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Annual Conferences Of The United Methodist Church
An annual conference is a regional decision-making body within various Methodist denominations. Conferences are a key characteristic of the connexional (connectional) system of government in Methodism. Annual conferences are composed primarily of the clergy members and a lay member or members from each charge (a charge is one or more churches served by a minister under appointment by the bishop). Each conference is a geographical division. In general, the smaller states in the United States hold one conference each, while larger states often include two or more conferences. Several annual conferences are held in other nations as well. Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection With regard to the membership of Annual Conferences of the Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection, the 2014 Book of Discipline states: Evangelical Wesleyan Church In the Evangelical Wesleyan Church, two annual conferences exist, the Eastern Annual Conference and the Western Annual Conference. It is presid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methodist Denominations
This is a list of Methodist denominations (or Methodist connexions). Those not affiliated with the World Methodist Council are marked with an asterisk (*). This list includes some united and uniting churches with Methodist participation. Some denominations may not have an exclusively Wesleyanism, Wesleyan heritage. List Africa *African Methodist Church, West Africa *African Methodist Church, Zimbabwe *African Methodist Episcopal Church, Central Africa *Bantu Methodist Church of Southern Africa *Nigerian Methodist Church *Kenyan Methodist Church *Methodist Church Ghana *Methodist Church of Southern Africa *Methodist Church in Zimbabwe *Methodist Church in Togo *Protestant Methodist Church in Benin *Protestant Methodist Church in Côte d’Ivoire *United Church in Zambia *United Methodist Church, Central Congo *United Methodist Church in Sierra Leone *United Methodist Church, South Congo Asia *Church of North India *Church of Pakistan, The *Church of South India, Bangalore Epis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Conference (United Methodist Church)
The General Conference, in several Methodist denominations, is the top legislative body for all matters within the denomination. Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection With regard to the membership of the General Conference of the Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection, the 2014 ''Discipline'', states: Evangelical Wesleyan Church The General Conference of the Evangelical Wesleyan Church meets every four years and is "composed of the bishops and an equal number of ministerial and lay delegates to be elected by the annual conferences". It is the top legislative body in the Church. Free Methodist Church ¶200 of ''The Book of Discipline'' of the Free Methodist Church states that "The general conferences are the governing bodies of the Free Methodist Church. Each general conference shall consist of at least one annual conference or may, when necessary, make alternative provision for caring for annual conference functions as provided for in ¶220.2." United Methodist Church The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennessee Conference
The Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference is an Annual Conference (a regional episcopal area, similar to a diocese) of the United Methodist Church. This conference serves the congregations in Middle Tennessee and West Tennessee and is part of the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference, and is over seen by resident Bishop Reverend David Graves. Bishop Graves was elected to the episcopacy in 2016. The episcopal office is located in downtown Nashville at 1908 Grand Avenue, Nashville, TN 37212. The conference's administrative offices are located at 304 S. Perimeter Park Dr. Nashville, TN 37211. The following offices are located at the conference center: Administration & Finance for the Tennessee Conference, Suite 4 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Carolina Annual Conference
The South Carolina Conference is an annual conference (regional episcopal area, similar to a diocese) of the United Methodist Church. This conference serves the state of South Carolina with its administrative offices and the office of the bishop (currently L. Jonathan Holston) being in Columbia, South Carolina. It is part of the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference. The South Carolina Conference provides funding to four institutions of higher learning: *Spartanburg Methodist Collegebr> -- Spartanburg, South Carolina *Claflin Universitybr>-- Orangeburg, South Carolina * Columbia Collegebr>-- Columbia, South Carolina *Wofford Collegebr> -- Spartanburg, South Carolina The SC Annual Conference is further subdivided into 12 smaller regions, called "districts," which provide further administrative functions for the operation of local churches in cooperation with each other. This structure is vital to Methodism, and is referred to as connectionalism. The Districts that comprise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Georgia Annual Conference
The North Georgia Conference is a regional episcopal area, (similar to a diocese) of the United Methodist Church. (Not to be confused with the "Annual Conference" which is the yearly meeting of the North Georgia Conference itself.) This conference serves the northern half of the state of Georgia, with its administrative offices and the office of the bishop located in Atlanta, GA. It is part of the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference. The bishop is Robin Dease. Bishops *1996 - 2008: Bishop G. Lindsey Davis *2008 - 2016: Bishop B. Michael Watson *2016 - 2022 Sue Haupert-Johnson ishop Sue Haupert-Johnson*2023 - Current Robin Dease Bishop Robin Dease began service on January 1, 2023. Districts The North Georgia Annual Conference is further subdivi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Carolina Annual Conference
