JANUARY 6, 2019

Prayer Theme: The Poverty of God

Together, we enter this 33^nd  week of the Council of Bishops’ call to Pray Our Way Forward. There are six more weeks before the February 23-26, 2019 special session of the General Conference begins in St. Louis. The entire United Methodist family is called to prayer and fasting for the mission and unity of The United Methodist Church.

Below you will find the names of some of our leaders who will serve as delegates.  Please join us in prayer and fasting for them—that they may be guided by the Holy Spirit in their conduct, their attitudes, and their decisions. For 12 million United Methodist around the world, prayer is the most significant and positive spiritual thing we can do at this important moment in the history of the United Methodist Church. Thank you for participating in this global prayer initiative.

Please invite your family, your small group, your local congregation, your district, and your annual conference to join us in prayer.

Together we pray for a few of the 864 delegates and 200 alternates to the 2019 General Conference:

1. Martha Ensley Stokes, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
2. Thomas Martin Berlin, Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
3. Warren Randolph Harper, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
4. Meredith Leigh McNabb, Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
5. Shirley Marie Cauffman, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
6. Jane Denise Honeycutt, Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
7. Nathaniel Leon Bishop, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
8. Clarence Rutherford Brown Jr., Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
9. Virginia Leigh Greer, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
10. Tammy Lynn Estep, Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
11. Darlene Van Camp Amon, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
12. Theodore Smith, Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
13. Joyce Cecile Winston, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
14. Ileana Rosario, Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
15. Gene Dwight Mims, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
16. Peter Mason Moon, Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
17. Elizabeth Nicola Christian, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
18. Richard Kendall Soulen, Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
19. Alison Marie Malloy, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
20. Mark Victor Ogren, Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
21. Marshall Siddons Bailey, Laity, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
22. Robert Emory Vaughn Jr., Clergy, Virginia, Southeastern Jurisdiction, USA
23. Nibron Galadima Haruna, Clergy, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
24. Tanko Lawrence Ayuba, Laity, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
25. Habila Balasa Bala, Laity, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
26. Gladys Maisule Apson, Laity, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
27. Eunice Musa Iliya, Clergy, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
28. Ande Ikimun Emmanuel, Clergy, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
29. Sheriff Isaac Simon, Clergy, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
30. Thomas Azanchi Bakawe, Clergy, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
31. Luka Bitrus, Laity, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
32. Abel Nemuel Lamido, Clergy, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
33. Ishaku Bagudu Nuhu, Laity, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
34. Joyce Madanga, Laity, Southern Nigeria, West Africa Central Conference
35. James Charles Nibbelink, Laity, Desert Southwest, Western Jurisdiction, USA
36. Daniel D. Hurlbert, Clergy, Desert Southwest, Western Jurisdiction, USA
37. Marie Louise Kuch-Stanovsky, Laity, Pacific Northwest, Western Jurisdiction, USA
38. Mary Kohlstaedt Huycke, Clergy, Pacific Northwest, Western Jurisdiction, USA
39. Donald L. McCammon, Laity, Yellowstone Western Jurisdiction, USA
40. Tyler Flint Amundson, Clergy, Yellowstone Western Jurisdiction, USA

Together we pray for one member of the General Commission of the General Conference:
Samuel (Duncan) McMillan, IV.

Together we pray for one member of the General Conference Staff:
Francey Hooton – Page & Marshall Coordinator.

Together we pray for a few members of the Council of Bishops in the USA and around the world:
Bishop Ciriaco Francisco and his spouse Restetita Francisco of the Manila Episcopal Area
Bishop David Graves and his spouse Nancy Graves of the Alabama-West Florida Episcopal Area
Bishop Grant Hagiya and his spouse Jan Hagiya of the Los Angeles Episcopal area
Bishop Laurie Haller and her spouse, Gary Haller, of the Iowa Episcopal Area
Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey, President-Designate of the Council of Bishops; and her spouse, Dean Harvey, of the Louisiana Episcopal Area

Together we pray for one member of the Commission on a Way Forward:
Alfiado S. Zunguza, Africa, Mozambique, elder.

Together we pray for one United Methodist Commission or Agency and leader:
The Rev. Kim Cape, D. Min., serves at the General Secretary of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM). This agency builds capacity for United Methodist lay and clergy leaders to discover, claim, and flourish in Christ’s calling in their lives, by creating connections and providing resources to aid in recruitment, education, professional development and spiritual formation.