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 BISHOP
KAMMERER -- Bishop Charlene Kammerer presides over a session of the United Methodist
Church's 2000 General Conference. The conference runs through May 12 at the Cleveland
Convention Center. A UMNS photo by Mike DuBose Photo numbger gc2kD23, 5/4/00 |
 BISHOP IVES -- United
Methodist Bishop S. Clifton Ives holds aloft a lump of salt to remind General Conference
delegates and guests of their vowed intent to "preserve" unity in Christ during
a service of repentance for racism within the denomination. A UMNS photo by Mike DuBose
Photo number gc2kD22, Accompanies UMNS# GC-019, 5/4/00 |
 REPENTANCE SERVICE --
Mississippi Conference delegates (from left): Joe W. May, Larry M. Goodpaster and Dora S.
Washington sing the closing hymn together during a service of repentance for racism within
the United Methodist Church during the denomination's 2000 General Conference in
Cleveland. A UMNS photo by Mike DuBose Photo number gc2kD21, Accompanies UMNS#GC-019,
5/4/00 |
 METHODIST CHOIR OF
COPENHAGEN -- The Methodist Choir of Copenhagen, Denmark, sings in the food court area of
the United Methodist Church's 2000 General Conference in Cleveland. A UMNS photo by John
C. Goodwin Photo number gc2kD20, 5/4/00 |
 GREETINGS
-- African Methodist Episcopal Zion Bishop Clarence Carr (right) shakes hands with (from
left): United Methodist Bishops Woodie W. White and S. Clifton Ives and Bruce Robbins, top
executive of the General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns
following a service of repentance for racism at the United Methodist Church's 2000 General
Conference. A UMNS photo by Mike DuBose Photo number gc2kD19, Accompanies UMNS# GC-019,
5/4/00 |
 BISHOP WHITE -- United Methodist
Bishop Woodie White invites delegates and guests of the church's 2000 General Conference
to imagine what would happen if all the white people in the audience had become persons of
color during an act of repentance for racism within the church. A UMNS photo by Mike
DuBose Photo number gc2kD18, Accompanies UMNS# GC-019, 5/4/00 |
 ACT
OF REPENTANCE -- In a service that included the symbolic wearing of sackcloth and ashes,
United Methodists confessed to the sin of racism within the denomination during their 2000
General Conference in Cleveland. A UMNS photo by John C. Goodwin Photo number gc2kD17,
Accompanies UMNS# GC-019, 5/4/00 |
 'AME FOUNDER' -- Anthony Alexander,
a delegate from the Central Pennsylvania Conference, portrays Richard Allen, founder of
the African Methodist Episcopal Church during a service of repentance for racism at the
United Methodist Church's 2000 General Conference in Cleveland. A UMNS photo by Mike
DuBose Photo number gc2kD16, Accompanies UMNS# GC-019, 5/4/00
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 'RICHARD
ALLEN' -- Anthony Alexander, a delegate from the Central Pennsylvania Conference, portrays
Richard Allen, founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church during a service of
repentance for racism at the United Methodist Church's 2000 General Conference in
Cleveland. A UMNS photo by John C. Goodwin Photo number gc2kD15, Accompanies UMNS# GC-019,
5/4/00
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 SACKCLOTH AND ASHES -- United Methodist
Bishops (from top) William Oden, Alfred Johnson, Arthur Kulah and Robert Morgan offer
sackcloth and ashes during a service of repentance for racism at the United Methodist
Church's 2000 General Conference in Cleveland. During the service the church confessed to
the sin of racism within the denomination. A UMNS photo by John C. Goodwin. Photo number
gc2kD14, Accompanies UMNS# GC-019, 5/4/00 |
 TWIRLING
-- A dancer from the Edna Duffy Liturgical Dance Company in Shaker Heights, Ohio, twirls
on stage during a service of repentance for racism at the United Methodist Church's 2000
General Conference in Cleveland. During the
service that included the symbolic wearing of sackcloth and ashes, the church confessed to
the sin of racism within the denomination. A UMNS photo by John C. Goodwin. Photo number
gc2kD13, Accompanies UMNS# GC-019, 5/4/00 |
 SACK CLOTH -- Mujinga Kainda (center) of the South Congo Conference
receives a strip of sackcloth from Bishop Robert Morgan during a service of repentance for
racism at the United Methodist Church's 2000 General Conference in Cleveland. During the service that included the symbolic
wearing of sackcloth and ashes, the church confessed to the sin of racism within the
denomination. At left are Deborah Pritts and Flo Martin. A UMNS photo by Mike DuBose.
