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Critical Articles In A Time of Transition
Key Bishops and Advocacy Group Leaders Propose Plan of Separation
By Walter Fenton A prominent group of 16 United Methodists released a detailed proposal today calling for an amicable separation of The United Methodist Church. The group included individuals representing all the major advocacy organizations affiliated with the church and eight bishops from around the world, including Bishop Kenneth Carter, current president of the Council … Continue Reading
Why a Mediated Negotiation?
By Keith Boyette This year, The United Methodist Church is 52 years old. Of course, the Methodist movement, currently composed of approximately 80 distinct Methodist denominations worldwide, is much older than that. The UM Church was formed from the union of The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church in 1968. Methodism, as with … Continue Reading
Global UM Leaders Reimagine a New Methodist Movement
Traditionalist United Methodist leaders from around the world have agreed on an expansive vision for a new, global Methodist church. Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, March 2 – 4, episcopal leaders from Africa, Eurasia, the Philippines, and the United States, were joined by traditionalist clergy, and renewal and reform group leaders from the Confessing Movement, Good … Continue Reading
Where Do We Go From Here?
By Keith Boyette Today, we were to be meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota for the convening of The United Methodist Church’s 2020 General Conference. But as we are all aware, the COVID-19 virus radically disrupted those plans as it has disrupted nearly every other aspect of our lives. The world has changed. I hear people longing … Continue Reading
Transitioning to a New Church… in God’s Time
By Keith Boyette On May 5, the day The United Methodist Church’s General Conference was set to convene, UM advocacy groups, representative of each of the theological streams in the church, released comments on the significance of its postponement. Each of the groups (Mainstream UMC, Reconciling Ministries Network, UMForward, and the Wesleyan Covenant Association) remain … Continue Reading
Preparation for Launch
By Keith Boyette In Ecclesiastes 3, Solomon reminds us that there is a time for every activity under the heavens. The times we live in seem strange indeed. Any sense of normalcy has been replaced by the knowledge we have never walked this road before. Many routines have been disrupted. The journey we are on … Continue Reading
A Sure Hope for a Faithful Future
By Keith Boyette The United Methodist Church is now less than one year away from a defining General Conference that was postponed earlier this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Given the long delay, some United Methodists are wondering if the Protocol for Reconciliation and Grace through Separation has been derailed. And concerns about it … Continue Reading
FAQ about the Transitional Leadership Council
Earlier this year, when a group of United Methodist leaders shared a proposal for an amicable separation of the UM Church, it seems fair to say most United Methodists greeted the news with a mix of sadness and relief. Led by the late Bishop John Yambasu, the 16 member mediation team produced the now widely known … Continue Reading
Forward into a Faithful Future
By Keith Boyette January 15, 2021 Launched in October 2016, the Wesleyan Covenant Association’s mission has evolved with events. We have never wavered in upholding the Lordship of Jesus and the authority of Scripture over our individual and corporate lives. We have been passionate in our commitment to the great confessions of the Christian faith … Continue Reading
WCA Viewpoint
The purpose of the new program is to answer questions WCA members and friends have regarding transitional issues United Methodists will need to navigate should The United Methodist Church’s 2021 General Conference adopt the “Protocol for Reconciliation and Grace through Separation.” The program will also answer questions about the WCA’s draft “Book of Doctrines and Disciplines,” and general issues related to the launching of a new, traditional and global Methodist church. The first episode is available in our App on our Facebook page and YouTube channel.
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Read the draft "Book of Doctrines and Discipline"
With increasing clarity, the WCA will continue to prepare for the launch of a new traditionalist Methodist church. And to that end, we continue to develop a draft Book of Doctrines and Discipline for such a church. We have invited engagement around the ideas presented in the draft and are encouraged by the respectful dialogue it has engendered. The WCA continues to refine its work and welcomes input from others.
