In a ruling published on December 12, the Judicial Council, the United Methodist Church’s highest court, has ruled that no new delegate elections are needed for the upcoming General Conference in 2024. The quadrennial gathering will be held in Charlotte, NC, beginning in late April 2024.
Other information from the ruling:
- Those same delegates can also vote in the jurisdictional and central conferences following GC 2024.
- The number and allocation of delegates among annual conferences remains unchanged from what the General Conference commission determined for GC 2020.
- Legislation already properly submitted to the coming General Conference will not need to be resent.
- New legislation can also be submitted.
You can read the full story from UM News and also read the full text of the Judicial Council’s ruling.