The United Methodist General Conference will be held April 23 – May 3, 2024, at Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Logo updated 5-2023. Image of Charlotte, North Carolina skyline at sunset courtesy of CharlottesGotaLot.com.

Updated logo for the 2020 General Conference of The United Methodist Church. Logo for the 2020 General Conference of The United Methodist Church with new 2021 date.

The updated logo for the postponed 2020 General Conference to be held April 23-May 3, 2024 at Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Image by United Methodist Communications.)
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General Conference 2020

General Conference petition submission opens and logo revealed as planning continues

The Commission on General Conference gathered in Florence, Kentucky for an in-person meeting held May 21-24, 2023.

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The United Methodist General Conference will be held April 23 – May 3, 2024, at Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. GC2020 logo revised in 2023, 3x2.
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General Conference logos

General Conference logos

The updated General Conference logo was revealed on May 31, 2023. The original theme “… and know that I am God,” based on an excerpt from Psalm 46:10, moves forward now paired with a Charlotte skyline image representative of the new host city.

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Charlotte skyline image courtesy of charlottesgotalot.com.
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United Methodists to Meet in Charlotte for Worldwide Conference

The United Methodist General Conference will be held April 23 – May 3, 2024, at Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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The Advance Daily Christian Advocate contains the rules, reports and legislation for the 2020 General Conference.
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Legislation

Advance Daily Christian Advocate

This publication contains all legislation submitted for consideration by the delegates at the upcoming postponed 2020 General Conference.

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The opening day of the special session of the 2019 General Conference of The United Methodist Church.

Pre-General Conference Briefing

This informational event held on January 22-24, 2020 was designed to help delegates and communicators prepare for General Conference. Read More

Delegates Jorge Lockward and the Rev. Beth Ann Cook embrace during the closing moments of the 2019 United Methodist General Conference in St. Louis. The two had previously spoken on opposite sides in a debate over possible church exit plans. U.S. conferences are calculating how much a church must pay if it leaves under legislation General Conference approved. File photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

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Bishops confer over the issue of whether the legislative committee can refer items to the denomination's Judicial Council for review during the 2019 United Methodist General Conference in St. Louis. Clockwise from lower left are Bishops Thomas Bickerton, John Schol, David Bard, Julius C. Trimble and Cynthia Fierro Harvey. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS.

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(From right) David Valera, Patrick Scriven, Greg Nelson, the Rev. Karen Nelson and Linda Rhodes work in the newsroom at the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Fla. A UMNS photo by Kathleen Barry.

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Delegate Gail Douglas-Boykin from the New York Conference speaks during the 2019 United Methodist General Conference in St. Louis on Feb. 25. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.

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