Video Message from Rev. Doug on General Conference

The Special Session of the General Conference of the United Methodist Church regarding the Commission on a Way Forward concluded yesterday in St. Louis, Missouri at which--out of three proposed plans--the Traditional Plan passed. Thank you for your prayers over the last days and months leading up to this, for our delegates to this special session, who traveled from all around the nation and world.

You may keep up with the work of the General Conference by reading more:

from the UM News perspective by clicking here, and
from the Holston Conference perspective by clicking here.

Additionally, the Holston Conference is also holding a time of worship and debriefing session on March 3rd at 3 pm at St. John UMC (3921 Murray Hills Dr, Chattanooga, TN 37416).

Rev. Dr. Doug Fairbanks Response to the Special Session of the 2019 UMC General Conference

To better understand the governance of both the United Methodist Church and Signal Crest UMC, please click here to download an overview provided by our own Trusted Leadership team.

If you have questions about the decision-making processes or results from this Special Session of the General Conference, you may schedule an appointment with Doug by contacting Kristy Stewart in the church office (886-2330) or you may also email him at dfairbanks@signalcrestumc.org