Illinois Great Rivers Conference 2025 Journal-Yearbook
and the district board of church location and building, and all proper Disciplinary requirements have been complied with. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Murdock 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 309: Church Closure: Brooklyn UMC Subject : Property Matter-Resolution for Closure of Brooklyn United Methodist Church Submitted by : Rev. Nicholas Showalter, District Superintendent Financial Impact: None WHEREAS, the Brooklyn United Methodist Church located in Schuyler County was founded in 1853, and has had a long and proud history; and WHEREAS, the district superintendent has recommended the closure of Brooklyn United Methodist Church, and WHEREAS, the Church Conference of Brooklyn United Methodist Church voted on December 22, 2025, to recommend closure; and WHEREAS, the district superintendent has recommended that the property of Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn 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 310: Church Closure: Beason UMC Subject : Property Matter-Resolution for Closure of Beason United Methodist Church Submitted by : Rev. Bradley Watkins II, District Superintendent
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