“It makes me pause why those supporting this progressive agenda cannot grasp that perhaps all of those prayers were answered, accept it, and continue to be the loving church that brought me into this church over 17 years ago.” “We all prayed strongly and regularly … that we should lay aside our personal wants and needs so that the church can truly represent God,” said Thompson, who watched General Conference on live stream. Mark United Methodist Church in Clinton, Tennessee, said she was disappointed to see delegates use political maneuvering to fight against a majority vote for the Traditional Plan. “Some Methodist church leaders have actually apologized for the vote outcome.” “Now after the conference vote, the reaction has been gloom and doom with sad and offended people,” Browning said. Louis meeting, practiced by many in the denomination’s 12.6 million members worldwide. “Are our Methodist leaders so enlightened that they are totally oblivious to the 12 million people praying for three years that God’s will would be done?” Browning asked, while mentioning reports that the “ holy spirit was moving among the crowd” on the first day of General Conference.īrowning, a member at Rutherford Memorial United Methodist Church in Corryton, Tennessee, was referring to the months of organized prayer, prior to the St. Meanwhile, church members who supported the Traditional Plan express dismay that Christians who say they believe in the power of prayer are unwilling to accept an outcome that didn’t align with their hopes or expectations. Many moderate and progressive United Methodists, including those in the 872 congregations of Holston Conference, expressed shock, sadness or anger that the newly adopted Traditional Plan did more than just retain church laws against “self-avowed practicing homosexual” clergy and officiating at or hosting same-sex marriage ceremonies. Effective in January 2020 in the U.S., the Traditional Plan also requires stricter enforcement for violations of church law. Since then, reactions to the decision have been loud and emotional.
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