Watch the livestream here
This special called session will be held online only, on Zoom for members and live-streamed for others. The Zoom link and voting credentials will be sent to registered members during the week preceding the Special Session.
The sole purpose of the Special Session is to affirm or not affirm the church conference actions of local churches that are choosing to ask to disaffiliate from The United Methodist Church under the provisions of ¶ 2553 of The Book of Discipline, 2019 Addendum. The Board of Trustees will present negotiated settlements that cannot be amended. The members of the Annual Conference will affirm or not affirm the agreements by a simple majority vote.
Special Session Resources for Members
The following materials are provided to support the work of the members of the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference as they meet for a Special Session on November 15, 2023, as called by Bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth to consider disaffiliation requests. Please plan to download and print items in advance if you want to have paper copies of these resources.
Key Items
Materials specifically related to the work of the Special Session will be found below. As more items become available, we will post them here.
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Special Session Agenda
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Petitions to the Special Session
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Special Session Info & Session Rules
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Book of Discipline: ¶2553. Disaffiliation over Human Sexuality