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5/13/2024
One week after adjournment of the 2024 General Conference in Charlotte, Bishop Robin Dease invited a few members of our General Conference delegation to stop by the Conference Office for a casual dinner and to chat about the outcomes of the meeting. ...
5/8/2024
The 2024 General Conference made several major decisions on the number of bishops and how their leadership will be distributed. The final outcome means, for us, that one bishop from the Southeastern Jurisdiction will be transferred to another U.S. ...
5/4/2024
There's a bright hope for the future of The United Methodist Church. That’s the message shared by the United Methodist Council of Bishops' new president, Bishop Tracy S. Malone (pictured), and immediate past president, Bishop Thomas J. Bickerton. ...
5/4/2024
United Methodists’ understanding of General Conference can range from unaware to deep appreciation, from captivated to concerned. Help your congregation better know what General Conference is, its purpose, and its impact with the help of the tips and...
5/2/2024
Adapted from an article by Heather Hahn of UM News With the vote on May 2, delegates have adopted the entire slate of revised Social Principles submitted by the United Methodist Board of Church and Society. The Social Principles represent the ...
5/2/2024
Michelle is pictured with two of her Tuckston UMC church family who traveled to Charlotte for her commissioning This morning Michelle Joyce Kunce from the North Georgia Conference was commissioned by the General Board of Global Ministries as a ...
5/1/2024
Delegates hug after the 2024 United Methodist General Conference voted to remove The United Methodist Church’s prohibtion on the ordination of clergy who are “self-avowed practicing homosexuals." Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News. Adapted from a story by...
5/1/2024
As a Bishop, it is hard not to be moved by the spiritual and emotional implications of what is happening at this historic General Conference. As you look at the voting, and the decisions being made, these delegates from all over the world are ...
4/30/2024
PHOTO ALBUM By Sybil Davidson Today and tomorrow, North Georgia United Methodists and UMCOR are introducing their Disaster Response Solar Trailer to delegates, visitors of the General Conference, members of the media, and passersby. Technical ...
4/29/2024
North Georgia United Methodists may have glimpsed Bishop Robin Dease on the General Conference live stream, in a photo from worship, or in our delegation's group shot. Having attended General Conference as a delegate since 2012, she is experiencing ...
4/29/2024
North Georgia United Methodists and UMCOR have the privilege of introducing the Disaster Response Solar Trailer to delegates and visitors to the General Conference. The trailer is en route to Charlotte today and will be on display April 30 and May 1 ...
4/25/2024
Bishop Tracy Smith Malone reads the results of a delegate vote in favor of a Worldwide Regionalization plan as she presides over the United Methodist General Conference on April 25. The body voted 586 to 164 for an amendment to the denomination’s ...
4/24/2024
A class of 20 Candler students led by retired Associate Dean of Methodist Studies Anne Burkholder and Professor in the Practice of Practical Theology and Methodist Studies Tom Elliott is gathered at General Conference for two weeks. Not only are the...
4/24/2024
PHOTO GALLERY On Wednesday, the 14 General Conference legislative committees convened. Much of this week’s work is centered around these committees as they review the more than 1,000 petitions before them. The first order of business was for each ...
4/23/2024
Rev. Jasmine Smothers on the floor of General Conference (Photo: Rev. Orlando Evans) Rev. Jasmine Smothers, clergy delegate from the North Georgia Conference, has been elected chair of the Committee on Presiding Officers. This key administrative ...
4/22/2024
Young adults (and any interested adults over 18) who are interested in experiencing General Conference in person are invited to join the Road Trip to Charlotte! The North Georgia Conference Center for Congregational Excellence has secured camp ...
4/20/2024
As the General Conference of The United Methodist Church begins in Charlotte, North Carolina, several North Georgia United Methodists have already been volunteering their time to make the global gathering a success. In addition to our delegation of ...
4/19/2024
The General Council on Finance and Administration (GCFA) has released the latest video in its Data-Driven Discernment series, entitled “Understanding the Proposed 2025 -2028 UMC Budget.” “Thinking about mission and ministry while trying to ensure ...
3/27/2024
The 2020 General Conference taking place in 2024 is upon us. In a few weeks, delegates from North Georgia will gather with other delegates from around the world in Charlotte, North Carolina to pray, worship, sing, as well as deliberate, debate, ...
3/15/2024
Adapted for NGUMC from an article by Laura Buchanen, "General Conference: How to talk to your church before, during and after" on ResourceUMC.org. United Methodists’ understanding of General Conference can range from unaware to deep appreciation, ...
2/24/2024
PHOTO ALBUM By Sybil Davidson North Georgia's Delegation to the 2024 General Conference gathered at Columbia Drive UMC on Saturday, February 23, to listen and pray, to discuss and learn more about key legislation, and to elect a new head of the lay...
2/22/2024
Nashville, Tennessee – On February 20, 2024, the Boards of Directors of the General Council on Finance and Administration (GCFA) and The Connectional Table (CT) met and finalized a budget recommendation to the General Conference of The United...
2/21/2024
By Heather Hahn UM News The United Methodist Church has no pope. But it does have a General Conference — the only body that can set official policy and speak for the international denomination. General Conference brings together lay and clergy ...
2/9/2024
Designed to help delegates prepare for the upcoming General Conference, the February 29-March 1 General Conference Delegate Orientation will be a livestream featuring sessions on the legislative process, major proposals affecting the church, and tips...
1/30/2024
The United Methodist General Conference is scheduled for April 23-May 3, 2024, in Charlotte, North Carolina. With this important meeting just a few months away, United Methodists will want to be sure they are informed and have access to accurate ...
