General Conference Wrap-up

Bishop David Graves shares a message with South Georgia United Methodists at the conclusion of General Conference. This provides a summer of the postponed 2020 General Conference session.
   

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Let's join together in prayer for our South Georgia delegation as they travel home. We are so appreciative of their faithful service! In the coming days and weeks, the Bishop and delegation will be sharing more about decisions made at General Conference. Here is a timeline of post-General Conference informational sessions.
 

General Conference Legislative Recap
The postponed 2020/2024 General Conference of The United Methodist Church held April 23-May 3, 2024, was historic in many ways. Worldwide Regionalization was approved. Restrictive language related to LGBTQIA+ people was removed. The Revised Social Principles were adopted. Disaffiliation policies ended, and many more changes, large and small, were passed. Download this brief document to learn about all that was passed. 
 

A word from Rev. Doreen Smalls: 'We are the church'
Rev. Doreen Smalls, head of the delegation and District Superintendent of the Northwest and Southwest Districts, shares a message to South Georgia United Methodists. Watch video


Bishop Graves shares a letter and video message to South Georgia United Methodists
On Wednesday, May 1, the General Conference took action that removed paragraph 304.3 from the United Methodist Book of Discipline, which removes discriminatory language against LGBTQ+ persons. This action was affirmed by more than 93% of the worldwide body. With the removal of this language and the passing of additional legislation related to human sexuality, several areas of the Book of Discipline will be revised. Bishop David Graves and Dr. Ben Martin offer their insight into these decisions. 

In this video, Bishop David Graves, episcopal leader of the South Georgia Conference, shares a message to South Georgia United Methodists about decisions made during the postponed 2020 General Conference taking place now in Charlotte, NC.

Bishop Graves also writes this letter to South Georgia United Methodists about the removal of restrictive language in the Book of Discipline. 

More information about decisions being made will be forthcoming after General Conference from the Bishop and delegation. Here is a timeline of post-General Conference informational sessions.

 

The South Georgia Conference - delegates, volunteers, and observers - gathered for a dinner to wrap up the day on Monday.
 

Daily Email Recaps

• General Conference Update: Pre-GC Edition
• General Conference Update: April 24, 2024 
• General Conference Update: April 25, 2024 
• General Conference Update: April 26, 2024 
• No email Saturday (legislative committees) and Sunday (Sabbath)
• General Conference Update: April 29, 2024
• General Conference Update: April 30, 2024
• General Conference Update: May 1, 2024
• General Conference Update: May 2, 2024
• General Conference Update: May 3, 2024
• General Conference Wrap-up

Stories and Videos

• Week 1 Update from Bishop Graves (video)
• Connectional Highlight: Allison Lindsey and Jimmy Asbell (video) 
• April 30 Update from Scott Hagan (video)
• May 1 Update from Bishop Graves (video)
• Rev. Doreen Smalls: 'We are the church' (video)
• Bishop Graves writes this letter to South Georgia United Methodists.
• General Conference makes changes in language about human sexuality
• South Georgia clergy volunteer their time at General Conference
• Lauri Jo Upchurch consecrated deaconess in The United Methodist Church
• Regionalization legislation approved by General Conference, now goes before Annual Conferences

• Day 1: Access a recap of the day’s activities for 4/23/24 (Tuesday).
• Day 2: Access a recap of the day’s activities for 4/24/24 (Wednesday).
• Day 3: Access a recap of the day’s activities for 4/25/24 (Thursday).
• Day 4: Access a recap of the day's activities for 4/26/24 (Friday).
• Day 5: Access a recap of the day's activities for 4/27/24 (Saturday).
• Day 6: Sabbath Day (Sunday).
• Day 7: Access a recap of the day's activities for 4/29/24 (Monday). 
• Day 8: Access a recap of the day's activities for 4/30/24 (Tuesday). 
• Day 9: Access a recap of the day's activities for 5/1/24 (Wednesday).
• Day 10: Access a recap of the day's activities for 5/2/24 (Thursday).
• Day 11: Access a recap of the day's activities for 5/3/24 (Friday). 
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