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GMC Decision

RESULT OF THE MEMBERS VOTE...

After prayers, opening remarks, our vote, and a hymn sung together as a congregation, the District Superintendent, James Wilson II, informed us that Sidney First Church voted to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church. In the next few weeks, the Pastors and leadership will be sharing information about our desire to remain connected to a Wesleyan Methodist denomination, with the Global Methodist Church (GMC) being the most likely denomination.

Please watch for additional information explaining details about the GMC and the timing. We will be as Jesus calls us to be—the same welcoming, loving, mission-focused congregation we have always been. As we step out in faith, we are confident that our Sidney First Church members and friends will be supportive as God reveals His plan for our future.


More information: The Authority of Scripture Rev. Dr. Jeff Greenway – 10 Reasons to consider the Global Methodist Church Rev. Dr. Jeff Greenway Town Hall 10/14/22 Global Methodist Church - Our Beliefs & Governance: https://globalmethodist.org/what-we-believe Bulletin Inserts: 6/19/22 - Annual Conference Summary Key Points \| Bulletin Insert \| Video with Rev. Dr. Chivington and Lay Leader Todd Miller 7/10/2022 - Historical Methodism 7/17/2022 - Who is the Global Methodist Church 7/24/22 - UMC Current Governance vs Post-Separation UMC and Global Methodist Church Comparison Chart 7/31/2022 - Comparison of Local Church Structure 8/7/2022 - Theological Differences 8/14/2022 - Some Q & A's about the process 8/21/2022 - Remembering 9/4/2022 - Connectional Churches & Trust Clause 9/11/2022 - What does para 2533 require and how is the West Ohio Conference implementing it? 9/18/2022 - What are the associated costs to Sidney First UMC should we choose to disaffiliate, and how would we pay for it. 10/2/2022 - After the vote: Thank You 10/9/2022 - Now What? 10/16/2022 - What's Next? / Who is the Global Methodist Church? 10/23/2022 - About Global Methodist 10/30/2022 - More about GMC beliefs 11/13/2022 - Church Conference info

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