Connectional Table

Central Conferences
Bishop Tracy S. Malone blesses the communion elements during a service at the East Ohio Annual Conference on June 8. Malone is the convener of the joint task force that brought together members of the Standing Committee on Central Conference Matters, the Connectional Table and developers of the Christmas Covenant to refine proposed legislation that would put the different geographical regions of the global church on more even footing. File photo courtesy of East Ohio Conference Communications.

Efforts for regionalization move forward

Two United Methodist leadership bodies each unanimously affirmed the direction of legislation, still being refined, to put regions of The United Methodist Church on more even footing.
General Church
Council of Bishops President Bishop Thomas J. Bickerton addresses a joint meeting of the Connectional Table and the General Council of Finance and Administration board on May 18 in Nashville, Tenn. He said United Methodist bishops want to join in the conversation of how to reduce the number of U.S. bishops strategically without damaging the church’s mission. Photo by Heather Hahn, UM News.

As church exits rise, proposed budget drops

In the wake of projected losses from church closures and disaffiliations, The United Methodist Church’s finance agency continues to shrink the proposed budget heading to General Conference.
Connectional Table
Bishop Mande Muyombo, resident bishop of the North Katanga Area, speaks to the opening session of the 2019 special General Conference. Now Connectional Table chair, Muyombo guided the leadership body through a discussion of its proposal to reduce its membership. File photo by Paul Jeffrey, UM News.

Leadership body reconsiders restructuring plan

The United Methodist Church’s Connectional Table, which has stewardship of the denomination’s mission, ministry and resources, is now re-examining its proposed restructuring.
General Church
Members of the Connectional Table lay hands on Bishop Mande Muyombo (center), chair of the Connectional Table, and Judi Kenaston (fourth from right), interim chief connectional ministries officer, during the group’s meeting Feb. 24 in Atlanta. The leadership body helps determine the budget of The United Methodist Church. Photo by Jim Patterson, UM News.

Group plans for budget cuts, regionalization

Meetings of the Connectional Table in Atlanta were productive, with efforts to come up with a consensus budget, move toward a U.S. regional conference and streamline the leadership body’s own membership all moving forward.

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