The following is a list of the
conference
A conference is a meeting, often lasting a few days, which is organized on a particular subject, or to bring together people who have a common interest. Conferences can be used as a form of group decision-making, although discussion, not always d ...
s in many
Methodist Churches, such as
The United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant Christian denomination, denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism. In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was ...
and
Evangelical Wesleyan Church.
Conferences
There are several kinds of conferences in Methodism:
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General Conference is the highest deliberative body for the United Methodist Church, the Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Church, among others.
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Jurisdictional Conferences in the U.S.; and
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Central Conferences outside the U.S. elect and assign bishops in their region and comprise
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Annual Conferences, the basic organizational unit in the denomination.
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District Conference, Annual conferences are further divided into districts, each served by a district superintendent.
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Charge Conference, a charge is one or more churches served by a minister under appointment by the bishop.
References
External links
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United Methodist Church
Church organization
Conferences
A conference is a meeting, often lasting a few days, which is organized on a particular subject, or to bring together people who have a common interest. Conferences can be used as a form of group decision-making, although discussion, not always d ...
United Methodist Annual Conferences
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