Hi Rainbow Alliance friends,
Please save Saturday, May 20, 10am-12noon, for the first South East District Reconciling Group meeting.
We are proud to host this exciting opportunity to bring together United Methodists from across the South East District who support justice for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
Rev. Kipp Nelson, lead pastor at St, John’s on the Lake in Miami Beach, and associated with First United Methodist, Miami, will lead. He will help us look at options and actions that we can take going forward. Over breakfast, you will be invited to share stories of working on the inclusive ministry of reconciling.
The Rainbow Alliance will provide brunch for our fellow Methodists, who will be driving from Miami, Delray Beach and all points in between. Please email Barbara Driscoll if you can help with the brunch or help set up the fellowship halls for the gathering.
Clarifying a few names ...
The Reconciling Ministries Network is national organization of individuals, groups and churches committed to intersectional justice across and beyond the United Methodist connection, working for the full participation of all LGBTQ+ people throughout the life and leadership of the Church.
Christ Church's journey in the reconciling movement began in October 2020, when about a dozen individuals came together to form a Reconciling Group and to ratify the Reconciling Ministries foundational statement. Christ Church became a Reconciling Church in March 2022.
Later in 2022, the Christ Church Reconciling Group adopted the name Rainbow Alliance to more clearly identify its mission of affirmation and inclusion to the community at large.
