Annual Conferences of the United Methodist Church

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The following is a list of the Annual Conferences of The United Methodist Church (including the current Resident Bishops in each Episcopal Areas).

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[edit] Annual Conferences in the Jurisdiction Conference (Inside the U.S.)

The conferences are also be grouped into jurisdictions that appoint bishops for conferences within that jurisdiction. These jurisdictions are listed [1] as follows: ([2])

  • North Central Jurisdiction
  • Northeastern Jurisdiction
  • South Central Jurisdiction
  • Southeastern Jurisdiction
  • Western Jurisdiction

[edit] North Central Jurisdiction

According to the UMC website [3], the North Central Jurisdiction consists of the following Annual conferences:

  • Dakotas Conference—Bishop Deborah L. Kiesey (Dakotas) [4]
  • Detroit Conference—Bishop Jonathan D. Keaton (Michigan) [5]
  • East Ohio Conference—Bishop John L Hopkins [6]
  • Indiana Conference—Bishop Michael J. Coyner [7]
  • Minnesota Conference—Bishop Sally Dyck (Minnesota) [8]
  • Northern Illinois Conference -- Bishop Hee-soo Jung (Chicago) [9]
  • Illinois Great Rivers Conference [10] -- Bishop Gregroy V. Palmer (Illinois)
  • Iowa Conference—Bishop Julius C. Trimble (Iowa) [11]
  • West Michigan Conference—Bishop Jonathan D. Keaton [12]
  • West Ohio Conference—Bishop Bruce R. Ough [13]
  • Wisconsin Conference—Bishop Linda Lee [14]

[edit] Northeastern Jurisdiction

According to its website [15], the Northeastern Jurisdiction consists of the following Annual conferences:

  • Baltimore-Washington Conference—Bishop John R. Schol (Washington) [16]
  • Susquehanna Conference—Bishop Jane Allen Middleton (Harrisburg) [17]
  • Eastern Pennsylvania—Bishop Peggy Johnson (Philadelphia) [18]
  • Greater New Jersey - Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar [19]
  • New England Annual Conference -- Bishop Peter Weaver (Boston Area) [20]
  • New York Annual Conference—Bishop Jeremiah J. Park (New York)[21]
  • Upper New York—Bishop Marcus Matthews [22]
  • Peninsula-Delaware Conference— Bishop Peggy Johnson [23]
  • West Virginia—Bishop Ernest S. Lyght [24]
  • Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference-- Bishop Thomas J. Bickerton (Pittsburgh) [25]

[edit] Southeastern Jurisdiction

According to its website, [26] The Southeastern Jurisdiction consists of the following Annual Conferences:

[edit] South Central Jurisdiction

According to its website [41], the South Central Jurisdiction consists of the following Annual conferences:

  • Central Texas Conference—Bishop J. Mike Lowry [42]
  • Kansas East Conference—Bishop Scott J. Jones (Kansas) [43]
  • Kansas West Conference—Bishop Scott J. Jones (Kansas) [44]
  • Louisiana Conference—Bishop William Wayne Hutchinson (Louisiana Area) [45]
  • Missouri Conference—Bishop Robert C. Schnase (Missouri) [46]
  • Arkansas Conference—Bishop Charles Crutchfield (Little Rock) [47]
  • Nebraska Conference—Bishop Ann Brookshire Sherer (Nebraska) [48]
  • New Mexico Conference—Bishop D. Max Whitfield (Northwest Texas/New Mexico) [49]
  • North Texas Conference—Bishop W. Earl Bledsoe (Dallas) [50]
  • Northwest Texas Conference—Bishop D. Max Whitfield (Northwest Texas/New Mexico) [51]
  • Oklahoma-Indian Missionary Conference—Bishop Robert Hayes, Jr. [52]
  • Oklahoma Conference—Bishop Robert E. Hayes, Jr. [53]
  • Rio Grande Conference—Bishop Jim Dorff (San Antonio) [54]
  • Southwest Texas Conference—Bishop Jim Dorff (San Antonio) [55]
  • Texas Conference—Bishop Janice Riggle Huie (Houston) [56]

[edit] Western Jurisdiction

According to its website [57], the "Western Jurisdiction" of the UMC consists of the following conferences:

