Praying for the UMC
Prayer Theme: The Poverty of God
Together, we enter this 33nd week of the Council of Bishops’ call to Pray Our Way Forward. There are six more weeks before the February 23-26, 2019 special session of the General Conference begins in St. Louis. The entire United Methodist family is called to prayer and fasting for the mission and unity of The United Methodist Church.
Below you will find the names of some of our leaders who will serve as delegates. Please join us in prayer and fasting for them—that they may be guided by the Holy Spirit in their conduct, their attitudes, and their decisions. For 12 million United Methodist around the world, prayer is the most significant and positive spiritual thing we can do at this important moment in the history of the United Methodist Church. Thank you for participating in this global prayer initiative.
Please invite your family, your small group, your local congregation, your district, and your annual conference to join us in prayer.
Together we pray for a few of the 864 delegates and 200 alternates to the 2019 General Conference:
Martha Ensley Stokes, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
Thomas Martin Berlin, Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
Warren Randolph Harper, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
Meredith Leigh McNabb, Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
Shirley Marie Cauffman, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
Jane Denise Honeycutt, Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
Nathaniel Leon Bishop, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
Clarence Rutherford Brown Jr., Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
Virginia Leigh Greer, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
Tammy Lynn Estep, Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
Darlene Van Camp Amon, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
Theodore Smith, Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
Joyce Cecile Winston, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
Ileana Rosario, Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
Gene Dwight Mims, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
Peter Mason Moon, Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
Elizabeth Nicola Christian, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
Richard Kendall Soulen, Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
Alison Marie Malloy, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
Mark Victor Ogren, Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
Marshall Siddons Bailey, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
Robert Emory Vaughn Jr., Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
Nibron Galadima Haruna, Clergy, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
Tanko Lawrence Ayuba, Laity, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
Habila Balasa Bala, Laity, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
Gladys Maisule Apson, Laity, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
Eunice Musa Iliya, Clergy, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
Ande Ikimun Emmanuel, Clergy, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
Sheriff Isaac Simon, Clergy, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
Thomas Azanchi Bakawe, Clergy, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
Luka Bitrus, Laity, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
Abel Nemuel Lamido, Clergy, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
Ishaku Bagudu Nuhu, Laity, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
Joyce Madanga, Laity, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
James Charles Nibbelink, Laity, Desert Southwest, Western Jurisdiction, USA
Daniel D. Hurlbert, Clergy, Desert Southwest, Western Jurisdiction, USA
Marie Louise Kuch-Stanovsky, Laity, Pacific Northwest, Western Jurisdiction, USA
Mary Kohlstaedt Huycke, Clergy, Pacific Northwest, Western Jurisdiction, USA
Donald L. McCammon, Laity, Yellowstone Western Jurisdiction, USA
Tyler Flint Amundson, Clergy, Yellowstone Western Jurisdiction, USA
Together we pray for one member of the General Commission of the General Conference: Samuel (Duncan) McMillan, IV.
Together we pray for one member of the General Conference Staff: Francey Hooton – Page & Marshall Coordinator.
Together we pray for a few members of the Council of Bishops in the USA and around the world: Bishop Ciriaco Francisco and his spouse Restetita Francisco of the Manila Episcopal Area Bishop David Graves and his spouse Nancy Graves of the Alabama-West Florida Episcopal Area Bishop Grant Hagiya and his spouse Jan Hagiya of the Los Angeles Episcopal area Bishop Laurie Haller and her spouse, Gary Haller, of the Iowa Episcopal Area Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey, President-Designate of the Council of Bishops; and her spouse, Dean Harvey, of the Louisiana Episcopal Area
Together we pray for one member of the Commission on a Way Forward: Alfiado S. Zunguza, Africa, Mozambique, elder.
Together we pray for one United Methodist Commission or Agency and leader: The Rev. Kim Cape, D. Min., serves at the General Secretary of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM). This agency builds capacity for United Methodist lay and clergy leaders to discover, claim, and flourish in Christ’s calling in their lives, by creating connections and providing resources to aid in recruitment, education, professional development and spiritual formation.
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