Annual Conference Petitions

The filing deadline has passed for petitions to the 2021 Annual Conference.

If you would like to read the petitions that were filed, please find them in the Pre-Conference Report - found here.

Our United Methodist Church is based on democratic principles.  Persons who have concerns about what our Church does, and/or how we do it, may work for change through the legislative process of the Louisiana Annual Conference.

Any individual member or a duly elected body of a local church or a district of the Louisiana Annual Conference may petition the Louisiana Conference Session that will meet May 22, 2021.  Each petition will be assigned to a board, committee or commission for consideration. 

In a March 15th Louisiana NOW email, it was reported in error that the deadline for petitions with NO financial implications has passed. To clarify, the deadline is April 7th for petitions with NO financial implications.  
 

Submit a Petition

If you would prefer sending a petition via mail, click here for the instructions. 

The assigned group will discuss the issues related to the petition and recommend a course of action; i.e., agree with the petition (concur); amend the petition; or not agree with the petition (non-concur).  The petition will then be brought before the body of the Conference with that group’s recommendation.

If you, your church or organization wish to write a petition, the following may be helpful:

• Briefly write your concern or the course of action you wish the Conference to take
• Write the reason (s) you feel your concern is important, then:
• Develop a formal petition using the online format.  The format includes a title, the name of the person submitting the petition, the statement of concern, the proposed solution, and the method of implementation. Petitions will be displayed on the screens at the Annual Conference session during consideration of said petitions. Copies will also be available in the Conference Office at the venue for those who wish to have a paper copy.

Petitions that are written thoughtfully and carefully received closer attention. 

They are easier to read and to facilitate.

Petitions that HAVE financial implications must be received by, March 23, 2021 and petitions that have NO financial implications must be received by April 7, 2021; this is not an arbitrary date but is required by Conference rules.  

In a March 15th Louisiana NOW email, it was reported in error that the deadline for petitions with NO financial implications has passed. To clarify, the deadline is April 7th for petitions with NO financial implications.  

For clarity, the following is excerpted from Article I Section G of our Conference Rules:

If you would prefer sending a petition via mail, click here for the instructions.