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- Donning crimson aprons, United Methodists answer questions, guide delegates and visitors, and keep things running like a well-oiled machine.
- After resting on Sunday, General Conference delegates hit the ground running in the legislative assembly’s second week.
- General Conference approved a plan to add two more bishops to where the church is growing. But a number of delegates expressed frustration that the number wasn’t five.
- General Conference paused legislative work after learning that multiple law enforcement officers were shot, three fatally, a few miles from the Charlotte Convention Center.
- The United Methodist Church’s top court ruled on a question about youth membership on the commission that plans General Conference.
- An app to collect stories about United Methodism was introduced during General Conference. The United Methodist Stories app has been tested at some recent events, and plans call for it soon to be open to all.
- Through a combination of speeches and performance, United Women in Faith leaders displayed their ongoing efforts to drive societal change through focused, faith-driven initiatives.
- General Conference delegates approved a petition for a formal United Methodist apology for the denomination’s part in the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy.
- Twenty-six deaconesses and home missioners were consecrated following Bishop Karen Oliveto’s sermon urging listeners to make God’s love visible in all they do.
- Filipino delegates say a regional system is a way to keep traditionalists and progressives connected, and relieves central conferences from having to decide on primarily U.S. concerns.
