Below is the anticipated schedule for General Conference.
Please note that the Committee on Agenda and Calendar may make changes to this as necessary throughout the event in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Items can also be added at the last minute if more time is available than expected.
A committee meets each night to plan the agenda for the next day. This proposed agenda appears in the early-morning Daily Christian Advocate, a document available to delegates that provides updates and minutes from the previous day's proceedings. Even then, there is no guarantee that the schedule will be followed.
Occasionally, delegates schedule an order of the day to discuss a particular subject in plenary sessions.
All times are Central Daylight Time.
| Tuesday, April 23 |
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| 1 p.m. | Opening Worship |
| 2:50 p.m. | Plenary Session — Call to order, roll call and basic instructions, as well as testing of the voting system. |
| 5:30 p.m. | Adjournment |
| Wednesday, April 24 | |
| 7 a.m. | Worship |
| 7:30 a.m. | Plenary Session — Episcopal Address, Report on proposed revisions to Social Principles |
| 9:55 a.m. | Plenary Session — Young people's address and report on General Book of Discipline |
| Noon | Lunch break |
| 1:30 p.m. | Organization of legislative committees |
| 3:30 p.m. | Mandatory meeting for legislative committee officers; recess for all others |
| Thursday, April 25 |
|
| 7 a.m. | Worship |
| 7:45 a.m. | Plenary Session — Laity Address and Administrative Committee reports |
| 8:50 a.m. | Legislative Committees |
| 11:30 a.m. | Lunch |
| 12:30 p.m. | Legislative Committees |
| 5:20 p.m. | Evening Devotion |
| 5:30 p.m. | Adjournment |
| Friday, April 26 |
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| 7 a.m. | Worship |
| 7:45 a.m. | Plenary Session — Financial State of the Church, reports on the Connectional Table, Jurisdictional Study Committee and Administrative Committee |
| 9:10 a.m. | Legislative Committees |
| 11:30 a.m. | Lunch |
| 12:30 p.m. | Legislative Committees |
| 5:20 p.m. | Evening Devotion |
| 5:30 p.m. | Adjournment |
| Saturday, April 27 |
|
| 7 a.m. | Worship |
| 7:45 a.m. | Plenary Session — Wespath's New Retirement Plan overview, Administrative Committee report and Consent Calendars |
| 9:10 a.m. | Legislative Committees |
| 11:30 a.m. | Lunch |
| 12:30 p.m. | Legislative Committees |
| 5 p.m. | Dinner |
| Sunday, April 28 |
Sabbath |
| Monday, April 29 |
|
| 7 a.m. | Worship, including consecration of deaconesses and home missioners for lifetime service |
| 8:20 a.m. | Plenary Session — Administrative Committee reports and Consent Calendars |
| 9:20 a.m. | Plenary Session — Elections for Trustees of John Street Church, Secretary-designate of General Conference, Commission on General Conference, General Agencies, Judicial Council, University Senate, and Standing Committee on Central Conference Matters |
| 11 a.m. | Lunch |
| 12:30 p.m. | Plenary Session — Reports from Africa University and Higher Education and Ministry, as well as calendar items and conference business |
| 3 p.m. | Plenary Session — Abundant Health Initiative report, calendar items and conference business |
| 5:10 p.m. | Evening devotion |
| 5:30 p.m. | Adjournment |
| Tuesday, April 30 |
|
| 7 a.m. | Worship with Ecumenical introductions |
| 8:30 a.m. | Plenary Session — Administrative Committee report and Consent Calendars |
| 9:20 a.m. | Plenary Session — Calendar items and conference business |
| 11 a.m. | Lunch |
| 12:30 p.m. | Plenary Session — Recognition of Retiring Bishops and Presentation of New Episcopal Leadership, plus calendar items and conference business |
| 3 p.m. | Plenary Session — 80th anniversary of UMCOR and Migrant Ministries, calendar items and conference business |
| 5:10 p.m. | Evening Devotion |
| 5:30 p.m. | Adjournment |
| Wednesday, May 1 | |
| 7 a.m. | Worship |
| 8 a.m. | Plenary Session — Methodist Family Day, Administrative Committee reports, Consent Calendars |
| 9:20 a.m. | Plenary Session — Calendar items and conference business |
| 11 a.m. | Lunch |
| 12:30 p.m. | 1Plenary Session — 00th anniversary of the United Methodist Building, calendar items and conference business |
| 3 p.m. | Plenary Session — Calendar items and conference business |
| 5:10 p.m. | Evening Devotion |
| 5:30 p.m. | Adjournment |
| Thursday, May 2 |
|
| 7 a.m. | Worship with Commissioning of Missionaries |
| 8 a.m. | Plenary Session — Mission Bicentennial, Administrative Committee reports, Consent Calendars, calendar items and conference business |
| 9:20 a.m. | Plenary Session — Calendar items and conference business |
| 11 a.m. | Lunch |
| 12:30 p.m. | Plenary Session — Recognition of the new Judicial Council and members completing their service, calendar items and conference business |
| 3 p.m. | Plenary Session — Calendar items and conference business |
| 5:10 p.m. | Evening devotion |
| 5:30 p.m. | Adjournment |
| Friday, May 3 |
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| 7 a.m. | Worship |
| 8 a.m. | Plenary Session — Administrative Committee reports, GCFA report, calendar items and conference business |
| 9:20 a.m. | Calendar items and conference business |
| 11 a.m. | Lunch |
| 12:30 p.m. | Plenary Session — Recognition of Conference staff and Local Host Committee, calendar items and conference business |
| 3 p.m. | Plenary Session — Calendar items and conference business |
| 5 p.m. | Closing Worship |
| 5:30 p.m. | Final Adjournment |