The Council of Bishops has called a Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church to be held in 2022. The purpose will be to receive and act on a report from the Commission on a Way Forward based on the recommendations of the Council of Bishops. The 32-member Commission was authorized by General Conference 2016 and appointed by the Council of Bishops to examine paragraphs in The Book of Discipline concerning human sexuality and exploring options for finding a way forward through our current impasse.
General Conference is the top policy-making body of The United Methodist Church. The United Methodist Church is an organization of local churches groups geographically in Districts, which are grouped again geographically into Annual Conferences, then Jurisdictional Conferences. Each Annual Conference elects delegates from among its laity and clergy to represent their areas at General Conference, held every four years. General Conference 2022 will take place August 29 - Sept 6, 2022, at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
General Conference is the top policy-making body of The United Methodist Church. The United Methodist Church is an organization of local churches groups geographically in Districts, which are grouped again geographically into Annual Conferences, then Jurisdictional Conferences. Each Annual Conference elects delegates from among its laity and clergy to represent their areas at General Conference, held every four years. General Conference 2022 will take place August 29 - Sept 6, 2022, at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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