AC09 UMC Constitutional Amendments

At Annual Conference this year, members will consider 32 amendments to the constitution of the United Methodist Church.  Amendments to the constitution may be debated at Annual Conference but they may not be amended. 

Of these 32, 23 are related to the creation of regional conferences as a uniform global structure of the church.  Many of these 23 simply change the phrase central conference to regional conference.  In five instances, two amendments are proposed for the same paragraph. 

Below are links to information to help Annual Conference members prepare themselves for this vote.

Voting Process
Click here to learn who can vote, the voting process and how ammendments are approved.

Amendments Overview / Rationale
Click here for an Amendment Overview provided by Conference Secretary Rev. Sherill Clontz

Discussion
Click here to download and read position papers from others. You can also join the discussion by posting your own comments online.

DON'T MISS: Constitutional Amendments Discussion Group at Annual Conference
There will be a Constitutional Amendments Discussion Group on Thursday, June 4, 2009, at 4 p.m. in the ClearBranch UMC Worship Center.