General Conference

General Church

The Rev. Mark Holland of the Great Plains Conference makes a motion during the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. He was part of group of delegates who met July 13-15 in Nashville, Tenn., to build relationships and discuss the One Church Model. File photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.

GC2019 delegates discuss Way Forward

Dozens of General Conference delegates recently gathered in Nashville, Tennessee, to build relationships and discuss plans for church’s future.

General Church

People wait in a security screening line to enter the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. There will be no registration fees for the 2019 special General Conference. But visitors will be asked to pay $7-10 for badges required by venue security. File photo by Kathleen Barry, UMNS.

GC2019 no longer needs registration fees

General Conference planners have reversed the call for $200 registration fees after finding other ways to cover costs of the special session.

General Church

Members of the 2016-2020 Judicial Council pose for a group photo. The United Methodist Council of Bishops has asked the denomination’s top court to rule on the constitutionality of the legislation submitted by the Commission on Way Forward. Photo by Kathleen Barry, UMNS.

Bishops seek court ruling on Way Forward plans

The Council of Bishops is asking whether the legislation passes muster under the denomination’s constitution.

Local Church

Parishioners take part in a spirited Bible study at Windsor Village United Methodist Church in Houston in this March 2011 file photo. A UMNS file photo by Mike DuBose.

Megachurch weighs leaving denomination

Windsor Village United Methodist in Houston, concerned about ʽturmoil’ in denomination, considers leaving The United Methodist Church.

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