It is hoped that during the upcoming year, there can be a spirit of open communication and sharing of perspectives and vision for the future of The United Methodist Church through General and Jurisdictional Conference delegates.
Eligible clergy and laity wishing to be considered for election must complete a Conference Delegation Self-Nomination Form no later than May 15, 2023.
My prayer is that we will know beyond the shadow of a doubt that God is with us as we serve and lead together as United Methodists in the North Alabama Conference.
The Commission on the General Conference announced that the 2020 General Conference cannot be held in 2022 due to COVID-related and governmental policies/constraints.
After much conversation, the bishops reached a decision that in the best interest of the church, they would cancel the Special Session of the General Conference on May 8, 2021.
The Commission on General Conference made the difficult decision for a second postponement of the 2020 General Conference after months of careful discernment.
The Commission on General Conference has further postponed the worldwide meeting until 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Council of Bishops is calling a Special Session of the General Conference to be convened online on May 8, 2021.
The quadrennial legislative event will take place on August 29 - Sept. 7, 2021, at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Commission also voted to gather a group of creative thinkers to explore the implications of options for accommodating full participation at General Conference.
The Commission made a determination that the General Conference will not meet in 2020 as originally planned and elected to work toward setting a date in 2021.
The bishops are also concerned about the essential value of a global church that gathers with a fairness of representation, adding that they believe that injustice would occur if a number of delegates from a particular area are not able to be present, due to visa or health restrictions.
Since assigned by General Conference in 2012, the committee has painstakingly gone paragraph-by-paragraph to determine what parts of the current Book of Discipline’s Part VI are connectionally essential and applicable worldwide for all United Methodists.
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