The 2020 General Conference of The United Methodist Church (now postponed to 2024) will determine the future of the UMC. See the "The Future of the UMC" category to see some of the developments since the 2019 GC re-affirmed discriminatory language against "the practice of homosexuality" and introduced punitive enforcement mechanisms. This category of articles focuses directly on the 2020 GC, which was to have been held in Minneapolis May 5-15, 2020. Because of COVID-19 pandemic, this conference was postponed, first to 2021, then 2022, and now to 2024. For background on why the UMC is in a turmoil, start here.
A gathering of all known "plans" for the future of The United Methodist Church to be presented to the 2020 General Conference.
This category collects commentaries on the various plans presented to the 2020 General Conference in Minneapolis, May, 2020.
This category contains articles related to the 2020 General Conference held in 2024 after 3 postponements: location, logistics, lodging, volunteer opportunities,etc. This conference has been postponed 3 times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is now being held in Charlotte, North Carolina April 23, 2024-May 3, 2024.