10 resolutions to be presented at 2018 Annual Conference

Ten resolutions will be presented to South Carolina lay and clergy delegates to the 2018 Annual Conference, scheduled for June 3-6 at the TD Convention Center in Greenville.

Five resolutions – presented by United Methodist individuals, boards or affiliated organizations – address social issues. Five resolutions – presented by Bishop L. Jonathan Holston and the Bishop’s Cabinet – deal with church closings and charge-line changes.

All delegates are encouraged to review these items prior to Annual Conference:

Social Resolutions

Resolution Affirming Current Language in
Book of Discipline Regarding Human Sexuality

Resolution Designating Old Bethel UMC-Charleston
a United Methodist Historic Site

Resolution in Support of Just and Inclusive Policy
for Lay Volunteers and Lay Staff in Local Church Ministry

Resolution to Ensure That Every Child
in State Care Receives the Best Possible Care

Resolution to Support Equal Rights for Israelis and Palestinians
Living in What We Call The Holy Land –
From the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea

Cabinet Resolutions

Resolution Declaring the Closure of Andrews Chapel UMC-Latta

Resolution Declaring the Closure of Berea UMC-Cordesville

Resolution Declaring the Closure of Bethel UMC-Greenville

Resolution Declaring the Closure of St. James UMC-Columbia

Resolution Declaring the Closure of Zoar UMC-Sumter