Petitions to the 2019 Annual Conferences

These are some petitions to the 2019 Annual Conferences that I have been able to locate online (there are 54 U.S. annual conferences!). If you know of others of particular interest to the issue of inclusion of LGBTQIA persons and/or the upheaval in the UMC, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. It should be noted that bishops may rule some petitions out of order. Also, some conferences may have provisions for late submission of petitions. In Mountain Sky, it is permissible with a 2/3 vote of the Conference (see Rule B-15, C-1.d.4 of 2017 Journal, pages L-4&5) Note: Petition and other conference results are on this page.

Western Jurisdiction Conferences

Cal-Nev - (Dowload Petitions, Resolutios)

• Rejection of the Traditional Planand Reaffirmation of Our Inclusive Tradition (p. 25)
• Redirecting General Church Apportionments (p. 37)

Cal-Pac - (Download Preliminary Report)

• Disaffiliation of Cal-Pac Conference (p. PR-69-71)
• Disavowal of the Traditional Plan (p. PR-72-73)

Mountain Sky (all PDF)

• MSC-03: General and Jurisdictional Apportionments
• MSC-09: Moving Toward God's Future
• MSC-10: All Are Welcome
• MSC-11: Altars and Pulpits for All

Oregon-Idaho

• AR-4 Call for Structural Change
• AR-6: Directive for Complaint Process and Use of Reserve Funds
• AR-7: Aligning our Apportionments with our Values (substitution of original AR7)
• AR-9: Study Committee for Disaffiliation and Special Annual Conference Session
• AR-11: Convene Special WJ Conference
• AR-14: Worldwide Press Release
• SR-6: Standing up for Inclusion
• SR-7: Standing With United Methodists Seeking Love and Justice For All

Pacific Northwest (Download Recommendations Document - PDF)

• Reaffirming Non-Compliance with Anti-LGBTQIA+ Policies (p. 112)
• Affirmation and Celebration of Sexual and Gender Identities (p. 113)
• Denunciation of Anti-LGBTQIA+ Actions of General Conference 2019 (p. 113)
• Request for Greater Northwest Act of Repentance in 2020 (p. 113)
• Development of New Inclusive Models of Governing and Decision-Making (p. 114) Signatories
• Committing to Inclusive Church and Resistance of Discrimination (p. 115) Signatories
• Open Letter Submitting Petitions from Laity & Clergy (pp. 116-118)
• Documents Referred In Submission Letter (p. 119-122)
• Request for Cotinued Dialogue and Deep Listening (p. 123)
• Cessation of Funding for LGBTQIA+ Persecution (p. 124) Signatories
• Call for Serious Deliberation of Future Options (p. 125)
• Formation of Task Force to Pursue Boldly Inclusive Future (p. 126) Signatories
• Petition 2020 General Conference to Create North American Central Conference (p. 127)

Conferences in Other Jurisdictions

Baltimore-Washington (web links)

• Supporting Deliberations for New Expressions of Methodism
• Called Back to Our Methodist Roots
• Calling for an Adjourned/Special Session of Annual Conference
• Representation of LGBTQIA+ Persons on Conference Commissions, Committees and Agencies
• Doing No Harm through the Ordination Prohibition
• Do No Harm through Marriage Prohibitions
• Do No Harm Across the Northeast Jurisdiction
• Conference Funds to Support LGBTQIA+ Faithful and Their Allies
• Resolution to Affiliate with the Western Jurisdiction
• Resolution on the Constitutionality of Discipline Paragraph 304.3

North Alabama (PDF documents)

• Disaffiliation of churches
• Public Apology to LGBTQ+ Members and Neighbors

 Arkansas (Download PreConference Journal)

•  Motto incompatible (p. 28-29)

Great Plains: Pre-conference Workbook

• Conscientious Dissent to Traditional Plan (p. 25);
• Scientific Study of Sexuality (p. 25-26)

