Annual Conferences of the United Methodist Church

The following is a list of the Annual Conference

Annual Conference

An Annual Conference in the United Methodist Church is a regional body that governs much of the life of the "Connectional Church." Annual conferences are composed primarily of the clergy members and a lay member or members from each charge . Each conference is a geographical division...

s of The United Methodist Church

United Methodist Church

The United Methodist Church is a Methodist Christian denomination which is both mainline Protestant and evangelical. Founded in 1968 by the union of The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John and Charles Wesley...

(including the current Resident Bishops in each Episcopal Areas).

Annual Conferences in the Jurisdiction Conference (Inside the U.S.)

The conferences are also be grouped into jurisdictions that appoint bishops for conferences within that jurisdiction. These jurisdictions are listed http://archives.umc.org/directory/umcusa.asp?mid=556&xmid=556&Action=Find+Regional+Offices
as follows: (http://archives.umc.org/interior.asp?confMode=search&mid=461)

North Central Jurisdiction
Northeastern Jurisdiction
South Central Jurisdiction
Southeastern Jurisdiction
Western Jurisdiction

North Central Jurisdiction

According to the UMC website http://archives.umc.org/Directory/OneJurisdiction.asp?Jurisdiction=01&mid=556&SearchFor=A, the North Central Jurisdiction consists of the following Annual conferences:

Dakotas Conference—Bishop Deborah L. Kiesey (Dakotas) http://www.santel.net/~dumcc/
Detroit Conference—Bishop Jonathan D. Keaton (Michigan) http://www.umc-detconf.org/newsite/
East Ohio Conference—Bishop John L Hopkins http://www.eocumc.com
Indiana Conference—Bishop Michael J. Coyner http://www.inumc.org/
Minnesota Conference—Bishop Sally Dyck (Minnesota) http://www.minnesotaumc.org/ME2/Default.asp
Northern Illinois Conference
Northern Illinois Conference (United Methodist)
The Northern Illinois Conference is an Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. This conference serves the northern portion of the state of Illinois with its administrative offices and the office of the bishop being in Chicago, Illinois. It is part of the North Central Jurisdictional...

-- Bishop Hee-soo Jung (Chicago) http://www.gbgm-umc.org/nillconf/
Illinois Great Rivers Conference http://www.igrc.org/ -- Bishop Gregroy V. Palmer (Illinois)
Iowa Conference—Bishop Julius C. Trimble (Iowa) http://www.iaumc.org/
West Michigan Conference—Bishop Jonathan D. Keaton http://www.westmichiganconference.org/
West Ohio Conference—Bishop Bruce R. Ough http://www.westohioumc.org/home/home.aspx
Wisconsin Conference—Bishop Linda Lee http://www.wisconsinumc.org/

Northeastern Jurisdiction

According to its website http://www.nejumc.org/, the Northeastern Jurisdiction consists of the following Annual conferences:

Baltimore-Washington Conference—Bishop John R. Schol (Washington) http://www.bwcumc.org/
Susquehanna Conference—Bishop Jane Allen Middleton (Harrisburg) http://www.cpcumc.org/
Eastern Pennsylvania—Bishop Peggy Johnson (Philadelphia) http://www.epaumc.org/Index.asp
Greater New Jersey - Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar http://www.gnjumc.org/
New England Annual Conference
New England Annual Conference
The New England Annual Conference is an Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. This conference serves the congregations in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and eastern Connecticut, plus one congregation in Vermont...

-- Bishop Peter Weaver (Boston Area) http://www.neumc.org/
New York Annual Conference—Bishop Jeremiah J. Park (New York)http://www.nyac.com/
Upper New York—Bishop Marcus Matthews http://www.ncnyumc.org/
Peninsula-Delaware Conference— Bishop Peggy Johnson http://www.pen-del.org/
West Virginia—Bishop Ernest S. Lyght http://www.wvumc.org/
Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference-- Bishop Thomas J. Bickerton
Thomas Bickerton
Thomas J. Bickerton is a US Methodist bishop.Born July 2, 1958, Bishop Tom Bickerton was reared in West Virginia and graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1980 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology/Psychology. Subsequently, he entered seminary at Duke University Divinity School and...

