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The United Methodist Church’s Judicial Council responded to questions about what General Conference’s delay by four years means for the membership of both agency boards and the church court itself.
The United Methodist Church’s Judicial Council reviewed questions stemming from a controversial church closure in North Carolina. The court also issued five other rulings after its fall deliberations.
The United Methodist Church’s top court has reversed course in calling for another regular session of the denomination’s lawmaking assembly between 2025 and 2027.
The Judicial Council released rulings April 25 stemming from last fall’s jurisdictional conferences, including one dealing with a resolution on LGBTQ inclusion adopted by all five jurisdictions.