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Special Called Annual Conference

 

A special called annual conference session was held on February 18, 2023 for the Virginia Annual Conference membership to consider the ratification of 34 local churches seeking to disaffiliate from The United Methodist Church over matters of human sexuality using Paragraph 2553 of the Book of Discipline.

 

The following 33 churches (with their calculated disaffiliation amounts) were approved to disaffiliate under Paragraph 2553 in the session as a block. The churches represent approximately 2% of the Conference's local churches, membership, and apportionments.

·        Glenmore UMC, Living Waters District ($35,277.00)

·        Hanes Chapel UMC, Living Waters District ($14,058.17)

·        Hopewell UMC, Living Waters District ($131,345.00)

·        Union Chapel UMC, Living Waters District ($29,607.00)

·        Locust Grove UMC, Mission Rivers District ($107,428.00)

·        Mila UMC, Mission Rivers District,

Mission Rivers District ($25,495.00)

·        Rehoboth-Northumberland UMC,

Mission Rivers District ($28,098.00)

·        Wicomico UMC, Mission Rivers District ($22,686.00)

·        Wilderness Community UMC,

Mission Rivers District ($389,965.50)

·        Creasey’s Chapel UMC, Mountain View District ($37,376.46)

·        Fairview UMC, Mountain View District ($330,229.00)

·        Grace Design UMC, Mountain View District ($84,053.00)

·        Harris Chapel UMC,Mountain View District ($16,862.00)

·        Huddleston UMC,Mountain View District ($25,599.00)

·        Mountain View UMC (Meadows of Dan),

Mountain View District ($21,287.00)

·        Nettle Ridge UMC,Mountain View District ($38,040.00)

·        New Hope UMC, Mountain View District ($27,122.00)

·        Ross Harbour UMC, Mountain View District ($38,033.00)

·        Stuart UMC, Mountain View District ($123,495.00)

·        Timberlake UMC,Mountain View District ($748,445.00)

·        Whitmell UMC, Mountain View District ($96,747.00)

·        Woolwine UMC, Mountain View District ($40,320.00)

·        Markham UMC, Shenandoah River District ($46,632.00)

·        Redland UMC, Shenandoah River District ($152,758.00)

·        Refuge UMC, Shenandoah River District ($57,592.00)

·        White Chapel UMC, Shenandoah River District ($36,217.00)

·        Binghams UMC, Three Notch’d District ($40,422.00)

·        Byrd Chapel UMC, Three Notch’d District ($88,888.00)

·        Dunns Chapel UMC, Three Notch’d District ($19,154.00)

·        Laurel Hill UMC, Three Notch’d District ($258,425.00)

·        Mt. Zion UMC, Three Notch’d District ($70,946.00)

·        Trinity UMC (Christiansburg), Valley Ridge District ($26,665.00)

·        Wesley Memorial UMC, Valley Ridge District ($57,991.00)

      

 New Town UMC, Mission Rivers District ($562,304.00 disaffiliation amount), was voted to be removed from the list of churches for separate consideration by the Annual Conference body.  After a time of discussion and speeches for and against the ratification (based on the intent/stipulation of the family who donated the property, which was to have a United Methodist Church on that site) of New Town UMC from The United Methodist Church, the Annual Conference body voted “no” on the ratification of the disaffiliation with a 54% to 46%. 

 

Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson ended the session with a prayer. She acknowledged how heartbreaking this work can be for United Methodists but encouraged those gathered to find new conviction and courage to be the body of Christ to the world far and wide in the work ahead of the Virginia Annual Conference. 

 

Peg Jones, Annual Conference Rep

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