UMC-TEC Dialogue Committee
The United Methodist-Episcopal Church Dialogue began meeting in 2002; it was endorsed by the 2000 General Convention and reauthorized by the 2006 General Convention. The ecumenical work of the United Methodist Church is carried out by the Council of Bishops Office of Christian Unity and Interreligious Relationships. And the ecumenical work of the Episcopal Church is carried out by the Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations.
For more information about the Dialogue, please click here.
For more information about the Dialogue, please click here.
Current Dialogue Roster
Co-Chairs:
The Rt. Rev. Betsy Monnot, (TEC) Bishop of the Diocese of Iowa (e-mail)
Bishop Sandra Olewine, (UMC) California-Nevada Annual Conference (e-mail)
UMC Members:
Dr. David Field, (UMC) Ecumenical Staff Officer, UMC Council of Bishops (Ex-Officio)
The Rev. Ginger Gaines-Cirelli, (UMC) Senior Pastor, Foudry UMC, Washington DC
The Rev. Dr. James Howell, (UMC) Senior Pastor, Meyers Park UMC, Charlotte NC
The Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightest, (UMC) Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs, Meadville Lombard Theological School
Bishop Gregory V. Palmer, (UMC) Executive Secretary, UMC Council of Bishops
The Rev. Dr. Robert J. Williams, (UMC) General Secretary of the General Commission on Archives and History of the UMC
TEC Members:
The Rt. Rev. C. Frank Brookhart, (TEC) Assisting Bishop of Los Angeles; Bishop of Montana, resigned
The Rev. Asa David Coulson, (TEC) Priest-in-Charge, Grace Episcopal Church, Nutley, NJ
The Rev. Dr. Kirsten Guidero, (TEC) Presiding Bishop's Deputy for Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations (Ex-Officio)
Mr. Hank Jeannel, (TEC) Associate for Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations (Ex-Officio)
The Rev. RJ Powell, (TEC), Priest-in-Charge, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Maryville, TN
Mr. Damarius Walker, (TEC) Seminarian
The Rt. Rev. Jeremiah Williamson, (TEC) Bishop of the Diocese of Albany
The Rt. Rev. Betsy Monnot, (TEC) Bishop of the Diocese of Iowa (e-mail)
Bishop Sandra Olewine, (UMC) California-Nevada Annual Conference (e-mail)
UMC Members:
Dr. David Field, (UMC) Ecumenical Staff Officer, UMC Council of Bishops (Ex-Officio)
The Rev. Ginger Gaines-Cirelli, (UMC) Senior Pastor, Foudry UMC, Washington DC
The Rev. Dr. James Howell, (UMC) Senior Pastor, Meyers Park UMC, Charlotte NC
The Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightest, (UMC) Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs, Meadville Lombard Theological School
Bishop Gregory V. Palmer, (UMC) Executive Secretary, UMC Council of Bishops
The Rev. Dr. Robert J. Williams, (UMC) General Secretary of the General Commission on Archives and History of the UMC
TEC Members:
The Rt. Rev. C. Frank Brookhart, (TEC) Assisting Bishop of Los Angeles; Bishop of Montana, resigned
The Rev. Asa David Coulson, (TEC) Priest-in-Charge, Grace Episcopal Church, Nutley, NJ
The Rev. Dr. Kirsten Guidero, (TEC) Presiding Bishop's Deputy for Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations (Ex-Officio)
Mr. Hank Jeannel, (TEC) Associate for Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations (Ex-Officio)
The Rev. RJ Powell, (TEC), Priest-in-Charge, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Maryville, TN
Mr. Damarius Walker, (TEC) Seminarian
The Rt. Rev. Jeremiah Williamson, (TEC) Bishop of the Diocese of Albany
