Most Recent Decisions

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1402 DECISION NO. 1402 — IN RE: Request from the Michigan Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on whether the “performance of ceremonies that celebrate homosexual unions…by our ministers” is “distinctively connectional” and therefore within the powers granted to the General Conference in Paragraph 16, Article IV of the Constitution of the United Methodist Church or whether General Conference exceeded its constitutionally granted power in prohibiting the performance of “ ceremonies that celebrate homosexual unions…by our ministers” in ¶ 341.6 of the 2016 Book of Discipline and in making the performance of these ceremonies a chargeable offense under ¶ 2702.1.b. April 16, 2021 Decision
1401 DECISION NO. 1401 — IN RE: Request from the Council of Bishops for a Declaratory Decision on the Constitutionality, Meaning, Application or Effect of Paragraph 2553 (Petition 90066 As Amended). April 16, 2021 Decision
1400 MEMORANDUM 1400 — IN RE: Petition For Reconsideration Of Decision 1384, Review of an Administrative Appeal by Erik Seise April 16, 2021 Memorandum
1409 IN RE: Request from the General Council on Finance and Administration for a Declaratory Decision on The Meaning, Application or Effect of ¶ 806.1 of The 2016 Book of Discipline on 2021 General Church Apportionments March 25, 2021 Decision
1408 IN RE: Request from the Council of Bishops for a Declaratory Decision Clarifying March 22, 2021 Memorandum
1382 IN RE: Review of a Bishop's Ruling on a Question of Law in the New England Annual Conference as to Whether the Conference Disaffiliation Policy and Discernment Process Are Permissible Under the Discipline or Are in Conflict With ¶ 2553. November 01, 2019 Memorandum
1399 IN RE: Review of a Bishop's Ruling on a Question of Law in the Mountain Sky Annual Conference Regarding the Legality of the Resolution All Are Welcome. November 01, 2019 Decision
1397 IN RE: Request from the Alaska United Methodist Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Constitutionality, Meaning, Application, or Effect of ¶ 2553 in View of JCD 1366, ¶ 16.3, ¶ 586, and JCD 1379 as to the Constitutionality of Petition 90066. Specifically, the AUMC Requests Answers to Six Questions November 01, 2019 Memorandum
1396 IN RE: Review of a Bishop's Ruling on a Question of Law in the Central Texas Annual Conference Regarding the Legality of the Adopted Resolution What's Next in the Central Texas Annual Conference 2019. November 01, 2019 Decision
1395 IN RE: Review of a Bishop's Ruling of Law raised in the Central Texas Annual Conference As to Whether Adoption of a Resolution entitled "Transparency of Usage of Funds Used for Clergy Trials" was legally before the Delegates of the Central Texas Annual Conference. November 01, 2019 Decision
1391 IN RE: Review of a Bishop's Ruling on a Question of Law in the Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference Wherein Said Questions Exclusively Concerned the Adjourned Clergy Session of the Previous Day and Related to Voting Upon Members for Admission to the Connection, Matters of Character, Conference Relations, Commissioning, Ordination, and Such Other Responsibilities Resulting from the Constitutional Authority Vested in the Clergy Session. November 01, 2019 Decision
1390 IN RE: Request from the Council of Bishops for a Declaratory Decision on the Constitutionality, Meaning, Application or Effect of Certain Petitions Adopted as the Traditional Plan by the 2019 General Conference. November 01, 2019 Memorandum

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