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Originally church officials expected that a $604 million quadrennial budget would be approved at the General Conference. But now the proposal is reduced to $346.7 million, or a 43 percent cut ...
The biggest unknown is how UMC churches in the Global South (Africa, Asia, and South America) will respond after the next General Conference in late April 2024.
United Methodist Church administrative staff members Caitlin Congdon, left, Sandeep Kuntam, and Sharah Dass at the Upper Room Chapel Wednesday, April 3, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn.
In February 2022, the UMC announced that it was examining again postponing the General Conference. Not wanting to wait for the General Conference to occur, some conservative United Methodist congregations left the United Methodist Church to become a part of the Free Methodist Church. The denomination launched on May 1, 2022.
Prior to the United Methodist Church's May 2024 General Conference, the UMC had rules, found in the Book of Discipline, that prohibited same-sex unions and the ordination of noncelibate homosexuals. Many progressive UMC leaders and churches, especially in the United States, are supportive of gay marriage and ignored the injunctions in the Book ...
The Jurisdictional Conferences are a collection of Annual Conferences of The United Methodist Church located inside the United States. [1] The constitution of The United Methodist Church established five jurisdictions within the United States and it specifies which states will be a part of each. Each jurisdiction is responsible for boundaries ...
June 16, 2024 at 8:01 AM. At one point in late April, during her guest sermon at Manchaca United Methodist Church, the Rev. Tracey Beadle, current pastor at Westlake United Methodist Church ...
These delegates are elected by the Annual Conferences and several other specialized bodies within the structure of The United Methodist Church. The General Conference meets on a quadrennial basis, that is, once every four years. Special sessions may be called by the Council of Bishops. List of general conferences of The United Methodist Church