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conference A conference is a meeting of two or more experts to discuss and exchange opinions or new information about a particular topic. Conferences can be used as a form of group decision-making, although discussion, not always decisions, are the main ...

s in many

Methodist Churches Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's ...

, such as

The United Methodist Church The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism. In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was a leader in evangelica ...

and

Evangelical Wesleyan Church The Evangelical Wesleyan Church, formerly known as the Evangelical Wesleyan Church of North America, is a Methodist denomination in the conservative holiness movement. The formation of the Evangelical Wesleyan Church is a part of the history of ...

Conferences

There are several kinds of conferences in Methodism: * General Conference is the highest deliberative body for the United Methodist Church, the Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Church, among others. *

Jurisdictional Conferences The Jurisdictional Conferences are a collection of Annual Conferences of The United Methodist Church located inside the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or Ameri ...

in the U.S.; and * Central Conferences outside the U.S. elect and assign bishops in their region and comprise *

Annual Conferences A conference is a meeting of two or more experts to discuss and exchange opinions or new information about a particular topic. Conferences can be used as a form of group decision-making, although discussion, not always decisions, are the main pu ...

, the basic organizational unit in the denomination. *

District Conference In many Methodist Churches, a District Conference is a unit of church organisation with respect to hierarchy. Evangelical Wesleyan Church In the Evangelical Wesleyan Church, district conferences are required to be held thrice a year. It is presid ...

, Annual conferences are further divided into districts, each served by a district superintendent. *

Charge Conference In many Methodist Churches, the Charge Conference, also known as the Pastoral Charge, is the smallest unit of organisation with respect to the hierarchy of the denomination. Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection In the Allegheny Wesleyan Meth ...

, a charge is one or more churches served by a minister under appointment by the bishop.

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Conferences A conference is a meeting of two or more experts to discuss and exchange opinions or new information about a particular topic. Conferences can be used as a form of group decision-making, although discussion, not always decisions, are the main p ...

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