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Feb 24, 2021 · washington, d.c. – In response to the further postponement of the 2020 General Conference, the Council of Bishops (COB) is calling a Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church (UMC) to be convened online on May 8, 2021.
May 8, 2021 · In response to the further postponement of the 2020 General Conference, the Council of Bishops has called a Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church to be convened online May 8, 2021. Learn more.
May 3, 2024 · 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.
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The annual (sometimes referred to as ‘regional’) conference is described by the church's Constitution and (other parts of the) Book of Discipline as the “basic unit” of the church. In the United States, an annual conference may cover an entire state, only part of the state, or even parts of two or more states. There are also three missionary confer...
In the U.S., the annual conference has a central office and professional staff that coordinate and conduct ministry and the business of the conference. It likely has a director of connectional ministries, treasurer, directors of program areas (such as camping), communications director, and other staff as deemed appropriate for the annual conference...
Each year an equal number of clergy members and lay members attend their conference's annual conference session for worship, fellowship, and to conduct the business of the conference, which may last 3-5 days. These sessions include reports of past and ongoing work; adoption of future goals, programs and budgets; ordination of clergy members as deac...
UMC Social Principles 2021. Continuing the Wesleyan tradition of social holiness today. Since the beginning of the Methodist movement, people called Methodists have spoken to the issues of the day as an expression of the Wesleyan commitment to social holiness.
Mar 30, 2022 · The United Methodist Church’s top court released that decision and four other rulings March 29 — almost all reviewing bishops’ decisions of law during the 2021 annual conference season. During church meetings at which they preside, United Methodist bishops often face questions about church law.
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Jul 5, 2022 · The United Methodist Church has released the 2021 State of the Church Report, which centers around the theme of claiming our identity. Beginning with Jesus' question to Peter in Matthew 16, "Who do you say that I am?"
