Via the Consent Calendar:

• 640.01 Special Sundays with Offerings 2026. Recommended for approval with the editorial change on Line 33 so the line reads “This fund supports Scouting America, Girl Scouts of the United States of America, Campfire, and Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America.”
• 650.02 Discontinuance of Malden UMC. Recommended for approval with the editorial changes to set the address to “401 W. Main Street” and the membership to “Princeton.”
• 650.03 Discontinuance of Franklin Grove UMC. Recommended for approval with the following editorial changes:
  • Line 9, remove “Village of”
  • Line 10, remove “Bureau County”
  • Line 42, remove “Franklin Grove” and replace with “Ashton”
• 680.01 Benefits Programs. Recommended for approval with no changes.
• 680.02 Minimum Salaries for Full-Time Elders. Recommended for approval with no changes.
• 700.01 Reaffirming our Commitment to Connectionalism in the Northern Illinois Conference. Recommended for approval with no changes.
• 700.02 Who Are Our Neighbors? Standing with our Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers Communities. Recommended for approval with an amendment to replace “JFON” with “Immigration Law and Justice Network” on Line 17 and Line 25.
• 700.03 Supporting Human Rights Advocacy and the Right to Engage in Nonviolent Actions including Boycotts and Free Speech. Recommended with no changes.
• 700.04 Resolution to Support the Call to Boycott Chevron. Recommended for approval with no changes.
• 700.07 LGBTQIA+ Ministry. Recommended for approval with no changes.
• 702.02 Amend the Standing Rules to separate the joint Board of Pensions, Health Benefits, and Equitable Compensation. Recommended for approval with no changes.

During Plenary 4:

• 700.05 Resistance to Unjust Theologies: Challenging Religious Nationalism - approved
• 700.06 It’s Time To Divest From Countries Involved in Prolonged Military Occupations – approved

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