General Conference Related News

"Ebony" bishops honored at Black Methodists for Church Renewal banquet -- 4/26/96

General Conference approves $508 million apportionments -- 4/26/96

United Methodist assembly says no to homosexual union ceremonies -- 4/26/96

General Conference remembers 10 year anniversary of Chernobyl -- 4/26/96

United Methodists Vote to Maintain Participation in Pro-Choice Coalition -- 4/26/96

General Conference approves Youth and young adult initiative -- 4/26/96

Judicial Council Decision Quiets Charges Against Bishop -- 4/26/95

General Conference elects eight to the University Senate -- 4/25/96

Judicial Council elects Tom Matheny to sixth term as its president -- 4/25/96

General Conference continues drug and alcohol initiative -- 4/25/96

Despite danger, bishop pledges return to Liberia -- 4/25/96

General Conference declines to move its mission agency -- 4/25/96

General Conference delegates talk to exiled bishop by telephone -- 4/25/96

United Methodists overhaul ministry -- 4/25/96

Liberian bishop weeps for his ravaged country -- 4/25/96

United Methodist hold line on homosexuality -- 4/24/96

General Conference delegates celebrate success of Shalom -- 4/24/96

Hillary Clinton asks fellow Methodists to continue social witness for children -- 4/24/96

Delegate vote to study Korean-American ministry -- 4/24/96

Delegates elect four people to serve on Judicial Council -- 4/24/96

General Conference forms churchwide commission on United Methodist Men -- 4/24/96

Africa University demonstrates fruits of United Methodist labors -- 4/24/96

Delegates approve Pan-Methodist union -- 4/24/96

Conference approves study of simpler church structure -- 4/23/96

General Conference delegates express concern for Brazil -- 4/23/96

United Methodists adopt COCU covenanting proposal -- 4/23/96

White: 'Bishops do not create church's stand on homosexuality, only the General Conference does' -- 4/23/96

Council of Bishops responds to statement on homosexuality made by 15 of its members -- 4/23/96

Judicial Council determines case involving clergy -- 4/22/96

Delegates apologize for 1864 Sand Creek Massacre led by Methodist lay preacher -- 4/22/96

General conference approves ethnic ministries plans, pending budget approval -- 4/22/96

'Strengthening Black Congregations' becomes United Methodist priority -- 4/22/96

Baptism study passes General Conference; becomes interpretive statement -- 4/22/96

Mrs. Dole, no longer a United Methodist, greeted but not invited by delgates -- 4/22/96

Windy spring weekend leaves damage, hope for churchs -- 4/22/96

Talbert, Powers receive MFSA honors -- 4/22/96

Wesley's passion for education needs to once again be focus of the church -- 4/22/96

Saturday session of General Conference features hispanic ministries, hymnal -- 4/20/96

Judicial Council issues decisions bearing on episcopal spouse, pay -- 4/20/96

US intervention needed in Liberia, delegate says -- 4/19/96

Pastor at Largest United Methodist Church expresses pain over bishop’ statement -- 4/19/96

General Conference delegates issue statement on violence in Lebanon; remember Oklahoma City bombing -- 4/19/96

Hillary Clinton to greet General Conference -- 4/19/96

Cuban Bishop Says U.S. Embargo Is Harming the Poor, Not Castro -- 4/19/96

Transforming Congregations offers hope to homosexuals -- 4/19/96

Gays still not welcome in church, says Reconciling Congregations group -- 4/19/96

Bishops express 'pain' over church policy on gay, lesbian issues -- 4/18/96

United Methodist publications among Church press winners -- 4/18/96

Native American United Methodists discuss issues related to gaming -- 4/18/96

Disciple Bible Study celebrates 10 years -- 4/18/96

Plea for unity at worship service draws response from delegates -- 4/18/96

Korean conference petition considered -- 4/17/96

Macedonian among global delegates -- 4/17/96

Rural fellowship hears Bishop -- 4/17/96

Laity Address General Conference -- 4/17/96

Bishops Address General Conference -- 4/16/96

United Methodists Open 1996 General Conference -- 4/16/96

Inconsistency chacterizes United Methodist practice of inclusiveness, commission finds -- 4/10/96

Delegates announce opposition to Board of Global Ministries move -- 4/3/96

Prayer, worship to undergird Denver General Conference -- 4/3/96

1996 United Methodist annual conferences to implement General Conference actions --

Women putting concerns before General Conference delegates -- 4/1/96

Hispanic church to celebrate milestones at General Conference banquet -- 3/26/96

Pension board to propose mutual fund plan to General Conference in Denver -- 3/25/96

General Conference to make 'quantum leap' in empowering laity for ministry, Kohler predicts -- 3/14/96

Translators to offer 7 languages during Denver General Conference -- 3/11/96

General Conference delegates will handle 3,009 proposals --3/11/96

Commission team to monitor sexism at General Conference -- 2/28/96

Many services available to communicate General Conference actions, activities -- 2/26/96

Critics say Confessing Movement statement un-Wesleyan, divisive--2/26/96

Average age of General Conference delegates up for laity, down for clergy -- 2/20/96

Restructuring, ministry, homosexuality, top issues identified in survey of General Conference delegates -- 2/20/96

Diaconal ministers work to change bishops' ministry study proposals -- 2/20/96

President Clinton invited to speak at United Methodists General Conference -- 2/19/96

UMNS Commentary: Second in a Series
General Conference: Why have it?
by Ezra Earl Jones
-- 2/13/96

Latvian, African, Indonesian choirs to sing at General Conference -- 2/7/96

Church's conservative caucus hoping to influence General Conference actions -- 2/1/96

General Conference petitions nudges United Methodists into cyberspace -- 1/29/96

Traditional episcopal address to continue, but with changes -- 1/29/96

UMNS Commentary: First in a Series
The issues that divide us
by Ezra Earl Jones
-- 1/22/96

Delegate petitions General Conference for hand of reconciliation for 1864 massacre -- 1/11/96

General Conference topics ranked high in '95 United Methodist news coverage -- 12/7/95

Connectional issues report recommendations approved; now going to General Conference -- 12/5/95

Connectional Issues at a glance -- 12/5/95

Arkansan James Lane to give 1996 General Conference laity address -- 11/15/95

Press Briefing looks at General Conference issues -- 11/13/95

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  • Duke Announces Participants in Study of Methodism, Culture.
  • Listening to the Church Now Watchword for Agencies.
  • Listening Teams Hear Plain Talk About Local Church Budget Squeeze.
  • Study Groups Agree to Share Data, Keep in Touch.
  • Agency Leaders Asked to Encourage New 'Scenarios' for Church's Future.
  • Seven Groups Pursue Studies.
  • Do Poor Have Future -- As Well As Past -- in UMC, Asks Hispanic.
  • Study Outgrowth Prompts Petitions for Restructure of UMism.
  • Uniform Telephone Ordering System To Be Tested in January.
  • Agenda 21 Charts Course for Seminary Future.
  • Reports Requested by 1992 General Conference Readied by GCOM for Consideration in Denver.
  • Black Church Study Panel Names Wesly Professor as Consultant.