Get Ready for General Conference

We are now at 40 days from General Conference in Portland. As we move closer to the May 10-20 quadrennial meeting of the denomination, news and information will be coming in a steady stream. Already we have a page on this website dedicated to General Conference news and reports.  Currently, the page has all of the pre-conference materials that you can study and share with members of your congregation: http://wnccumc.org/general-conference-2016/ (Reminder: April 3rd is our Conference's day of prayer for General Conference) A regular update of news stories and resources for General Conference can be located at the denomination's website: http://www.umc.org/topics/general-conference-2016 Here are a few headlines that you may want to check out:

• Guaranteed appointment debate to resume at GC2016
• Top agency executives urge sizable budget cuts

• Addressing immigration issues at GC2016

Below is a resource that you can download/print to keep up with the schedule of those 10 days: GC 2016 Schedule If you want the schedule and proceedings at your fingertips, get the GC2016 app for your mobile device.  Here are the details.