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The following is a list of the Conferences of the United Methodist Church.

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[edit] Conference Listings

There are several kinds of Conferences; General Conference is the highest deliberative body for the United Methodist Church, Annual Conferences are within the US. Central Conferences are outside the US.


[edit] Annual Conferences

  • Alabama - West Florida Annual Conference -- Bishop Larry M. Goodpaster (Alabama West-Florida) [1]
  • Alaska Missionary Conference [2]
  • Arkansas Coonference -- Bishop Charles Crutchfield (Little Rock) [3]
  • Baltimore-Washington Conference -- Bishop John R. Schol (Washington) [4]
  • California-Nevada Conference -- Bishop Beverly J. Shamana (Stockton, CA) [5]
  • California Pacific Conference -- Bishop Mary Ann Swenson (includes Hawaii District) [6]
  • Central Pennsylvania Conference -- Bishop Jane Allen Middleton (Harrisburg) [7]
  • Central Texas Conference -- Bishop Ben R. Chamness
  • Dakotas Conference -- Bishop Deborah L. Kiesey (Dakotas) [8]
  • Detroit Conference -- Bishop Jonathan D. Keaton (Michigan) [9]
  • Desert Southwest Conference -- Bishop Minerva G. Carcano (Phoenix)[10]
  • East Ohio Conference-- Bishiop John L Hopkins [11]
  • Eastern Pennsylvania -- Bishop Marcus Matthews (Philadelphia) [12]
  • Florida Conference -- Bishop Timothy W. Whitaker (Florida) [13]
  • Greater New Jersey - Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar [14]
  • Holston Conference -- Bishop James E. Swanson, Sr. (TN) [15]
  • Illinois Great Rivers Conference [16] -- Bishop Sharon A. Brown Christopher (Illinois)
  • Iowa Conference -- Bishop Gregory V. Palmer (Iowa) [17]
  • Kansas East Conference -- Bishop Scott Jones [18]
  • Kansas West Conference -- Bishop Scott J. Jones (Kansas) [19]
  • Kentucky Conference -- Bishop James R. King (Louisville) [20]
  • Louisiana Conference -- Bishop William Wayne Hutchinson (Louisiana Area ) [21]
  • Mississippi Annual Conference -- Bishop Hope Morgan Ward (Mississippi)[22]
  • Nebraska Conference -- Bishop Ann Brookshire Sherer (Nebraska) [23]
  • Minnesota Conference -- Bishop Sally Dyck (Minnesota) [24]
  • Missouri Conference -- Bishop Robert C. Schnase (Missouri) [25]
  • New England -- Bishop Peter Weaver (Boston Area) [26]
  • New Mexico Conference -- Nominated Bishop Rev. Charles N. Crutchfield [27]
  • New York Annual Conference -- Bishop Jeremiah J. Park (New York)[28]
  • North Alabama Conference -- Bishop William H. Willimon (Birmingham) [29]
  • North Carolina Conference -- Bishop Alfred W. Gwinn, Jr (Raleigh) [30]]
  • North Georgia Conference -- Bishop Lindsey G. Davis [31]
  • North Indiana Conference -- Bishop Michael J. Coyner (Indiana Area [32] ) [33]
  • North Central New York -- Bishop Violet L. Fisher [34]
  • North Texas Conference -- Bishop Alfred Norris (Dallas) [35]
  • Northern Illinois Conference -- Bishop Hee-soo Jung (Chicago) [36]
  • Northwest Texas Conference -- Bishop D. Max Whitfield (Northwest Texas/New Mexico) [37]
  • Oklahoma-Indian Missionary Conference -- Bishop Robert Hayes, Jr. [38]
  • Oklahoma Conference -- Bishop Robert E. Hayes Jr [39]
  • Oregon-Idaho Conference -- Bishop Robert T. Hoshibata (Portland) [40]
  • Pacific Northwest Conference -- Bishop Edward Paup (seattle) [41]
  • Peninsula-Delaware Conference -- Bishop Marcus Matthews [42]
  • Rio Grande Conference -- Bishop Joel N. Martínez [43]
  • Rocky Mountain Annual Conference -- Bishop Warner H. Brown, Jr. (Denver) [44]
  • South Carolina Conference -- Bishop Mary Virginia Tyler (Columbia) [45]
  • South Georgia Conference -- Bishop B. Michael Watson (South Georgia) [46]
  • South Indiana Conference -- Bishop Michael J. Coyner (Indiana Area [47]) [48]
  • Southwest Texas Conference -- Bishop Joel N. Martinez (San Antonio) [49]
  • Texas Conference -- Bishop Janice Riggle Huie (Houston) [50]
  • Troy Annual Conference (Vermont and northeastern New York) -- Bishop Susan W. Hassinger (Albany) [51]
  • Virginia Conference -- Bishop Charlene P. Kammerer (Virginia)[52]
  • West Michigan Conference -- Bishop Jonathan D. Keaton [53]
  • West Ohio Conference-- Bishop Bruce R. Ough [54]
  • West Virginia -- Bishop Ernest S. Lyght [55]
  • Western North Carolina Conference -- Bishop J. Lawrence McCleskey (Charlotte) [56]
  • Western New York Conference -- Bishop Violet L. Fisher [57]
  • Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference-- Bishop Thomas J. Bickerton (Pittsburgh) [58]
  • Wisconsin Conference -- Bishop Linda Lee [59]
  • Wyoming Conference -- Bishop Susan W. Hassinger [60]
  • Yellowstone Annual Conference -- Bishop Warner H. Brown, Jr. (Denver) [61]

