Illinois Great Rivers Conference 2025 Journal-Yearbook
Financial Impact: None WHEREAS, the Beason United Methodist Church located in Logan County was founded in 1865, and has had a long and proud history; and WHEREAS, the Church Conference of Beason United Methodist Church voted on April 13, 2025, to recommend closure; and WHEREAS, the district superintendent has recommended the closure of Beason United Methodist Church, and WHEREAS, the district superintendent has recommended that the property of Beason 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 Beason 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 Beason 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 311: Church Closure: Iuka Trinity UMC Subject : Property Matter-Resolution for Closure of Iuka United Methodist Church Submitted by : Rev. Stan Irvin, District Superintendent Financial Impact: None WHEREAS, the Iuka United Methodist Church located in Marion County was founded in 1877, and has had a long and proud history; and WHEREAS, the Church Conference of Iuka United Methodist Church voted on May 18, 2025, to recommend closure; and WHEREAS, the district superintendent has recommended the closure of Iuka United Methodist Church, and WHEREAS, the district superintendent has recommended that the property of Iuka 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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