A bi-annual world conference of the Church, held in April and October, where members gather for five two-hour sessions to listen to instruction from Church leaders. General conference is broadcast via satellite from the Conference Center at Church Headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Meets every four years for the purpose of speaking and acting on behalf of the national/international body of the United Methodist Church. Delegates are elected by Annual Conferences. Half the delegates are clergy and half are laypersons.
a significant event to the Chinese library community as it is the first annual conference to be held in China
An official meeting held twice per year, early in April and October, for general membership instruction, teaching and announcements by the top leaders of the Mormon Church.
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General Conference is the highest body in the United Methodist Church. It is the only body that can make rulings for the entire denomination. Representatives are elected from each annual conference around the world. General Conference meets every four years.
General assemblies of Church members in Salt Lake City, regularly convened every April and October and transmitted worldwide by radio, television and the Internet.
In Mormonism, a General Conference is a meeting meant for instruction of all members of the Latter Day Saint faith. General Conferences have been a regular part of the Latter Day Saint movement since June 9, 1830, when Joseph Smith, Jr. organized the first general conference in Fayette, New York. It included a gathering of only 27 members of the two-month-old Church of Christ.
The General Conference of The United Methodist Church is the denomination's top legislative body for all matters affecting the United Methodist connection. By definition, it has no administrative or executive power.
