Illinois Great Rivers Conference 2025 Journal-Yearbook
Financial Impact: None WHEREAS, the Wellington United Methodist Church located in Iroquois County was founded in 1861, and has had a long and proud history; and WHEREAS, the Church Conference of Wellington United Methodist Church voted on November 17, 2024, to recommend closure; and WHEREAS, the district superintendent has recommended the closure of Wellington United Methodist Church, and WHEREAS, the district superintendent has recommended that the property of Wellington 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 Wellington 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 Wellington United Methodist Church be closed 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 308: Church Closure: Murdock UMC Subject : Property Matter-Resolution for Closure of Murdock United Methodist Church Submitted by : Rev. Angie Lee, District Superintendent Financial Impact: None WHEREAS, the Murdock United Methodist Church located in Douglas County was founded in 1882, and has had a long and proud history; and WHEREAS, the district superintendent has recommended the closure of Murdock United Methodist Church; and WHEREAS, the district superintendent has recommended that the property of Murdock 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 Murdock United Methodist Church has been granted by the presiding Bishop, a majority of the district superintendents,
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