Perry United Methodist Church is a member of the South Georgia Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church. Like many United Methodist churches, PUMC is navigating what is the future into which God is calling us. The UMC has been divided and has reached an impasse. You may be wondering where PUMC is when it comes to these denominational matters. We have formed a Denominational Future Committee which is prayerfully studying and discerning what will be the best options for us, and they will be reporting back to Administrative Board. We have created the Denominational Future Committee to help research potential denominations should PUMC decide to depart. We have created this section of our website in order to share helpful information, past updates, town hall videos, and helpful outside resources.
How? The Process of Reaching the Global Methodist Decision
Coffee and Conversations with Jay Hanson on March 11, 2024
Questions and Answers
Frequently Asked Questions about The Global Methodist Church (updated 4/17)
Questions and Answers from Perry United Methodist Church (updated 4/17)
PUMC
DFC Resources
RESEARCH OPTION SUMMARY FRAMEWORK
Why We Need a Denomination
https://goodnewsmag.org/why-we-need-a-denomination/
Considering Methodist Options
https://goodnewsmag.org/considering-methodist-options/
Proposed Resolutions for General Conference
Why? Presentation with Speaker Notes
The
Denominational Future Committee’s presentation to Administrative Board.
Dr. Jimmy Asbell, Senior Pastor of Vineville UMC in Macon and Conference Trustees Chair and Mrs. Cater Thompson, Conference Chancellor, provide several updates in response to what happens when South Georgia's current disaffiliation expires on December 31, 2023.
While acknowledging their dedication to and thankfulness
for the UM Church, Greenway and Lowry compare its deep divisions to a married
couple where accountability and trust have been lost. Like the leading UM
bishops, clergy, and laity who negotiated the Protocol for
Reconciliation and Grace through Separation, they
believe “irreconcilable differences among us have resulted in our need to be in
separate churches – but in the process, we have some heart work to do. As we
press on, we will need to commit ourselves to work on our new covenant
relationships while not continually having flashbacks to the old. We take no
joy in finding ourselves at this juncture, but we’re not without hope. We write
to remind us all that this is not the first time people who claim the name of
Jesus have separated.”
Time To Go. Why We Must Pass the Protocol
A
look at the issues that divide the denomination.
With a Deadline Looming, the United Methodist Church Breaks Up
“Until July, White’s Chapel was the
second-largest United Methodist congregation in the country. The
conservative-leaning church lost its status this year not because it shrank —
it is growing, leaders say — but because it left the denomination.”
United Methodist Church Book of Discipline
Global Methodist Transitional Book of Discipline
South Georgia Global Church Directory
South Georgia United Methodist Church
South Georgia Global Methodist Church
FAQs for Clergy
Departure Process
Departure Timeline
Discernment Workbook
Holy Conversations: The WCA Podcast/A Podcast by Wesleyan Covenant:
Multiplying
Methodism
Global Methodist Church Update
Pathways Webinars
Charts
Charts from other churches
Comparisons and Rational for Joining the GMC
Denominational Future Committee Mission Statement
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From Our Denominational Future Committee
October 26, 2023 Letter for the Timeline and Mission of the DFC
December 2023 Letter from the DFC Committee
From Our Administrative Board
May 18, 2023 Letter from our Administrative Board President
Perry UMC Discernment Conversations
Bishop David Graves - April 24, 2023 in the PUMC Sanctuary
Dr. Shane Green - April 13, 2023 in the PUMC Sanctuary
Dr. Baxter Hurley - March 28, 2023 in the PUMC Sanctuary
Information from Our Discovery Team
Lunch and Learn Who, What, When, Where, Why Short Handout 03.05.2023
Lunch and Learn Long Form - (more detailed)
Letters From Our Pastor (click below to view a PDF of each)
January 2023 - Pastoral Update
Updates from our Bishop
(click below to view each article on the sgaumc.org website)
Background Information regarding the United Methodist Denominational Crisis
(click to view a PDF packet with links)
The 2016 Book of Discipline and The Book of Resolutions
Click Here for a Free Digitial Copy from Cokesbury
General Conference 2024 Website
This site will be updated with the preposed legislation 6 months prior to the 2024 conference as was described in the Lunch and Learn hand out above.
Click here for the GC24 Website
Perry UMC Town Hall Meetings