BLACK METHODISTS FOR CHURCH RENEWAL
Chairperson: Tallulah Fisher Williams, Chicago 312-842-5957
Executive Director: Anna M. Dirl, Dayton, Ohio 513-227-9460
CONFESSING MOVEMENT
Organized at an Atlanta meeting in April 1994; second meeting
held in April 1995. Convened by retired Bishop William
R. Cannon, Atlanta; the Rev. Maxie Dunnam, president of Asbury
Theological Seminary, Wilmore, Ky.; and the Rev. Thomas C. Oden,
a faculty member at Drew University, Madison, N.J. Addressing
what they called a "theological crisis," the group endorsed
a strongly-worded "confessional statement" calling on the
denomination to reclaim and ignite its doctrinal heritage.
In addition to calling for orthodoxy in theological matters,
the document condemns homosexuality and abortion, and decries
experiementation "with pagan ritual and practice." Endorsement
has been sought by the group in advance of the 1996 General
Conference.
GOOD NEWS (Forum for Scriptural Christianity Within the UMC)
Chairperson: Donald Shell, Lake Junaluska, N.C. 704-456-3960
Executive Director: The Rev. James Heidinger, Wilmore, Ky.
606-858-4661
MARCHA (Methodists Associated Representing the Cause of Hispanic Americans)
President: Esdras Rodriguez-Diax, New York 212-870-2361
Executive Director: Jose Orlando Rivera, Lakewood, Calif.
310-634-5040.
METHODIST FEDERATION FOR SOCIAL ACTION
Presidents: Rev. Alice Knotts, Denver
Rev. David Tatgenhorst Kuh, Philadelphia
Exec. Director: Rev. George McClain, Staten Island, N.Y.,
718-273-4941
MISSION SOCIETY FOR UNITED METHODISTS
President: Dr. Roger Youmans, Decatur, Ga., 404-378-8746
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF ASIAN-AMERICAN UNITED METHODISTS
Executive Director: Rev. Peter Y.K. Sun, San Francisco
Chairperson: Man Singh Das, Aurora, Ill., 708-466-7544
NATIVE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL CAUCUS
Chairperson: Shirley Montoya, Shiprock, N.M., 505-325-7578
Executive Director: Rev. Sam Wynn, Fayetteville, N. C.,
910-424-0894
RECONCILING CONGREGATIONS
Program Coordinator: Mark Bowman, Chicago, Ill., 202-484-1233
TRANSFORMING CONGREGATIONS
Coordinator: Ron Dennis, Pahrump, Nev., 702-727-5351.