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<strong>The</strong> assembly discusses Dr. Walter Wink's "Homosexuality and the Bible."<br />

September 8, 2011/Benson Memorial United Methodist Church/Raleigh, NC<br />

"A Statement <strong>of</strong> Counsel to the Church -- 2011," written and signed by retired bishops, is<br />

discussed.<br />

A July 15, 2011 planning meeting, in Goldsboro, refocuses and renews the leadership <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong><br />

Unity Dialogue.<br />

December 8, 2011/United Methodist Building/Garner, NC<br />

<strong>The</strong> group discusses the most recent debates within <strong>The</strong> United Methodist Church on<br />

homosexuality. This includes the Council <strong>of</strong> Bishops (COB), the statement by the retired<br />

bishops, and the then-recent COB meeting.<br />

March 22, 2012/Fairmont United Methodist Church/Raleigh, NC<br />

General <strong>Conference</strong> 2012 and Rev. Rufus Stark's proposal on holy friendship are discussed.<br />

August 30, 2012/United Methodist Building/Garner, NC<br />

<strong>The</strong> group discusses what happened at General <strong>Conference</strong> 2012 and in the Amendment One<br />

vote in <strong>North</strong> <strong>Carolina</strong>, and what will probably happen at the 2012 Democratic National<br />

Convention in Charlotte with regard to the matter <strong>of</strong> homosexuality.<br />

April 17, 2013/United Methodist Building/Garner, NC<br />

Rev. Laurie Hays C<strong>of</strong>fman (Unity Dialogue Co-Chair), Rev. Carol Goehring (Connectional<br />

Ministries Director), and Rev. Paul Stallsworth (Unity Dialogue Co-Chair) meet with new<br />

Bishop Hope Morgan Ward to discuss <strong>The</strong> Unity Dialogue and its ministry.<br />

Notes<br />

*<strong>The</strong> composition <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong> Unity Dialogue was in constant flux, with members coming and going.<br />

*Most, if not all, dialogical meetings opened with Holy Communion.<br />

Rev. Paul T. Stallsworth<br />

Easter Friday 2013<br />

April 5, 2013

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