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Annual conferences say goodbye to bishops, approve budgets
By United Methodist News Service
Some United Methodist annual (regional) conferences meeting this spring
and summer will say goodbye to retiring bishops and become better
acquainted with the candidates they are endorsing for the episcopacy.
The 2004 annual conference sessions will be the last for 20 bishops in
the United States. They will retire from active service after
jurisdictional conferences in July elect their successors. Retiring are
12 white men, two white women, four African-American men, one
Asian-American man and one Hispanic man. Four bishops in the central
conferences - regional units outside the United States - are also
retiring this year.
The Red Bird Missionary Conference, meeting May 14-15 in Frakes, Ky.,
will be the first of 63 U.S. conferences to conduct sessions this
spring. The final U.S. conference gathering will be East Ohio, meeting
June 21-25 in Lakeside.
Some annual conference sessions outside the United States were held in
March, and other meetings will occur through December. Meeting dates for
some conferences in Africa and Europe are incomplete.
Annual conference members, including lay and clergy representatives from
every local church, will also approve budgets, receive reports from
conference boards and agencies, adopt programs of mission and ministry,
and pass resolutions.
A bishop will preside over each conference session. One-year
appointments of all clergy members of the conference will be announced,
new deacons and elders will be ordained, and candidates for ordination
will be approved.
Annual conference meeting dates and places for 2004 are:
U.S. ANNUAL CONFERENCES
North Central Jurisdiction
Dakotas, June 2-5, Pierre, S.D.
Detroit, May 21-24, Adrian, Mich.
East Ohio, June 21-25, Lakeside, Ohio
Illinois Great Rivers, June 10-13, Peoria, Ill.
Iowa, June 10-13, Ames, Iowa
Minnesota, June 1-4, Saint Cloud, Minn.
North Indiana, June 3-5, West Lafayette, Ind.
Northern Illinois, June 10-12, St. Charles, Ill.
South Indiana, June 10-12, Bloomington, Ind.
West Michigan, June 3-6, Grand Rapids, Mich.
West Ohio, June 13-17, Lakeside, Ohio
Wisconsin, June 13-16, Middleton, Wis.
Northeastern Jurisdiction
Baltimore-Washington, May 27-20, Washington
Central Pennsylvania, June 10-12, Grantham, Pa.
Eastern Pennsylvania, June 16-19, Grantham, Pa.
Greater New Jersey, June 17-19, Atlantic City, N.J.
New England, June 10-12, Wenham, Mass.
New York, June 2-5, Hempstead, N.Y.
North Central New York, May 21-23, Liverpool, N.Y.
Peninsula-Delaware, June 3-6, Princess Anne, Md.
Troy, June 9-12, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
West Virginia, June 10-13, Buckhannon, W.Va.
Western New York, June 11-13, Buffalo, N.Y.
Western Pennsylvania, June 10-12, Grove City, Pa.
Wyoming, June 3-5, Scranton, Pa.
South Central Jurisdiction
Arkansas, June 9-12, Hot Springs, Ark.
Central Texas, May 30-June 2, Waco, Texas
Kansas East, June 3-6, Baldwin City, Kan.
Kansas West, May 26-29, Salina, Kan.
Louisiana, June 9-12, Lafayette, La.
Missouri, June 4-7, Columbia, Mo.
Nebraska, June 10-12, Lincoln, Neb.
New Mexico, June 2-5, Glorieta, N.M.
North Texas, June 6-9, Plano, Texas
Northwest Texas, June 9-12, Abilene, Texas
Oklahoma, May 31-June 3, Tulsa, Olka.
Oklahoma Indian Missionary, June 10-13, Preston, Okla.
Rio Grande, June 10-13, Corpus Christi, Texas
Southwest Texas, June 2-5, Corpus Christi, Texas
Texas, May 30-June 3, Houston
Southeastern Jurisdiction
Alabama-West Florida, June 6-9, Montgomery, Ala.
