No matter what the next General Conference decides, The United Methodist Church’s top legislative assembly planned in 2028 is already groundbreaking.
For the first time in The United Methodist Church’s history, a majority of delegates at General Conference will come from outside the United States.
The international group that plans the assembly voted Nov. 11 to set the number of 2028 General Conference delegates at 708 — with 46% from the U.S. and 54% from Africa, the Philippines, Europe and concordat churches that have close ties to The United Methodist Church. The big meeting, which typically meets every four years, will bring together lay and clergy delegates from four continents whose decisions set the denomination’s direction for years to come.
“We are a worldwide church,” said the Rev. Aleze M. Fulbright, the secretary of General Conference. “We are living into what we say about being United Methodist.”
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