General Conference Daily Updates (April 24, 2024)

General Conference began with Charles Wesely's "O for Thousand Tongues to Sing." 

Bishop Thomas J. Bickerton gave the message of hope during opening worship. He asked, “Are you willing to move forward in a spirit of hope and embrace a season of reformation, commit to the revitalization of The United Methodist Church and work for a culture marked by compassion, courage and companionship?”

At this General Conference fewer delegates were registered due to visa issues and disaffiliation of the delegates. As of noon April 23, only 751 delegates out of 862 allotted were registered and present, adding that registrations are still ongoing. That total includes 273 delegates out of 370 from central conferences — church regions in Africa, Europe and the Philippines. This number still exceeds the majority of allotted delegates required to have a quorum at General Conference. Delegates speak nine languages including American Sign Language. 

You can read yesterday's recap at this link. 

As Hebrews 12:1-13 (today's UpperRoom Scripture reading) says, let us fix our eyes on Jesus and run like a long-distance runner. Never, never, never, give up. 

May God bless you and your day. 

 

In Christ,
Pastor Victor