Annual Meetings – Church Gathering nerds – BEWARE!!!
Whoever would have thought that a small (former) Methodist church named the Wesley Church, (Wesleykyrkan) that is now an active congregation in the Uniting Church of Sweden (Equmeniakyrkan), would see fit to send their 2 delegates to Göteborg, Sweden for the Annual Meeting (Kyrkokonferens)….and would choose 2 American co-laborers in the church to attend that meeting?? Due to the fact that the every 5 year World Methodist Council was also gathering in the same building, we were blessed with music and dance expressions from around the world. This woman was playing an instrument from Korea. Amazing Grace is always beautiful ~ It did strike us as a bit odd that we would go as delegates! Our Swedish might be tolerable but they were voting on some pretty important policies, and new church leaders! But we took on the assignment with joy, hopped on the train, and once again spent days with a grueling learning curve…both in the Swedish language but also in how this church body functions w
