Day 2 Photos (Thursday, April 24)
Lyn Powell delivers the Laity Address April 24 to the 2008 United Methodist General Conference. Powell is the lay leader of the North Georgia Annual Conference. (UMNS photo by Paul Jeffrey)
Bishop Sharon Brown Christopher delivers the Episcopal Address during the 2008 United Methodist General Conference. (UMNS photo by Mike DuBose)
United Methodist young people greet delegates to the 2008 United Methodist General Conference in Fort Worth, Texas, following the first-ever Young People's Address to the conference. From left are: Matt Lockett, Becca Farnum, Andrew Craig, Kira Volkova, Jason Rathod and the Rev. Annie Arnoldy. (UMNS photo by Mike DuBose)
Jennifer Davis decides where to have lunch
Joe Whittemore chats during a break
Jonathan Holston multitasks
During General Conference, the media swarms
through the Arena
Mathew Pinson and Joe Kilpatrick
settle in for another business session
Richard Winn finds time to do some local church work, too.
The wireless voting machine
Joel Mooneyhan speaks with a fellow delegate
Lyn Powell delivers the Laity Address to
General Conference. (UMNS photo by Paul Jeffrey)
A central conference delegate listening
to Lyn Powel’s laity address
John Simmons thinks before he casts his vote
Jane Finley and Hank Huckaby during a
business session
Jonathan takes a moment from talking with
Wiley Stephens
Larry Hollon, General Secretary of United
Methodist Communicaitons addresses
the delegates about the four areas of focus
Bridgette Young hugs old friend, Elaine May
Marget Sikes and Joel Mooneyhan
coming off a break
Alice Rogers stops to talk with a friend before
going back to session
There are over 300 volunteers that assist with General Conference
Tom Jackson and Chuck Savage listen
to Lyn Powell’s laity address
We are Family” was sung to bring people
back in from a break
Jane Finley and Joe Whittemore listen to
Lyn Powell’s laity address