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The General Conference of The United Methodist Church is meeting, April 23 through May 3, 2024, in Charlotte, NC. Stay up to date with the latest news, decisions and celebrations from this global gathering. #UMCGC.
The coming General Conference is to have 862 voting delegates — 55.9% from the U.S., 32% from Africa, 6% from the Philippines, 4.6% from Europe and the remainder from concordat churches that have close ties to The United Methodist Church. Half are to be clergy and half lay. Bishops preside at General Conference sessions but do not have a vote.
November 4, 2022. United Methodists to Meet in Charlotte for Worldwide Conference. Nashville, Tenn.: The Commission on the General Conference announced today that the 2024 United Methodist General Conference will be held April 23 – May 3, 2024, at Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. “The Commission selected Charlotte ...
The expiration date is Dec. 31, 2029. As in the expired version of Paragraph 2553, a decision to request disaffiliation would require a 2/3 vote of the professing members of the local church present and voting at a called church conference. However, in this proposal, abstentions are not counted at all. This contradicts the most recent complete ...
The General Conference is the only body authorized to speak on behalf of the United Methodist denomination. It is comprised of elected delegates from across United Methodism's Worldwide Connection and holds the responsibility for formulating the denomination's doctrinal statements and policies.
United Methodist News Service is the official news gathering agency of The United Methodist Church. It covers the news of the global church with objectivity and strives to be inclusive of the voices, views and contexts of the denomination. Content is provided in English, Spanish, French, Korean and Portuguese. Get the Latest News.
The General Conference is the legislative body of the worldwide United Methodist Church. What happens next? Constitutionality : Before the 2019 Special Session of General Conference closed, a motion was passed (405-395) to request a decision from the Judicial Council on the constitutionality of the Traditional Plan's legislative petitions.
A newly published section of the Advance Daily Christian Advocate contains additional petitions and updated reports for United Methodist delegates to consider as they prepare for General Conference. Ask The UMC has prepared a series of articles that give an overview of the changes. In late January, a draft version of Volume 3, Section 1, of the ...
General Conference celebrates full communion with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. General Conference celebrates the 100 th anniversary of men's ministry. The Advance, the mission fundraising arm of the church, celebrates 60 years. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the Liberian president and a United Methodist, addresses General Conference. She ...
Amid growing concerns for the denomination's future, the 2016 General Conference authorized the formation of a commission to deal with church teachings on homosexuality and find ways to help the church stay together. The Commission on a Way Forward submitted proposals that were considered by the delegates at the 2019 special called General ...