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Bishop Sally Dyck presides over a discussion of the church budget during the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. After the 2020 General Conference was delayed, the board of the denomination’s finance agency asked the United Methodist Judicial Council for a declaratory decision on how to calculate the ongoing denominational budget and apportionment formula. File photo by Maile Bradfield, UM News.

New budget must wait for General Conference
The United Methodist Church’s finance agency lacks authority to set new guidelines despite postponement of church’s top legislative gathering.
Judicial Council
Members of the 2016-2020 Judicial Council. (From left) Front row: Deanell Reece Tacha, N. Oswald Tweh Sr., the Rev. Luan-Vu Tran. Back row: Lydia Romão Gulele, Ruben T. Reyes, the Rev. Øyvind Helliesen, the Rev. Dennis Blackwell, and the Rev. J. Kabamba Kiboko. (Not pictured, Beth Capen) Photo by Kathleen Barry, United Methodist Communications.

Court clarifies decision on clergy session voting
With the United Methodist General Conference postponed twice because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Judicial Council clarifies a 2019 ruling ahead of annual conference sessions.
Judicial Council
Kenneth Feinberg (holding microphone) speaks during a livestreamed panel discussion in Tampa, Fla., with members of the team that developed a new proposal that would maintain The United Methodist Church but allow traditionalist congregations to separate into a new denomination. The United Methodist Judicial Council expects to decide soon whether it has the jurisdiction to consider the constitutionality of legislation for a proposed plan for separating the denomination. File photo by Sam Hodges, UM News.

Protocol legislation tops agenda of top court
In ongoing virtual meetings, the United Methodist Judicial Council will conduct business for the first time since the pandemic began.
General Church
Delegates hold hands and pray during the Feb. 23, 2019, opening plenary of the special session of General Conference held in St. Louis. File photo by Paul Jeffrey, UM News.

Q&A: What delay means for General Conference
Organizers answer questions about what the postponement to 2021 means for The United Methodist Church’s lawmaking assembly.

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