United Methodists reschedule meeting — and decision on splitting — again
RNS The United Methodist Church has once again postponed its quadrennial meeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic, delaying further a widely anticipated vote by delegates from across the globe on a proposal to split the denomination over the inclusion of LGBTQ members. The United Methodist Church General Conference now is scheduled for 29th August to 6th September, […]
United Methodists reschedule meeting – and decision on splitting – to 2021
RNS The United Methodist Church has rescheduled its General Conference for 29th August to 7th September, 2021, at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis. And it’s looking into ways to use technology to ensure delegates can participate in the quadrennial meeting, according to the Commission on the General Conference. The General Conference – during which […]
Church schism: United Methodists would’ve met this week to consider a split. What are they doing instead?
EMILY MACFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports…
United Methodist bishops ask church court to review proposal to split denomination
RNS A proposed plan to split the United Methodist Church is on its way to the denomination’s top court to decide whether the legislation that would implement it is constitutional. If the Judicial Council rules the plan is constitutional, delegates could take up the proposal, called “A Protocol of Reconciliation and Grace Through Separation,” at […]