Day 6 Photos (Monday, April 28)
Dianne Parish of Mt. Bethel UMC in Marietta watches the plenary session.
Bill Britt and Jacqui Rose Tucker watch the Hurricane Katrina report to General Conference
Charlene Black, lay co-chair of the South Georgia delegation, and Joe Whittemore, North Georgia lay delegate, talk about Georgia issues during a break
Matthew Everhart, North Georgia lay delegate, listens as Southeastern Jurisdictional Episcopal candidates speak
Byron Thomas, North Georgia clergy reserve delegate, takes notes as the Southeastern Jurisdictional Episcopal candidates address the audience
Bishop Davis supports the presiding bishop, Bishop Coyner, during one of today's business sessions. During the General Conference plenary sessions, two bishops typically sit behind the presiding bishops backing them with support and additional listening ears
This equipment, which looks much like a traffic light with red, green, and yellow lights, cautions delegates as to how much time they have to talk on the floor of General Conference. If delegates are still talking when the light turns red, they are told their time is up
Youngsook C. Kang, chair of the committee on agenda and calendar, addresses the body of General Conference every morning as to the delegate’s agenda of the day.
Delegates are given a total of 20 seconds to make their votes
Delegates from the Congo Central Conference
Rev. Gary Graves, general conference petitions secretary, remains on the stage of General Conference in case any questions arise concerning a particular petition
Bishop Hope Morgan Ward of the Mississippi Conference addresses the General Conference session during the Hurricane Katrina report
During the Hurricane Katrina report, a scrolling list of all the churches that offered resources was lifted up to the delegates