More at [ Ссылка ]. The United Methodist Church has sought to acknowledge a history of racism and work toward healing at three General Conferences since the year 2000. Preparations for the GC2012 Act of Repentance included listening sessions with indigenous peoples in Norway, the Philippines, and the United States. Blenda Smith was a co-chairperson on the committee that planned the event. "We actually did about two dozen listening sessions with different indigenous populations and they told us what repentance would look like. They said, 'It' won't be this service you do at General Conference. It will be what you do when you get back. Things like develop personal relationships with us, get to know us, get to share meals with us.'" For more information, contact the United Methodist General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns. ([ Ссылка ])
