CALL TO PRAYER
MARCHA (Methodists Associated Representing the Cause of Hispanic/Latino American) calls on the entire United Methodist Church to pray that the trial against Bishop Minerva Carcaño will be a fair trial
Bishop Carcaño, the only bishop in the history of the United Methodist Church in the USA, who has been suspended and subjected to a church trial – and just happens to be a Hispanic/Latina woman. The trial will be held at the Westpath Building in Chicago, IL, beginning on September 19, 2023, ironically right at the beginning of the Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month.
On March 9, 2022, Bishop Minerva Carcaño was suspended from all her episcopal responsibilities, by the College of Bishops and the Committee on Episcopacy of the Western Jurisdiction, even before the Committee on Investigation was organized to evaluate the charges presented against her. Since then, MARCHA has challenged the process that the Western Jurisdiction has pursued, including the prolonged and unprecedented suspension of Bishop Carcaño.
MARCHA reaffirms and emphasizes Bishop Minerva Carcaño’s prophetic leadership through her unwavering commitment to social justice within the United Methodist Church and in our global contextssociety. MARCHA recognizes that her prophetic voice in favor of marginalized communities, immigrants, and refugees has and continues to positively impact our Hispanic/Latino communities. The absence of her voice at this critical juncture in the life of our broken denomination severely has severely affected and harmed the present and future of the Hispanic/Latino church. For this reason we call the whole church to pray for this trial and for Bishop Minerva Carcaño, and her family, and all who are involved in this trial.
JOIN THE VIRTUAL PRAYER CHAIN
We ask each of you to be part of the prayer vigil by going to the virtual calendar to include your name in the time of your preference.
We call the people to pray for the following topics:
- For a fair trial.
- For Bishop Minerva Carcaño and her family.
- For Bishop Alfred Gwinn, jury, complainants, attorneys, observers, and others involved in the trial.
- For God to bring healing and reconciliation to the entire church
Sign-up into our virtual prayer calendar:
When: September 19-23, 2023.
Link: https://signup.24-7prayer.com/signup/783517
Instructions for scheduling virtual prayer time:
Follow the example of the following images:
- You have the option to remain anonymous
- Registration can be in Spanish or English
- You can pray for one hour by reserving the time exclusively
- You can share the same prayer time with other people, to do this; preferably do not check the first 2 options
- Note that the Format is 24 hours, Central time.
Press here to schedule a slot for our virtual prayer
