General Council on Finance & Administration
March 25, 2021

Nashville, Tennessee – In Decision 1409 issued on March 25, 2021, the Judicial Council of The United Methodist Church addressed the scope of the General Council on Finance and Administration’s (GCFA) authority in calculating general Church apportionments after the conclusion of the 2017-2020 quadrennium. The Judicial Council affirmed the action taken by GCFA to continue to use the allocations and apportionment formulas adopted by the 2016 General Conference in calculating 2021 general Church apportionments. Its ruling makes it clear that GCFA must apply the same allocations and formulas until the General Conference approves or adopts a new budget.

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