[Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs press release]
The Episcopal Church – United Methodist Dialogue group have prepared A Gift to the World: Co-Laborers for the Healing of Brokenness; The Episcopal Church and The United Methodist Church – A Proposal for Full Communion, the result of dialogue for a formal full-communion relationship. In a recent letter, Bishop Frank Brookhart of Montana, Episcopal Church co-chair of the committee, with Bishop Gregory V. Palmer, the United Methodist Church, Ohio West Episcopal Area, offered, “The relationships formed over these years of dialogue, and the recognition that there are presently no theological impediments to unity, paved the way for this current draft proposal.” The entire letter is available here. A Gift to the World: Co-Laborers for the Healing of Brokenness; The Episcopal Church and The United Methodist Church – A Proposal for Full Communion, is located here. In the coming months, opportunities for feedback, regional gatherings, and discussions will be slated. Additional related information, including historical documents, is available here. The work of the Episcopal-United Methodist Dialogue is enabled by two General Convention resolutions: 2015-A107 and 2006-A055. For more information contact the Rev. Margaret Rose, Episcopal Church Deputy for Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations at mrose@episcopalchurch.org. Members of the Episcopal-United Methodist Dialogue Episcopal Bishop C. Franklin Brookhart Bishop David Rice The Rev. Dr. Thomas Ferguson The Rev. Dr. Deirdre Good The Rev. Jordan M. Haynie Ware The Rev. Margaret R. Rose – Staff United Methodist Bishop Gregory Palmer Reverend Patricia Farris Reverend Dr. James Howell Reverend Dr. Pamela Lightsey Bishop Michael Watson Reverend Dr. Robert J. Williams Kyle Tau, PhD, MTS – staff
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