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United Methodist reporter Heather Hahn offers a recap and a look at what's ahead when delegates meet for a regular session of General Conference for the first time in eight years. Screengrab by UM News.

General Conference recap: Homosexuality debate

When General Conference meets in the coming weeks, it will be eight years since the church held the last regular session of its international lawmaking assembly. In a video, Heather Hahn gives an overview of The United Methodist Church’s homosexuality debate and how the denomination got here.

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The Rev. Mark R. Holland. Photo courtesy of the author.

Say ‘no’ to disaffiliation petitions

The Rev. Mark R. Holland, Mainstream UMC director, says General Conference should not add to the Book of Discipline a “top-down, uniform” exit path from the denomination.

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A beginner’s guide to General Conference

Need a primer on how The United Methodist Church’s big meeting works? United Methodist News has you covered.

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The Rev. Lloyd Nyarota smiles with a group of children from Changombe First United Methodist Church in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, during the United Methodist Africa Forum meeting Jan 4-7. The orientation brought together about 150 delegates and alternates to General Conference to discuss issues of concern to the church in Africa. Photo courtesy of the Rev. Lloyd Nyarota.

African delegates commit to unity, regionalization

The United Methodist Africa Forum brought together about 150 delegates and alternates to General Conference to discuss issues of concern to the church in Africa.

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