Michigan (Download Resolutions booklet - PDF) Petitions to 2020 GC

• Create North American Central Conference (p. 16-17)
• Be At Peace: No Funds for Background Checks, Investigations, Complaints Trials (p. 18)
• Aspirations for Michigan UMC (p. 19)
• Straw Poll: Which Direction? (p. 19)

East Ohio (Download PreConference Workbook)

• Jurisdictional and Central Conference Equivalency (p. 55)
• Remove Geographic Restrictions on Jurisdictional Conferences (p.55-56)
• Structural Realignment (p. 62-63)

Greater New Jersey (Download Pre-Conference Workbook)

• Recommit to be an Inclusive Church (p. 104)
• Public Statement in Response to General Conference 2019 (p. 105)

Indiana

• Hunt P-6: Elimination of References to Homosexuality and Marriage (in BoD)

Iowa (Download Pre-conference Manual)

• Disavowal of the Traditional Plan (p. 143)

Eastern PA (Download Pre-Conference Workbook)

• Expand Motto to include Open Bibles (Resolution 10, PDF p. 13)
• Affirming that the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference is a “One Church3 Plan" Conference (Resolution 13, PDF p. 21)

New England (Download Pre-Conference Materials)

• COMMISSIONING THE OPEN SPIRIT TASK FORCE (p. 83-85)
• DISCERNMENT ABOUT DISAFFILIATION (p. 85-86)
• Non-Conformity with the General Conference (2016: p. 87)
• GATHERING THE NORTHEASTERN JURISDICTION (p. 87-88)
• MAINTAINING CONFERENCE RESERVE FUNDS (p. 88)
• ASPIRING TO “DO NO HARM” (p. 88-89)
• RESPONDING TO EMERGING EXPRESSIONS OF METHODISM (p. 89-90)
• BOYCOTT GENERAL CONFERENCE 2020 (p. 90)
• STATEMENT OF CONSCIENCE (p. 112-113)
• REQUIREMENT OF THE TRUST CLAUSE IN THECASE OF SUCCESSOR ENTITIES (p. 113)
• POWERS OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE (p. 113)

Northern Illinois (Info page - All legislation)

• Task Force to Explorea New Methodis tExpression (p. 9-10)
• Suspend Payments to General Administration Fund (p. 17-18)
• Affirming Dignity (p. 24-25)
• Do No Harm: Limiting Complaints and Trials (p. 26)
• Do No Harm: Candidates for Ministry (p. 26)
• Reaffirm Commitment to Inclusion (p. 27-28)
• Restructure the UMC (p. 28-29)
• Strategic Goals for the NIC from the Annual Conference Shepherding Team (p. 29-30)
• Petition to General Conference 2020 to Amend Paragraph 543.7 (p. 32)
• Petition to General Conference 2020: A Simple Plan (p. 34-39)
• Petition to General Conference 2020: Book of Discipline re: ¶304.2&3 Qualification for Ordination (p. 39-40)

Peninsula-Delaware (Download Pre-Conference Manual)

• Pray, worship with, encourage LGBTQIA authenticity (p. 14)

 South Carolina (Downloadable Pre-conference handbook) Petitions to 2020 GC

• Change BoD Language (p. 71-72)
• Create Separate Books of Discipline (p. 72-73)
• Repeal and Replace the Traditional Plan (p. 74-75)

  Wisconsin (Download Petitions Booklet)

• Dialogue   Program for understanding human sexuality (p. 6-7)
• Resolution for Disavowal of the Traditional Plan (p. 8)
• Constitutional Conformity - Removing harmful language (¶161) (p.  17-18)
• Constitutional Conformity - Removing harmful language (¶2702) (p. 18)

Upper New York: Downloadable Pre-conference Journal

• Non-conformity with GC2019 (p. 66-81);
• Response to GC2019 (p. 82-87);
• Structural Change to UMC (p. 88);
• Processes for Congregational Movement (p. 89-92);
• Considering Gifts and Graces Impartially (p. 93-97);
• Caring for LGBTQIA Candidates (p. 102);
• Let's Talk About Sex (p. 105-107);
• Considered and Cooperative Schism (p. 112-113);