© 2024 Gaétan Charland
© 2024 Urantia Association of Quebec
Gaetan Charland
Boucherville
For several years, Fellowship President Sue Seccombe has been discussing with our President, Enrique Traver, ways for the Association and the Fellowship to collaborate. In October 2023, the Fellowship General Council approved a resolution establishing a “Committee on Unity” to explore and make recommendations regarding “the details and options…of next steps on unity between [our] two organizations.” The Fellowship selected their Committee members, who were approved at their General Council meeting in February 2024.
In February, the Association approved the creation of a Special Committee on Unity, granting it the authority to continue discussions with the Fellowship with a view to unifying our two organizations. The members of our Committee are Gaétan Charland (Canada), chair of the committee, Michael Zehr (United States), Andrés Rodriguez (Colombia), Chris Moseley (United Kingdom), and Susan Owen (United States). The committee met virtually on April 29 to get to know each other and discuss the benefits and challenges of unity with the Fellowship. A second meeting was held on May 15 to get to know each other better and discuss expectations for this endeavor. No date has been set for the first meeting with the Fellowship.
¶ 2024 UNIT SURVEY RESULTS
The purpose of the Fellowship Unity Survey was to obtain input from our leaders and members to guide the Fellowship Unity Committee in conversations with the Fellowship regarding the unification of our two organizations. Here are the results of the responses to the three main questions:
- I support Urantia Association working with the Fellowship to eliminate competition.
- 76.9% completely agree
- 15.4% agree
- 1.9% neither agree nor disagree
- 1.9% disagree
- 1.9% totally disagree
- I support Urantia Association working with the Fellowship to find steps to unify the two organizations.
- 78.8% completely agree
- 13.5% agree
- 1.9% neither agree nor disagree
- 1.9% disagree
- 3.8% totally disagree
- The Fellowship must stop printing their copy of The Urantia Book before the Association accepts any recommendations regarding the elimination of competition or the definition of steps toward unity.
- 37.5% completely agree
- 19.2% agree
- 28.8% neither agree nor disagree
- 10.6% disagree
- 3.8% totally disagree