(Pittsburgh) http://wpaumc.org/about/welcome.php

Southeastern Jurisdiction

According to its website, http://www.lakejunaluska.com/sejac/links.cfm?id=53 The Southeastern Jurisdiction consists of the following Annual Conferences:

Alabama - West Florida Annual Conference—Bishop Paul L. Leeland (Alabama West-Florida) http://www.awfumc.org/page.asp?PKValue=125
Florida Conference—Bishop Timothy W. Whitaker (Florida) http://www.flumc2.org/default.asp
Holston Conference—Bishop James E. Swanson, Sr. (TN) http://holstonconference.com/
Kentucky Conference—Bishop Lindsey Davis (Louisville) http://www.kyumc.org/
Memphis—Bishop Richard J. Wills, Jr. http://memphis-umc.org/ also Bishop of the Tennessee Conference.
Mississippi Annual Conference—Bishop Hope Morgan Ward (Mississippi)http://www.mississippi-umc.org/
North Alabama Conference—Bishop William H. Willimon (Birmingham) http://www.northalabamaumc.org/
North Carolina Conference -- Bishop Alfred W. Gwinn, Jr (Raleigh) http://www.nccumc.org
North Georgia Conference
North Georgia Annual Conference
The North Georgia Conference is an Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. This conference serves the northern half of the state of Georgia, with its administrative offices and the office of the bishop located in Norcross, GA. It is part of the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference. The...

-- Bishop B. Michael Watson
B. Michael Watson
B. Michael Watson is a Bishop of The United Methodist Church, elected in 2000. He is currently Resident Bishop of the North Georgia Annual Conference, which comprises 1,000 churches, more than 1,500 clergy members, and more than 320,000 lay members.-Education:Watson received a bachelor of science...

http://www.ngumc.org
Red Bird Missionary
South Carolina Conference -- Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor (Columbia) http://www.umcsc.org/index.html
South Georgia Conference—Bishop James R. King, Jr. (South Georgia) http://www.sgaumc.com/
Tennessee Conference—Bishop Richard Wills (Nashville) http://www.tnumc.org/
Virginia Conference—Bishop Charlene P. Kammerer
Charlene P. Kammerer
Charlene P. Kammerer is a Bishop in The United Methodist Church, elected and consecrated to the Episcopacy in 1996.Born January 5, 1948, Bishop Charlene Kammerer graduated from Wesleyan College in 1970. She received a Master of Christian Education and Master of Divinity from Garrett-Evangelical...

(Virginia)http://www.vaumc.org/index.cfm/fa/content.view/menuID/100.htm
Western North Carolina Conference -- Bishop Larry M. Goodpaster (Charlotte) http://wnccumc.org

South Central Jurisdiction

According to its website http://www.gbgm-umc.org/scjumc/Annual%20Conferences.htm, the South Central Jurisdiction consists of the following Annual conferences:

Central Texas Conference—Bishop J. Mike Lowry http://www.ctcumc.org/
Kansas East Conference—Bishop Scott J. Jones (Kansas) http://www.kansaseast.org/
Kansas West Conference—Bishop Scott J. Jones (Kansas) http://www.kswestumc.org/
Louisiana Conference—Bishop William Wayne Hutchinson (Louisiana Area) http://www.la-umc.org
Missouri Conference—Bishop Robert C. Schnase (Missouri) http://www.moumethodist.org/
Arkansas Conference—Bishop Charles Crutchfield (Little Rock) http://www.arumc.org
Nebraska Conference—Bishop Ann Brookshire Sherer (Nebraska) http://www.umcneb.org/
New Mexico Conference—Bishop D. Max Whitfield (Northwest Texas/New Mexico) http://www.nmconfum.com/
North Texas Conference
North Texas Conference
The North Texas Conference is an Annual Conference . This conference encompasses a triangle-shaped northern portion of the state of Texas that spans from Dallas to Wichita Falls to Paris. The conference includes a small geographic area relative to most annual conferences...

