Please note that times are Central Time Zone (one hour earlier than Eastern Time) Tuesday, April 22 | 9 a.m. (all day) | Committee on Reference; Commission on Central Conference Affairs | 11:00 a.m. (all day) | Committee on Calendar and Agenda | 2 – 5 p.m. | Training of recorders | | Parliamentarian training |
Wednesday, April 23 | 8:30 A.M. | Orientation for heads of delegations | 9 A.M. – 12 P.M. | Orientation for marshals and pages | 9:30 A.M. – 12 P.M. | Orientation for delegates from outside the United States | 10:30 A.M. | Organization of Committee on Courtesies and Privileges | | Organization of Committee on Presiding Officers | | Organization of Committee on Credentials | | Organization of Committee on the Journal | 12 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. | Orientation for women delegates | 3 – 4:30 P.M. | Orientation for delegates under age 30 | 3 – 5 P.M. | Orientation for racial and ethnic minority delegates | 5:15 – 6 P.M. | Choral Music in the Plenary | 6 P.M. | Opening Worship & Holy Communion | | Preachers: Bishops Janice Riggle Huie & Gregory Vaughn Palmer—“Celebrating God’s Promise of Hope” | 8 P.M. | Organization of the General Conference |
Thursday, April 24 | 7 A.M. | Committee on Calendar and Agenda | | Committee on Reference | 7:45 A.M. | Choral music | 8 A.M. | Plenary call to order | | Morning Worship | | Episcopal Address: “The Future with Hope” - Bishop Sharon Brown Christopher | | “What is Working: Vision Pathways” | | “Building on What Works: Areas of Focus” | 10:45 A.M. | Plenary call to order | | “Moving Forward”—Connectional Table | | “The Tools for Moving Forward”—General Council on Finance and Administration | 11:35 A.M. | Young People’s Address: “Many Voices, One Call”—Andrew Craig, Becca Farnum, Matt Lockett, Jason Rathrod, Kira Volkova, and the Rev. Annie Arnoldy | 12:25 P.M. | Midday wrap-up | 12:30 P.M. | Lunch recess | 2:30 P.M. | Plenary call to order | | Laity Address: “Disciples Transforming the World”—Lyn Powell | | Call to action | | Conference announcements | 4 – 4:30 P.M. | Organization of legislative committees | 4:30 – 7:45 P.M. | Training for legislative committee chairs, vice chairs, secretaries, assistant secretaries, parliamentarians, and recorders (dinner provided) | 5 P.M. | Daily deadline for Daily Christian Advocate Printing | 8 – 11 P.M. | Legislative committees |
Friday, April 25 | 7 A.M. | Committee on Calendar and Agenda | | Committee on Reference | 8 A.M. | Choral music | 8:15 A.M. | Plenary call to order | | Morning worship | 9:05 A.M. | Reports (as necessary) | | Committee on Courtesies and Privileges | | Committee on Calendar and Agenda | | Committee on Presiding Officers | 9:20 – 10:25 A.M. | Plenary—calendar items and conference business | | Greetings from the City of Fort Worth | | Nominations for the University Senate and Judicial Council | | Introduction of affiliated and concordat church delegates | 10:25 – 10:45 A.M. | Morning break | 10:45 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. | Plenary—conference business | 12:30 – 2:30 P.M. | Lunch recess | 12:40 – 1:10 P.M. | Service of Holy Communion | 2:30 – 3:40 P.M. | Plenary—conference business | 3:40 – 4 P.M. | Afternoon break | 4 – 5 P.M. | Plenary—conference business | 5 P.M. | Daily deadline for Daily Christian Advocate Printing | 5 – 7:30 P.M. | Dinner recess | 7:30 – 11 P.M. | Plenary—conference business |
