Rev. Kathryn Johnson, pastor of Parkway United Methodist Church, Milton, Massachusetts, and former Executive Director of the Methodist Federation for Social Action, has written an open letter to Rev. Adam Hamilton, pastor of the Church of the Resurrection in the Kansas City area, the largest UM church in the world, calling for him to "bring your understanding of justice, your pastor’s heart, and your keen intellect and join with others of us who have been in this struggle for decades. Listen especially to those most injured and marginalized by our denomination, in this instance LGBTQ+ people."
She writes,
"We stand on new ground post-GC 2019. Clearly everyone now recognizes that there will be a separation of some sort. Traditionalists have made it clear that they will not continue in one denomination with those of us who do not hold their views. This split has been long in the making and is perhaps overdue.
"The question now before us is what will happen with those of us who are moderate and progressive.... I pray that you will bring your understanding of justice, your pastor’s heart, and your keen intellect and join with others of us who have been in this struggle for decades. Listen especially to those most injured and marginalized by our denomination, in this instance LGBTQ+ people.
"Now is not the time for equivocation. Wherever you choose to add the weight of your substantial influence, I pray it will be in support of full inclusion and affirmation of the rights of LGBTQ+ people." Read the entire letter.
Here's what Adam Hamilton himself has written.