The following is a list of the
conferences in many
Methodist Churches, such as
The United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism. In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was a leader in evangelica ...
and
Evangelical Wesleyan Church
The Evangelical Wesleyan Church, formerly known as the Evangelical Wesleyan Church of North America, is a Methodist denomination in the conservative holiness movement.
The formation of the Evangelical Wesleyan Church is a part of the history of ...
.
Conferences
There are several kinds of conferences in Methodism:
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General Conference is the highest deliberative body for the United Methodist Church, the Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Church, among others.
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Jurisdictional Conferences in the U.S.; and
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Central Conferences outside the U.S. elect and assign bishops in their region and comprise
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Annual Conferences, the basic organizational unit in the denomination.
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District Conference, Annual conferences are further divided into districts, each served by a district superintendent.
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Charge Conference, a charge is one or more churches served by a minister under appointment by the bishop.
References
External links
* Context for Jurisdictions versus Conference
United Methodist Church
Church organization
Conferences
A conference is a meeting of two or more experts to discuss and exchange opinions or new information about a particular topic.
Conferences can be used as a form of group decision-making, although discussion, not always decisions, are the main ...
United Methodist Annual Conferences
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