By Rick Wolcott* Nearly 800 delegates from across the worldwide United Methodist Church gathered in Charlotte, North Carolina April 23 – May 3 for the postponed 2020 General Conference, which couldn’t meet because of the COVID-19 pandemic. General Conference, the top policy-making body of The United Methodist Church, meets at the beginning of each quadrennium [...]
By Rick Wolcott* https://player.vimeo.com/video/942723701?h=9302d99e55&title=0&byline=0&portrait=0 To download the video above, first click the share button in the upper right corner of the video window, then click the Vimeo link. Then, on the Vimeo page click the download link underneath the video window. Nearly 800 delegates from across the worldwide United Methodist Church gathered in Charlotte, North [...]
By Rick Wolcott* The morning business session on the last day of the postponed 2020 General Conference began with a report from the Interjurisdictional Committee on Episcopacy proposing a reduction from 39 to 32 bishops serving the five jurisdictions in the United States. Delegates approved the report with 631 voting in favor and 65 voting [...]
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