2019 Special Session of the General Conference
The Council of Bishops has called a Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church to be held February 23-26, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri. The purpose will be to receive and act on a report from the Commission on a Way Forward based on the recommendations of the Council of Bishops. The 32-member Commission was authorized by General Conference 2016 and appointed by the Council of Bishops to examine paragraphs in The Book of Discipline concerning human sexuality and exploring options to strengthen the unity of the church.
Final Report from the Commission on a Way Forward
Read or download the report in English: https://tinyurl.com/y7z56mxp
Read or download the report in Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/y9p442to
General Conference is the top policy-making body of The United Methodist Church. The General Conference 2020 will take place May 5-15, 2020, at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
General Conference 2019 Information and Resources:
Prayer resources: www.umcprays.org
General Conference News: www.umnews.org/en/category/general-conference
GC2019: Advance Edition Daily Christian Advocate: https://tinyurl.com/GC2019AEDCA
Find news, press releases, and resources related to the 2019 Special Session of the General Conference at https://tinyurl.com/UMGC2019
Please pray for our Delegation to the 2019 General Conference. Find them here: https://susumc.org/gc-nej-conferences/
Praying Our Way Forward to General Conference
On the eight Sundays leading up to General Conference (from January 6 through February 17), please take the time in worship to pray for our church. Consider carving out five minutes every Sunday to intentionally and collectively bring our prayers before the throne.To help guide this time of reflection, we have created some resources for your use. Pastors from across the Conference have written prayers-some are one voice while others are responsive reading. In some churches, you may discern that your congregation simply wants to observe a time of silent meditation. Our team has created a template for a candle or collection of candles that may be displayed in your altar area as a visual reminder.
The Susquehanna Conference Cabinet
Prayer Invitation and Prayer Lists:
https://tinyurl.com/y7qtnnky
Praying our Way Forward Altar Candle Instructions and Graphics:
https://tinyurl.com/y97u83pf
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A WAY FORWARD IN THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: A Conversation of Prayer & Possibilities
Wednesdays, Jan 9 - Feb 286:15 - 7:30 p.m.
Camp Hill UMC, Room 125
417 S. 22nd St, Camp Hill, PA.
This eight-week gathering welcomes all who desire to know more about the work of The United Methodist Commission on a Way Forward in preparation for a Special General Conference in St. Louis from February 23 - 26, 2019. Pastors Gary Weaver and Anna Layman Knox will facilitate the weekly sessions, as Pastor Anna prepares to serve as a delegate to the Special General Conference. During each gathering, we will together look at the possible futures of the global United Methodist Church and how those possibilities may affect the mission and ministry of local United Methodist Church.
Weekly, we will watch a short video followed by prayer and holy conversation. Through this prayerful and intentional process, we hope to come to a greater understanding of where we are as a church and of who we are, as siblings in Christ, as together we lead the church forward amid the present impasse related to LGBTQ inclusion and resulting questions about the unity of the church.
Please call 717-737-5631 to reserve a space. Childcare is provided.
We strongly encourage all who have a heart for the United Methodist Church’s ministry to attend.
Questions? Contact Pastor Gary Weaver at gweaver@camphillumc.org or Pastor Anna Layman Knox at aknox@camphillumc.org.
The Movement Continues
Our response to God’s call: Yesterday. Today. Forever.
The foundation of The United Methodist Church has always been to follow God’s call of making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. We do that in many ways and many places.
At https://tinyurl.com/UMmovement you will find stories of United Methodists responding to their own calls and more about our Wesleyan heritage as the people of The United Methodist Church.
