The 1985 Conference of the Methodist Church of Great Britain said that Freemasonry competed with Christian beliefs, discouraged (but did not prohibit) Methodists from becoming Freemasons and asked Methodist Freemasons to reconsider their membership of Freemasonry. The Conference banned the use of Methodist premises for Masonic meetings, though a 1989 source reported some Masonic meetings were taking place on Methodist premises. The 1996 Methodist Conference revisited the 1985 position in the light of developments in Freemasonry, concluding that there were still "hesitations about the wisdom" of a Methodist joining a Masonic lodge, though it affirmed there was no absolute bar on a Methodist being a Freemason. The 1996 Conference stated there were unresolved concerns relating to openness of Freemasonry and compatibility of Masonic practice with Christian doctrine despite "positive changes that have taken place within Freemasonry in recent years". The 1985 ban on the use of Methodist premises for Masonic meetings remained in place following the 1996 discussions.