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Most Recent Articles
Facing Hard Truths and Doing the Right Thing
February 26, 2021 By Joseph F. DiPaolo The charge is often made that the leading bishops, clergy, and laity who fashioned and endorsed the Protocol of Reconciliation and Grace through Separation are somehow causing a schism within The United Methodist Church. I disagree. Unfortunately, the schism was already there. In fact, I would argue that … Continue Reading
Go Global! The 2021 Global Gathering of the Wesleyan Covenant Association
February 19, 2021 We are excited to invite you to the WCA’s Fifth Global Gathering! Join us on Saturday, May 1, at Frazer Church in Montgomery, Alabama or at one of our simulcast sites as we celebrate the mission God has entrusted to us to Go Global! Registration is now open here. Because of attendance … Continue Reading
Coalition of Traditional Leaders Calls for Decision on Protocol at Earliest Possible Time
February 16, 2021 A diverse group of theologically conservative Methodist leaders from around the globe who initially met in Atlanta, Georgia in March 2020 to announce a vision for a new traditional expression of Methodism has issued a statement today continuing their support for the Protocol for Reconciliation and Grace through Separation and urging “the … Continue Reading
Getting to a Decision
February 12, 2021 By Keith Boyette Life is complicated. A pandemic makes life more complicated. Ministry is hard. Ministry during a pandemic is harder. Decision-making is often difficult. Decision-making during a pandemic is even more difficult. The United Methodist Church is confronting this reality just as countless other communities are when established practices have been … Continue Reading
Articles by Topic
- Wesleyan Covenant Association Releases “Book of Doctrines and Discipline”
- Read the Draft “Book of Doctrines and Discipline”
- Section 5, Ministry of the Clergy
- Section 7, Conferences
- Part 8, Connectional Organization
- A Mission Driven Church
- Ministry Task Forces Forming
- Deploying Faithful, Energetic, and Effective Clergy
- Empowering Laity for a New Methodist Movement
- Dedicated, Faithful, and Honorable Leaders
- Great Response to “Book of Doctrines and Discipline”
- Rev. Dr. William J. “Billy” Abraham to Address WCA’s Fourth Global Gathering
- The Rev. Shane Bishop to Speak at the WCA’s 2019 Global Gathering
- The Rev. Nako Kellum to Address the WCA’s 2019 Global Gathering
- The Rev. Keith Boyette to Reveal WCA’s Plans for a New Methodism at 2019 Global Gathering
- The Rev. Kenneth Levingston to Preach At the WCA’s 2019 Global Gathering
- Laywoman Cara Nicklas to Deliver Opening Address at the WCA’s 2019 Global Gathering
- The Rev. Dr. Bob Kaylor to Speak at the WCA’s 2019 Global Gathering
- Bishop Pedro Torio to Celebrate Holy Communion at WCA’s Fourth Global Gathering
- Rev. Stephanie Greenwald and Asbury UMC Worship Band to Lead WCA’s Fourth Global Gathering
- Envisioning a New Methodist Movement
- God is Birthing a New Wesleyan Movement
Way Forward & The Special Called General Conference
- The Chicago Statement
- Why are “Traditional Compatibilists” So Hard to Find?
- Our Hope for the Way Forward
- Longing for a Better Way Forward
- A Milepost on the Way Forward
- Uniting Methodists Caucus Advocates for Unity Petitions that Will Bring Disunity
- The Connectional Conference Plan
- The Traditional Plan
- The One Church Plan
- FAQs – The State of The United Methodist Church
- FAQs Part 2 – The State of The United Methodist Church
- Whither the Gracious Exit – Committed or Constrained
- Critical Meetings and Events Precede Pivotal Special General Conference
- Understanding the Plans
- Wesleyan Covenant Association Announces Results Of Special General Conference
- Statement of the Wesleyan Covenant Association Council on Next Steps
- A Message to Local UM Churches In Progressive Annual Conferences
- Reflections on the Special General Conference
- Overview of Legislation Adopted By the Special General Conference
Vitality
- United Methodists Still Have Time (but the clock is ticking)
- The Bad News and the Good News
- “Church Sees Record Giving” and the Rest of the Story
Judicial Council
Beliefs
The Church
- Back to the Basics: Love, Sin, Salvation, and the #NextMethodism
- Igniting a Movement
- All Hands on Deck
Unity
Scripture
- Biblical Revisionism’s Stolen Valor
- Reading Scripture the Wesley Way
- The Bible is True
- Committed to Christ and the Scriptures
- Encountering God in Scripture
Jesus
Prayer
Women In Ministry
- A Bishop’s Testimony
- The Courage to Bear Witness to Christ
- Transformation and the Faith to Stand Unashamed
- Delegates to First Wesleyan Covenant Association Legislative Assembly to Consider Resolutions
- The Rev. Dr. Joy J. Moore to Speak at WCA’s Third Global Gathering
- Layman Dr. Carlos Alarcon to Address WCA’s Third Global Gathering
- Bishop Mike Lowry to Open WCA’s Third Global Gathering
- Bishop Scott Jones to Speak at WCA’s Third Global Gathering
- The Rev. Madeline Carassco Henners to Address WCA’s Third Global Gathering
- Bishop Kasap Owan to Preach at WCA’s Third Global Gathering
- Worship Leader and Hosts Set for WCA’s Third Global Gathering
- Videos for the Global Gathering
- Bishop Mike Lowry Inspires 2018 WCA Global Gathering
- Hard Truth and Messy Grace – Leah Hidde-Gregory’s Global Gathering Message
- Unashamed of the Scriptures – Dr. David Watson’s Global Gathering Message
- Unashamed of the Gospel and Moved by God’s Amazing Grace
- Unashamed of Christ in a Post-Modern World
- Unashamed to Preach Scriptural Holiness Contending for the Faith
- Unashamed of the Future of Methodism
- Freedom in Christ’s Cross
- Wesleyan Covenant Association Moves Forward
- Statement by the WCA Council – November 5, 2018
- Resolution Declaring Position of the Wesleyan Covenant Association on Matters to be Considered by the Special General Conference of The United Methodist Church
- Statement of Doctrinal Standards
- Fundamental Features & Principles of a New Methodist Denomination
- Statement Offering Radical Hospitality & Genuine Community
- Resolution Empowering Preparation for Next Steps
Houston Resources
The theme of the 2017 Global Gathering was “Move – On Mission With God.” God invites us to lay aside human endeavors and agendas, and make ourselves available for the purposes God is revealing in this age.