Dear Lay and Clergy Members of the Annual Conference,
Thank you for your attention to our request for voting related to the Conference Rules created for the June 18 Virtual Session in this extraordinary time.
Electronic and mail-in ballots have been received from 1,219 lay and clergy members, with 98 percent in favor of the rules.
The Conference Rules, created by the Committee on Conference Rules at the request of the Bishop and affirmed by the Cabinet, and subsequently submitted to the Lay and Clergy Members of the North Carolina Conference are affirmed.
We emphasize that the rules approved are for use during this June 18, 2020, virtual session. All actions taken in this virtual session will be ratified by the vote of the Annual Conference meeting face-to-face, we trust, in Greenville in June, 2021.
The Conference agenda and matters for voting will be posted online and mailed to those requesting paper materials by June 1. All lay and clergy members are invited to participate in a pre-conference webinar on Monday, June 8, at noon.
We are grateful for your partnership in Christ’s ministry as we move into the future together,
Jerry Bryan
Conference Secretary