—Bishop W. Earl Bledsoe (Dallas) http://www.ntcumc.org/
Northwest Texas Conference—Bishop D. Max Whitfield (Northwest Texas/New Mexico) http://www.nwtxconf.org/
Oklahoma-Indian Missionary Conference—Bishop Robert Hayes, Jr. http://www.oimc-umc.org/
Oklahoma Conference—Bishop Robert E. Hayes, Jr. http://www.okumc.org/
Rio Grande Conference—Bishop Jim Dorff (San Antonio) http://www.riograndeconference.org/
Southwest Texas Conference—Bishop Jim Dorff (San Antonio) http://news.uchurch.tv/2008/09/welcome-bishop-and-mrs-dorff/
Texas Conference—Bishop Janice Riggle Huie (Houston) http://www.txcumc.org/

Western Jurisdiction

According to its website http://westernjurisdictionumc.org/, the "Western Jurisdiction" of the UMC consists of the following conferences:

Alaska Conference—Bishop Grant J. Hagiya
Grant J. Hagiya
Grant J. Hagiya, a third generation Japanese American was elected a Bishop in the United Methodist Church in 2008. -Family:Bishop Hagiya was born 3 January 1952 in Chicago, Illinois...

(Seattle) http://www.alaskaumc.org/
California-Nevada Conference—Bishop Warner H. Brown, Jr. (Sacramento) http://www.cnumc.org/
California Pacific Conference—Bishop Mary Ann Swenson (Pasadena) http://www.cal-pac.org/
Desert Southwest Conference—Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño
Minerva G. Carcaño
Minerva G. Carcaño is the first Hispanic woman to be elected to the episcopacy of The United Methodist Church , the second-largest Protestant denomination in the United States. She was elected in 2004. She currently serves as Bishop of the Phoenix Episcopal Area, Desert Southwest Conference of...

(Phoenix) http://www.desertsouthwestconference.org/
Oregon-Idaho Conference—Bishop Robert T. Hoshibata
Robert T. Hoshibata
Robert Tsugio Hoshibata is an American Bishop of The United Methodist Church, elected in 2004. Robert is notable as a U.M. Pastor, District Superintendent, and Bishop.-Birth and family:...

(Portland) http://www.umoi.net/
Pacific Northwest Conference—Bishop Grant J. Hagiya
Grant J. Hagiya
Grant J. Hagiya, a third generation Japanese American was elected a Bishop in the United Methodist Church in 2008. -Family:Bishop Hagiya was born 3 January 1952 in Chicago, Illinois...

(Seattle) http://www.pnwumc.org/
Rocky Mountain Conference—Bishop Elaine Stanovsky (Denver) http://www.rmcumc.org/
Yellowstone Conference—Bishop Elaine Stanovsky (Denver) http://www.yacumc.org/

Annual Conferences in the Central Conferences (Outside the U.S.)

Outside the United States the church is divided into seven Central Conferences in three continents:

Africa Central Conference
Congo Central Conference
West Africa Central Conference
Central and Southern Europe Central Conference
Germany Central Conference
Northern Europe Central Conference
Philippines Central Conference

Africa Central Conference

Eastern Angola Episcopal Area : Bishop Jose Quipungo
- Eastern Angola Annual Conference
East Africa Episcopal Area : Bishop Daniel A. Wandabula
- East Africa Annual Conference (includes Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan and Uganda)
Mozambique Episcopal Area : Bishop João Somane Machado
- Mozambique North Annual Conference
- Mozambique South Annual Conference
- South Africa Provisional
Western Angola Episcopal Area : Bishop Gaspar Joao Domingos
- Western Angola Annual Conference
Zimbabwe Episcopal Area : Bishop Eben K. Nhiwatiwa
- East Zimbabwe Annual Conference
- West Zimbabwe Annual Conference

Congo Central Conference

Central Congo Episcopal Area :Bishop David Kekumba Yemba
- Central Congo Annual Conference
- East Congo Annual Conference (Previously Northeast Congo)
- Kasai Provisional Annual Conference
- Kivu Provisional Annual Conference
- Oriental and Equator Annual Conference (Previously Upper Congo & Equator)
- West Congo Annual Conference
North Katanga Episcopal Area : Bishop Nkulu Ntanda Ntambo
- North Katanga Annual Conference
- Tanganyika/Tanzania Annual Conference
South Congo Episcopal Area : Bishop Kainda Katembo
- Lukoshi Annual Conference
- North-West Katanga Annual Conference
- South Congo Annual Conference
- South-West Katanga Annual Conference