The North Carolina Conference is an Annual Conference (a regional episcopal area, similar to a diocese) of the United Methodist Church. This conference serves the eastern half of the state of North Carolina, with its administrative offices and the office of the bishop located in Garner, North Carolina. It is part of the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference. The current bishop of the North Carolina Conference is Bishop Connie Mitchell Shelton. The North Carolina Conference provides funding to three institutions of higher learning: *Methodist University''in Fayetteville, North Carolina *Louisburg College''in Louisburg, North Carolina *North Carolina Wesleyan College''in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Districts The NC Annual Conference is further subdivided into 8 smaller regions, called "districts," which provide further administrative functions for the operation of local churches in cooperation with each other. This structure is vital to Methodism, and is referred to as connecti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Alabama Annual Conference
The North Alabama Conference is an Annual Conference (a regional episcopal area, similar to a diocese) of the United Methodist Church. This conference serves approximately 300 UMCs in the northern half of the state of Alabama, with its administrative offices and the office of the bishop located in Birmingham, AL. It is part of the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference. The bishop is the Reverend Doctor Debra Wallace-Padgett. Bishops *1944-1948 Bishop Costen J. Harrell, D.D. *1948-1952 Bishop Clare Purcell *1972-1980 Bishop Carl Julian Sanders *1984-1992 Bishop J. Lloyd Knox *1992-2004: Bishop Robert Eugene Fannin *2004-2012 Bishop Will Willimon, D.D *2012–present: Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett Districts The North Alabama Annual Conference is further subdivided into eight smaller regions, called "districts," which provide further administrative functions for the operation of local churches in cooperation with each other. This structure is vital to Methodism, and is referre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New England Annual Conference
The New England Annual Conference is an Annual Conference (a regional episcopal area, similar to a diocese) of the United Methodist Church. This conference serves the congregations in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, eastern Connecticut, and all of Vermont. The conference's administrative offices and the office of the bishop are located in Lawrence, Massachusetts. It is part of the Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference. The bishop is the Reverend Sudarshana Devadhar (Boston Area). "HISTORY:" (SOURCE- The Wesley Center) Asbury traversed New England each of these years down to the last before that of his death. He always approached it with peculiar feelings; with mingled repugnance and hopefulness. He seemed there as in a foreign land, while all the rest of the nation was his familiar domain. Everywhere else he was welcomed by enthusiastic throngs; there he was repelled, and pursued his solitary journeys comparatively a stranger, finding refuge in families whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michigan Area Of The United Methodist Church
The Michigan Area Conference is one of 54 Annual Conferences of The United Methodist Church in the United States. They are one of 10 members of the North Central Jurisdiction. The Michigan Area Annual Conference represents nearly 600 local United Methodist churches with approximately 100,000 members in total. The Michigan Area Conference Center is located in Lansing. Mission The mission of the conference is to, "Make Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the world." Districts The Michigan Area Annual Conference is organized into seven districts: Central Bay, East Winds, Greater Detroit, Greater Southwest, Heritage, Western Waters And Northern Skies. Michigan Area The conference is led by Bishop David A. Bard, who was appointed in 2020 and re-appointed in 2024. The Michigan Conference is the creation of two former United Methodist annual conferences: the Detroit Conference and the West Michigan Annual Conference. In June 2015, the two confe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Illinois Conference (United Methodist)
The Northern Illinois Conference is an Annual Conference (regional episcopal area, similar to a diocese) of the United Methodist Church. This conference serves the northern portion of the state of Illinois, with its administrative offices at 303 E. Wacker Dr. in Chicago and the office of the bishop being in the Chicago Temple Building in Chicago, Illinois. It is part of the North Central Jurisdictional Conference. The current bishop is Dan Schwerin. Mission The purpose of the annual conference is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world by equipping its local churches for ministry and by providing a connection for ministry beyond the local church; all to the glory of God. Districts The Northern Illinois Annual Conference is further subdivided into 5 smaller regions, called "districts", which provide further administrative functions for the operation of local churches in cooperation with each other. This structure is vital to Methodism, and is re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippines Central Conference (United Methodist Church)
The Philippines Central Conference of the United Methodist Church ( Filipino: ''Kumperensyang Sentral ng Pilipinas'') is a collection of annual conferences of the United Methodist Church in the Philippines that are organised much like jurisdictional conferences in the United States. The Philippines Central Conference is considered a member church of the World Methodist Council, and a "Central Conference" of the world-wide United Methodist Church. It is also a member of the Christian Conference of Asia and the National Council of Churches in the Philippines as The United Methodist Church in the Philippines, representing the denomination as its Philippine counterpart. The Philippines Central Conference is further subdivided into twenty-two (22) regions, called annual conferences, under the authorities of three episcopal areas. These annual conferences are subdivided into "districts," which provide further administrative functions for the operation of local churches in cooperation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
