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conference 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 p ...

s in many

Methodist Churches Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's b ...

, 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 evangeli ...

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: * General Conference is the highest deliberative body for the United Methodist Church, the Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Church, among others. *

Jurisdictional Conferences The Jurisdictional Conferences are a collection of Annual Conferences of The United Methodist Church located inside the United States. The constitution of The United Methodist Church established five jurisdictions within the United States and i ...

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 In many Methodist Churches, a District Conference is a unit of church organisation with respect to hierarchy. Evangelical Wesleyan Church In the Evangelical Wesleyan Church, district conferences are required to be held thrice a year. It is preside ...

, 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.

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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 ...

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