Wallingford UMC Marching
in the Seattle Pride Parade,
June 2010
Photo by Annie Von Essen
A
Summer Festival of Speakers!
Something new is happening
every Sunday this summer at Wallingford! We have scheduled a
wonderful and diverse line-up of speakers for Summer Worship. So
mark your calendar and plan to be with us each Sunday at 10:00
AM.
Summer Festival of Speakers Schedule:
July
4
James Davidson
11 Lori Pearson &
Will Hamp
18 Anna Von Essen
25 Diana Pearce
August
1
Suzanne Seaton
8
Aaron Franco-Ross
15 Don Cook
22 WUMC's
Delegation to Guarjila, El Salvador
29 Angie Wolle
WUMC
Celebrates 25 years as a Reconciling Congregation!
25
years ago, Wallingford UMC became what is now known as a Reconciling
United Methodist Church.A Statement of Affiliation was
passed by the Wallingford UMC Administrative Council on January 9th,
1984, establishing the church as a host to serve the Seattle chapter
of United Methodists for Lesbian/Gay Concerns, a national
organization.
In
recognition of this anniversary, we will be planning a series of
events, including the telling of stories, guest speakers, pot-lucks
and a special worship service. More information on these
events will be posted as they become available.
In January
of 2000 Laura Thorne, a member of WUMC, compiled a narrative
history of our decision to become a Reconciling Congregation. If you
would like to learn more about this historic and faithful decision,
copies of our history be ordered by contacting the
church office.
WUMC's
25th Anniversary Celebration on YouTube
On June 21, 2009, the Total
Experience Gospel Choir under the direction of Pastor Patrinell
Wright joined with the WUMC Choir for the church's 25th Anniversary
Celebration as a Reconciling Congregation!
After the Fact:
Reducing The Risk Of Suicide Among Sexual
Minority Youth
A resource
for teaching, preaching and intentionally extending Christian compassion to
all people impacted by the alarming connection between teen sexual identity
and suicide risk
A powerful curriculum developed by Wallingford UMC and approved by the 2007 Annual Conference.
Also available for
download, When Your Child "Comes Out" - Information for Parents of GLBTQ
Children, by Kathy Byrd
We are
collecting stories for possible use in our new curriculum After the Fact:
Reducing the Risk of Suicide Among Sexual Minority Youth . This
study was created to help local churches become places of blessing, support,
and sanctuary for sexual minority youth (see below for a copy of this
curriculum). We are in the process of revising and updating this curriculum
for distribution across the denomination and beyond. Thank you for sharing
your story with us.
ReconcilingStories.org invites gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender
United Methodists and their friends and family to submit stories about their
faith journeys and their fights for equality and justice.
To download a PDF version of the current
Estimated Giving Card, please click the link below.
For your
convenience, you can turn in your pledge either by mail to the church, in
the Sunday offering plate or by
email to
the
Financial
Secretary(giving@wallingfordumc.org). Your email should contain
the amount you want to pledge by week, month or year and your name.
25
years ago, Wallingford UMC became what is now known as a Reconciling
United Methodist Church. A Statement of Affiliation was
passed by the Wallingford UMC Administrative Council on January 9th,
1984, establishing the church as a host to serve the Seattle chapter
of United Methodists for Lesbian/Gay Concerns, a national
organization. 
A resource
for teaching, preaching and intentionally extending Christian compassion to
all people impacted by the alarming connection between teen sexual identity
and suicide risk