Methodist Federation for Social Action

The North Carolina Annual Conference Chapter of Methodist Federation for Social Action and Reconciling United Methodists and Friends of NC, in association with Avent Ferry United Methodist Church and as part of Epworth United Methodist Church’s “Journeying Towards Justice” series, is sponsoring a weekend of discernment over human sexuality and where The United Methodist Church is headed with LGBT inclusion the weekend of January 26-27.

The first part, on Saturday, January 26th at Avent Ferry United Methodist Church, includes conversation on sexuality but also on the Way Forward (The United Methodist Church will meet in St Louis Feb 23-26 to decide on LGBT inclusion) and about to become part of the Reconciling Ministries Network. That is from 9 am-1 pm.

The second part, on Sunday, January 27th at 3 pm at Epworth United Methodist Church, will be about inclusive conversations around sexuality and gender identity conducted by Helen Ryde, the Southeastern Coordinator for Reconciling Ministries Network. She will also be leading the discussion on Saturday.

• Avent Ferry United Methodist Church, 2700 Avent Ferry Rd, Raleigh, NC 27606
• Epworth United Methodist Church, 3002 Hope Valley Rd, Durham, NC 27707