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The New England Annual Conference is an Annual Conference (a regional episcopal area, similar to a diocese) of the United Methodist Church. This conference serves the congregations in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and eastern Connecticut, plus one congregation in Vermont. The conference's administrative offices and the office of the bishop are located in Lawrence, Massachusetts. It is part of the Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference. The bishop is the Reverend Peter Weaver (Boston Area).

The New England Annual Conference maintains four campground/retreat centers:

• Camp Aldersgate, North Scituate, Rhode Island
• Camp Mechuwana, Winthrop, Maine
• Rolling Ridge Conference and Retreat Center, North Andover, Massachusetts
• Wanakee United Methodist Center, Meredith, New Hampshire

Contents 1 Districts 1.1 District 1 - Northern Maine 1.2 District 2 - Mid-Maine 1.3 District 3 - New Hampshire 1.4 District 4 - Tri-State 1.5 District 5 - Connecticut/Western Mass 1.6 District 6 - Central Massachusetts 1.7 District 7 - Metro Boston Hope 1.8 District 8 - Rhode Island/Southeastern Mass 2 See also 3 External links

Districts

The New England 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, and is referred to as connectionalism. The districts that comprise the New England Annual Conference are:

District 1 - Northern Maine

District 2 - Mid-Maine

District 3 - New Hampshire

District 4 - Tri-State

District 5 - Connecticut/Western Mass

District 6 - Central Massachusetts

District 7 - Metro Boston Hope

District 8 - Rhode Island/Southeastern Mass

• Southeastern Massachusetts
  • Acushnet Wesley United Methodist Church, Acushnet, MA
  • Long Plain United Methodist Church, Acushnet, MA
  • Myricks United Methodist Church, Berkley, MA
  • Bourne United Methodist Church, Bourne, MA
  • Northside United Methodist Church, Brewster, MA
  • Bridgewater United Methodist Church, Bridgewater, MA
  • Bryantville United Methodist Church, Bryantville, MA
  • Carver United Parish, Carver, MA
  • Cataumet United Methodist Church, Cataumet, MA
  • First United Methodist Church, Chatham, MA
  • Chilmark Community Church, Chilmark, MA
  • Cotuit Federated Church, Cotuit, MA
  • Cuttyhunk Union Methodist Church, Cuttyhunk Island, MA
  • High Street United Methodist Church, Duxbury, MA
  • East Bridgewater United Methodist Church, East Bridgewater, MA
  • Eastham United Methodist Church, Eastham, MA
  • Harwich United Methodist Church, East Harwich, MA
  • Haven United Methodist Church, East Providence, RI
  • Edgartown United Methodist Church, Edgartown, MA
  • Union United Methodist Church, Fall River, MA
  • John Wesley United Methodist Church, Falmouth, MA
  • Faith Fellowship United Methodist Church, Mansfield, MA
  • Central United Methodist Church, Middleborough, MA
  • South Middleborough United Methodist Church, Middleborough, MA
  • Nantucket United Methodist Church, Nantucket, MA
  • Centre Trinity UMC, New Bedford, MA
  • Saint Paul's United Methodist Church, New Bedford, MA
  • Chartley Norton United Methodist Church, Norton, MA
  • Trinity United Methodist Church, Oak Bluffs, MA
  • Saint Mark's United Methodist Church, Onset, MA
  • Orleans United Methodist Church, Orleans, MA
  • Osterville United Methodist Church, Osterville, MA
  • Plymouth United Methodist Church, Plymouth, MA
  • Provincetown United Methodist Church, Provincetown, MA
  • Swift Memorial United Methodist Church, Sagamore Beach, MA
  • Somerset United Methodist Church, Somerset, MA
  • South Yarmouth United Methodist Church, South Yarmouth, MA
  • Memorial United Methodist Church, Taunton, MA
  • Trinity United Methodist Church, Taunton, MA
  • Christ United Methodist Church, Vineyard Haven, MA
  • Wesley United Methodist Church, Wareham, MA
  • Wellfleet United Methodist Church, Wellfleet, MA
  • Cochesett United Methodist Church, West Bridgewater, MA
  • West Falmouth United Methodist Church, West Falmouth, MA
  • Westport Point United Methodist Church, Westport Point, MA

• Rhode Island
  • Barrington United Methodist Church, Barrington, RI
  • Arnold Mills United Methodist Church, Cumberland, RI
  • Cornerstone of Faith United Methodist Church, Coventry, RI
  • Greene United Methodist Church, Coventry, RI
  • East Greenwich United Methodist Church, East Greenwich, RI
  • Shepherd of the Valley United Methodist Church, Hope, RI
  • Christ United Methodist Church, Kingston, RI
  • Wesley United Methodist Church, Lincoln, RI
  • Calvary United Methodist Church, Middletown, RI
  • Saint Paul's United Methodist Church, Newport, RI
  • North Kingstown United Methodist Church, North Kingstown, RI
  • Epworth United Methodist Church, Pawtucket, RI
  • Portsmouth United Methodist Church, Portsmouth, RI
  • Mathewson Street United Methodist Church, Providence, RI
  • Trinity United Methodist Church, Providence, RI
  • Vida Abundante United Methodist Church, Providence, RI
  • First United Methodist Church of Warren/Bristol, Warren, RI
  • Asbury United Methodist Church, Warwick, RI
  • Open Table of Christ United Methodist Church, Warwick, RI and Providence, RI
  • Zion Korean United Methodist Church, Warwick, RI
  • Grace United Methodist Church, Westerly, RI
  • The River United Methodist Communities of Faith, Woonsocket, RI

See also

• Annual Conferences of the United Methodist Church

External links

• New England Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church