(RNS) Were 2020 going as planned, United Methodists from around the world would be wrapping up a two-week meeting in Minneapolis, where they were expected to discuss a measure to split the denomination.
But, as it is, the coronavirus pandemic has forced people into their homes, closed businesses and canceled events well into the summer.
The quadrennial United Methodist General Conference has been postponed until next year — possibly until late August and early September 2021.