United Methodists delay meeting — and decision on splitting — to 2021

The United Methodist Church has pushed back its General Conference to Aug. 29-Sept. 7, 2021, at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis.And it’s looking into ways to use technology to ensure delegates can participate in the quadrennial meeting, according to the Commission on the General Conference.The General Conference — during which delegates from across the globe are expected to discuss a proposal to split the denomination over the inclusion of LGBTQ members — had b