018 entitled "2018 Appointments".  They will also be posted on social media.

-Did you get some good photos at Annual Conference? Submit them here and click  button!

-If you borrowed Short Stories by Jesus or The Wesley Challenge Youth Study Book from the WNCC Resource Center display in Harrell, please email us at resourcecenter@wnccumc.org so we can check it out to you.

-168 people responded to the call for starting a Fresh Expression in their community on Saturday afternoon.

-$900 dollars was raised for UMCOR Relief efforts in Puerto Rico by the Emory Club 5K

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