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From:  "umcornet" <umcornet@y...>

Date:  Thu Jul 29, 2004  8:58 pm

Subject:  Gay Bishop Candidate Broke New UMC Territory

Frank Wulf received about 15% of the Western Jurisdiction delegates'

votes.

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Gay Bishop Candidate Broke New UMC Territory

The Rev. Frank Wulf, a 49-year-old campus minister at UCLA received

about 15% of the votes of delegates from the six conferences or

regional areas in the Western United States. Rev. Wulf had a broad

base of support and had been endorsed by the Methodist Federation for

Social Action (MFSA) chapter in the California-Pacific Conference

(Cal-Pac), and by the United Methodists in Campus Ministry

Coordinating Committee.

A native of San Diego, Rev. Wulf holds a degree in literature and

mathematics with highest distinction from UCSD and graduated in 1981

from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. He has

completed coursework and exams for the Ph.D. from Columbia University

and Union Theological Seminary in New York. He has taught Hebrew

Bible and Hebrew language. Besides his campus ministry experience, he

has had parish ministry experience. (His profile is at

http://rmcumc.org/wj/Wulf.htm .)

While the issue of homosexuality has been a painful one across the

denomination, the history-making moment of this particular nomination

is that Rev. Wulf's orientation was not an issue; instead his gifts

and graces for episcopacy were the focus conversation and interviews.

It was not a dividing issue at this meeting. Rev. Wulf said in a pre-

conference statement, "The Western Jurisdiction, with its 'peculiar

patterns of diversity' is poised to model a new understanding

of 'church' in which we transcend our disagreements to grow in

Christian love for each other." He pointed out that the diversity of

the West includes race, culture, language, geography, class, age,

economic status, sexual orientation, gender, theology and

religion. "This jurisdiction is truly a microcosm of the world."

Rev. Wulf said, "We need leaders skilled in dialogue and conflict

resolution - leaders who can bring persons of conflicting viewpoints

together in settings of respect, caring and hope to do the work of

evangelism, justice, education, worship, and pastoral care. We are

called and empowered by the Holy Spirit to join a movement that

brings good news to the poor, proclaims release to prisoners, offers

recovery of sight to the blind, sets the oppressed free, and

announces the era of God's favor. We are called to take part in

building God's community in our place and time."

From The Reconciling Ministries Network Digest, Thursday, July 29,

2004

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PNW Reconciling Ministries Network

The Pacific Northwest Reconciling Ministries Network (PNW RMN) is an association of individuals, congregations, and campus ministries in Washington and northern Idaho who are part of the Reconciling Ministries movement within the United Methodist Church (UMC). Reconciling Ministries seeks full inclusion of and participation by all peoples in the life of the UMC, including sexual minorities and others who are not fully included at present.

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Episcopal Elections

For complete and most recent ballot information from each of the five Jurisdictional Conferences, click on the name of the jurisdiction below.

Western | North Central | South Central | Northeastern | Southeastern

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UMC Resources on Jurisdictional Conferences

Episcopal Elections:  July 14-17

·         North Central - Davenport, Iowa

·         Northeastern - Syracuse, New York

·         South Central - Corpus Christi, Texas

·         Southeastern - Lake Junaluska, North Carolina

·         Western - San Jose, California

Map of Episcopal Areas

Follow the Episcopal Elections - The Episcopal elections occur in five geographic conferences across the United States. When delegates in those jurisdictional conferences gather July 14-17, they could elect as many as 20 U.S. bishops.

BIOGRAPHIES

·         Episcopal Candidates

·         Retiring Bishops

·         Continuing Bishops

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Directory of NIC VOICE Jurisdictional Conference 2004 News Updates

·         NIC VOICE - JC2004 Updates 14 (UMNS Reports, Press Reports including Agape Press articles, Newscope, Commentary by Rev. James Gibson, links to reports)

·         NIC VOICE - JC2004 Updates 13 (UMNS Reports on Elections and Assignments, Press Reports, additional links on new bishops)

·         NIC VOICE - JC2004 Updates 12 (North Central Jurisdiction Episcopal Assignments)

·         NIC VOICE - JC2004 Updates 11 (Press Reports, UMR Reports, Elected Bishops and additional links to information where available)

·         NIC VOICE - JC2004 Updates 10 (Press Reports, Elected Bishops and additional links to information where available)

·         NIC VOICE - JC2004 Updates 9 (Elected Bishops and additional links to information where available)

·         NIC VOICE - JC2004 Updates 8 (Elected Bishops)

·         NIC VOICE - JC2004 Updates 7 (Press Reports, UMNS Reports, NIC Reports and Elected Bishops)

·         NIC VOICE - JC2004 Updates 6 (Episcopal Nominee - Mark Horst Additional Information)

·         NIC VOICE - JC2004 Updates 5 (Websites for Episcopal Election Coverage, Northeastern Jurisdiction nominees, UMNS Report - Bishop Johnson Requests Retirement)

·          NIC VOICE - JC2004 Updates 4 (Updated UMNS JC information, Press articles, South Central Jurisdiction nominees and process for episcopal selection)

·         NIC VOICE - JC2004 Updates 3 (UMNS Candidate Biographies, Press articles, , Southeastern Jurisdiction nominees including audio/video statements)

·         NIC VOICE - JC2004 Updates 2 (UMNS JC information, Press articles, Reporter Interactive article, Western Jurisdiction nominees and Examination questions from Episcopal Order of Ministry)

·         NIC VOICE - JC2004 Updates 1 (UMNS JC information, Press articles, North Central Jurisdiction nominees)