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Livestream Schedule: GC2020

This is an abbreviated calendar. For the full calendar visit here.

Watch previous days of General Conference on our multimedia page.

LiveStream

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4)

Friday, May 3

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. - Worship

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9:00 - 10:00 a.m. - Plenary Session

  • Opening Prayer
  • Monitoring Report
  • Administrative Committee Reports
  • General Commission on Finance & Administration Report
  • Calendar Items & Conference Business
  • Announcements

10:20 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Plenary Session

  • Opening Prayer
  • Calendar Items & Conference Business

1:30 - 3:40 p.m. - Plenary Session

  • Opening Prayer 
  • Recognition of New Judicial Council Members and those members completing their service
  • Recognition of General Conference Staff and Local Host Committee
  • Calendar Items & Conference Business

4:00 - 6:00 p.m. - Plenary Session

  • Opening Prayer
  • Calendar Items & Conference Business

6:00 - 6:30 p.m. - Closing Worship

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Previous Days

Tuesday, April 23

2:00 - 3:30 p.m. - Opening Worship

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3:50 - 6:30 p.m. - Plenary Session

  • The Power of Communication
  • Journey from 2016-2020
  • Commission on General Conference Report
  • Elections
  • Report of the Committee on Agenda and Calendar

Wednesday, April 24

8:30 - 10:35 a.m. - Plenary Session

  • Episcopal Address
  • Monitoring Report
  • Report on Social Principles Revision
  • Nominations

10:55 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Plenary Session

  • Young People's Address
  • General Book of Discipline Report and Dialogue
  • Financial State of the Church
  • Jurisdictional Study Committee

2:00 - 4:30 p.m. - Organization of the Legislative Committees

Thursday, April 25

8:00 - 8:45 a.m. - Worship

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8:45 - 9:30 a.m. - Plenary Session

  • Monitoring Report
  • Laity Address
  • Administrative Committee Reports
  • Calendar Items

Rest of the Day in Legislative Committees

  • No Live Stream

Friday, April 26

8:00 - 8:45 a.m. - Worship

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8:45 - 10:20 a.m. - Plenary Session

  • Monitoring Report
  • Connectional Table Report
  • Administrative Committee Reports
  • Calendar Items

Rest of the Day in Legislative Committees

  • No Live Stream

Saturday, April 27

8:00 - 8:45 a.m. - Worship

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8:45 - 9:50 a.m. - Plenary Session

  • Monitoring Report
  • Wespath - New Retirement Plan Overview
  • Administrative Committee Reports
  • Consent Calendars
  • Calendar Items

Rest of the Day in Legislative Committees

  • No Live Stream

Sunday, April 28

Sabbath - No meetings

Monday, April 29

8:00 - 9:10 a.m. - Worship

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  • Consecration of Deaconesses and Home Missioners for Lifetime Service

9:10 - 10:00 a.m. - Plenary Session

  • Monitoring Report
  • Administrative Committee Reports
  • Consent Calendars

10:20 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Plenary Session

  • United Women in Faith

1:30 - 3:40 p.m. - Plenary Session

  • Africa University Report
  • Higher Education and Ministry Report
  • Calendar Items & Conference Business

4:00 - 6:30 p.m. - Plenary Session

  • Abundant Health Initiative Report
  • United Methodist Men
  • Calendar Items & Conference Business
  • Evening Devotion

Tuesday, April 30

8:00 - 9:30 a.m. - Worship

  • Ecumenical Introductions

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9:30 - 10:00 a.m. - Plenary Session

  • Monitoring Report
  • Administrative Committee Reports
  • Consent Calendars

10:20 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Plenary Session

  • Calendar Items & Conference Business

1:30 - 3:40 p.m. - Plenary Session

  • Recognition of Retiring Bishops and Presentation of New Episcopal Leadership
  • Calendar Items & Conference Business

4:00 - 6:30 p.m. - Plenary Session

  • Calendar Items & Conference Business
  • Evening Devotion

Wednesday, May 1

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. - Worship

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9:00 - 10:00 a.m. - Plenary Session

  • Monitoring Report
  • Methodist Family Day
  • Administrative Committee Reports
  • Consent Calendars

10:20 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Plenary Session

  • Calendar Items & Conference Business

1:30 - 3:40 p.m. - Plenary Session

  • 100th Anniversary of the United Methodist Building
  • 80th Anniversary of UMCOR and Migrant Ministries
  • Calendar Items & Conference Business

4:00 - 6:30 p.m. - Plenary Session

  • Calendar Items & Conference Business
  • Elections
    • Trustees of John Street Church
    • Secretary-designate of the General Conference
    • Commission on the General Conference
    • General Agencies
    • Judicial Council
    • University Senate
    • Standing Committee on Central Conference Matters
  • Evening Devotion

Thursday, May 2

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. - Worship

  • Commissioning of Missionaries

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9:00 - 10:00 a.m. - Plenary Session

  • Opening Prayer
  • Monitoring Report
  • Mission Bicentennial
  • Administrative Committee Reports
  • Calendar Items & Conference Business

10:20 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Plenary Session

  • Opening Prayer
  • Calendar Items & Conference Business

1:30 - 3:40 p.m. - Plenary Session

  • Opening Prayer
  • Calendar Items & Conference Business

4:00 - 6:30 p.m. - Plenary Session

  • Opening Prayer
  • Calendar Items & Conference Business
  • Evening Devotion

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