PRESS RELEASE: August 4, 2022

Vero Beach FL: The Wesleyan Covenant Association – Florida Regional Chapter (“WCA-Florida”) is scrambling to visit as many churches as they can in the next month in order to satisfy their requests for information about exiting the UM denomination. “When the Methodist General conference got postponed til 2024, we knew our work to educate churches would ramp up, but we didn’t expect the onset of requests” said Jeremy Rebman, President of the WCA-Florida.

“The requests for documents, in-person presentations and general questions has increase ten-fold in the last few weeks. We praise God that churches are realizing that time is of the essence if exiting the Methodist denomination is the direction the church wishes to take” Rebman concluded.

The announcement and launch of their new website, LetUsGo.world just a couple of weeks ago has also fueled the desire of churches to learn more about the exiting process which is outlined in the Methodist Book of Discipline.

"We are thankful that 1000’s of people are signing the petition at LetUsGo.world so that like-minded traditional Methodists can let their voice be heard to their Methodist conference leadership. There is comfort in knowing and sharing our stories about the hardships being created by Methodist annual conferences across the country; said WCA FL Council Vice Chair Pastor Nako Kellum.

“We are hearing more and more horror stories from other conferences where their annual conference leadership is imposing near impossible tasks that must be completed in order to exit the United Methodist denomination. All the more reason to support your brothers and sisters in Christ and lend your support and signature to the proclamation at LetUsGo.world”; said Rebman.

Pastor Kellum has been asking for churches to pray for their conference leadership but also to request an amicable agreement for separation in a respectful but firm fashion. She concludes by saying: “Bishop Carter has been saying he continues to support the Protocol of reconciliation and grace through separation (“The Protocol”) to which he was an original signer back in December of 2019. My prayer is that he will echo his continued self-proclaimed support of the Protocol by finding his way to negotiate a fair and reasonable agreement for those churches in Florida & Western North Carolina that wish to exit the denomination but aren’t able to pay exorbitant exit fees. Bishop Carter, Let us go!”