Most Recent Decisions

#
Title Date
Type
853 Review of Bishop's Decisions of Law in the Northern Illinois Annual Conference On Removal of Descriptive References From Northern Illinois Annual Conference Churches and Official Organizations and On What Is Included in the Term "Official Bodies of the Church." April 22, 1999 Memorandum
852 Appeal From the Decision of the Northeastern Jurisdictional Committee on Appeals That It Had No Jurisdiction to Hear an Appeal by a Former Probationary Member From the Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference April 22, 1999 Decision
847 Review of Bishop's Decision of Law in the Northwest Texas Annual Conference Related to a Resolution Adopted by the Conference Entitled "A Call to Doctrinal Integrity." October 30, 1998 Decision
851 Request for Reconsideration of Decision 830. October 29, 1998 Memorandum
850 Request for Reconsideration of Decision 826. October 29, 1998 Memorandum
849 Review of Bishop's Decision of Law in the Northern Illinois Annual Conference Relating to Legality of a Special Clergy Session of the Annual Conference October 29, 1998 Memorandum
848 Review of Bishop's Decision of Law in the Norway Annual Conference on the Legality of the Annual Conference Structure and Related Matters October 29, 1998 Decision
846 Review of Bishop's Decisions of Law in the South Carolina Annual Conference Concerning Matters Related to the Process of Investigation of a Complaint Against a Clergy Member October 29, 1998 Decision
845 Request From the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Constitutionality of the Sentence "Ceremonies That Celebrate Homosexual Unions Shall Not Be Conducted by Our Ministers and Shall Not Be Conducted in Our Churches." ¶ 65.C of the 1996 Discipline) Request From the California-Nevada Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Constitutionality of the Sentence "Ceremonies That Celebrate Homosexual Unions Shall Not Be Conducted by Our Ministers and Shall Not Be Conducted in Our Churches." ¶ 65.C of the 1996 Discipline) October 29, 1998 Decision
844 Appeal of Bishop's Decision of Law in the Northern Illinois Annual Conference Relating to the Applicability of ¶ 304.5 of the 1996 Discipline to Diaconal Ministers Making Transition to Permanent Deacons. October 29, 1998 Decision
843 Request From the General Board of Discipleship on Whether Under ¶ 508 of the 1996 Discipline Enabling Legislation May Be Enacted by a General Conference to Become Effective After the Ratification of a Constitutional Amendment Proposed by the Same General Conference October 29, 1998 Decision
842 Review of Bishop's Decision of Law in the Virginia Annual Conference on the Legality of Adding to the Qualifications for Lay Members of General Conference as Outlined in ¶ 34 of the 1996 Discipline October 29, 1998 Decision

United Methodist Communications is an agency of The United Methodist Church

©2026 United Methodist Communications. All Rights Reserved