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General Conference 2020

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Delegates, visitors and staff of the United Methodist General Conference in Charlotte, N.C., dance in the aisles following morning worship on the final day of the conference. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

May 3 wrap-up: Historic conference comes to a close

On the final day of a General Conference eight years in the making, delegates turned to setting the budget that will fund the ministries of the denomination for the next four years — one that is about 40% lower than the budget passed in 2016.
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Delegates, visitors and staff of the United Methodist General Conference in Charlotte, N.C., dance in the aisles following morning worship on the final day of the conference. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Synthèse wa 3 Mai: Mkutano wa kihistoria inaisha

Katika siku ya mwisho ya Conférence Générale, wajumbe waligeukia kuweka budget ambayo ita financer ministères za Kanisa kwa miaka minne ijayo — budget ambayo inapunguzwa kwa environ 40% kutoka ile iliyopitishwa mwaka wa 2016.
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N. Oswald Tweh, president of the Judicial Council, speaks during the United Methodist General Conference in Charlotte, N.C., on May 3. The church’s top court released five decisions and a memorandum on its final day in response to a flurry of requests for declaratory decisions. Photo by Larry McCormack, UM News.

Delegates keep church court busy at assembly’s end

The United Methodist Church’s top court released five decisions and a memorandum in response to questions raised during the last two days of General Conference.
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Members of the Wisconsin and Northern Illinois delegations stand while an apology for sexual misconduct within The United Methodist Church is read during the final day of the United Methodist General Conference in Charlotte, N.C., on May 3. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Church apologizes for sexual misconduct

The apology, part of a resolution passed in the last hour of General Conference, is to be offered in the spirit of offering healing for all affected.

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