Commission on the General Conference
The United Methodist Church
For Immediate Release
January 24, 2024
Supplemental ADCA now available online
Nashville, Tenn. – The supplemental Advance edition of the Daily Christian Advocate is now available online at DailyChristianAdvocate.org. The Advance Daily Christian Advocate (ADCA) contains the agenda, rules, petitions, reports from the general agencies/commissions and study committees, information for delegates and codes of conduct for the General Conference.
The website includes:
- New valid petitions to the postponed General Conference received prior to September 6, 2023
- New reports from the General Agencies of The United Methodist Church
- New Delegate Handbook information, including an updated schedule, lists of people to know, the Plan of Organization and Rules of Order, and other important information for delegates to the 2024 General Conference.
- Petitions received for the 2020 General Conference according to the original dates and previously published in 2020
There are 1,099 total valid petitions to the General Conference, including 352 new valid petitions received prior to September 6, 2023.
Due to an unprecedented set of circumstances related to delegate verification, the alphabetical list of delegates and first reserve delegates, the list of delegates for each annual conference and the membership of legislative committees will be published on the Daily Christian Advocate (DCA) website as soon as they have been completely processed. As with previous General Conferences, the most up-to-date lists will also be published in the first daily edition of the DCA at General Conference.
The website is fully available in English, French, Portuguese and Kiswahili. You may choose your preferred language when you create your account for the site.
To access DailyChristianAdvocate.org please note the following things:
- General Conference delegates and first reserves receive free access to the website. Others may access the site for a one-time fee of $49.99, which allows you to create an account and have ongoing access through General Conference, including all future updates.
- General Conference delegates and first reserve delegates should click “Create an Account for General Conference Delegates” and follow the on-screen instructions to create their account.
- You will need your Delegate ID to access the site. Delegate IDs were issued prior to the original dates of the 2020 General Conference to all delegates who were verified at that time. Delegate IDs for those who were advanced due to vacancies, or who were elected in accordance with Judicial Council Memorandum 1485, will be issued by the Secretary of the General Conference through the secretaries of the annual conference following the supplemental certification process and delegate information verification process, which are both underway.
- Those who are not delegates to the General Conference should click “Create an Account for Public Access” and follow the on-screen instructions to create their account.
The new petitions, reports and updated Delegate Handbook information will also be published in a printed 2024 Supplement to the ADCA available in English, French, Portuguese and Kiswahili. The supplement will be Volume 3 of the ADCA (Volume 1 was the original Delegate Handbook and Volume 2 contains the original petitions and reports). It will be provided to delegates on-site in Charlotte, NC at the beginning of General Conference. Due to complications in the printing and shipping industries, it will not be mailed to delegates in advance.
PDF files of the printed supplement will be posted on the General Conference website as soon as they are available. Currently, a preliminary file containing the new, valid petitions and reports is posted in English, but is subject to final editing and translation before the entire supplement will be posted in all four languages.
###
About General Conference
General Conference is the top policy-making body of The United Methodist Church, which meets once every four years. The conference can revise church law, as well as adopt resolutions on current moral, social, public policy and economic issues. It also approves plans and budgets for church-wide programs.
Media Contact:
Brenda Smotherman
[email protected]