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United Methodists Meet in Fort Worth for Worldwide Conference
Written: 4/22/2008
FORT WORTH: More than 3,000 United Methodists from around the globe are expected to converge on Fort Worth, Texas this week for General Conference 2008. The General Conference is the top legislative body of The United Methodist Church. The General Conference meets every four years to determine...

New UM Social Creed Proposed
Written: 4/9/2008
A proposed new Social Creed will be presented to The United Methodist Church General Conference, the denomination's top law-making body, during its meeting April 23-May 2 in Fort Worth, Texas. The new creed has been developed by the General Board of Church & Society (GBCS) at the direction of th...

Petition submitted to General Conference asking the UMC to partner with Society of St. Andrew in ministry to end domestic hunger
Written: 2/22/2008
Big Island, VA – A petition has been filed for consideration by the 2008 General Conference to designate the Society of St. Andrew as the principal agency of the Church to alleviate hunger in the United States. The Society of St. Andrew is an Advance Special (#801600) of the United Methodist C...

United Methodist Communications Offers General Conference Training Online
Written: 11/21/2007
NASHVILLE: United Methodist Communications is offering a five-session online course for those who want to learn more about General Conference. The free course has garnered more than 150 participants in only the first three days, and is expected to gain momentum as General Conference 2008...

United Methodist Bishops Meet to Prepare for 2008 General Conference
Written: 11/1/2007
LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. – United Methodist bishops from around the world will meet Nov. 4-9 at the Lake Junaluska Conference & Retreat Center in North Carolina's Smoky Mountains. This will be the Council of Bishops final meeting prior to gathering at the site of the 2008 General Conference in Fort...

New Tone set for Conversation, Debate at 2008 Methodist General Conference
Written: 8/6/2007
WASHINGTON – United Methodists want to change the tone of conversation and debate at the church's top legislative assembly in 2008. General Conference organizers have endorsed "Guidelines for Holy Conferencing – What God Expects of Us" as a blueprint for conversation and debate at the 2008 gatheri...

Kentucky Annual Conference Elects General/Jurisdictional Conference Delegates
Written: 6/18/2007
Lay and clergy delegates to the 2008 General Conference and Jurisdictional Conference were elected at the 2007 Kentucky Annual Conference, held June 10-14 in Louisville. KENTUCKY CONFERENCE DELEGATION GENERAL CONFERENCE Clergy &n...

Ministry Commission Recommendations, Survey Now Online
Written: 3/6/2007
Nashville, Tenn. (GBHEM/FYI) – A draft report by the Study of Ministry Commission for the 2008 General Conference proposes eight important recommendations about the ordering of ministry, including the creation of three classifications of ordained elders and separation of ordination from full...

State of the Church Survey
Written: 10/10/2006
The Connectional Table is conducting research on State of The United Methodist Church for the 2008 General Conference. In preparation for the State of the Church report, the Connectional Table has authorized the Martec Group, a research firm based in Chicago, to collect information through an o...