"We are a Welcoming & Affirming Congregation: "We welcome all persons into full participation in the life of the congregation regardless of age, gender identity, racial or ethnic background, sexual orientation, marriage status, or physical or mental condition.”

Read a statement from Native American UMC leader, Anita Phillips,

addressed to her fellow Native American Methodists,

following the painful meeting in St. Louis;

a strong denunciation,

and a prophetic voice for the rest of us.