General Conference of the United Methodist Church

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denominational legislative assembly governing body top legislative body of the United Methodist Church

The General Conference of the United Methodist Church is the denomination’s top legislative body, which meets periodically to set church law, doctrine, and policies for United Methodists worldwide.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
General Conference of The United Methodist Church	5
General Conference sessions of the United Methodist Church	1
United Methodist Church General Conference	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	denominational legislative assembly ⓘ governing body ⓘ top legislative body of the United Methodist Church ⓘ
canChange	Book of Discipline NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Resolutions NERFINISHED ⓘ
cannotChange	restrictive rules of the United Methodist Church constitution ⓘ
checksAndBalancesWith	Judicial Council of the United Methodist Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
composition	clergy delegates ⓘ delegates elected by annual conferences ⓘ lay delegates ⓘ
decisionMakingProcess	majority vote on most matters ⓘ parliamentary procedure ⓘ
denomination	United Methodist Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishes	denominational-wide programs and initiatives ⓘ
function	adopts and amends the Book of Discipline ⓘ adopts and amends the Book of Resolutions ⓘ creates and structures general agencies of the church ⓘ defines social principles of the United Methodist Church ⓘ elects certain denominational officers and boards as defined by church law ⓘ establishes and revises denominational constitution within limits ⓘ establishes general church budget ⓘ receives and acts on petitions from members and bodies of the church ⓘ sets church doctrine for the United Methodist Church ⓘ sets church law for the United Methodist Church ⓘ sets church policies for the United Methodist Church ⓘ sets rules for church membership ⓘ sets rules for episcopal supervision and episcopal areas ⓘ sets rules for ordination and ministry standards ⓘ
governs	general agencies of the United Methodist Church ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	church doctrine ⓘ church law ⓘ church policies ⓘ
highestAuthorityInUMC	legislation ⓘ
jurisdictionOver	United Methodists worldwide ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
meetingFrequency	quadrennial ⓘ
meetingType	periodic legislative session ⓘ
meetsEvery	four years ⓘ
primaryOutput	legislation ⓘ resolutions ⓘ revisions to church law ⓘ
relatedBody	Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Judicial Council of the United Methodist Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Methodism ⓘ Protestant Christianity ⓘ
representationPrinciple	global representation from all jurisdictions and central conferences ⓘ parity of clergy and laity ⓘ
scope	worldwide ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

UM News Service → reportsOn → General Conference of the United Methodist Church ⓘ

The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church → isRevisedBy → General Conference of the United Methodist Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Conference of The United Methodist Church

The United Methodist Book of Worship → authorizedBy → General Conference of the United Methodist Church ⓘ

Council of Bishops → cooperatesWith → General Conference of the United Methodist Church ⓘ

Council of Bishops → isAccountableTo → General Conference of the United Methodist Church ⓘ

Judicial Council → electedBy → General Conference of the United Methodist Church ⓘ

Judicial Council → reportsTo → General Conference of the United Methodist Church ⓘ

General Board of Discipleship → governingBody → General Conference of the United Methodist Church ⓘ

General Board of Discipleship → accountableTo → General Conference of the United Methodist Church ⓘ

General Commission on United Methodist Men → parentOrganization → General Conference of the United Methodist Church ⓘ

General Commission on Archives and History → parentOrganization → General Conference of the United Methodist Church ⓘ

General Commission on Communication → mandateSource → General Conference of the United Methodist Church ⓘ

General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns → parentBody → General Conference of the United Methodist Church ⓘ

General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns → governedBy → General Conference of the United Methodist Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Methodist Church General Conference

General Commission on the General Conference → overseesBody → General Conference of the United Methodist Church ⓘ

General Commission on the General Conference → governingBodyOf → General Conference of the United Methodist Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Conference sessions of the United Methodist Church

Connectional Table → reportsTo → General Conference of the United Methodist Church ⓘ

The Book of Resolutions of The United Methodist Church → hasAuthor → General Conference of the United Methodist Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Conference of The United Methodist Church

The Book of Resolutions of The United Methodist Church → governingBody → General Conference of the United Methodist Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Conference of The United Methodist Church

The Book of Resolutions of The United Methodist Church → adoptedBy → General Conference of the United Methodist Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Conference of The United Methodist Church

The Book of Resolutions of The United Methodist Church → updatedBy → General Conference of the United Methodist Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Conference of The United Methodist Church