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Details of disaffiliation process made clear

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Two delegates overcome loss with love
Delegates Jorge Lockward (left) of the New York Conference and the Rev. Beth Ann Cook of the Indiana Conference embrace on the stage during the closing moments of the 2019 United Methodist General Conference in St. Louis. The two had previously spoken on opposite sides of possible exit plans for churches wishing to leave the denomination amid continuing disagreements over full inclusion of LGBTQ people in the life of the denomination. ~umns/Mike DuBose

A process for disaffiliation from The UMC, outlined by Michigan Conference Trustees, will be posted Aug.1 on the Conference website.


JAMES LEBARON
Michigan Conference Board of Trustees, Chair

It has been the objective of Bishop Bard, conference directors, our legal counsel, and the conference Trustees to provide anyone interested in assessing the possibility of disaffiliating from The United Methodist Church with as complete a picture as possible.

The culmination of many hours of discussion, debate, and conclusions will be posted on the conference website on August 1 in the form of:

  1. the formal Disaffiliation Agreement;
  2. an explanation of the process and its elements; and
  3. a comprehensive Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section with provided answers. Contact information will also be given for specific questions.

As of August 1, 2019 this information will be available at https://michiganumc.org/resources/local-church/trustees/disaffiliation/.

We have endeavored to ensure these elements are both comprehensive and compatible with other conferences by sharing our work with their bishops and chancellors. This is a material decision with both obvious, and potentially unintended, consequences. We want to make certain that if a decision is made to disaffiliate, no one later laments, “we didn’t realize that would happen.”

Last Updated on October 20, 2023

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