RECONCILING MINISTRY
A People of Inclusion
The First United Methodist Church of Lincoln, Maine has long been a faith community that welcomes and accepts people from all walks of life. On November 24, 2024, our congregation voted unanimously to adopt the following Welcoming Statement and to affiliate with Reconciling Ministries Network (RMN), an organization dedicated to intersectional justice and advocacy for LGBTQ+ inclusion within and beyond the United Methodist Church​
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We, the people of the First United Methodist Church of Lincoln, Maine, are a people of inclusion.
We celebrate God’s gift of diversity and value the wholeness made possible in community equally shared and shepherded by all. We welcome and affirm people of every gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation, who are also of every age, race, ethnicity, physical and mental ability, level of education, and family structure, and of every economic, immigration, marital, and social status, and so much more. We acknowledge that we live in a world of profound social, economic, and political inequities. As followers of Jesus, we commit ourselves to the pursuit of justice and pledge to stand in solidarity with all who are marginalized and oppressed.
We believe God’s grace is available to all.
