Wallingford United Methodist Church
Welcome!
We are delighted that you have come to check out our website. We are a socially active, spiritually open, theologically progressive, justice-oriented congregation in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle. Everyone is welcome here! Read through the sections under “Who Are We?” to find out more about us!
Join us for in-person worship on Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m.
Our services are also online, here! You can watch current and previous services.
We would love to know more about you! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. You can email Rev. Melissa Ramming at melissa@wallingfordumc.org to request more information.
In order to create a worship experience where we all feel safe and welcomed, we have the following Covid precautions:
Optional masking. We have air filtration devices in the sanctuary and as the weather warms, we will open the windows.
Stay home if you’re sick. If you are unvaccinated and have been exposed to COVID, please stay home until you have two negative home tests two days apart. If you are ill, even with a negative COVID test, we recommend you stay home and worship with us online at www.youtube.com/c/WallingfordUMCSeattle
Limiting physical contact. We acknowledge that there are many levels of comfort with physical contact amongst the people that gather here. So, we are taking several steps to help limit physical contact.
Color-coded name tags: The name tags on the welcome table are color-coded to help you quickly communicate your comfort level with physical contact.
Passing the Peace: While some may be more comfortable in sharing a handshake or a hug, we encourage all to practice consent in how you encounter another person. Consider a simple gesture like a hand over the heart or a small bow when you greet one another.
Coffee Hour: We invite you to stay after worship and fellowship with one another in the Narthex (entry way).
Children’s Church: children ages 4-12 are invited downstairs following the Children’s Message for a short Sunday school experience.
Our hope is for this to be an inclusive, accessible, and hospitable place for all to experience the work of the divine in themselves, in others, and in our world! We hope that is your experience!
Yours in grace, peace, and friendship,
Wallingford United Methodist Church
On April 23 the United Methodist General Conference will convene in North Carolina. This global meeting of lay and clergy delegates is much anticipated following its 4-year delay due to the Covid pandemic and visa delays. Many important issues will be heard by the conference, including a restructuring of our denomination and another attempt to remove harmful language from our Book of Discipline. We’ve gathered the following list of resources you might find helpful as you prepare for the unfolding of General Conference. And, please remember to hold our denomination and these representatives in your prayers.
Additional Resources:
Official GC 2024 website: https://www.resourceumc.org/en/churchwide/general-conference-2020
A general overview of schedule, agenda, process: Guide (resourceumc.org).
Advance Daily Christian Advocate (ADCA) containing legislation information: https://www.resourceumc.org/en/content/general-conference-2020-advance-daily-christian-advocate
United Methodist News’s GC site (great resource for tracking GC): https://www.umnews.org/en/landing-pages/general-conference-news-and-commentary
UM News: General Conference recap: Homosexuality debate – an 11 minute video well worth your time.
Social Principles overview, includes link to proposed language: Revised Social Principles reflect increased attention to creation care (resourceumc.org).
African Conf take on Regionalization - Commentaries:
Support Hardly Unanimous https://um-insight.net/general-conference/general-conference-2024/african-regionalization-support-hardly-unanimous/, by Forbes Matonga, pastor and GC delegate in Zimbabwe West’s Annual Conference.
Regionalization a Key Question for Africans: https://um-insight.net/general-conference/general-conference-2024/regionalization-a-key-question-for-africans/
Embracing Regionalization over Disaffiliation: Safeguarding the Legacy of the UMC in Africa
Three perspectives on disaffiliation
'Traditional, Conservative, Wesleyan’ Faith: What it IS and what it is NOT, commentary by Rev. Mary John Dye, retired UMC elder.
Progressive UMC advocate organizations:
Methodist Federation for Social Action (MFSA): https://www.mfsaweb.org/generalconference
Mainstream UMC: https://mainstreamumc.org/
Love Your Neighbor Coalition (LYNC): https://www.lyncoalition.org/
Reconciling Ministries Network: https://rmnetwork.org/gc2024/
All-Church Picnic!
Save The Date for Saturday, June 1
@Carkeek Park
Games for All Ages – Beach Walks – Food and Beverages
Maybe even S’mores and Singing
More information to come.
For now, if you’d like to help plan this WUMC community gathering, please contact
Sue Sherbrooke at ssherbrooke@outlook.com
Let’s Talk Church! Session 2 Everyone is invited Sunday, April 21st, 11:15am – 12:45pm
Snacks will be served. Childcare provided. You did not have to have attended the 1st session to come. We’ll be talking about some of the most vital aspects of church: What makes us unique? Then looking at Inviting, Welcoming, and Incorporating people into the congregation. This is the next step in our strategic planning. Join the conversation.
Black Lives Matter
As a community of faith, we affirm the inclusiveness of the Gospel and celebrate diversity. We acknowledge our complicity in systemic racism and commit to ongoing self-reflection, prayer, action, and support in order to change ourselves, our church and our society. We are forming an Anti-Racism Task Force to assure ongoing commitment and action to this work. We welcome your support and invite you to join us in this endeavor.
A resource list is available, click here.
