Connectional Table

General Agencies
From left, Pacome Nguessan, Matt Crum, Priscilla Muzerengwa, Jennifer Rodia, Ashley Gish, North Katanga Area Bishop Mande Muyombo, Poonam Patodia and Chilima Karima celebrate together at the end of training on regionalization. All but the bishop work for United Methodist Communications. Photo courtesy of United Methodist Communications.

Training shows communications’ importance

African United Methodists who attended training sessions on communication and regionalization spoke of how it would help them tell the good news of the denomination.
General Conference
Bishop Tracy S. Malone (from left), Bishop Mande Muyombo, Judi Kenaston of the Connectional Table and Bishop Thomas J. Bickerton report to the United Methodist General Conference on April 24 in Charlotte, N.C. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UM News.

April 24 wrap-up: Legislative committee work begins

The second day of General Conference shifted from the celebratory opening worship to doing the business of the church, as delegates began working in their legislative committees and electing their chairs.
General Agencies
The Rev. Reggie Clemons, a General Council on Finance and Administration board member (center, with microphone), and the Rev. Theon Johnson III, a Connectional Table member (on keyboard), join together to lead worship at a joint Feb. 19-20 meeting to finalize the proposed denominational budget heading to General Conference.  In developing the 2025-2028 budget, the GCFA board and Connectional Table found common ground at the recent meeting in Franklin, Tenn., even as they grappled with shrinking the budget to account for church disaffiliations. Photo by Melissa Jackson, General Council on Finance and Administration.

Amid church losses, proposed budget slashed

The United Methodist Church’s financial leaders met to finalize the proposed denominational budget heading to General Conference. Their work included making more cuts while shoring up financial support for the bishops.
Central Conferences
Bishop Tracy S. Malone blesses the communion elements during a service at the East Ohio Annual Conference on June 8. Malone is the convener of the joint task force that brought together members of the Standing Committee on Central Conference Matters, the Connectional Table and developers of the Christmas Covenant to refine proposed legislation that would put the different geographical regions of the global church on more even footing. File photo courtesy of East Ohio Conference Communications.

Efforts for regionalization move forward

Two United Methodist leadership bodies each unanimously affirmed the direction of legislation, still being refined, to put regions of The United Methodist Church on more even footing.

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