With the coronavirus pandemic threatening lives around the globe, bishops are asking for a postponement of General Conference — The United Methodist Church’s biggest global meeting.
The denomination’s top policymaking assembly is currently scheduled for May 5-15 in Minneapolis. The event is supposed to draw 862 delegates, 66 bishops and guests from four continents. However, the coronavirus jeopardizes the ability to hold such a gathering.
“We want to communicate to the world that people are more important than our getting closure on our legislative work,” Bishop Kenneth Carter, Council of Bishops president and leader of the Florida Conference, told UM News.
“I believe this could save lives.”
In a letter to General Conference organizers, the Council of Bishops executive committee said travel restrictions to the U.S. make it difficult for European, African and Asian delegates to reach Minneapolis.
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