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Proposed constitutional amendments

West Ohio Conference Bishop Gregory V. Palmer (right) and parliamentarian Maurice S. Henderson view results from a May 3 vote at the United Methodist General Conference in Charlotte, N.C. The measure removed prohibitions on clergy performing same-sex weddings in their churches. United Methodist News has compiled a list of the legislation passed by this year’s General Conference. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UM News.

Pending amendments to the United Methodist Constitution

The 2024 General Conference passed several proposed amendments to United Methodist Constitution. These unique pieces of legislation only become official once they are ratified by a two-thirds affirmative vote of the aggregate of members to the annual conferences.

Illustration by Laurens Glass, UM News.

Legislation

Regionalization legislation

United Methodist leaders are bringing legislative proposals before the General Conference to create new regional conferences that will each have equal power to pass legislation within their prospective regions.

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Legislation

Paragraph 4, Article 4 Ratification

The Postponed 2020 General Conference voted to add the words "gender" and "ability" to Paragraph 4, Article 4 of The United Methodist Church's Constitution. This historic vote now needs to be ratified by all the annual conferences across the worldwide connection.

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