Fuel a new era of communications on GivingTuesday:

Give to power a new era of Christ-centered communication around the world and transform lives. You can DOUBLE your impact and help us reach our $10,000 goal! All gifts will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $5,000 through 12/3

Dismiss
Navigation Back Search

North Georgia Episcopal Area

General Conference
The Rev. Jenny Phillips (right) shows a Mobile Solar Power Station to Bishop Robin Dease outside the United Methodist General Conference in Charlotte, N.C. Phillips is the director of environmental sustainability with the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Solar trailer brings power in disasters — and coffee at conference
The Mobile Solar Power Station, a solar-powered, self-sustaining trailer, launched in October 2023 as a new ministry of the North Georgia Conference.
Annual Conferences
Conference members ratified disaffiliation agreements and prayed over departing churches during the 2022 North Georgia Annual Conference that took place June 2-4. In an email sent out Dec. 28, 2022, North Georgia Conference leaders announced they were pausing for now approving anymore disaffiliations. File photo courtesy of the North Georgia Conference.

North Georgia hits pause on disaffiliations
The largest United Methodist conference in the U.S. announced it is blocking church exits as a result of “the misleading, defamatory, and false statements and materials shared with local church members.”
General Church
A lawsuit and countersuit between the North Georgia Conference and Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church in Marietta, Ga., has concluded with the megachurch agreeing to pay about $13.1 million to leave the denomination with property. Image courtesy of Google Maps.

Conference, megachurch reach legal settlement
Mt. Bethel Church has agreed to pay $13.1 million to the North Georgia Conference to leave The United Methodist Church with property.
Local Church
Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church has filed a counterclaim in response to a lawsuit by North Georgia Conference trustees. The legal dispute deals with property. Photo by Wendy Parker, East Cobb News.

Mt. Bethel countersues conference leaders
Attorneys for Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church argue that the North Georgia Conference is blocking the congregation’s efforts to disaffiliate.

Sign up for our newsletter!

Subscribe Now
Loading

United Methodist Communications is an agency of The United Methodist Church

©2024 United Methodist Communications. All Rights Reserved