Vaccines may not be enough to save an in-person General Conference this year — but virtual technology may not suffice either.

General Conference organizers have made no final decisions about whether The United Methodist Church’s top lawmaking assembly can go forward as planned on Aug. 29-Sept. 7 in Minneapolis.

However, the Commission on the General Conference chair recently outlined the challenges facing the group as it weighs options for the international gathering already postponed from 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kim Simpson, the chair, spoke during the Feb. 4 online meeting of the Connectional Table, a church leadership body that coordinates ministry and resources for denomination-wide ministries. Read More