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Bard’s oversight of Minnesota Conf to continue

Posted on by DeMoss
The Dakotas, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, served by these bishopsand East Ohio bishops
When these new bishops were elected at the North Central Jurisdictional Conference in 2016, the received assignments to Iowa, Michigan, Illinois Great River, and East Ohio conferences. Subsequent retirements of two bishops has brought new interim responsibilities to bishops Laurie Haller and David Bard. ~ NCJ photo/Mark Doyal

A plan for episcopal leadership in the North Central Jurisdiction, set to end December 31, 2021, has now been extended by the Council of Bishops. Bishop David Bard will continue serving the Michigan and Minnesota conferences.

November 5, 2021 — At this morning’s meeting of the Council of Bishops of The United Methodist, the Council approved a plan submitted by the North Central Jurisdiction College of Bishops to extend the current coverage of episcopal areas in the jurisdiction.

Under the agreement, the current plan will continue until new episcopal elections within the jurisdiction are held, and the Jurisdictional Committee on the Episcopacy makes new assignments, or until the NCJ College proposes to the Council of Bishops another plan for episcopal coverage within the jurisdiction. The previous agreement approved by the Council of Bishops was set to expire on December 31, 2021.

The plan was offered following consultation with the North Central Jurisdiction Committee on the Episcopacy. It extends the episcopal oversight of

  •  the Northern Illinois Conference by Bishop John Hopkins
  • the Dakotas/Minnesota Area by Bishop Laurie Haller and Bishop David Bard.

Bishop Haller will continue to assume primary supervisory responsibility for the Dakotas Conference, and Bishop Bard will offer primary supervisory responsibility for the Minnesota Conference.

As approved by the Council, this plan provides maximum flexibility to the jurisdiction, allowing the jurisdiction, if needed, to submit a new proposal at any time.

The regular session of the jurisdictional conference is scheduled for November 2022.

Last Updated on November 7, 2021

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