Special sessions of United Methodist annual conferences 2022

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For a number of U.S. annual conferences, the sessions earlier this year are just the beginning. At least 17 conferences plan to have or have held special sessions to deal mainly with church disaffiliations. Most of these sessions will be online.



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General Church
Cobb County Superior Court Judge J. Stephen Schuster, at the end of a daylong hearing, rules from the bench that more than 180 churches in the North Georgia Conference can proceed with The United Methodist Church’s disaffiliation process. The conference had paused disaffiliation votes in the wake of what it called defamatory misinformation. Screengrab courtesy of Cobb County Superior Court via YouTube by UM News.

Judge lifts North Georgia disaffiliation pause

A judge ruled from the bench that 185 North Georgia churches can proceed with The United Methodist Church’s disaffiliation process. Meanwhile, the Rio Texas Conference has filed suit against churches seeking to circumvent that process.
Mission and Ministry
The Rev. Peter Mageto, vice chancellor of United Methodist-related Africa University in Zimbabwe, delivers the keynote address at Black Methodists for Church Renewal’s 56th General Meeting April 13 in Pittsburgh. He shared his vision for the university and called on BMCR to help identify new partners and joint research and study opportunities. Photo by Liz Lennox, Western Pennsylvania Conference.

Black caucus draws closer to African partners

Convening in Pittsburgh, Black Methodists for Church Renewal members gathered in person for the first time since 2020, after two years of virtual meetings due to COVID-19.
General Church
Participants discuss the future of the Korean United Methodist Church during a webinar hosted by the Korean Ministry Plan. About 230 church leaders participated in the online meeting April 10. Photo by the Rev. Thomas Kim, UM News.

Korean leaders voice hope for church, despite exits

More than 200 Korean United Methodists met to discuss the church’s future and consider the likely impact of disaffiliations.

 

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