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Bishops urge attention to GC2021 date request
The Council of Bishops pushes consideration of a petition drafted by young adult General Conference delegates. The Commission on General Conference sets the dates for the lawmaking assembly.
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Tentative General Conference dates publicized
The potential dates, shared by the Council of Bishops, would be more than a year after the lawmaking assembly was originally scheduled.
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Wrestling with budget after GC2020 postponed
Finance leaders decided they had no choice but to extend the 2016 General Conference’s budget directives. But they also recognize the financial challenges caused by COVID-19.
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BMCR focuses on separation plans, leadership views
The African American caucus of The United Methodist Church endorsed the protocol plan for amicable separation of the denomination.