Illinois Great Rivers Conference 2025 Journal-Yearbook
WHEREAS, the Bartonville United Methodist Church located in Peoria County and was founded in 1851, and has had a long and proud history; and WHEREAS, the Church Conference of Bartonville United Methodist Church voted on April 13, 2025, to recommend closure; and WHEREAS, the district superintendent has recommended the closure of Bartonville United Methodist Church, and WHEREAS, the district superintendent has recommended that the property of Bartonville United Methodist Church be sold with the sale proceeds to the Illinois Rivers Conference pursuant to Article VII.D.1. of the Standing Rules of the Illinois Great Rivers Conference of the United Methodist Church; and WHEREAS, the consent to close the Bartonville United Methodist Church has been granted by the presiding Bishop, a majority of the district superintendents, and the district board of church location and building and all proper Disciplinary requirements have been complied with. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Bartonville United Methodist Church be closed June 30, 2025, and that the Conference Trustees be authorized and directed to transfer, sell, or otherwise dispose of said property as said Trustees shall deem appropriate, but in accordance with the Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church and the Standing Rules of the Illinois Great Rivers Conference of the United Methodist Church. Legislative Item 302: Church Closure: Brimfield UMC Subject : Property Matter-Resolution for Closure of Brimfield United Methodist Church Submitted by : Rev. Nic Showalter, District Superintendent Financial Impact: None WHEREAS, the Brimfield United Methodist Church located in Peoria County was founded in 1836, and has had a long and proud history; and WHEREAS, the Church Conference of Brimfield United Methodist Church voted on September 7, 2024, to recommend closure; and WHEREAS, the district superintendent has recommended the closure of Brimfield United Methodist Church, and WHEREAS, the district superintendent has recommended that the property of Brimfield United Methodist Church be sold with the sale proceeds to the Illinois Rivers Conference pursuant to Article VII.D.1. of the Standing Rules of the Illinois Great Rivers Conference of the United Methodist Church; and
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