General Conference 2008

Fort Worth, Texas hosted the 2008 United Methodist Church General Conference from April 23 to May 2, 2008. The information on these pages is being kept live on the General Board website for archival purposes. The next General Conference will be held in Tampa, Florida (Southeastern Jurisdiction) in 2012.

This section of our website displays information about our General Conference legislation, news and events for delegates, attendees and interested Church members.

The General Board submitted 30 petitions relating to the Denominational Health Task Force recommendations, pension plans, health and welfare plans, investing policies and procedures and other matters.

You can review our legislative petitions, including summaries and complete text.

We also offer supporting materials, our position statements on relevant global issues and the mission overview of the General Board.

For detailed information about General Conference 2008, please visit the General Conference page on The United Methodist Church website.