| 1515 |
IN RE: Petition for Declaratory Decision from the Postponed 2020 General Conference Regarding the Constitutionality, Meaning, Application, and Effect of Petition 20956 (¶101) |
October 26, 2024 |
Decision |
| 1514 |
IN RE: Review of a Decision of Law by Bishop Latrelle Easterling in the Peninsula-Delaware Annual Conference |
October 26, 2024 |
Decision |
| 1513 |
Decision 1513 [Docket items 1024-07, 08, 11] |
October 26, 2024 |
Decision |
| 1512 |
IN RE: Petition for Declaratory Decision from the Alabama-West Florida Annual Conference regarding the meaning, application, and effect of ¶2549 of The Book of Discipline, 2016, as it relates to a policy, process, or method for United Methodist Churches to exit or separate from the denomination |
October 26, 2024 |
Decision |
| 1511 |
IN RE: Motion by Kentucky Annual Conference Requesting a Declaratory Decision on Whether Their Conference Can Utilize ¶2549 or Some Other Provision of the Discipline as a Pathway for the Exit of Local Churches from The United Methodist Church |
October 26, 2024 |
Memorandum |
| 1510 |
IN RE: General Conference petition for a declaratory decision as to meaning, application, and effect of ¶32, Article 1 of the Constitution, and ¶602.4 and ¶602.6 of The Book of Discipline, 2016, regarding the rights of deaconesses to membership, participation, and vote in the Annual Conference |
October 26, 2024 |
Decision |
| 1509 |
IN RE: Request of United Methodist Women, d/b/a United Women in Faith (“UWFaith”) for Declaratory Decision Regarding the Meaning, Application, and Effect of ¶¶2512 and 2501 of The Book of Discipline, 2016 of The United Methodist Church in Relation to a Claim of Property Ownership by the Liberia Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church |
October 26, 2024 |
Decision |
| 1508 |
IN RE: Request for Declaratory Decision from the Northeastern Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church As To Whether An Annual Conference May Create and Adopt a Rule to Determine the Eligibility of a Delegate to Jurisdictional and/or General Conference Who is Actively Serving and/or Providing Leadership in a Denomination Not in Full Communion with The United Methodist Church |
October 26, 2024 |
Memorandum |
| 1507 |
IN RE: Use of ¶2549 Related to Petitions to Annual Conference Requesting Church Closure. The Alabama-West Florida Annual Conference requests a Declaratory Decision from the Judicial Council Pursuant to ¶2549.2b of the Discipline, as amended by Petition 20159 at the postponed 2020 General Conference. Is it proper or permissible for a local church’s Church Council to form a petition asking for the Annual Conference to close that church or is it in conflict with the church law around the role of the Charge Conference of that local church especially Section IX of the Constitution and ¶¶244.1, 246.1, and 252? |
October 26, 2024 |
Decision |
| 1506 |
IN RE: General Conference Petition for a Declaratory Decision Concerning the Constitutionality and Application of ¶ 101 as Amended by the Adoption of Calendar Item 283, in Relation to ¶¶ 27 and 31.5 Under Article V of the Constitution, and Specifically Whether Jurisdictions Have the Authority to Adapt The Book of Discipline in the Same Manner as Central Conferences. |
May 03, 2024 |
Memorandum |
| 1505 |
IN RE: Petition for Declaratory Decision from the 2024 General Conference to clarify Judicial Council Decision 1501 regarding how ¶407 relates to ¶512.3, and whether a bishop elected in 2022 can be transferred to another jurisdiction in less time than contemplated by Judicial Council Decision 1501. |
May 03, 2024 |
Decision |
| 1504 |
IN RE: General Conference Petition for a Declaratory Decision as to Meaning, Application, and Effect of ¶ 32, Article 1 of the Constitution, and ¶ 602.4 and ¶ 602.6 of the 2016 Book of Discipline regarding the rights of Deaconesses to Membership, Participation, and Vote in the Annual Conference. |
May 03, 2024 |
Memorandum |
