The 2024 General Conference received nearly 30 petitions to request that the disaffiliation provisions of the expired Paragraph 2553 be extended in some way. Instead, it deleted the paragraph. How did this happen, and what will happen now that disaffiliation is no longer an option?
The United Methodist Church’s top court faces legal questions about actions at the recent General Conference, U.S. bishop assignments and a property dispute in Liberia.
The United Methodist Church’s top court released five decisions and a memorandum in response to questions raised during the last two days of General Conference.
The United Methodist Church’s top court released two decisions related to bishops. One struck down a petition that General Conference passed earlier this week.
