Petition Process Open for 2020 General Conference

Deadline: September 18, 2019!

by Commission on General Conference
July 8, 2019

 NASHVILLE, Tenn.– Petitions for consideration by the 2020 General Conference may be submitted to the Petitions Secretary now through Sept. 18, 2019.

According to church law, "Any organization, clergy member, or lay member of The United Methodist Church may petition the General Conference...".

Detailed instructions for submitting a petition are available on the General Conference website at umc.org/gcpetition. Petitions must be typed and may be submitted through the General Conference website, by postal mail or fax, or via e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. This e-mail address should be used for petition submission only. All other correspondence should be directed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Due to the passage of legislative material by the 2019 Special Session of the General Conference, an addendum to The Book of Discipline 2016 may be found at https://www.umofficialresources.com/updates. These paragraphs replace what is printed in The Book of Discipline 2016.  Petitions related to these paragraphs must reference the material in the Addendum.  The Errata (corrections) for The Book of Discipline 2016 are included at the end of the Addendum document and should also be considered in petition texts. [More at UM-Insight]