Photo number gc2kD12, Accompanies UMNS# GC-019, 5/4/00 |
 RECONCILIATION -- Janet Collins (right), a delegate from the Western
North Carolina conference, embraces fellow delegate Roberta Blackwell during a service of
repentance for racism at the United Methodist Church's 2000 General Conference in
Cleveland. During the service that included
the symbolic wearing of sackcloth and ashes, the church confessed to the sin of racism
within the denomination. A UMNS photo by Mike DuBose. Photo number gc2kD11, Accompanies
UMNS# GC-019, 5/4/00 |
 IN SONG
-- Rhymes Moncure of the General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns
(left) and Bishop James Thomas sing during a service of repentance for racism at the
United Methodist Church's 2000 General Conference in Cleveland. In the service that
included the symbolic wearing of sackcloth and ashes, the church confessed to the sin of
racism within the denomination. A UMNS photo
by Mike DuBose. Photo number gc2kD10, Accompanies UMNS# GC-019, 5/4/00 |
 CELEBRATION -- Participants in a service of repentance for racism at
the United Methodist Church's 2000 General Conference in Cleveland celebrate during
worship. In the service that included the
symbolic wearing of sackcloth and ashes, the church confessed to the sin of racism within
the denomination. Standing from left are: Bishop Roy Sano, Rhymes Moncure and Byrd Bonner
of the General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns, Bishop Charlene
Kammerer and William McClain, professor at Wesley Theological Seminary. Seated is Bishop
James Thomas. A UMNS photo by Mike DuBose. Photo number gc2kD09, Accompanies UMNS# GC-019,
5/4/00 |
 REPENTANCE -- Alice Glenn (right), a reserve delegate from the
California-Nevada conference, embraces delegate Angela Brown during a service of
repentance for racism at the United Methodist Church's 2000 General Conference in
Cleveland. During the service that included
the symbolic wearing of sackcloth and ashes, the church confessed to the sin of racism
within the denomination. A UMNS photo by Mike DuBose. Photo number gc2kD08, Accompanies
UMNS# GC-019, 5/4/00 |
 PLENARY HALL -- Plenary sessions of
the United Methodist Church's 2000 General Conference are being held in the Public
Auditorium of the Cleveland Convention Center. The
conference runs through May 12. A UMNS photo
by John C. Goodwin. Photo number gc2kD07, 5/4/00 |
 BISHOPS'S
EYE VIEW -- Bishops at the United Methodist Church's 2000 General Conference enjoy a
behind-the-scenes view of the plenary hall. The
conference runs through May 12. A UMNS photo
by John C. Goodwin. Photo number gc2kD06, 5/4/00 |
 STOLES PROJECT -- The Shower of Stoles project has gathered stoles
from gay, lesbian and bisexual church leaders who have been barred from church service
because of their sexual orientation. A UMNS photo by John C. Goodwin Photo number gc2KD05,
5/4/00 |
 DANISH CHOIR --
The Methodist Choir of Copenhagen, Denmark, sings during the morning worship at the United
Methodist Church's 2000 General Conference. The
conference runs through May 12 at the Cleveland Convention Center. A UMNS photo by John C.
Goodwin Photo number gc2kD04, 5/4/00 |
 HABITAT FOUNDER -- Millard Fuller, founder of Habitat for Humanity
addresses the United Methodist Church's 2000 General Conference. The conference runs through May 12 at the
Cleveland Convention Center. A UMNS photo by
Mike DuBose Photo number gc2kD03, 5/4/00 |
 COPENHAGEN CHOIR -- The Methodist Choir of Copenhagen, Denmark, sings
during the morning worship at the United Methodist Church's 2000 General Conference. The conference runs through May 12 at the
Cleveland Convention Center. A UMNS photo by Mike DuBose Photo number gc2kD02, 5/4/00 |
 BISHOP BASHORE -- Bishop George W. Bashore gives the sermon
during morning worship at the United Methodist Church's 2000 General Conference. The conference runs through May 12 at the
Cleveland Convention Center. A UMNS photo by Mike DuBose Photo number gc2kD01, 5/4/00 |
