GC2016 adopts most rules but defers Rule 44

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Erin Hawkins, top executive of the United Methodist Commission on Religion and Race, speaks on May 10 to the United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS.

By Heather Hahn
May 10, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)

In ordering their work, the 2016 General Conference delegates late May 10 adopted all but one rule recommended by the commission that plans The United Methodist Church’s legislative gathering.

The vote was 518 to 258.

The delegates deferred discussing a proposed Group Discernment Process, outlined in Rule 44, until May 11. The commission hopes the rule can be used to consider complex and contentious legislation, but it has already received significant pushback.

The new rules include:

Hahn is a multimedia news reporter for United Methodist News Service. Contact her at newsdesk@umcom.org.

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