General Conference
May 5-15, 2020
Minneapolis Convention Center, 1301 2nd Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN 55403
UMC's GC2020 Website
GC2020 Legislation Submission Form
How to Submit Legislation
GC2020 Volunteer Opportunities
Desert Southwest Conference 2020 Delegates & News
Rev. Dan Hurlbert
First Elect Clergy Delegate
Rev. Anthony Tang
First Reserve Clergy Delegate
Paul Gomez
First Elect Lay Delegate
Julie O'Neal
First Reserve Lay Delegate
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Diverse group of United Methodists explores separation
HERNDON, VA: A group of theologically diverse United Methodists met at Floris United Methodist Church in Virginia on Friday and Saturday to continue seeking a way to resolve the impasse on the ordination of LGBTQ members and the blessing of same-gender...
Commission on the General Task Force Report Available
Nashville, Tenn.: As reported on August 10, the Commission on the General Conference adopted the recommendations of the task force created by the Commission to oversee an independent investigation into allegations of voting improprieties at the 2019 Special Session of...
UMC Bishops agree to ask Judicial Council to review Special Session votes
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Council of Bishops, in response to a request from the Commission on General Conference, has voted to ask the Judicial Council to rule on the implications of the invalid votes discovered during the independent investigation of the 2019 Special...
Improper voting at GC2019 voids key vote
By Heather Hahn Aug. 10, 2019 | LEXINGTON, Ky. (UM News) General Conference organizers have determined enough improper voting likely took place at the 2019 special session to nullify a key vote on how congregations can leave The United Methodist Church. ...
General Conference Commission Takes Action Following Task Force Review
Lexington, Ky.: The Commission on the General Conference voted this week to implement new registration and credentialing procedures for General Conference delegates to safeguard against the possibility of unauthorized voting. The Commission made the decision...
WJ Delegates
Find the complete 2020 Desert Southwest Conference roster of delegates here.
Post 2019 General Conference Video Message by Bishop Bob
Called Together by Grace (click items to access)
- Order of Worship
- PowerPoint Slides 16:9 format
- Powerpoint Slides 4.3 format
- Video archive worship message
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