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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.
General Conference Legislative Recap MAJOR ACTION Historic Firsts • Bishop Tracy S. Malone, resident bishop of the East Ohio Conference, became the first Black female president of the Council of Bishops on April 30, 2024. • Bishop David Wilson, resident bishop of the Great Plains Conference, became the first
Understanding General Conference 2024: Frequently Asked Questions & Resources. Follow Jesus, Make Disciples, Transform The World. Saturday, May 4, 2024. ON REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIVE LANGUAGE RELATED TO LGBTQ+ PEOPLE. What changes were made to the Book of Discipline that relate to human sexuality?
The assembly, originally planned for 2020 in Minneapolis, is now scheduled for April 23-May 3, 2024, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Judicial Council, The United Methodist Church’s top court, opened the door for more General Conference delegate elections this year.
The coming General Conference is now set to take place April 23-May 3 in that city’s convention center — bringing together United Methodists from four continents who will make decisions that will shape the global denomination for years to come.
On May 1, 2024, General Conference delegates from around the world voted to adopt 22 pieces of legislation via Consent Calendar A05 with 93% in favor (692-51). The petition for “Building a Fully Inclusive Church” was among the legislation that was passed.
1:23. The UMC General Conference is convening in Charlotte for a two-week legislative summit expected to shape the long-term future of the denomination. The nation's largest mainline Protestant denomination saw a quarter of its churches in the U.S. leave due to a splintering over church policy and theology, including dealing with LGBTQ+ rights.
The UMC General Conference will decide on other high-profile business next week to shape the long-term future of the denomination, including whether to remove anti-LGBTQ+ restrictions. The United Methodist Church’s top legislative assembly passed key measures Thursday that could refashion the denomination's global structure — and pave the ...
General Conference brought big changes, particularly the removal of constraints on ministry with and by LGBTQ people. Now The United Methodist Church’s challenge is to remain a big-tent denomination that can evangelize in diverse communities and countries.
On April 25, General Conference voted yes—672-67—to let the Eurasia churches leave the UMC. Those conferences are the Central Russia, Eastern Russia and Central Asia, Northwest Russia and Belarus, and Southern Russia Provisional conferences.