About General Conference

The next United Methodist General Conference, top legislative body of the denomination, will meet in Spring of 2012 in Tampa, Florida. The 10-day event is held every four years and includes nearly 1,000 delegates -- half lay and half clergy -- from the United States, Africa, Europe and the Philippines.  The church's Book of Discipline and Book of Resolutions are revised every four years to reflect the decisions made at General Conference.

The Methodist Federation for Social Action has a major presence at every General Conference, carrying out ministries in the following areas: advocacy, information, spiritual renewal, hospitality, and celebration and witness.

To read about the last General Conference, held in Fort Worth, Texas in Spring of 2008, see menu to the left..

Click here to link to the official General Conference Web Site.  Information on this web site currently relates to the GC2008.  Information related to GC 2012 will not be posted until closer to that time.