General Conference 2004

Thank you for your prayers for the RMCUMC Delegation: Janet Forbes, Youngsook Kang, Olon Lindemood, Chuck Schuster, Aaron Gray, Judy Hill, Brad Laurvick, Dan O'Neill, Liwliwa Robledo, and Peggy Sewell.

More photos... by Dan O'Neill

 Clergy Delegation Leader Janet Forbes - [Click for larger image]

Legislative Summary

A summary of legislative changes is available here and a report of the disposition of ALL RMC petitions is here.

Reports from RMC Delegation

Below are reports on the activities and actions of the General Conference meeting in Pittsburgh through May 7, from the members of the Rocky Mountain Conference delegation. Other types of reports are below.

Selected Reports from United Methodist News ServiceUMNS Logo

Collected stories from United Methodist News Service are here for your convenience. All the United Methodist News Service stories are archived from this UMC.org page A special UMNS Wrap-up report is near the top of this page. Other, unofficial stories about the Conference are listed below.

General Conference links (external):

All of the following links can be reached from the main GC2004 Web site, but are provided here for your convenience:

The streaming video and/or audio of some of the sessions were available from www.gc2004.org during the sessions.

Unofficial Sources

Since the UMC.org site was unresponsive during peak times at the start of General Conference, the following links to unofficial sources of information have been provided for your convenience. Remember that only the General Conference speaks for The United Methodist Church. Please note that each of these links has a particular point of view which you will discern from reading their sites. The church is made up of a complex group of individuals and communities, each with their own study of scripture, understanding of tradition, experience of life and of God, and disciplined reasoning out of faith.

Disagreement is inevitable in such a diverse family. However, please remember Paragraph 138 of the 2000 Book of Discipline which says, in part, "As a diverse people of God who bring special gifts and evidences of God's grace to the unity of the Church and to society, we are called to be faithful to the example of Jesus' ministry to all persons. Inclusiveness means openness, acceptance, and support that enables all persons to participate in the life of the Church, the community, and the world." We may not be of one mind as a denomination, but the mystery is that we are yet one in Christ's mission of love to the world.

Iliff Students (photos, videos, interpretation)

Some Unofficial caucuses (photos, interpretation, announcements, in alphabetical order)

Some News Media Reports About GC2004

Other links will be added as they become known. Mail suggestions to ben at rmcumc dot com.

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