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The special 2019 General Conference of The United Methodist Church — set for Feb. 23-26 in St. Louis — will attempt to find a way forward for The United Methodist Church by considering the three different plans included in the report developed by the Commission on a Way Forward. The full report and all the legislation are part of the docket. Image by United Methodist News Service.

Top court sets October oral hearings

The United Methodist Judicial Council will have three oral hearings when it meets Oct. 23-26 in Zurich.
General Church
The special 2019 General Conference of The United Methodist Church — set for Feb. 23-26 in St. Louis — will attempt to find a way forward for The United Methodist Church by considering the three different plans included in the report developed by the Commission on a Way Forward. The full report and all the legislation are part of the docket. Image by United Methodist News Service.

Plans prayerfully pondered by United Methodists

Church members react to the three published plans for the future proposed by the Commission on a Way Forward.
General Church
The Rev. Mark Holland of the Great Plains Conference makes a motion during the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. He was part of group of delegates who met July 13-15 in Nashville, Tenn., to build relationships and discuss the One Church Model. File photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.

GC2019 delegates discuss Way Forward

Dozens of General Conference delegates recently gathered in Nashville, Tennessee, to build relationships and discuss plans for church’s future.
Human Sexuality
Bishop LaTrelle Easterling preaches on unity during worship at the Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, on May 30. Photo by Tony Richards.

Bishop rules two LGBTQ clergy candidates ineligible

Baltimore-Washington bishop rules two clergy candidates are not eligible because they are “self-avowed practicing homosexuals.”

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