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• In 2012, 988 delegates were elected to participate in General Conference.
• Half of the delegates to GC must be clergy, half must be lay.
• General & Jurisdictional Conferences happen once a quadrennium (every 4 years).
• 40% of delegates will be from outside the US in 2012.
• There are 13 legislative committees that consider about 1,600 pieces of legislation.
• Legislation is submitted by individuals, annual conferences, organizations, and churchwide agencies.
• All proposed legislation can be seen in the Advance Daily Christian Advocate on the www.gc2012.org website.
• In 1744, John Wesley held the first ‘Preacher’s Conference’.  Holy conferencing has a history longer than the Methodist Church.

Want to Learn More? Go Online!

• UMC General Conference 2012 website  www.gc2012.umc.org
• Common Witness Coalition GC2012 website (MFSA, RMN, & Affirmation    http://gc12.org/
• Advance Edition Daily Christian Advocate (ADCA) http://www.umc.org/site/c.lwL4KnN1LtH/b.7959675/k.2BA2/General_Conference
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• The Official Mobile App of The United Methodist Church General Conference 2012 http://www.umc.org/site/c.lwL4KnN1LtH/b.8008845/k.3187/General_Conference_Mobile_App.htm
  • Reconciling Ministries Network – www.rmnetwork.org

MFSA – www.mfsaweb.org