Annual Conference 2024 will be at the Greenville Convention Center in Greenville, NC, on June 13-15, 2024.
The theme is Disciple Making, Leader Forming, and Peace Building. Bishop Connie Mitchell Shelton will preside over the conference with the assistance of Bishop Paul Leeland, Conference Secretary Rev. Dr. Gray Southern, and Conference Lay Leader John Hall.
📢 Annual Conference Speakers
We have a wonderful lineup of speakers scheduled for Annual Conference.
Bishop Connie Mitchell Shelton
Along with presiding over the conference, Bishop Shelton will preach during Opening Worship on Thursday.
Rev. Dr. Sangwoo Kim
Rev. Dr. Sangwoo Kim is the Associate Dean for Vocational Formation, the Senior Director of the Methodist House, and an Administrative Faculty member at Duke Divinity School.
Rev. Kim will preach during the Ordering of Ministry Service on Saturday morning.
Rev. Jon Strother
Rev. Jon Strother is the District Superintendent in the Beacon and Sound Districts.
Rev. Strother will preach during the Memorial Service on Friday morning.
Rev. Molly White
Rev. Molly White serves at Hayes Barton UMC in Raleigh, NC.
Rev. White will teach during the Peace-Building plenary session on Friday afternoon.
Bishop Paul Leeland
Bishop Paul Leeland will be at Annual Conference assisting Bishop Shelton.
🗓️ Important Dates & Information
Below you will find information and deadlines relating to Annual Conference 2024. Please continue to visit the AC 2024 website or download the app for more details.
- AC Kids Registration – Deadline is June 1
- Agenda
- Hotels
- Proposed Standing Rules
- Resolutions
- Speakers & Guests
- Special Meals
🌎 Outreach Project
This year’s collection of items at Annual Conference in Greenville will center around Menstrual Hygiene Kits. These kits are distributed at times of natural disaster when such supplies are hard to access. Also, kits are distributed in communities in many countries where girls and women are not able to go to school or work because of the lack of access to these items.
We are asking members of Annual Conference to bring completed Menstrual Hygiene Kits to our gathering in June in Greenville. Alternatively, members might bring any of the following items which will become part of the kits at a later time:
Menstrual Hygiene Kit Materials Needed:
- Two, 2 oz bottles of hand sanitizer
- Three, 4-gallon bathroom trash bags
- 10 tampons (5 regular and 5 super)
- unscented
- 10 Sanitary pads (long, super, ultra thin)
- unscented
- Bath soap (3oz bar or larger)
- No Ivory of Jergens soap
- Do not remove from packaging
- One pack of flushable wipes (42 count)
- unscented
- Six laundry detergent sheets or vending machine sized detergent boxes
- One, one-gallon sized resealable bag
Our goal is to have enough materials to make 1,000 kits. The kits will be used locally and globally this year.
💟 Thursdays in Black
Annual Conference members are encouraged to wear a black colored outfit in support of “Thursdays in Black” on June 13. Established by the World Council of Churches, this global movement seeks to create for a world without rape and violence.
💻 Briefing Session
Join us on May 29 at noon for the Annual Conference 2024 Briefing Session.