Online Business

In the months leading up to General Conference, there will be many Discussion Circles, webinars, documents and emails to inform you of the business of General Conference. There will be many opportunities for you to provide input.

At a meeting in June 2024 between the Governing Board and Governance Committee, the Governing Board voted to hold both the General Conference Business Meeting and Business Forum online. The Business Forum will be held on 31st May 2025 and the Business Meeting will be held 7th June 2025.

Details are still being planned for the virtual Discussion Circles, Forum, and Business Meeting.  Registration for the Business Meeting will be independent from the Transformational Weekend from 3 -6 July 2025.

The General Conference Virtual Business Meeting will be held Saturday, 7 June 2025.

The Business Forum will be held on Saturday, 31 May 2025.

Features of the Online Business Meeting:

  • The 2025 General Conference Business Meeting will be online only.
  • Every voting-eligible church can have their pastor and delegate(s) vote, no matter where in the world they are.
  • Voting will be done online and be open for a minimum of 24 hours.
  • Discussion Circles will be online beginning in late February 2025.
  • Registration for the Business Meeting will be independent of the Global General Conference 3-6 July 2025.  Registration will open in February 2025.