Released 12/28/22
The information contained on this website is for informational purposes only and represents a good faith effort by the DFUMC Leadership Board to educate and inform our congregation on the full range of perspectives regarding the current issues facing the UMC and their impact on the future of our church. The inclusion of any links herein does not imply a recommendation or endorsement of the views expressed within them by the Leadership Board, and we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness or factual accuracy of any opinions/information presented. We encourage the congregation to prayerfully consider all information disseminated, independently verify any information upon which you rely, and seek out truthful information on your own such that if the time comes, you will be able to make a decision on disaffiliation or not based upon your own informed heart and mind.
2016 United Methodist Book of Discipline - Free online pdf copy
Proposed Protocol of Reconciliation and Grace Through Separation
What should United Methodist congregations know about disaffiliation? From UMC.org
Courageous Conversation Regarding the Future of the UMC - by Scott Hughes from umcdiscipleship.org
An article on the nature of the church
The United Methodist Divorce is a Mistake - Bishop Will Willimon
North Georgia Conference - BE UMC - what does it mean to be United Methodist
Resource UMC - BE UMC discussion guide
Is The United Methodist Really . . . Part 4
Is the United Methodist Really . . . Part 3 (on paragraph 2548.2)
Is the United Methodist Really . . . Part 2 (on human sexuality)
Is the United Methodist Really . . . Part 1 (on theology and pension
Proud to be UMC - with Adam Hamilton from the Church of the Resurrection
Wesleyan Covenant Association of North Georgia
NorthWest Texas Annual Conference Transitional Team
High level comparison of UMC and GMC
What Happens when a new denomination launches? - UMNEWS
An Open letter about the future of the Alabama-West Florida conference of the UMC
A Variety of Resources related to the UMC and GMC
FAQs Regarding Church and Conference Disaffiliations - Wespath
Informational Links (shared with permission from McEachern UMC)
Stay UMC Perspective
“A Future With Hope: With Adam Hamilton” , Video
- Abide Web Resources, South Georgia Conference
- That We May Be One, Texas Conference Resource Page
- Stay UMC “What are the Big Concerns?“, North Alabama Conference
- Is the UMC Really? (Part 1) and (Part 2)
- “United Methodist Church” , Video by the Texas Conference of the UMC
- Diverse and Still United: A Conversation With Adam Hamilton and John Stephens
- Heartfelt Plea to the WCA – Stop Lying About the UMC
- North Georgia UMC Resource Page
- Download Handout from Meeting on 8/21/22 for Remain UMC Perspective
Leave UMC Perspective
- Differences that Divide the UMC , Six 12-15 minute videos
- How Did We Get Here and Where are We Going, 45 minute video
- Major Challenges Facing the UMC
- Major Challenges Facing the UMC Part II
- The Center Cannot Hold
- That Time Has Come
- Exiting United Methodism Now
- Do as I Say Not as I Do
- Will the Post Separation UMC be a “Big Tent”?
- A Vision for the Continuing UMC , 8 minute video
- New Sinking Sand, Why I’m Leaving United Methodism
- New On Separation, Schism, and Seasons
- New Disaffiliation and the Coming Drop Dead-Line
- New Bishop Scott Jones Q&A , 54 minute video
