​COMMISSION MOVING FORWARD

MEETING SCHEDULE
Everyone at KIUMC is welcome to attend these meetings, which are held at our church unless otherwise noted. Only professing members were able to vote. Questions? Please email the Commission at, Commission@kiumc.org.​
Next Steps - please click HERE or click COMMISSION (above), then Next Steps from the drop-down menu for the latest activity.
2023 - Commission Meetings
  • ​January 12 - Commission Meeting, 6:30PM
  • January 22 - Second meeting to show the Webinar, "Stay or Go: Real Talk for United Methodists Exploring Their Future"
  • January 28 - Meeting called by the District Superintendent for professing members (held at St Mark's United Methodist Church, Easton, Md.)
  • February 13 - Open Forum. The KIUMC Commission Team provided an update on the UMC disaffiliation process and answered questions.
  • March 30 - Commission Meeting, 6:30PM

​Open Forum: ​Saturday, April 22, at 8:30 am, St. Mark’s UMC, 100 Peachblossom Rd, Easton, MD 21601.
Meeting called by the District Superintendent, for professing members.
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  • April 24 - Disaffiliation Q&A (Noon and 6:30PM)
  • May 3 - Disaffiliation Vote. On Wednesday May 3, 2023, Kent Island United Methodist Church, voted by 92% to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church in accordance with paragraph 2553 of the Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church. (This meeting and vote were for active, professing members only. Our District Superintendent presided at this meeting.)
  • June 1, 6:30PM Commission Meeting
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​June 9, 2023: Pen-Del Annual Conference approved KIUMC's disaffiliation by a vote of 89%.

  • June 29 - Commission Meeting
  • ​July 6 - Town Hall Meeting to hear presentations about the Independent Church and Global Methodist Church.
  • July 20 - Led by our Servant Leadership Team, professing church members voted on the direction of our church. The results were: 184 Join Global Methodist Church, 10 to become Independent, 2 abstained from voting. This meeting was held for everyone, but only professing members were able to vote. The gathering was followed by an ice cream social. Read more HERE.
August 6 & 10 - After taking new name suggestions from members of our church and community through August 6, we sent the top suggestions to our Servant Leadership Team for a final decision. On August 10, SLT reported the following: 41% of the casted votes were for Kent Island Methodist Church.
  • September 7 - Commission Meeting

Here's the latest:
Upcoming Transition Team Community Meetings
These community forums (all starting at 6:30PM), will provide community members with an opportunity to ask questions about our affiliation with the Global Methodist Church, and to share what they would like to see our church offer in this new season.
  • October 16: Greenwood Community Pavilion, Grasonville
  • November 11: KI Volunteer Fire Department, Chester
  • December 7: American Legion, Stevensville
2022 - Commission Meetings
The Kent Island United Methodist Church Commission has met on the following dates in 2022:
  • April 28
  • June 23
  • ​July 14
  •  July 28​
  • August 16
  • ​August 18
  • August 25, Town Hall (Click HERE for a video that was played during the meeting.)
  • ​August 29 - Webinar, "Stay or Go: Real Talk for United Methodists Exploring Their Future." The webinar addresses both the Global Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church. There will be pastoral representation from both, including David Bennett, representing the Wesleyan Covenant Assn. and the Peninsula-Delaware (Pen-Del) Conference of the United Methodist Church, of which KIUMC is a part of. Click HERE to watch the webinar.
  • October 20, 6:30 PM
  • November 3, Town Hall, at 11:30 AM in the Seminar Room and 6:30 PM in the Sanctuary
  • November 14 - start of Book Study, Living Faithfully: Human Sexuality and The United Methodist Church (Meetings dates: Nov 14, Nov 21, Dec 5, Dec 12, Dec 19, Jan 9 and ending on January 16, 2023. (dates subject to change)
  • December 1 - 6:30 PM, Commission Team Meeting
If you would like more information or have questions or concerns, please send an email to the Commission at, commission@kiumc.org. We ask that you allow 24 hours to receive a reply. Thank you!
​At Kent Island United Methodist Church, everyone is welcome to join us for Sunday worship services, as well as for all the other activities, events and support groups that we offer for children, youth and adults.