General Conference to Move to 2021

Subsequent to the announcement by the Executive Committee of the Commission on the General Conference that the 2020 General Conference will be postponed, the full Commission met March 21, 2020 to determine next steps to take in setting a new date. After hearing recommendations from Sara Hotchkiss, Business Manager of the General Conference, and discussion of possible alternatives, the Commission made a determination that the General Conference will not meet in 2020 as originally planned and elected to work toward setting a date in 2021. To read the full press release about this decision go to https://www.resourceumc.org/en/content/general-conference-to-move-to-2021.

Youth Mission Team Returns Home

The youth mission team from Platte Woods UMC that was delayed in their attempt to return home from Guatemala made back to Kansas City last night. For more on the team and links to media coverage of their experience go to https://plattewoodschurch.org/pwumc-guatemala-mission-team/.