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Seeing red: Volunteers make conference run smoothly
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Donning red aprons, United Methodists answer questions, direct traffic and keep things running like a well-oiled machine. More than 1,000 volunteers hail from many annual conferences. Organizers created an online “Volunteer Hub,” where those interested in volunteering could create a profile and select the specific days and times they wanted to work.
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In the wake of tragic gun violence resulting in the deaths of five persons, Bishop Carter offers a prayer for Charlotte.
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Delegates pray after
Charlotte shooting
General Conference paused legislative work after learning that multiple law enforcement officers were shot, three fatally, a few miles from the Charlotte Convention Center. Five other officers were wounded. Bishop Ken Carter, who leads the Charlotte Episcopal Area, issued a statement praying “for all who are in the midst of this tragic violence.” A Western North Carolina Conference delegate is pastor to family members of one of the officers killed.
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Webinar: What happened at General Conference
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Join Bishop Carter, Rev. Kim Ingram, and Jennifer Davis on Tuesday, May 7, at 4 p.m. as they walk us through all that happened during the General Conference in Charlotte.
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General Conference gives regionalization green light
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In what outgoing Council of Bishops President Thomas J. Bickerton called “a historic day for our church,” delegates voted 586 to 164 in favor of a constitutional amendment that aims to put The United Methodist Church’s different geographic regions on equal footing.
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United Methodist Bishops, Missionaries, and Denominational Leaders Bring Messages of Hope
to Western NC
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On Sunday, April 28, the General Conference paused for a Sabbath day of rest. Numerous United Methodist bishops, missionaries, and denominational leaders joined local churches across the Western North Carolina Conference for worship. Read some of their stories.
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Global craft market supports delegates, ministries
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During General Conference, the Worldwide Craft Market is open daily except Sunday at the Hilton Garden Inn, a block from the Charlotte Convention Center. All profits from the sale of wares from Africa, the Philippines and Palestine go back into the pockets of the individuals selling their goods to support various ministries. Volunteers from the Love Your Neighbor Coalition and United Women in Faith of the Western North Carolina Conference are overseeing the shop, allowing delegates to focus on the work of the assembly.
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Church court: A youth must be elected to GC commission
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The United Methodist Church’s top court ruled on a question about youth membership on the commission that plans General Conference. The Judicial Council is on standby throughout General Conference to rule on the legality of the body’s actions or whether they are in line with the denomination’s constitution.
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Upbeat mood at General Conference’s halfway point
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A sense of calm optimism pervaded General Conference at the close of the first week. Delegates, pages, observers and others said the mood was markedly different than that at past General Conferences. One observer said, “We’re working together amicably, and there’s a real sense of the body moving toward a shared goal.”
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General Conference Daily Wrap-Ups
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Church in Africa gets two more bishops, new map
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General Conference approved a plan to add two more bishops in Africa, increasing the number from 13 to 15 on the continent where the church is growing.
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