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General Conference 2016: May 20 Wrap Up

May 21, 2016 1 Comment

General Conference delegates on May 20 approved a general church budget of $604 million for 2017-2020, a slight increase over the $603.1 million approved at the 2012 General Conference. It is also an increase over the $599 million budget proposed to the 2016 General Conference delegates, which would have been The United Methodist Church’s lowest… Continue Reading→

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General Conference 2016: May 19 Wrap Up

May 20, 2016 Leave a Comment

A day after tabling potentially contentious legislation on human sexuality, General Conference 2016 moved through its calendar at a steady clip, possibly noticing that time to finish its task is running short. Though discussion on the difficult subject was avoided, that other difficult subject — money — had to be addressed. Would the “way forward”… Continue Reading→

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General Conference 2016: May 18 Wrap Up

May 19, 2016 Leave a Comment

Last week it was debating how to debate. Today, it was voting on whether to vote. A day of tension, frustration and confusion ended in a decision to “put a pin in it.” Delegates to General Conference 2016 spent most of the day deciding whether to move forward on dozens of petitions regarding the denomination’s… Continue Reading→

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General Conference 2016: May 17 Wrap Up

May 18, 2016 2 Comments

General Conference 2016 may have started off slowly, but it’s full steam ahead now. On a day with a full docket, delegates considered whether to give $20 million to a group of church growth consultants, whether to eliminate lifetime tenures for U.S. bishops and whether it’s time to create a new hymnal. All that while… Continue Reading→

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General Conference 2016: May 16 Wrap Up

May 17, 2016 Leave a Comment

Before tackling the pile of petitions before them, delegates to General Conference 2016 voted to fill vacancies in key positions on the Judicial Council, the University Senate and the Commission on General Conference. And then, voting officially began. Opening worship “God is the host for our “banquet,” be it General Conference or God’s “kingdom on… Continue Reading→

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General Conference 2016: May 14 Wrap Up

May 16, 2016 Leave a Comment

Worship, an address by young people and a silent protest for LGBTQ inclusion began Day Five of General Conference 2016, which ended with final legislative committee meetings. Young people’s address inspires While only two young people spoke on the General Conference stage Saturday morning, thousands more stood with them. Chelsea Spyres of Detroit and Peter… Continue Reading→

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General Conference 2016: May 13 Wrap Up

May 16, 2016 Leave a Comment

After several days where General Conference delegates were clearly divided over Robert’s Rules vs. Group Discernment and placards vs. iPads, on Day Four, they were urged repeatedly to work together, and shown examples of the good the church can do when it heeds that advice. Laity address Lay members of The United Methodist Church admonished… Continue Reading→

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General Conference 2016: May 12 Wrap Up

May 16, 2016 Leave a Comment

After a roller coaster of “will-they-or-won’t-they” episodes usually reserved for love interests in a romantic comedy, delegates finally decided their relationship with Rule 44: They won’t. Over the past three days, the United Methodist General Conference also has offered a live demonstration of just how difficult following its rules of order can be. With Bishop… Continue Reading→

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General Conference 2016: May 11 Wrap-Up

May 12, 2016 Leave a Comment

A day after the celebratory tone of opening worship came a reminder that General Conference is one big, long meeting. As delegates got down to business, debate over one of the Rules of Order will stretch into a third day, while the episcopal address urged United Methodists to “trust God and go.” In the episcopal… Continue Reading→

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General Conference 2016: May 10 Wrap-Up

May 11, 2016 1 Comment

With a drum welcome from indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest, United Methodists gathered for the 2016 General Conference, the top legislative body of the denomination, joined in a cacophony of “alleluias” in many languages during opening worship.Meeting May 10-20 at the Oregon Convention Center, the 864 delegates will consider 1,000 petitions that will determine… Continue Reading→

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General Conference Check In

General Conference 2016 Begins Today

May 10, 2016 Leave a Comment

The United Methodist Church’s top legislative body, the General Conference begins its quadrennial meeting today, May 10, in Portland, Oregon, and will continue through May 20. General Conference is the top policy-making body of The United Methodist Church which meets once every four years. The conference can revise church law, as well as adopt resolutions… Continue Reading→

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60 Day Prayer Initiative from The Upper Room

March 10, 2016 Leave a Comment

We know that our prayers matter, and in that certainty, all are invited into a 60-day prayer journey in preparation for the 2016 General Conference. The Upper Room staff has created a series of resources to support the 60 day prayer initiative. Please take a moment to share this feature from UMNS – “Praying for… Continue Reading→

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Clergy (General Conference)

  • Gray Southern – Chair
    grays@nccumc.org
  • Beth Hood
    bethhood@nccumc.org
  • Tim Russell
    trussell@nccumc.org
  • Lisa Yebuah
    lyebuah@nccumc.org
  • Bob Bergland
    rbergland@nccumc.org
  • Trish Archer – Secretary
    parcher@nccumc.org
  • Tim Reaves
    treaves@nccumc.org
  • Laura Fine Ledford
    lledford@nccumc.org

Laity (General Conference)

  • Gary Locklear
    glocklear@nccumc.org
  • Emily Innes
    emilyinnes@nccumc.org
  • Duncan McMillan IV
    sdmcmillan0727@email.campbell.edu
  • Christine Dodson
    christine@nccumc.org
  • Mack Parker
    mparker130@nc.rr.com
  • Steve Taylor
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  • Eston Brinkley
    ebrinkley@nccumc.org
  • LaNella Smith
    lanella.smith@nccumc.org

Clergy Reserves

  • Edgardo Colón-Emeric
    ecolon-emeric@nccumc.org
  • Ben Williams
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Laity Reserves

  • Jacob Beasley
    jacobmbeasley12@gmail.com
  • Ellen Beasley
    mebeasl2@ncsu.edu

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