 As
persons who believe in the deity of Jesus Christ and the authority of
Scripture, we provide opportunities for spiritual renewal and revival by
promoting fellowship, education, and experience of God’s grace, love and
justice within the California-Pacific Annual Conference.
"I felt my heart strangely warmed..." - John Wesley
Affirmation
We affirm our Wesleyan heritage as being a people of "One Book,"
for "All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for
reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that
everyone who belongs to God may be proficient, equipped for every good
work." (2 Timothy 3:16-17 NRSV)
Mission Statement
As persons who believe in the deity of Jesus Christ and the
authority of Scripture, we provide opportunities for spiritual renewal
and revival by promoting fellowship, education, and experience of God’s
grace, love and justice within the California-Pacific Annual Conference.
 We
are an unofficial group of laity within the Illinois Great Rivers
Conference of The United Methodist Church who came together in the fall
of 2000. We have become incorporated and are tax-exempt with
Contribution Deductibility under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal
Revenue Code. Our name is
IGRAC Laity In Action, Inc.
We are dedicated to the pursuit of the six Purpose Statements (below)
and our efforts are coordinated by a Board of Directors (shown below).
What we seek is simply accountability. We expect our leadership
(bishops; cabinets; and pastors) to be true to their vows of ordination;
and to preach and teach within the theology and doctrinal boundaries as
expressed in The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church; and
to administer all facets of the Discipline with the integrity mandated
and implicit to their responsibilities.
IGRAC Laity In Action, Inc. is one of a growing number of laity groups
across the USA working together seeking renewal of a denomination that
was once faithful to Scripture and Wesleyan doctrine.
We invite all laity within the Illinois Great Rivers Conference to take
a stand and join with us as we work together in support of our Purpose
Statement. We urge you to do so by completing and returning the “Request
for Laity Support” form below. Your comments, suggestions and ideas are
welcome. Together, we CAN make a difference.
We seek His guidance and pray that His Will be done throughout His
Church.
 UMUnity,
Inc. consists of lay people
and clergy in the Desert Southwest Annual Conference of the
United Methodist Church who have joined to promote Christian thinking in
response to the pressures being put on our Annual and General
Conferences regarding the issue of ordination of practicing homosexuals
and same sex unions.
We advocate for retention of the
provisions of the 2000 Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church
pertaining to the practice of homosexuality, proscribing ordination of
such practitioners and prohibiting Methodist clergy from officiating at
same sex unions or using United Methodist facilities for such unions. In
the seminars that we sponsor, we offer love, hope and ministry to
homosexuals and their families and friends.
Various petitions were submitted to the
2000 General Conference of The United Methodist Church seeking changes
in the Discipline of the United Methodist Church to approve same sex
unions and to allow ordination of practicing homosexuals. These
petitions were not passed, affirming the historic position of the Holy
Scriptures (Old and New Testaments), United Methodism and this
conference.
Materials related to these issues have
been prayerfully developed with the desire to seek God’s will. These
materials are available on this web site.
 Methodist
Laity Reform Movement
is a growing movement of Iowans who are loyal members of The United
Methodist Church. We are working to reform our Church, get the
Church out of partisan politics, and help it return to its Wesleyan
roots as an alive, growing, evangelical Church that strongly upholds the
traditional Christian faith and joyfully offers Christ to all people.
 This
site is intended primarily for the laity of The United Methodist Church
(UMC) although clergy are also welcome to peruse it. Being a lay member
of the North Indiana Conference (NIC) there is a
password-protected area
of this site exclusively for those associated with the NIC that contains
proprietary information. This Website is solely my creation and is not
sanctioned by the UMC, NIC, or any of their associated units.
There is no pretense of this site's content representing all or a
specific part of the laity and furthermore it contains content that
doesn't even represent my opinion. Its purpose is to inform and to
encourage dialogue on issues pertaining to the UMC and NIC. Links to
other sites are provided solely for informational purposes and no
endorsement of their content, or suggestion of their accuracy, is
insinuated or implied.
Clicking here can access the UMC Discussion Board (you must
"Register for Account" - no cost) that accompanies this site.
 Welcome
to MSFUME.
MSFUME
is a nonprofit fellowship dedicated to the one and only Gospel of the
Lord Jesus Christ. We exist to contend for the faith once and for all
delivered to the saints and to proclaim Christ as the only Savior of the
world and Lord of all. As God is raising up renewing and reforming
voices in His Church, we are coming together on a local level with an
eye for making a difference. MSFUME came into existence October
1, 2002. MSFUME has a membership inclusive of laity and clergy.
At present we have over nine hundred fifty (950) across the state. The
renewing of the Church will begin at the grassroots - in the hearts of
laity and clergy. We pray especially for the United Methodist Church
that she might recapture her evangelical roots that she might produce
evangelical fruits.
 We,
The Faithful Christian Laity of the United Methodist Church, have joined
together in love for God and for the United Methodist Church to help
revive and maintain faithful Christian witness and service in our local
churches and Annual Conferences. We provide meaningful avenues for
faithful Christian lay voices to be heard and opportunities for action
as a means to that end.
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the
full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the
devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,
but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers
of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the
heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that
when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground,
and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with
the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of
righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness
that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take
up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the
flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the
sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the
Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With
this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the
saints.”
— Ephesians 6:10-18, New International Version
 NIC
VOICE is
a network of concerned laity whose purpose is to provide balanced
information and dialog within the Northern Illinois Conference (NIC)
and interested laity across the UMC.
NOTE:
NIC VOICE
is not an official
publication of the Northern Illinois Conference or the United
Methodist Church. See our Disclaimer below.
NIC VOICE
posts news related to the Northern Illinois Conference, as well as
GC/JC/AC Conference updates at the
NIC VOICE
web site
(www.nicvoice.org).
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