United Methodist Church General Conference 2020
April 23 – May 3, 2024
Please join in praying for The United Methodist Church throughout the General Conference. We invite you to pray for the outcome of the session that will be pleasing to God and will lead the church forward into a new season of renewal and growth. We invite you to pray for the delegates, the bishops, for the laity and clergy of our church, and for all whose lives will be impacted by the General Conference’s decisions. The Upper Room has prepared a prayer guide for use in the days preceding the conference - we invite you to use this resource as you pray for the upcoming General Conference.
Delegates from Greater NJ:
Clergy: Drew Dyson, Kaleigh Corbett Rasmussen, Jennifer Cho, Tom Lank
Laity: Bethany Amey Sutton, Harriett Olsen, Steve Quigg, Cynthia Kent
Clergy Reserves: William Williams III, Eunice Vega-Perez
Laity Reserves: Carolyn Pendleton, Moselle Jules
Learn about the processes, key issues to be discussed, and more through these Pre-General Conference educational videos created by the UM News agency.
Ways to Follow General Conference:
General Conference Schedule: Find it here
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Official General Conference Site: ResourceUMC.org
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Updates From General Conference
Watch daily update videos from General Conference on ResourceUMC.
Key Highlights of General Conference: Full Wrap-up
May 2 wrap-up: Delegates declare homosexuality no longer ‘incompatible’
Read the Full Story
Reconciling Ministries Network Legislative Summary
Read #UMCGC What Just Happened?
Updates from our Greater New Jersey delegates and Bishop
May 2, 2024 - GNJ Delegates Provide an Update and Celebration
May 1, 2024 - Historic Decision Made
Message from Bishop Schol | Love in Action from United Methodists of EPA&GNJ on Vimeo.
Learn more about the details of this historic vote in this UM News article.
April 29, 2024
Join GNJ's Bethany Amey Sutton and Rev. Drew Dyson as they delve into the their response to regionalization, the hopeful energy palpable at the General Conference, and their requests for prayer from you.
April 26, 2024
Bishop John Schol's General Conference Update (April 26, 2024) from United Methodists of EPA&GNJ on Vimeo.
Watch and share a video message from Bishop John Schol giving an update on how God and God’s people are moving at the postponed-2020 General Conference.
Keypoints:
- The budget report essentially says that the local church matters, and the budget is sufficient to carry out the mission. We will not be increasing apportionments.
- Regionalization was raised up by members from the Central Conferences and will allow us to decentralize and contextualize our ministries.
- Central Conference delegates are well-represented, actively participating, and hold committee leadership positions — disproving reports of disenfranchisement.