General Conference Approves United Methodist Women Autonomy

May 1, 2012 By a vote of 889 to 20, General Conference made United Methodist Women an autonomous organization within the United Methodist Church May 1 during its quadrennial meeting Tampa, Fla. The historic vote separates the national policymaking body of women organized for mission within the denomination from the church’s mission agency for the first time in more than 70 years. “This is great result for United Methodist Women and for the church and positions us for the...