Updated General Conference Agenda, Rules, Petitions, and Reports Now Available
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 Advocate (ADCA) contains the agenda, rules, petitions, reports from the general agencies/commissions and study committees, information for delegates, and codes of conduct for the General Conference.
The ADCA website includes:
- New valid petitions to the postponed General Conference received prior to September 6, 2023
- New reports from the General Agencies of The United Methodist Church
- New Delegate Handbook information, including an updated schedule, lists of people to know, the Plan of Organization and Rules of Order, and other important information for delegates to the 2024 General Conference
- Petitions received for the 2020 General Conference according to the original dates and previously published in 2020
There are 1,099 total petitions before the General Conference, including 352 new petitions.
Due to an unprecedented set of circumstances, the list of delegates for each annual conference and the membership of legislative committees will be published on the Daily Christian Advocate website as soon as they have been completely processed. As with previous General Conferences, the most up-to-date lists will also be published in the first daily edition of the DCA at General Conference.
The website is fully available in English, French, Portuguese and Kiswahili.
To access DailyChristianAdvocate.org please note the following things:
- General Conference delegates and first reserves receive free access to the website. Others may access the site for a one-time fee of $49.99, which allows you to create an account and have ongoing access through General Conference, including all future updates.
- General Conference delegates and first reserve delegates should click “Create an Account for General Conference Delegates” and follow the on-screen instructions to create their account.
- You will need your Delegate ID to access the site. Delegate IDs were issued prior to the 2020 General Conference to delegates who were verified at that time. Those who were advanced due to vacancies will receive a Delegate ID issued by the Secretary of the General Conference through the secretaries of the annual conference following a supplemental certification and verification process, which is underway.
- Those who are not delegates to the General Conference should click “Create an Account for Public Access” and follow the on-screen instructions to create their account.
The new petitions, reports, and updated Delegate Handbook information will also be published in a printed 2024 Supplement to the ADCA. The supplement will be Volume 3 of the ADCA (Volume 1 was the original Delegate Handbook and Volume 2 contains the original petitions and reports). It will be provided to delegates on-site in Charlotte, NC at the beginning of General Conference.
Please note that the North Georgia Conference Communications Office will share news, summaries, and information before, during, and after the General Conference. Follow at www.ngumc.org/GC2024.
About General Conference
General Conference is the top policy-making body of The United Methodist Church, which meets once every four years. The conference can revise church law, as well as adopt resolutions on current moral, social, public policy and economic issues. It also approves plans and budgets for church-wide programs. The North Georgia Conference is represented by a 22-person delegation.