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Complete 2026 Agenda

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Introduction to the Agenda of the 2026 Methodist Conference

1. Election and Induction of the President and Vice-President of the Methodist Conference

2. First Report of the Conference Business Committee

3. Connexional Council, part 1

4. Report of the Presbyteral Session Business Committee

5. Conference Arrangements

6. Missional Use of Property

7. Committee on Methodist Law and Polity (1)

8. The Trustees for the Bailiwick of Guernsey Methodist Church Purposes

9. The Trustees for Jersey Methodist Church Purposes

10. Faith and Order Committee

11. A Response to God in Christ Reconciling: On the Way to Full Communion in Faith, Sacraments, and Mission

12. Criteria for the recognition of ordination

13. Online Celebrations of Holy Communion

14. Predominantly Online Churches

15. Safeguarding Committee

16. 3Generate and the Voices of Children and Young People Report 2025

17. Methodist Schools Appointments

18. Relief and Extension Fund for Methodism in Scotland

19. Methodist Ministers’ Pension Scheme (MMPS)

20. Managing Trustees of the Westminster Methodist Central Hall

21. Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes

22. Trustees for Manx Methodist Church Purposes

23. Methodist Homes (MHA)

24. Methodist Ministers’ Housing Society (MMHS)

25. Connexional Central Services Budget 2026/27

26. Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church

27. All We Can

28. Methodist Forces Board (MFB)

29. Connexional Council, part two: Ministries

30. Connexional Council, part three: Mission

31. Connexional Council, part four: Resourcing

32. Connexional Council, part five: Connexional Policy Options

33. Committee on Methodist Law and Polity (2)

34. John Wesley’s New Room

35. Assisted Dying

36. Artificial Intelligence Report

37. Action for Hope/ Net Zero

38. Life in Covenant: Continuing the work together of the Church of England and the Methodist Church under An Anglican-Methodist Covenant

39. Ecumenical Report

40. Methodist-United Reformed Church Liaison Group

41. Principles for Liturgical Style and Language

42. Revision of authorised liturgy: order of work, level of authorisation, format of publication

43. On the Way – Triennial Membership Returns 2023-2025

44. Referred Memorials and Notices of Motion

45. Stationing Committee

46. Permissions to Serve

47. Presbyteral Transfers

48. Presbyteral Reinstatements

49. Briefing for conferring on the Justice Priority: Pursuing peace

50. Ministerial Candidates’ and Probationers’ Oversight Committee

51. Authorisations Committee

52. Designations for Appointment of District Chairs and Warden of the Methodist Diaconal Order

53. Presbyters and Deacons Becoming Supernumerary or Returning to the Active Work

54. Methodist Schools Property Arrangements

55. Joint Advisory Committee on the Ethics of Investment (JACEI)

56. Committee Appointments

57. Presbyters and Deacons from other Churches

58. Second Report of the Conference Business Committee

59. Appreciations

60. Nominations Committee

61. The Methodist Diaconal Order General Report

62. Report to the Representative Session of Business Conducted by the Conference Diaconal Committee

63. Memorials to the Conference

Nominations for the President and Vice-President of the Conference of 2027-2028

Members of the Conference 2026

Presbyters attending the Presbyteral Session of the Conference under their own arrangements

Reparative Justice workshops

Resources for the Reparative Justice workshops: