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Bookmark or Share- General Conference | UMC.org - The United Methodist ChurchThe General Conference of The United Methodist Church last met April 23 through May 3, 2024, in Charlotte, NC. It will meet again in 2028. Explore news, decisions and celebrations from this global gathering:
- What did the 2020 General Conference decide? | UMC.orgThe 2020 General Conference was originally scheduled for May 5-15, 2020 in Minneapolis. The coronavirus pandemic led to a decision to reschedule the meeting for late summer of 2021. As the pandemic persisted, the Commission on the General Conference rescheduled the gathering a second time to Aug. 29-Sept. 6, 2022, in Minneapolis. And it is now ...
- Yes, There’s Another General Conference in 2026 | UMC.orgEarly in the year at the May meeting in Chicago, the bishops responded to the Judicial Council Decision 1472 regarding an additional regular General Conference between 2024-2027 by approving a resolution to propose a 5-day General Conference in May 2026 that would focus on re-establishing connection, lament and healing, celebration, recasting ...
- What happened and what didn't at General Conference 2019The 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. The ...
- Glossary: General Conference | UMC.orgGeneral Conference convenes every quadrennium (four years) to determine the denomination's future direction. It is the only body that can speak officially for the denomination. Source: Sharing God's Gifts Glossary of United Methodist Terms
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