Dakotas Conference delegates Beata Ferris, front, and Rev. Rebecca Trefz, back and Minnesota delegate, Faye Christiansen, right, listen during GC 2019. Photo by Rick Walcott, East Ohio.

GC2019 FAQs: Are you looking for the specifics of what was approved at General Conference 2019, or wondering which parts of the Traditional Plan have already been ruled unconstitutional and what exactly the Judicial Council will be looking at next month? Check out these FAQs.  Learn more

Judicial Council to review GC2019 actions: Headline-making decisions by the legislative body of The United Methodist Church will be reviewed next month by the denomination's top court. The two items on the April 23-26 docket deal with constitutionality questions related to the Traditional Plan and an exit plan approved by General Conference 2019.  Read article

German church won't impose Traditional Plan bans: Stipulations in the Traditional Plan approved by General Conference 2019 are unacceptable, said the executive committee of The United Methodist Church in Germany. The committee said the church in Germany will not impose the stricter penalties on the church’s provisions on homosexuality.  Read article |  Read statement

Denials, charges fly on GC2019 voting credentials: As General Conference organizers look into whether ineligible people might have voted during The United Methodist Church's top lawmaking assembly in St. Louis, the South Congo bishop said his son was a duly elected reserve delegate. Vicki Brown and Linda Bloom have the story.  Read story | GC2019 voting credentials under review  | Read Council of Bishops statement

Dakotas Conference resources: During General Conference 2019, United Methodist delegates from around the world worshiped together, discussed complex issues, and passed legislation regarding same-sex marriage and the ordination of LGBTQ clergy. The Special Session of General Conference was held February 23-26, 2019, in St. Louis, Missouri. Check out all of the news stories, photos, videos, and resources for your local church here.