| On June 20, over 100 members and participants from our congregation of about 150 met together, to consider our response to Pastor Mark E. Williams' public statement to the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference that he is a gay man in ordained ministry in the United Methodist Church. That night we voiced our undivided support for Mark Williams, and asked to retain him in ministry to our congregation, as an ordained pastor in good standing. Since the June 20 meeting many events have transpired in our quest to retain Mark Williams as our pastor. One of those events was the formation of a Justice Ministry Team. The Justice Ministry Team was organized to investigate avenues of support for our congregation and Mark Williams and to define Woodland Park's mission in supporting GLBT rights within the United Methodist Church. |
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Church |
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The Justice Ministry Team approved a public statement defining the mission of Woodland Park UMC at it's July 23 meeting |
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The Goals of the Justice Ministry Team |
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Goals |
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Events since Pastor Mark Williams announcement that he is gay man at Annual Conference. |
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Events |
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Time line |
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Time line of known events for remainder of year |
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Discipline |
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Portions of Discipline relative to GBLT issues as a pastor in the United Methodist Church. |
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Links |
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Links related to the United Methodist Church, The UMC Judicial Council and to GBLT issues. |
