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General Agencies
Delegates prepare to do their legislative work during the 2024 United Methodist General Conference in Charlotte, N.C., in Charlotte, NC. The board of the General Council on Finance and Administration approved a request for $1.5 million to pay for a whole software system to track legislation at General Conference. The current system has been in use for nearly 40 years. Photo by Larry McCormack, UM News.

Big update planned for General Conference tech

The United Methodist Church’s finance agency board approved a $1.5 million grant for the first major upgrade of General Conference’s legislative tracker in decades.
Mission and Ministry
Dan Krause (center), top executive of United Methodist Communications, leads the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the dedication of the new UMC TV Studios in the Philippines on Nov. 15 in Manila, Philippines. He is joined by (front row from left) Manila Area Bishop Ruby-Nell M. Estrella, Baguio Area Bishop Rodel M. Acdal, Davao Area Bishop Israel M. Painit, and Danny Mai, United Methodist Communications’ chief operating officer. Photo by Gladys P. Mangiduyos, UM News.

Church dedicates new TV studio in Philippines

The United Methodist TV studio will serve as a platform for producing training materials and content that can reach congregations in the country and beyond.
Faith Stories
Tina Boone shares the joy of Sunday worship with homebound and distant participants through the conference phone at Gordon Memorial United Methodist Church in Nashville, Tenn. The program, started during the COVID-19 pandemic, allows people who don’t have a computer or internet access to dial in and hear the entire service through their telephone. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Church members dial in for fellowship

Gordon Memorial United Methodist Church in Nashville, Tennessee, provides Sunday worship service through the church’s conference phone line so participants who can’t attend in person can stay connected.

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