Saturday, April 26 | 7 A.M. | Committee on Calendar and Agenda | | Committee on Reference | 8:00 A.M. | Choral music | 8:15 A.M. | Plenary call to order | | Morning worship | 9:05 A.M. | Reports (as necessary) | | Committee on Courtesies and Privileges | | Committee on Calendar and Agenda | | Committee on Presiding Officers | 9:20 – 10:25 A.M. | Plenary—calendar items and conference business | | Rural Life Celebration | 10:25 – 10:45 A.M. | Morning break | 10:45 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. | Plenary—conference business | | Central Conference Pension Initiative (15 Minutes) | | Task Force to Study the Episcopacy (30 Minutes) | | General Conference Study Commission on the Relationship between The United Methodist Church and the Autonomous Methodist Churches in Latin America and the Caribbean (30 Minutes) | 12:30 – 2:30 P.M. | Lunch recess | 12:40 – 1:10 P.M. | Service of Holy Communion | 2:30 – 3:40 P.M. | Plenary—conference business | 3:40 – 4 P.M. | Afternoon break | 4 – 5 P.M. | Plenary—conference business | 5 P.M. | Daily deadline for Daily Christian Advocate Printing | 5 – 7:30 P.M. | Dinner recess | 7:30 – 11 P.M. | Plenary—conference business |
Sunday, April 27 | 7 A.M. | Committee on Calendar and Agenda | | Committee on Reference | 8 A.M. | Choral music | 8:15 A.M. | Plenary call to order | | Morning worship | 9:05 A.M. | Reports (as necessary) | | Committee on Courtesies and Privileges | | Committee on Calendar and Agenda | | Committee on Presiding Officers | 9:20 – 10:25 A.M. | Plenary—calendar items and conference business | | Recognition of retiring bishops | | Presentation of new Episcopal Leadership Team | | Strengthening the Black Church Initiative (15 minutes) | | Celebration: 40th anniversary of the dissolution of the Central Jurisdiction (12 minutes) | 10:25 – 10:45 A.M. | Morning break | 10:45 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. | Plenary—conference business | 12:30 – 2:30 P.M. | Lunch recess | 12:40 – 1:10 P.M. | Service of Holy Communion | 2:30 – 4:30 P.M. | Legislative committees | 4:30 P.M. | Dinner recess | 7:30 P.M. | Area night program and reception | | No legislative committees will meet Sunday evening |
Monday, April 28 | 7 A.M. | Committee on Calendar and Agenda | | Committee on Reference | 8 A.M. | Choral music | 8:15 A.M. | Plenary call to order | | Morning worship | 9:05 A.M. | Reports (as necessary) | | Committee on Courtesies and Privileges | | Committee on Calendar and Agenda | | Committee on Presiding Officers | 9:20 –10:25 A.M. | Plenary—calendar items and conference business | | Katrina report (12 minutes) | | Elections: University Senate, Judicial Council, Commission on the General Conference, Secretary of the General Conference, Trustees of John Street Church, Inter-Jurisdictional Committee on the Episcopacy, General Council on Finance and Administration, other bodies to be elected | 10:25 – 10:45 A.M. | Morning break | 10:45 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. | Plenary—conference business | | 12:10 P.M. Celebration: 60th anniversary of the Advance (12 minutes) | 12:30 – 2:30 P.M. | Lunch recess | 12:40 – 1:10 P.M. | Service of Holy Communion | 2:30 – 3:40 P.M. | Plenary—conference business | | 3:30 P.M. Celebration moment (5 minutes) | 3:40 – 4 P.M. | Afternoon break | 4 – 5 P.M. | Plenary—conference business | 5 P.M. | Daily deadline for Daily Christian Advocate Printing | 5 – 7:30 P.M. | Dinner recess | 7:30 – 11 P.M. | Plenary—conference business |
Tuesday, April 29 | 7 A.M. | Committee on Calendar and Agenda | | Committee on Reference | 8 A.M. | Choral music | 8:15 A.M. | Plenary call to order | | Morning worship | 9:05 A.M. | Reports (as necessary) | | Committee on Courtesies and Privileges | | Committee on Calendar and Agenda | | Committee on Presiding Officers | 9:20 –10:25 A.M. | Plenary—calendar items and conference business | | Presentation of ecumenical guests and greetings | 10:25 – 10:45 A.M. | Morning break | 10:45 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. | Plenary—conference business | | 12:10 