 Description: This recording is an overview of the General Conference that joined two former denominations -- the Evangelical United Brethren Church and the Methodist Church -- giving birth to The United Methodist Church. The merger date is April 23, 1968. It begins with the announcement by Bishop Reuben H. Mueller of the E.U.B. vote to merge, then continues with Bishop Roy Short announcing the Methodist vote, then moves to the 1968 General Conference. Other voices on the recording include: Dr. Peter Wong, Dr. James Armstrong, Rev. Dr. A. Cecil Williams, Bishop Lloyd C. Wicke, Dr. A. Dudley Ward, Jean Kelley, and Dr. Albert Outler. This audio comes from a film produced by TRAFCO, the Television, Radio, and Film Commission of The Methodist Church.
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