I recently responded to Thomas Lambrecht’s post on the approaching separation of the United Methodist Church. Lambrecht was responding to Adam Hamilton’s response to his first post Primary Reasons for Separation on 1 February 2021.
Where can you find fair and balanced Christian news? It’s an increasingly difficult thing to find. Our friends in the United Methodist Church are being flooded with left leaning progressive news by the United Methodist News Service. It can be daunting to ferret out what’s real and what’s fake. We like to think you can…
By Brother Thom I find myself writing allot lately in response to social issues I see and read about in the news and on facebook. This morning a friend on facebook posted a meme asking “Who believes God made only two sexes, male and female.” Well the answer to this can be found in Genesis…
By Brother Thom Pastor’s have long been concerned about other churches enticing congregants away for their church. This is a very real concern, losing members to another church not only hurts the family of Christ, but it hurts the wallet too. Tithing keeps the doors open and ministries functioning. So the fear of members of…
In another sign of the division inside the United Methodist Church, the South Central Jurisdictional Conference of The United Methodist Church is suing Southern Methodist University. SMU trustees recently voted to remove mention of the UMC from its articles of incorporation. The suit is over who ultimately has control over the university. This suit comes…
By Brother Thom This past weekend I had the opportunity to gather with brothers from many denominations, as well as varied churches in the greater Hampton Roads area. In my discussions with members of congregations from across our area, I learned that many are facing the same issues. Dwindling congregations, decreases in tithes and offerings…
The former Perkins United Methodist Church and parsonage are up for sale this week. The church had a long history in the Shawboro community, but fell on hard times in recent years. The North Carolina Conference of the UMC last reported that the church had a congregation of 25, but that dwindled over recent years.…
United Methodists have a self-image that we are an open and welcoming faith community. We created the venerable slogan “Open hearts. Open minds. Open doors.” We celebrate the sacrament of Holy Communion with an “open table,” offering the bread and the cup to anyone willing to receive it. We have a constitutional system of governance…
