Soapstone members, Danny Peck and Susan Graebe, served as lay delegates during the postponed 2020 UMC General Conference. Elected by the North Carolina Annual Conference in 2019, Danny and Susan met monthly for four years with other NC lay and clergy delegates to prepare for this worldwide gathering. It was held at the Charlotte NC Convention Center on April 23 – May 3, 2024.

Danny and Susan look forward to sharing their experiences and answering your questions about this historic moment in the life of our UMC. Their thoughts and the questions offered in their survey are focused on what happened during the General Conference, what it was like to be there, and next steps for our North Carolina Annual Conference and our local churches.

As we prepare for this time together, you are invited to learn more about major actions around the Three Rs (regionalization, removal of restrictive language related to LGBTQ people, and revised Social Principles) as well as other important items using the links below.

Recap Video

General Conference Legislative Recaps.  (Great summaries and information)

Let Danny and Susan know your questions! There will certainly be time for Q&A during the event and submitting questions ahead of time will let them know if there is a particular topic to spend some extra time on, and materials they should bring.

See you at 6pm on Thursday, May 23, in Room 200. The session will be recorded (and possibly live streamed).