Rev. Donna Pritchard is the Senior Pastor at the First United Methodist Church in Portland. In addition to her ministry at First Church, Donna serves the greater United Methodist Church as Chair of the Western Jurisdiction’s Leadership Team. She has been a member of the Commission for a Way Forward, explained as follows: The 32-member, bishop-appointed commission was charged with finding ways through the denomination’s deep divide on homosexuality. It is offering legislative petitions for three different plans for ministry with LGBTQ individuals. The plans include the One Church Plan (recommended by the Council of Bishops), the Traditionalist Plan, and the Connectional Conference Plan.