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OR-ID Delegate Jan Nelson (center) speaks with Cal-Pac delegates Monalisa Tuitahi (left) and Rev. Allison Mark (right) during a short break of the plenary session. Photos from the morning plenary session of the postponed 2020 General Conference held in Charlotte, NC. (Photo by Rev. DJ del Rosario for the Western Jurisdiction)
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Bishop Harald Rückert speaks about the plan for new episcopal areas and new bishops in Africa during the 2024 United Methodist General Conference in Charlotte, N.C. (Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News)
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Bishop Gregory V. Palmer speaks about the plan for new episcopal areas and new bishops in Africa during the 2024 United Methodist General Conference in Charlotte, N.C. (Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News)
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Dancer Briana Hanson from United Methodist-related Pfeiffer University helps introduce a report from United Women in Faith during the 2024 United Methodist General Conference in Charlotte, N.C. (Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News)
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Bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth offered the message on Sunday morning for a packed worship service held in the middle of two weeks of General Conference The worship was held on April 28, 2024, at First United Methodist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the midst of the postponed 2020 General Conference. (Photo by Patrick Scriven (PNW) for the Western Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church)
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Members of United Women in Faith take a selfie on April 29 during the 2024 United Methodist General Conference in Charlotte, N.C. (Photo by Paul Jeffrey/UM News)
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Delegate Ian Urriola of the Upper New York Conference asks for a declaratory decision from the United Methodist Judicial Council regarding the required membership of Commission on the General Conference during the 2024 United Methodist General Conference in Charlotte, N.C. (Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News)
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The Rev. Mark Holland, a clergy delegate from the Great Plains Conference, speaks during an April 29 plenary session during the 2024 United Methodist General Conference in Charlotte, N.C (Photo by Paul Jeffrey/UM News)
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Candidates for deaconess and home missioner in The United Methodist Church take the stage for their service of consecration during the denomination’s 2024 General Conference in Charlotte, N.C. (Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News)
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A delegate votes using their voting device during the 2024 United Methodist General Conference in Charlotte, N.C. Monday April 29, 2024. (Photo by Larry McCormack, UM News)
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Retired Bishop Mary Ann Swenson reads the Scripture lesson during worship at the First United Methodist Church of Charlotte, North Carolina, on April 28, during a rest day in the middle of the 2024 United Methodist General Conference. Many United Methodist Church leaders from around the world were invited to speak on this day in churches in the area. (Photo by Paul Jeffrey/UM News)
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Worship leader
Following the consecration of deaconesses on April 29, United Methodist Bishops Robin Dease (left), Karen Oliveto, and Kennetha Bigham-Tsai lead singing of participants in the United Methodist General Conference in Charlotte, N.C. Bishop Dease leads the North Georgia Conference, Bishop Oliveto the Mountain Sky Conference and Bishop Bigham-Tsai the Iowa Conference. (Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UM News)
A contentious debate over more bishops for Africa and a string of reports on United Methodist worldwide missions and ministries were the focus of General Conference Day 6.