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LETTERS
FROM CHURCH LEADERS
Rev
Doug Norwood comments on PEC Decision not to extend his call
July 27,2003
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I am concerned that so many Moravians, who can no longer bear the Biblical
vacuum and the spiritual insanity of our leadership, seem to trickle away, saved
by grace but lost to the church.
Moravian
Minister comments on PEC Posting
May 24,2003
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Kinda Makes You Wonder...
...what they were thinking when leaders of the Southern Province of the Moravian
Church posted a statement to its Web site that purported to be "A Moravian
Understanding of 'Jesus is the only way to Salvation.'"
Southern
Province Web Posting on "Moravian View of Salvation" , May
19, 2003
This message was posted on the official web site of the Southern
Province after the announcement that Truman Dunn would be allowed to
remain as pastor but was removed as many laymen and ministers called to protest
its message.
Statement relates how we do not know that salvation through
Christ a lone is indeed a fact. It suggest that we do not know what
covenant we are to follow.
Letter
from Rev. Truman Dunn to Clergy
May 6, 2003
This message was delivered at recent ministers meeting where
clergy were informed that PEC had allowed Rev. Dunn to remain as pastor.
Letter relates how Rev Dunn is in a different place
theologically than he was a year ago.
Letter
from PEC to Clergy
May 26, 2003
The PEC of the Southern Province writes this letter to Clergy and
churches to explain their decision on Rev. Truman Dunn's pastorate status in the
Moravian Church.
Letter relates that PEC feels Truman Dunn has changed his
views and he regrets that either the content or responses to the content of The
Moses Lectures led to conflict and division.
Rev.
Aden A Ward
How wonderful it would be if we could now step out in
front of society and officially accept and preside over gay and lesbian unions
and accept gay and lesbian clergy with their partners.
See
Letters of response
David
L . Wickmann
President of the Provincial Elders Conference
February 10, 2003
Letter to congregations of Northern Province informing
congregations that BMW staff remains steadfast and will not compromise their
requests. The staff resignations are accepted and request is made to
increase the budget of BWM so that financial support can continue for resigning
staff as they are encouraged to continue their work funded by the Moravian
Church.
See Letters of response From Mission Staff
Letter
from Bishops
A letter from The Conference of Bishops of the Northern
and Southern Provinces
July 18 - 21, 2002
Bishops write that they will encourage each church to
prayerfully study church documents. Establishment of new churches will be
priority.
Rev. David
L . Wickmann
President of the Provincial Elders Conference, Northern
Province
Letter to leaders of the church urging them to take a
leadership role in keeping churches faithful and unified in Christ and the
Gospel.
The
Rev. Dr. Robert E. Sawyer
President of PEC Southern Province
May 10 2002
Letter to pastors offering suggestions on how to deal with
questions and issues arising from media publicity.
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