[edit] Central Conference (Outside the United States)

Outside the United States the church is divided into seven central conferences: Africa, Congo, West Africa, Central & Southern Europe, Germany, Northern Europe and Philippines.

  • Central and Southern Europe -- Bishop Heinrich Bolleter (Central and Southern Europe Episcopal Area) [62]
  • Northern Europe -- Bishop Ruediger Minor (Eurasia Episcopal Area; Russia, Ukraine) and Bishop Bishop Hans Växby and Bishop Øystein Olsen ([63]
  • Germany -- Bishop Walter Klaiber (Germany Episcopal Area) [64]
  • Philippines (Philippines Central Conference)
    • Manila Episcopal Area: Bishop Solito Kuramen Toquero (Bicol Philippines Provisional Annual Conference, Bulacan Philippines Annual Conference, Central Luzon Philippines Annual Conference, Middle Philippines Annual Conference, Philippines Annual Conference, Philippines East Annual Conference, West Middle Philippines Annual Conference)
    • Baguio Episcopal Area: Bishop Benjamin Justo (Central Luzon Philippines Annual Conference, North Central Philippines Annual Conference, Northeast Philippines Annual Conference, Northern Philippines Annual Conference, Northwest Philippines Annual Conference, Pangasinan Philippines Annual Conference)
    • Davao Episcopal Area: Bishop Leo A. Soriano (East Mindanao Philippines Annual Conference, Mindanao Philippines Annual Conference, Northwest Mindanao Annual Conference, Palawan Philippines Provisional Annual Conference, Southwest Philippines Annual Conference, Visayas Annual Conference) (from [65])

[edit] Jurisdictions

The conferences are also be grouped into jurisdictions that appoint bishops for conferences within that jurisdiction. These jurisdictions are listed [66] as follows:

  • North Central Jurisdiction
  • Northeastern Jurisdiction
  • South Central Jurisdiction
  • Southeastern Jurisdiction
  • Western Jurisdiction

[edit] North Central Jurisdiction

According to the UMC website [67], the North Central Jurisdiction consists of the following Annual conferences:

  • Dakotas Conference
  • Detroit Conference
  • East Ohio Conference
  • Minnesota Conference
  • Northern Illinois Conference
  • North Indiana Conference
  • Illinois Great Rivers Conference
  • Iowa Conference
  • South Indiana Conference
  • West Michigan Conference
  • West Ohio Conference
  • Wisconsin Conference

[edit] Northeastern Jurisdiction

According to its website [68], the Northeastern Jurisdiction consists of the following Annual conferences:

  • Baltimore-Washington
  • Central Pennsylvania
  • Eastern Pennsylvania
  • Greater New Jersey
  • New England
  • New York
  • North Central New York
  • Peninsula-Delaware
  • Troy
  • West Virginia
  • Western New York
  • Western Pennsylvania

[edit] Southeastern Jurisdiction

According to its website, [69] The Southeastern Jurisdiction of the UMC consistes of the following Annual Conferences:

[edit] South Central Jurisdiction

According to its website [70], the South Central Jurisdiction consists of the following Annual conferences:

  • Central Texas
  • Kansas East
  • Kansas West
  • Louisiana
  • Missouri
  • Arkansas
  • Nebraska
  • New Mexico
  • North Texas
  • Northwest Texas
  • Oklahoma Indian Missionary
  • Oklahoma
  • Rio Grande
  • Southwest Texas
  • Texas

[edit] Western Jurisdiction

According the the Rocky Mountain Conference site, [71] the "Western Jurisdiction" of the UMC consists of the following conferences:

  • Alaska Missionary Conference [72]
  • California-Nevada Conference
  • California-Pacific Conference [73]
  • Desert Southwest Conference
  • Oregon-Idaho Conference
  • Pacific Northwest Conference
  • Rocky Mountain Conference
  • Yellowstone Conference

[edit] Sources

  • Conferences and bishops are from UMC homepage and are current as of July 2006.
  • Context for Jurisdictions versus Conferences [74]

[edit] See also

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