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The nature of changes made to the Book of Discipline at the General Conference in 2024 will determine how widespread these changes may be. Read more at The Dispatch
That policy expired at the end of 2023 and the UMC General Conference, which is the denomination’s top legislative body, removed the provision from the UMC Book of Discipline at the assembly’s ...
The Book of Discipline constitutes the law and doctrine of the United Methodist Church. [1] It follows similar works for its predecessor denominations. It was originally published in 1784, in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and has been published every four years thereafter following the meeting of the General Conference, which passes legislation that is included in the Book of Discipline.
Prior to the United Methodist Church's May 2024 General Conference, the UMC had rules, found in the Book of Discipline, that prohibited same-sex unions and the ordination of noncelibate homosexuals. Many progressive UMC leaders and churches, especially in the United States, are supportive of gay marriage and ignored the injunctions in the Book ...
A Book of Discipline (or in its shortened form Discipline) [1] is a book detailing the beliefs, standards, doctrines, canon law, and polity of a particular Christian denomination. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] They are often re-written by the governing body of the church concerned due to changes in society and in the denomination itself. [ 4 ]
May 3, 2024 at 10:20 AM. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The historic United Methodist Church legislative summit in Charlotte is on its last day, and a jam-packed agenda awaits the 700-plus delegates.
The General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) is a general agency of the United Methodist Church. It is one of four international general program boards of The United Methodist Church as set out the UMC Book of Discipline. The General Board has headquarters on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., and at the Interchurch Center in New York City ...
The delegates voted to repeal a section in their Book of Discipline, or church law, that states: “Ceremonies that celebrate homosexual unions shall not be conducted by our ministers and shall ...