Statement of Grace and Hope

Statement of Grace and Hope

As alumni of Asbury Theological Seminary, we are grateful for the theological education we received there, and especially a Wesleyan theology rooted in grace and love grounded in the whole of Scripture. As The United Methodist Church moves toward the special called session of the General Conference next February, we wish to express that though there are Asbury alumni who have aligned with various groups such as The Wesleyan Covenant Association, The Confessing Movement, Good News and others, there are many of us who have been prayerfully supportive of the intentional and sacred work charged to the Commission on the Way Forward. We see hope and promise in claiming all that is good that is already happening in our denomination. We recognize that there are differences of opinion but we believe that we can honor one another through the grace that is available for all through Jesus Christ. We fully embrace the call to share the gospel with all people at all times and in all places where we find ourselves.
As ministers of the Gospel, our desire is to participate in this supernatural move of grace, co-creating with the Holy Spirit spaces and places in the UMC where the fullness of the Way of Salvation can be realized in the lives of whomever God sends to us.
In signing this statement, we reaffirm our commitment to the faith we were taught as students at ATS, and we will continue to order our lives and ministries in ways that advocate and advance a denomination committed to love and inclusion of all God's children.
We invite all who share these convictions to sign this statement.
Respectfully submitted,
Rev. Sarah R. Campbell (2008)
Rev. Susan C. Gray (2012)
Rev. Betsy Ouellette-Zierden (2002)
Rev. Esther Rodriguez (2011)
Robert G. Tuttle, Jr.
Rev. Dr. Matthew M. Williams (2011)

Signed:
1. Conner J. Hill (2008)
2. Lauren Page (current)
3. Rev. Dennis R. Lewis, Jr. (2010)
4. Rev. Michael D. Weaver II (2008)
5. Rev. Brian R. Johnson (2011)
6. Rev. Deborah L. Allen (2001)
7. Rev. Bridget Thornton (2012)
8. Rev. Joshua W. Bell (2010)
9. Rev. Daryl W. Allen (2009)
10. Becky Rokitowski (2015)
11. Rev James A. Harnish (1972)
12. Chris Sanders (2006)
13. Rev. Christine Allen Holden (2005)
14. Rev. Dr. Kandace Brooks (2005)
15. Caroline Cully Garbers (2008)
16. Rev. Dr. Paul M. Cook (2003)
17. Rev. Vicki Walker (1983)
18. Loida Divine (2016)
19. Steve Harper (1973)
20. Rev. Charissa Jaeger-Sanders (2005)
21. Rev. Patti Aupperlee (2010)
22. Rev. Pam Dubov (non-grad attendee)
23. Janet “Nicki” Taylor (current)
24. Rev. Dr. Dan Johnson (1973)
25. Rev. Dr. Todd Bardin (2013)
26. Rev. Justin LaRosa (non-grad attendee)
27. Rev Sean Peters (2008)
28. Rev. Mary Lee Downey (2012)
29. Rev. Aaron Rousseau (2013)
30. Bob Stamps
31. Rev. Ellen McCubbin (2008)
32. Jack Harnish (1972)
33. Rev. Danita Poston Knowles (2015)
34. Stacey Spence (2014)
35. Rev. Debra Dickerson (2015)
36. Rev. Dan Wunderlich (2010)
37. Terry D. Knight (2007)
38. Rev. Dr. Brent L. McCumons (1978)
39. Heather Trapp (2012)
40. Rev. Matt Wallis (2004)
41. Ed Kilbourne (1969)
42. Rev. Anna Fleming-Jones (2009)
43. Lenora Rousseau (2016)
44. Kevin Veitinger (2005)
45. Rev. Sharon Davis (2006)
46. Danielle Upton (2012)
47. Philip Amerson (1967)
48. Melisa Stump (2003)
49. Tabitha Jordan (2015)
50. Rev. Bette-Jo (BJ) Foster (2004)
51. Rev. Kyle Cuperwich (2014)
52. Ellen Pollock (2015)
53. Rev. Kristyne Young (2016)
54. Elizabeth Vasquez (2016)
55. Rev. Debbie Daley-Salinger (2012)
56. Rev. Corey Jones (2012)
57. Rev. Kim Uchimura (2005)
58. Priscilla Scherrah (2010)
59. Rev. Joshua Beaty (2010)
60. Rev Nadine A. Richmond (2006)
61. Rachel Hollingsworth (2010)
62. Steve Pedlow (2016)
63. Larry R. Kalajainen (1972)
64. Rev. Wilma Ivelisse Reyes (2018)
65. Jonette Gay (1992)
66. Rev. Tim Powers (1989)
67. Adam Lind (2011)
68. Ramon R. Bello (1988)
69. June Edwards (2003)
70. Rev. Andrea Campbell-Byer-Thomas (2014)
71. Melynne Rust (2004)
72. Rev. Dr. Brian K. White (1986)
73. Laura Lee Berg (2006)
74. Joyce Alexander (2007)
75. Rev. Christopher S. Haden (2016)
76. Clare Watson Chance (2007)
77. Emily Edwards (non-grad attendee)
78. Vidalis T. Lopez (2013)
79. Nancy Mayeux (2009)
80. Rev. Steve Heyduck (1989)
81. Richard A. Danielson (1986)
82. Rev. Kim DuBreuil (2016)
83. F. J (Eric) Shepard (2008)
84. Rev. Thomas A. Davenport (1989)
85. Matt Horan (2007)
86. Dr. Elyse Connors (1986)
87. Gabriela Wright (2005)
88. Jim Divine (non-grad attendee)
89. Rev. Tommy Martin (1982)
90. Mary Gestrich (non-grad attendee)
91. James E. McWhinnie (1976)
92. Andrew Lay (2018)
93. Rev. Michael Pestel (2006)
94. Dr. Kevin L. Thomas (2009)
95. Rev. Pat Bell (2016)
96. Rev. Will Shelton (2012)
97. Rev. Sayer Loyal Frisbie-Knudsen (2009)
98. Rev. Michelle White (2014)
99. Christine Thomas (non-grad attendee)
100. Daniel P. Doughty (1981)
101. Chaplain Donald M. Zimmerman (1975)
102. Rev. Wayne P. Cook (2003)
103. Nathan Brasfield (2011)
104. Rev. Lori Sykes (2007)
105. Ben Scott, CSW (2014)
106. Craig L. Adams (1975)
107. Dale Lykins (1988)
108. Emily Delikat (2013)
109. Kenneth L. Morrison (1973)
110. Rev. Richard Reams (2010)
111. Rev. Amy Wagner (2005)
112. Rev. David E. Brown (1983)
113. Rev Lori Broschat (2003)
114. Rev. Janet Chilcote (2003)
115. Rev. Patti Money (2005)
116. Paul W. Chilcote
117. Rev. Adam Mustoe (2017)
118. Tom Fuerst (2010)
119. Rev. Beverly Perry (1981)
120. Rev. Kevin Hudson (1998)
121. Rev. Melissa Maher (2007)
122. Rev. Brian Steele (2015)
123. Rev. Dr. Steven Conner (1979)
124. Ruth Goff Penton (1967)
125. Dr. Marshall Stanton (1961)

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