Florida, June 3-6, Daytona Beach, Fla.
Holston, June 13-16, Lake Junaluska, N.C.
Kentucky, June 2-6, Louisville, Ky.
Memphis, June 6-9, Jackson, Tenn.
Mississippi, June 1-3, Biloxi, Miss.
North Alabama, June 6-9, Birmingham, Ala.
North Carolina, June 9-12, Fayetteville, N.C.
North Georgia, June 15-18, Athens, Ga.
Red Bird Missionary, May 14-15, Frakes, Ky.
South Carolina, May 30-June 2, Orangeburg, S.C.
South Georgia, June 6-9, Macon, Ga.
Tennessee, June 13-16, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Virginia, June 13-15, Hampton, Va.
Western North Carolina, June 10-13, Lake Junaluska, N.C.
Western Jurisdiction
Alaska Missionary, May 28-30, Chugiak, Alaska
California-Nevada, June 16-19, Fresno, Calif.
California-Pacific, June 16-21, Redlands, Calif.
Desert Southwest, June 10-13, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Oregon-Idaho, June 9-12, Salem, Ore.
Pacific Northwest, June 23-27, Moscow, Idaho
Rocky Mountain, June 16-19, Denver
Yellowstone, June 10-13, Billings, Mont.
CENTRAL (OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES) CONFERENCES
(Information on some conferences is unavailable; other conferences have
already met.)
Austria Provisional, May 19-23, Salzburg, Austria
Bulacan Philippines, April 13-16, Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines
Bulgaria Provisional, Sept. 23-26, to be determined
Central Congo, (Section A), Democratic Republic of Congo, Aug. 15-18,
Wembo-Nyama
Central Congo, (Section B), Democratic Republic of Congo, Aug. 19-22,
Kananga
Central Luzon Philippines, May 27-30, Pura Tarlac, Philippines
Central Russia, July 1-4, Moscow
Czech & Slovak Republics, June 17-20, Prague, Czech Republic
East Congo, (Section A) July 11-14, Kindu, Democratic Republic of Congo
East Congo (Section B) July 15-18, Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo
East Mindanao Philippines Provisional, April 1-4, C.M. Recto, Davao
City, Philippines
Eastern Russia Provisional, May 20-23, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Germany East, June 12-16, Chemnitz, Germany
Germany North, April 14-18, Berlin
German South, June 24-27, Reutlingen, Germany
Hungary Provisional, April 14-18, to be determined
Mindanao Philippines, May 20-23, Kidapawan City, Philippines
Nigeria, Dec. 6-12, Jalingo, Nigeria
North Central Philippines, March 31-April 5, San Manuel, Isabela,
Philippines
Northern Mozambique, June 21-25, Beira, Mozambique
Northern Philippines, April 13-16, Madarulog, Enrile, Cagayan,
Philippines
North-West Russian Provisional, June 24-27, St. Petersburg, Russia
Northwest Mindanao Philippines, May 27-30, Iligan City, Philippines
Northwest Philippines, June 3-6, Baguio City, Philippines
Oriental& Equator, July 25-29, Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the
Congo
Pampanga, Philippines, May 19-22, Mexico, Pampanga, Philippines
Pangasinan Philippines, May 20-23, Dagupan City, Philippines
Philippines, May 24-28, Tagaytay City, Cavite, Philippines
Poland, June 24-27, Klarysew, Poland
Serbia-Montenegro/Republic of Macedonia, Oct. 15-19, Strumica, Macedonia
Southern Mozambique, Dec. 8-12, Maputo, Mozambique
Southern Russia Provisional, May 27-30, Kiev, Russia
Switzerland-France, June 9-13, Thun, Switzerland
Visayas Philippines, June 3-6, Visca, Baybay, Leyte, Philippines
West Congo, Sept. 15-22, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
West Middle Philippines, May 31-June 1, Cabangan, Zambales, Philippines
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United Methodist News Service
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