P.M. Celebration: 40th anniversary of the General Commission on Religion and Race (12 minutes) | 12:30 – 2:30 P.M. | Lunch recess | 12:40 – 1:10 P.M. | Service of Holy Communion | 2:30 – 3:40 P.M. | Plenary—conference business | | 2:30 P.M. Address: President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Republic of Liberia | | 3:30 P.M. Celebration moment (5 minutes) | 3:40 – 4 P.M. | Afternoon break | 4 – 5 P.M. | Plenary—conference business | 5 P.M. | Daily deadline for Daily Christian Advocate Printing | 5 – 7:30 P.M. | Dinner recess | 7:30 – 11 P.M. | Plenary – conference business |
Wednesday, April 30 | 7 A.M. | Committee on Calendar and Agenda | | Committee on Reference | 8 A.M. | Choral music | 8:15 A.M. | Plenary call to order | | Morning worship | 9:05 A.M. | Reports (as necessary) | | Committee on Courtesies and Privileges | | Committee on Calendar and Agenda | | Committee on Presiding Officers | 9:20 – 10:25 A.M. | Plenary—calendar items and conference business | | Africa University report (15 minutes) | 10:25 – 10:45 A.M. | Morning break | 10:45 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. | Plenary—conference business | | 12:10 P.M. Celebration: 100th anniversary of the United Methodist Men (12 minutes) | 12:30 – 2:30 P.M. | Lunch recess | 12:40 – 1:10 P.M. | Service of Holy Communion | 2:30 – 3:40 P.M. | Plenary—conference business | | 3:30 P.M. Celebration moment (5 minutes) | 3:40 – 4 P.M. | Afternoon break | 4 – 5 P.M. | Plenary—conference business | 5 P.M. | Daily deadline for Daily Christian Advocate Printing | 5 – 7:30 P.M. | Dinner recess | 7:30 – 11 P.M. | Plenary—conference business |
Thursday, May 1 | 7 A.M. | Committee on Calendar and Agenda | | Committee on Reference | 8 A.M. | Choral music | 8:15 A.M. | Plenary call to order | | Morning worship | 9:05 A.M. | Reports (as necessary) | | Committee on Courtesies and Privileges | | Committee on Calendar and Agenda | | Committee on Presiding Officers | 9:20 – 10:25 A.M. | Plenary—calendar items and conference business | | Recognition of retiring Judicial Council members | | Introduction of new Judicial Council members | 10:25 – 10:45 A.M. | Morning break | 10:45 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. | Plenary—conference business | | 12:10 P.M. Celebration: 100th anniversary of the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits (12 minutes) | 12:30 – 2:30 P.M. | Lunch recess | 12:40 – 1:10 P.M. | Service of Holy Communion | 2:30 – 3:40 P.M. | Plenary—conference business | | 3:30 P.M. Celebration moment (5 minutes) | 3:40 – 4 P.M. | Afternoon break | 4 – 5 P.M. | Plenary—conference business | 5 P.M. | Daily deadline for Daily Christian Advocate Printing | 5 – 7:30 P.M. | Dinner recess | 7:30 – 11 P.M. | Plenary—conference business |
Friday, May 2 | 7 A.M. | Committee on Calendar and Agenda | | Committee on Reference | 8 A.M. | Choral music | 8:15 A.M. | Plenary call to order | | Morning worship | 9:05 A.M. | Reports (as necessary) | | Committee on Courtesies and Privileges | | Committee on Calendar and Agenda | | Committee on Presiding Officers | 9:20 – 10:25 A.M. | Plenary—calendar items and conference business | | Report from the General Council on Finance and Administration | 10:25 – 10:45 A.M. | Morning break | 10:45 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. | Plenary—conference business | | 12:10 P.M. Celebration: 100th anniversary of the Social Principles (12 minutes) | 12:30 – 2:30 P.M. | Lunch recess | 12:40 – 1:10 P.M. | Service of Holy Communion | 2:30 – 3:40 P.M. | Plenary—conference business | 3:15 P.M. | Celebration moment (20 minutes) | | End of business; recognitions; closing worship | | Final adjournment |
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