What is the future of the United Methodist Church? Given the differences of opinion within the denomination, this question is at the forefront of many United Methodist (and other!) minds. On January 14, 2020, Lake Oswego UMC presented a forum including background on the questions at hand as well as proposals that will be brought before the May 2020 General Conference for consideration. Pastor Michelle McKinnon-Young, Rev. Ric Shewell of Christ UMC Portland, LOUMC Lay Leader Deb Gice and Lay Member to Annual Conference Bob Pearson share their perspectives and experiences.
Video of an interview with the Developers of the most recent proposal: UM News interviews protocol developers: https://www.umnews.org/en/news/um-news-to-interview-protocol-developers
Comparison of the current proposals to be presented at General Conference 2020 in May: https://www.umnews.org/en/news/2020-gc-plan-chart-korean
