Conferences of the United Methodist Church
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The following is a list of the Conferences of The United Methodist Church
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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...
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Conference Listings
There are several kinds of Conferences of The United Methodist ChurchUnited 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...
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- General ConferenceGeneral conference (United Methodist Church)The General Conference of The United Methodist Church is the denomination's top legislative body for all matters affecting the United Methodist connection...
is the highest deliberative body for the United Methodist Church. - Jurisdictional Conferences in the U.S.; and
- Central Conferences outside the U.S. elect and assign bishops in their region and comprise
- Annual Conferences, the basic organizational unit in the denomination.
- District Conference, Annual conferences are further divided into Districts, each served by a District Superintendent.
- Charge Conference, a charge is one or more churches served by a minister under appointment by the bishop.
Sources
- Context for Jurisdictions versus Conferences http://revdsky.blogspot.com/2006/07/future-of-episcopacy-in-umc-part-2.html
See also
- United Methodist ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchThe 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...
- General conference (United Methodist Church)General conference (United Methodist Church)The General Conference of The United Methodist Church is the denomination's top legislative body for all matters affecting the United Methodist connection...
- Jurisdictional Conferences (United Methodist Church)Jurisdictional Conferences (United Methodist Church)The Jurisdictional Conferences is a collection of Annual Conferences of The United Methodist Church located inside the United States are organized into Jurisdictional conferences....
- Central Conferences (United Methodist Church)Central Conferences (United Methodist Church)The Central Conferences is a collection of Annual Conferences of The United Methodist Church located outside the United States are organized into central conferences, much like Jurisdictional Conferences.-List of Central Conferences:...
- Annual Conferences of the United Methodist ChurchAnnual Conferences of the United Methodist ChurchThe following is a list of the Annual Conferences of The United Methodist Church .-Annual Conferences in the Jurisdiction Conference :...
- List of Bishops of the United Methodist Church
- Episcopal AreaEpiscopal AreaAn Episcopal Area in the United Methodist Church is a basic unit of this denomination. It is a region presided over by a resident bishop that is similar to a diocese in other Christian denominations. Each annual conference in the UMC is within a single episcopal area; some episcopal areas...