The General Synod of the Church of England will discuss plans for a merger with the Methodist church
Efforts to try to heal a 200-year-old split between the Anglican and Methodist churches have met stiff opposition from traditionalists. These people say that it “threatens the fundamentals” of the Church of England.
However, it appears that those who are opposed to reconciliation are those who have forgotten the teachings of Jesus Christ who is the Head of the Christian church.
A conciliatory Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, said that proposals to allow Anglican priests and Methodist presbyters to cross over and serve in each other’s churches would “heal a wound” that has existed since the institutions split in the 18th century.
It would appear that those who are opposed to reconciliation within the body of Christ are those who have an agenda different from that of the Lord Jesus who prayed for His church in John 17 verses 20 and 21 thus:
''I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.''
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