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Due to the cancellation of the 2020 General Conference in the UMC, the formation of the Global Methodist Church, and information received from Bishop Leonard Fairley, the Asbury Leadership Board has decided it would be in the best interest of our church family to hear a presentation on the two pathways of Methodism, their impact on the future of Asbury Church and to inform you of the conference’s approval of a called church-wide charge conference for Members of Asbury Church to vote on remaining a United Methodist Church or disaffiliation from the UMC to align with the Global Methodist Church. 

The Asbury Leadership Board has approved the following schedule for the information sessions and congregational vote.  We encourage every member of Asbury to attend one information session and to be present in person on Sunday, October 16th for the congregational vote that will decide the future direction of Asbury Church.  Members must be physically present in order to vote by secret ballot for the called charge conference.  If you have any questions regarding your membership status, please email Wendy in the church office at wendy@asburyraleigh.org.

Schedule for Information Sessions with Question and Answer Time

• September 25 at 2pm
• October 5th at 6:30pm

Replay of the Presentation (without Q&A) October 9th at 4pm
 

Voting Session for Asbury Members is Sunday, October 16th at 2pm

Links and Resources for consideration:  

The NC Conference Information Hub on Disaffiliation https://nccumc.org/disaffiliation

The NC Conference Information on #BeUMC https://nccumc.org/beumc/ 

United Methodist Church’s Statement of Beliefs https://www.umc.org/en/who-we-are/what-we-believe 

Global Methodist Church’s Beliefs https://globalmethodist.org/about/ 

UMC Next Task Force https://umcnext.com/ 

Liberation Methodist Connexion https://www.thelmx.org

Frequently Asked Questions

This document comes from the Leadership Board and seeks to address frequently asked questions that have been asked by Asbury Church members concerning the October 16 church conference vote on disaffiliation of Asbury from the United Methodist Church. Please know that this document seeks to be complete but does not cover the entirety of the issues at hand.  This document is not meant to stand on its own, but instead to compliment and prepare you for one of the in person information sessions.  Please plan to attend one of the sessions to get a fuller picture of the matters facing the Methodist Church. Information Sessions are open to all and will be led by Rev. Gil Wise on September 25 at 2pm and October 5th at 6:30pm with a time for questions and answers, and a replay of the presentation (without Q&A) will be available online and played on campus on October 9th at 4pm.  Please know your Leadership Board is available to continue discussions and answer questions. You can reach out to John Griffin and Roy Bruce at leadershipboard@asburyraleigh.org 

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