We discuss the future of Paragraph 2553 after its expiration at the end of 2023, two conferences where disaffiliation is no longer possible under Paragraph 2553, and whether non-disaffiliating clergy currently appointed to churches that disaffiliate will be immediately appointed elsewhere upon the church's disaffiliation.
The United Methodist Church’s Judicial Council concluded that the next gathering of General Conference scheduled for 2024 is to be designated the postponed 2020 session.
“If you live life long enough, you have a moment when it all literally falls down,” writes the Rev. Dr. Tori Butler. She shares the time this happened to her and how she got back up.
Hundreds gather in Dallas and online for “Space at the Table: Conversations of Hope for the UMC Future,” an event prompted by the pandemic and local church disaffiliations.
