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UMC General Conference: February 23-26, 2019

Posted: December 12, 2018

Photo by Dan Donovan, courtesy of the St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission. All rights reserved.
The 2019 special session of the General Conference will be held in The Dome, part of the America’s Center Convention Complex in St. Louis.

The Council of Bishops has called a Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church to be held February 23-26, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri. The purpose will be to receive and act on a report from the Commission on a Way Forward based on the recommendations of the Council of Bishops. The 32-member Commission was authorized by General Conference 2016 and appointed by the Council of Bishops to examine paragraphs in The Book of Discipline concerning human sexuality and exploring options to strengthen the unity of the church.

Final Report from the Commission on a Way Forward

General Conference is the top policy-making body of The United Methodist Church. The General Conference 2020 will take place May 5-15, 2020, at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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