Summary of Options in Table Format:

If We Remain with UMC

• Financial Impact – No disaffiliation costs.

• Legal Impact – none

• Personnel Impact – If our congregation remains in the UMC, our pastors will remain at Shalimar UMC. If our pastors decide to leave the UMC, then new appointments would be made by the conference, based on availability of pastors.

Next Steps – If We Leave UMC

• If we vote to disaffiliate, we will remain United Methodists until approved by the next called annual conference.

• If we vote to disaffiliate, the Discernment Team will make a recommendation to the Church Council in considering the next steps. Our options include to affiliate with the Global Methodist Church, the Free Methodist Church or choose to become an Independent Methodist Church. This process will take some time.

• Financial Impact – Once we have submitted a signed application for disaffiliation, the Alabama West Florida Conference Trustees would then determine the apportionments piece of the cost owed to the UMC. We could seek a revolving line of credit from a local bank for the full amount of disaffiliation plus several months of operating expenses. We could plan to repay this line of credit via 1) the monthly budgeted allocation for such expenses (apportionments, salaries, etc.) and 2) a campaign for pledges to pay off the line of credit (much like a building/ remodeling capital campaign).