West Africa Central Conference

Liberia Episcopal Area : Bishop John Innis
- Liberia Annual Conference
Nigeria Episcopal Area
- Nigeria Annual Conference
Sierra Leone Episcopal Area : Bishop John Yambasu
- Sierra Leone Annual Conference
Cote D'Ivoire Episcopal Area :Bishop Benjamin Boni
- Cote D'Ivoire Annual Conference

Central and Southern Europe Central Conference

Central and Southern Europe Episcopal Area : Bishop Patrick Streiff
Patrick Streiff
Patrick Philipp Streiff is bishop of the United Methodist Church of Central and Southern Europe which comprises the countries Albania, Algeria, Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, France, Hungary, Macedonia, Poland, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Switzerland, and Tunisia.- Life :Patrick...

http://www.umc-europe.org/
- Austria Provisional Annual Conference
- Bulgaria Provisional Annual Conference
- Czech and Slovak Republics Annual Conference
- Hungary Provisional Annual Conference
- Poland Annual Conference
- Serbia-Montenegro/Republic of Macedonia Provisional Annual Conference
- Switzerland-France Annual Conference (includes Algeria District)

Germany Central Conference

Germany Episcopal Area : Bishop Rosemarie Wenner
Rosemarie Wenner
Rosemarie Wenner is the current Presiding Bishop of the United Methodist Church in Germany.Rosemarie Wenner studied in Reutlingen, Germany...

http://emk.de/
- Germany East Annual Conference
- Germany North Annual Conference
- Germany South Annual Conference

Northern Europe Central Conference

Eurasia Episcopal Area : Bishop Hans Växby (http://www.umc-eurasia.ru/english/)
- Central Russia Annual Conference
- Eastern Russia and Central Asia Annual Conference
- Northwest Russia Provisional Annual Conference
- Southern Russia Annual Conference
- Ukraine and Moldova Annual Conference
Nordic and Baltic Episcopal Area : Bishop Christian Alsted http://www.umc-northerneurope.org/
- Denmark Annual Conference
- Estonia Annual Conference
- Finland-Finnish Provisional Annual Conference
- Finland-Swedish Provisional Annual Conference
- Norway Annual Conference
- Sweden Annual Conference

Philippines Central Conference

Baguio Episcopal Area : Bishop Rudoflo Juan
- Central Luzon Philippines Annual Conference
- North Central Philippines Annual Conference
- Northeast Philippines Annual Conference
- Northern Philippines Annual Conference
- Northwest Philippines Annual Conference
- Pangasinan Philippines Annual Conference
- Tarlac Philippines Annual Conference
- Northeast Luzon Philippines Annual Conference
Davao Episcopal Area : Bishop Leo A. Soriano
Leo A. Soriano
Leo A. Soriano is a Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 2000 in the Philippines.-Early life:Leo is the second son of Benjamin Soriano, a Methodist Pastor, and Purificacion Aranda, a teacher. He has two brothers, Henry and Bliss and a sister, Phoebe. He was born and spent his early...
- East Mindanao Philippines Annual Conference
- Mindanao Philippines Annual Conference
- Northwest Mindanao Philippines Annual Conference
- Southwest Philippines Annual Conference
- Palawan Philippines Annual Conference
- Visayas Philippines Annual Conference
Manila Episcopal Area : Bishop Lito Tangonan
- Bicol Philippines Provisional Annual Conference
- Bulacan Philippines Annual Conference
  Bulacan Philippines Annual Conference
  The Bulacan Philippines Annual Conference, or simply BulPAC, is an Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church in the Philippines. This conference serves the whole province of Bulacan, northern part of Valenzuela and small part of Pampanga...
- Middle Philippines Annual Conference
- Philippines Annual Conference
- Quezon City Philippines Annual Conference - East
- Rizal Philippines Annual Conference - East
- Southern Tagalog Provisional Philippines Annual Conference - East
- Pampango Philippines Annual Conference
- West Middle Philippines Annual Conference

Sources

Conferences and bishops are from UMC homepage and are current as of April 2008.
Context for Jurisdictions versus Conferences http://revdsky.blogspot.com/2006/07/future-of-episcopacy-in-umc-part-2.html