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General Conference

United Methodist Groups Offer Conflicting Calls on General Conference

Amid ongoing pandemic concerns, some within the United Methodist Church are pushing to postpone what will be a watershed General Conference. Others want to press on.

United Methodist General Conference to Consider Split Is Still on…for Now

Organizers of the United Methodist Church’s General Conference announced last week they are moving forward with plans for the meeting next fall…for now. But the Commission on the General Conference said Friday it hasn’t ruled out postponing the meeting just yet.

United Methodist General Conference Postponed Until 2022

After postponing their 2020 conference to 2021, the United Methodist Church has just announced that General Conference 2022 is what they are now planning for, as the pandemic has stretched into a second year.

United Methodist’s 2021 General Conference Could Split the Denomination—It May Also Have to Be Virtual

With no end in sight to the deadly pandemic, a number of United Methodist leaders are urging that the UMC General Conference be virtual—if it’s to be held at all next year.

Adam Hamilton: UMC of the Future Will Have to Be Conservative and Liberal

Hamilton took a guess that between 3,400 and 7,500 churches across the U.S. will leave the UMC by this time next year. Still, he is hopeful the denomination can hold itself together by being a mixture of both conservative and liberal.

Did Improper Voting Skew the UMC’s Homosexuality Vote?

The landmark United Methodist General Conference vote concerning homosexuality is the subject of concern after investigators found some people who voted were ineligible to do so.

It’s Official: UMC Votes for Traditional Marriage, No Gay Clergy

The United Methodist Church homosexuality debate was finally put to rest today following a vote to uphold a traditional stance on marriage and the ordination of clergy. But this does not mean that the denomination has a smooth road ahead.

Can the One Church Plan Save the UMC From Schism?

A United Methodist Church homosexuality policy is proving difficult for the denomination to agree on. The Council of Bishops has reviewed three proposed policies and has given its recommendation for which stance the denomination should adopt.