The North Georgia Conference is a regional
episcopal area, (similar to a
diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
) of 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 evangelic ...
. (Not to be confused with the "Annual Conference" which is the yearly meeting of the North Georgia Conference itself.) This conference serves the northern half of the state of
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
* Related to the ...
, with its administrative offices and the office of the
bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
located in
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
. It is part of the
Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference. The bishop is
Sue Haupert-Johnson.
Bishops
*1996 - 2008:
Bishop G. Lindsey Davis
*2008 - 2016:
Bishop B. Michael Watson
Bishop B. Michael Watson began service on September 7, 2008.
*2016 - Current:
Sue Haupert-Johnson
Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson began service on September 1, 2016.
Districts
The North Georgia Annual Conference is further subdivided into 8 smaller regions, called "districts," which provide further administrative functions for the operation of local churches in cooperation with each other. This structure is vital to
Methodism
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, and is referred to as
connectionalism
Connexionalism, also spelled connectionalism, is the theological understanding and foundation of Methodist ecclesiastical polity, as practised in the Methodist Church in Britain, Methodist Church in Ireland, United Methodist Church, Free Metho ...
. The Districts that comprise the North Georgia Conference are:
*(1) Central West
*(2) Central North
*(3) Central East
*(4) Central South
*(5) North West
*(6) North East
*(7) South East
*(8) South West
See also
*
Annual Conferences of the United Methodist Church
An annual conference is a regional decision-making body within various Methodist denominations. Conferences are a key characteristic of the connectional system of government in Methodism. Annual conferences are composed primarily of the clergy me ...
External links
North Georgia Conference of The United Methodist Church
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Methodism in Georgia (U.S. state)
United Methodism by region
United Methodist Annual Conferences