Day 1 Photos - Tuesday, June 17
Robert H. McMichael leads music at the Laity Orientation Session.
Jim Cantrell, Atlanta-Decatur-Oxford District Superintendent, brought a message of hope to the Opening Worship and Memorial Service.
Jamie Jenkins presents a Nothing But Nets T-shirt to Bishop Davis on behalf of the North Georgia General Conference Delegation.
Delegates (including District Superintendent Jackie Rose Tucker) match Jamie's challenge.
Maxie Dunnam, Chancellor of Asbury Theological Seminary, delivered the sermon "Fulfill Your Ministry."
Lyn Powell, Conference Lay Leader; Dianne Spencer, Associate Conference Lay Leader; and Jane Finley, Conference Lay Leader Elect sing during the Tuesday morning Laity Orientation Session.
Annual Conference Delegates take communion at Opening Worship.
Jamie Jenkins issues a challenge to Bishop Davis. If the bishop can make a basket, Jamie will buy a net for the both of them.
Bishop Davis shoots ... and scores!
The altar was set for the Ordination and Commissioning Service.
Jasmine Rose Smothers is one of 27 commissioned as a probationary members of the North Georgia Conference. Two deacons and 12 elders were ordained.
Day 2 Photos - Wednesday, June 18
Valerie Henry gets a ProCheck Health Check at Annual Conference.
Dr. Walter McKelvey brings welcome from the Association of UM Theological Schools and Gammon Theological Seminary.
Leigh Martin presents Bill Griffin with the Francis Asbury Award for 13 years of service and devotion to college students and Wesley Foundations.
Retirees were honored and recognized Wednesday.
School kits are loaded to be delivered to Sagar Brown Depot in Louisiana.
The Evangelism Worship Service.
Dr. Maxey Dunnam delivers the message in the evangelism service.
Day 3 Photos - Thursday, June 19
The Office of Church Development (Now Office of New Church Development) introduces Church Planters.
Ibraham Dandaji, a young resident of the Child Rescue Center in Sierra Leone, thanked North Georgia for raising funds to build a new facility at the center. His testimony sparked the conference to collect an offering of more than $13,000 for the Center.
It was thumbs up for clergy spouses as they relived the Happy Days with Jennifer Davis (who arrived on a motorcycle).
Ray Buckley speaks at the Laity Worship Service.
Jamie Jenkins leads a portion of the Service of Farewell and Celebration of Ministry for 12 years of service by Bishop and Mrs. Davis. In the back is a quilt with each of the Annual Conference Logos from those 12 years.
Rather than the traditional love offering given to a departing Bishop, the Davises requested that the conference give the offering to two mission efforts they support. Conference churches gave $110,000 to the love/mission offering. Two checks were presented at the service, one for $55,000 to Hands to Honduras and one for $55,000 to Venezuela Now.
Delegates bow their heads in prayer during Thursday's morning session.
Sharma Lewis leads the morning worship service.
The host of the clergy spouse luncheon welcomes guests.
The service concludes with prayer for the future ministry of Bishop and Mrs Davis.
Bishop Davis says goodbye and thank you to the Conference where he arrived as a "rookie bishop" and now leaves having spent 40 percent of his ministry in service in North Georgia.
Lucy (pictured here) and Hur Morales lead the music for the morning worship service Friday.
Hank Huckaby presents the 2009 Conference Budget.