Tag: UMC constitution
Voters prepare to ratify amendments

This article summarizes three of the four proposed UMC constitutional amendments that eligible voting members will vote to ratify at the 2025 Michigan Annual Conference.
We can do this!

In this op-ed, Rev. Kevin Smalls says voting yes on Ballot #3 will make necessary changes to the United Methodist Constitution and strengthen the church’s commitment to becoming an anti-racist church.
The case for regionalization

Eligible voting members at the 2025 Michigan Annual Conference will vote on several amendments to the United Methodist Constitution, including a package of legislation focused on worldwide regionalization.
Let’s build the church of the future

In this op-ed, Rev. Elizabeth Hurd believes the proposed constitutional amendment package on regionalization (Ballot #1) allows us to be proactive about our future and recommends eligible voting members to… Continue Reading Let’s build the church of the future
When clarity is kindness

In this op-ed, Rev. Jeremy Wicks says eligible voting members should vote yes on the proposed constitutional amendment to Paragraph 35, Article IV (Ballot #4), because it focuses on clarity,… Continue Reading When clarity is kindness