Legislation

Social Concerns
The Rev. April Casperson. Courtesy of Otterbein University.

Amendment would make church more open

The United Methodist Church can be a more welcoming denomination by adding gender and ability to its constitution, clergywoman writes.
Annual Conferences
Bishop Tracy S. Malone surveys the results of General Conference delegates’ vote in favor of constitutional amendments to carry out the worldwide regionalization plan as she presides over a legislative session on April 25, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. This year, annual conferences around the globe will hold votes on regionalization and three other amendments to the denomination’s constitution. File photo by Paul Jeffrey, UM News.

Church constitutional amendments head to vote

When United Methodist annual conferences meet this year, lay and clergy voters will determine whether regionalization and other changes become part of the denomination’s constitution.
Bishops
United Methodist bishops from the Philippines, Africa and the U.S. pray during morning worship Nov. 6. The Council of Bishops joined together in worship each day of its Nov. 3-8 meeting at Epworth by the Sea Conference Center on St. Simons Island, Ga. The bishops also took on a number of challenges facing The United Methodist Church. Photo by Rick Wolcott, Council of Bishops.

Bishops zero in on challenges ahead

As The United Methodist Church starts a new season, bishops discussed financial concerns and ministry needs ahead — including faith formation and care for immigrants.
Church Leadership
Tom Lee. Photo courtesy of the author.

‘I want my church to accept them.’

A 2024 General Conference delegate learns in a letter how a former pastor helped craft the legislation barring gay clergy, and how he regretted it years later.

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