1/24/2024
As General Conference prepares to gather in Charlotte, NC, April 23-May 3, the final pieces are coming together. The Advance edition of the Daily Christian Advocate is now available online at DailyChristianAdvocate.org. The Advance Daily Christian ...
12/12/2023
The General Council on Finance and Administration (GCFA) continues its commitment to empower members and delegates of The United Methodist Church with pertinent financial information in preparation for the upcoming General Conference with the ...
11/15/2023
The upcoming session of the UMC's General Conference is set for April 23-May 3, 2024, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Previously the UMC Judicial Council ruled that another regular session of General Conference would need to be planned between 2025 ...
9/27/2023
Delegates to the postponed 2020 General Conference of The United Methodist Church are encouraged to block their calendars for a live-streamed orientation and briefing taking place February 29- March 1, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. CST. The event will ...
9/25/2023
From Heather Hahn, UM News Now that the September deadline to submit legislation to General Conference 2024 has passed, we're closer to a fuller picture of the proposals up for consideration when The United Methodist Church’s top lawmaking assembly ...
8/23/2023
During an August 19, 2023, meeting, The Standing Committee on Central Conference Matters unanimously approved worldwide regionalism legislation for submission to General Conference 2024. This legislation had also been supported for submission by the ...
5/31/2023
The Commission on General Conference gathered in Florence, Kentucky for an in-person planning meeting May 21-24, 2023. Participants included representatives from each U.S. jurisdiction and Central Conference members from Africa. Members from Europe ...
5/12/2023
Council of Bishops President Thomas J. Bickerton presides at the bishops’ spring 2023 meeting in Chicago. East Ohio Conference Bishop Tracy Smith Malone, at left, is the Council of Bishops president-designate. Photo by the Rev. Todd Rossnagel, ...
12/13/2022
Because the 2020 General Conference was postponed and not canceled, delegates elected at the 2019 session of the Annual Conference continue to serve in this capacity By Heather Hahn UM News The United Methodist Church’s highest court ruled that new ...
11/4/2022
The Commission on the General Conference has announced that the next United Methodist General Conference will be held April 23 – May 3, 2024, at Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. “The Commission selected Charlotte as the site ...
3/4/2022
The Commission on General Conference announced plans to further postpone the General Conference session of The United Methodist Church to 2024. Below find answers to some questions about the announcement. We will continue to update this document as ...
3/3/2022
GC Q&A | News: General Conference Postponed Until 2024 As the pandemic continues and the wait time for visas stretches to over two years in some countries, the Commission on the General Conference announced March 3 that the 2020 General Conference ...
2/22/2022
Judicial Council members participate during the Feb. 23 morning of prayer at the 2019 special General Conference in St. Louis. (From left) N. Oswald Tweh Sr., Lydia Romão Gulele, the Rev. J. Kabamba Kiboko, Deanell Reece Tacha, the Rev. Luan-Vu Tran ...
11/30/2021
Key Points Organizers expect to decide early next year whether General Conference can go forward as scheduled in 2022. In the meantime, they named the values that will guide their decision. This includes a commitment to go beyond the minimum ...
7/7/2021
Having twice been postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 United Methodist General Conference is now scheduled for Aug. 29-Sept. 6, 2022, in Minneapolis. Even a year away, many United Methodists want to be sure they and informed on ...
3/22/2021
After much conversation, the Council of Bishops reached a decision that in the best interest of the church at this time, they would cancel the Special Session of the General Conference which was set for May 8, 2021. Read a News Release from the ...
2/26/2021
The Commission on the General Conference has just announced its decision to further postpone the 2020 General Conference until Aug. 29 – Sept. 6, 2022 in Minneapolis, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the safety of mass gatherings and ...
5/26/2020
The Commission on the General Conference has announced new 2021 dates for General Conference following the postponement of the event due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The quadrennial legislative event will take place on August 29 - September 7, 2021, at ...
4/7/2020
The 2020 Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference, along with all U.S. Jurisdictional Conferences, has been postponed. The SEJ Conference was scheduled for July in Lake Junaluska. According to our Book of Discipline, all Jurisdictional Conferences ...
3/19/2020
The Executive Committee of the Commission on the General Conference has been notified by the Minneapolis Convention Center that they are restricting events at the venue through May 10, 2020, following recommendations by the Minnesota Department of ...
1/27/2020
BY SCOTT HUGHES Pray – Be in prayer, as individuals and as a church community, for General Conference, delegates, and for discernment. Use The Upper Room prayer guide: Be Still and Know: 40 Days of Prayer for General Conference. Get information ...
1/2/2020
The members of the North Georgia Conference Delegation have endorsed the Rev. Dr. Byron E. Thomas as their episcopal nominee. Rev. Dr. Thomas is currently senior pastor of Ben Hill UMC in Atlanta. He is chair of the North Georgia Conference ...
10/22/2019
The Commission on the General Conference has unveiled the logo for the 2020 General Conference to accompany the theme, “…and know that I am God,” based on an excerpt from Psalm 46:10. The entire verse reads: “Be still, and know that I am God! I am ...
10/1/2019
The North Georgia delegation to General and Jurisdictional Conference scheduled two listening sessions to hear from North Georgia United Methodists. The first session was held Saturday, November 16, at Marietta First UMC. The second will be Saturday,...
8/16/2019
General Conference organizers chose “…and know I am God” as the theme of the 2020 United Methodist General Conference, but not before discovering the Psalm’s words and even its verse numbers vary by translation depending on the language. Read about ...