Independent Caucuses and Special-Interest Groups
AFFIRMATION (UMs for Lesbian,
Gay, and Bisexual Concerns)
Spokespeople: the Rev. Jeanne
Knepper, Portland, Ore. (503) 760-4215
Jay McCarty, Kansas City, Mo. (816)
363-6892
BLACK METHODISTS FOR CHURCH
RENEWAL (BMCR)
Chairperson: the Rev. Tyrone Gordon,
Wichita, Kan. (316) 681-2214
CONFESSING MOVEMENT
Executive Director: Patricia Miller,
Indianapolis. (317) 356-9729
GOOD NEWS (Forum for
Scriptural Christianity Within the UMC)
Executive Director: the Rev. James
Heidinger, Wilmore, Ky. (606) 858-4661
MARCHA (Methodists Associated
Representing the Cause of Hispanic Americans)
Executive Director: Mary Silva, San
Antonio, Texas. (310) 634-5040.
METHODIST FEDERATION FOR
SOCIAL ACTION
Executive Director: the Rev. Kathryn
Johnson, Washington. (202) 546-8806
MISSION SOCIETY FOR UNITED
METHODISTS
President: Alvern Vom Steeg,
Norcross, Ga. (770) 446-1381
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF
ASIAN-AMERICAN UNITED METHODISTS
Executive Director: Kathy
Thomas-Sano, Oakland, Calif. (510) 836-0993
NATIVE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL
CAUCUS
Executive Director: the Rev. Alvin
Deer, Oklahoma City. (450) 634-2005
RECONCILING CONGREGATIONS
Program Coordinator: Marilyn
Alexander, Chicago. (773) 736-5526
TRANSFORMING CONGREGATIONS
Coordinator: Jim Gentile, Penndel,
Pa. (215) 757-5513 |
