Encouragement to the United Methodist Church, Meeting at a Special Session of General Conference
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Whereas, The Episcopal Church is grateful for the continuing dialogue with The United Methodist Church, drawing together in friendship and warm collaboration kindred spiritual traditions, and
Whereas, The Episcopal Church, meeting in Austin, Texas, at its 79th General Convention, received “with gratitude the proposal ‘A Gift to the World, Co-Laborers for the Healing of Brokenness,’ which was prepared and distributed by The Episcopal Church-United Methodist Dialogue…” (A041), and
Whereas, we recognize the faithfulness of members of The United Methodist Church as you meet in a Special Session of the General Conference, from February 23-26, 2019, in St. Louis, Missouri, wrestling with important questions that affect deeply the interdependent life of Methodists around the world; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church, meeting at the Reed Conference Center in Midwest City, Oklahoma, from February 21-24, 2019, sends our warmest greetings and most fervent prayers to you, our brothers and sisters, our siblings, in The United Methodist Church, and that we look forward eagerly to our continued dialogue with you, seeking God’s will for our two traditions to be knit more closely in ministry.