A reconciling congregation in the United Methodist Church is a church that is part of the national Reconciling Ministries Network (RMN), which advocates the full participation of people in the United Methodist Church regardless of sexual orientations and gender identities. The name of the Reconciling Ministries organization is based on the passage from 2 Corinthians 5:19:
In Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.
The following provides information on reconciling congregations as well as the United Methodist Church's position on homosexuality, links to Methodist organizations on both sides of the debate, links to both Biblical passages and books dealing with the issue, and information that has been distributed to NBUMC members with regards to the current bridgebuilding/reconciling study.
SOURCE: North Bethesda United Methodist Church
