Niagara Frontier District News
Regional Gatherings with Bishop Webb
February 5, 2019 / By Beth Holdridge / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Regional Gatherings with Bishop Webb after Special Session
We do not know what to expect at the 2019 Special Session of General Conference (The Way Forward) taking place Feb. 23-26 in St. Louis, MO and this uncertainty can be uncomfortable. Whatever the outcome of Special Session is, our mission to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world will continue. There may be a new reality that we will have to acclimate to so that we can continue to fulfill our mission as United Methodists.
Upper New York Area Resident Bishop Mark J. Webb invites you to attend a clergy gathering and/or one of six regional gatherings happening this March. These gatherings will include a time of worship, prayer, and Bishop Webb's explanation of decisions and actions that took place at Special Session.
All clergy are expected to attend the clergy gathering on Saturday, March 9 at Rochester: Asbury First UMC from 10am-12:30pm.
Laity and clergy are invited to attend one of the other gatherings to be held around the conference. The closest to our district are on Sunday, March 17 from 4-6pm at Clarence UMC or Tuesday, March 19 from 6:30-8:30pm at Olean: Christ UMC.