UMAction Briefing

A newsletter for United Methodists working for Scripture-based reform in the denomination. This is a quarterly publication of UMAction that keeps church members informed about what is going on and offers advice on how people in the pews can become more engaged in the theological and political debates going on in the United Methodist Church.

Download PDFs of past publications by clicking on the links below. Most recent briefing listed first. 

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2007

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Winter 2007

Find Inside:
United Methodist Women’s Division Hosts Iran’s Extremist President | Will New Jersey Force United Methodist Camp to Host Same-Sex Rites? | Liberian UM Leader Urges Faithfulness to Bible in “Africa Declaration” | Aldersgate Renewal Ministries Promote UM Revival | How Much Does the UMC Give to the National Council of Churches? | Are UMC 9-11 Resources Morally Unclear? | UM Lobby Office Urges Anti-Israel Divestment of Caterpillar Stock | Transsexual UM Minister Keeps Pulpit, for Now | United Methodists Discuss Church Membership Issue | Episcopal Church Split Deepens

Fall 2007

Find Inside:
African UM Bishop Calls U.S. Church to Biblical Faithfulness | United Methodist Minister Has Sex Change Surgery | Annual Conferences Adopt Controversial Stances | Five Annual Conferences Urge UM Withdrawal from Pro-Abortion Rights Group | United Methodist Relief Agency Partners with Muslim Aid | UM Women’s Division Joins Anti-Israel Rally | UM Lobby Office Files Suit Over Methodist Building Trust Fund | UM Seminary Promotes “Queering the Church”

Summer 2007

Find Inside:
United Methodist-Endorsed Coalition Defends Partial-Birth Abortion | GOOD NEWS: Bishop Calls United Methodists to Stronger Emphasis on Christian Doctrine | UM Lobby Board Opposes Church Position on Marriage | Church Official Condemns All Handguns | Far-left Methodist Federation for Social Action Targets 2008 General Conference | United Church of Christ Continues Membership Plunge by Abandoning Biblical Christianity and Supporting Same-Sex Unions | United Methodist Membership Explodes in Africa

Spring 2007

Find Inside:
Pro-Homosexuality Activists Take Charge of General Conference Worship | United Methodist Bishops Protest Against Bush Library at SMU | Episcopal Church Rejects Biblical Authority and Sexual Morality; Decline Worsens; More Churches Depart | National Council of Churches Relies on Liberal Foundations...and United Methodists | Good News: United Methodist Theologian Defends Sanctity of Life | Time to Take Action at Your Annual Conference

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