  • Alaska Conference—Bishop Grant J. Hagiya (Seattle) [58]
  • California-Nevada Conference—Bishop Warner H. Brown, Jr. (Sacramento) [59]
  • California Pacific Conference—Bishop Mary Ann Swenson (Pasadena) [60]
  • Desert Southwest Conference—Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño (Phoenix) [61]
  • Oregon-Idaho Conference—Bishop Robert T. Hoshibata (Portland) [62]
  • Pacific Northwest Conference—Bishop Grant J. Hagiya (Seattle) [63]
  • Rocky Mountain Conference—Bishop Elaine Stanovsky (Denver) [64]
  • Yellowstone Conference—Bishop Elaine Stanovsky (Denver) [65]

[edit] Annual Conferences in the Central Conferences (Outside the U.S.)

Outside the United States the church is divided into seven Central Conferences in three continents:

[edit] Africa Central Conference

  • Eastern Angola Episcopal Area : Bishop Jose Quipungo
    • Eastern Angola Annual Conference
  • East Africa Episcopal Area : Bishop Daniel A. Wandabula
    • East Africa Annual Conference (includes Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan and Uganda)
  • Mozambique Episcopal Area : Bishop João Somane Machado
    • Mozambique North Annual Conference
    • Mozambique South Annual Conference
    • South Africa Provisional
  • Western Angola Episcopal Area : Bishop Gaspar Joao Domingos
    • Western Angola Annual Conference
  • Zimbabwe Episcopal Area : Bishop Eben K. Nhiwatiwa
    • East Zimbabwe Annual Conference
    • West Zimbabwe Annual Conference

[edit] Congo Central Conference

  • Central Congo Episcopal Area :Bishop David Kekumba Yemba
    • Central Congo Annual Conference
    • East Congo Annual Conference (Previously Northeast Congo)
    • Kasai Provisional Annual Conference
    • Kivu Provisional Annual Conference
    • Oriental and Equator Annual Conference (Previously Upper Congo & Equator)
    • West Congo Annual Conference
  • North Katanga Episcopal Area : Bishop Nkulu Ntanda Ntambo
    • North Katanga Annual Conference
    • Tanganyika/Tanzania Annual Conference
  • South Congo Episcopal Area : Bishop Kainda Katembo
    • Lukoshi Annual Conference
    • North-West Katanga Annual Conference
    • South Congo Annual Conference
    • South-West Katanga Annual Conference

[edit] West Africa Central Conference

  • Liberia Episcopal Area : Bishop John Innis
    • Liberia Annual Conference
  • Nigeria Episcopal Area
    • Nigeria Annual Conference
  • Sierra Leone Episcopal Area : Bishop John Yambasu
    • Sierra Leone Annual Conference
  • Cote D'Ivoire Episcopal Area :Bishop Benjamin Boni
    • Côte d'Ivoire Annual Conference

[edit] Central and Southern Europe Central Conference

  • Central and Southern Europe Episcopal Area : Bishop Patrick Streiff [66]
    • Austria Provisional Annual Conference
    • Bulgaria Provisional Annual Conference
    • Czech and Slovak Republics Annual Conference
    • Hungary Provisional Annual Conference
    • Poland Annual Conference
    • Serbia-Montenegro/Republic of Macedonia Provisional Annual Conference
    • Switzerland-France Annual Conference (includes Algeria District)

[edit] Germany Central Conference

  • Germany Episcopal Area : Bishop Rosemarie Wenner [67]
    • Germany East Annual Conference
    • Germany North Annual Conference
    • Germany South Annual Conference

[edit] Northern Europe Central Conference

  • Eurasia Episcopal Area : Bishop Hans Växby ([68])
    • Central Russia Annual Conference
    • Eastern Russia and Central Asia Annual Conference
    • Northwest Russia Provisional Annual Conference
    • Southern Russia Annual Conference
    • Ukraine and Moldova Annual Conference
  • Nordic and Baltic Episcopal Area : Bishop Christian Alsted [69]
    • Denmark Annual Conference
    • Estonia Annual Conference
    • Finland-Finnish Provisional Annual Conference
    • Finland-Swedish Provisional Annual Conference
    • Norway Annual Conference
    • Sweden Annual Conference

[edit] Philippines Central Conference

  • Baguio Episcopal Area : Bishop Rudoflo Juan
    • Central Luzon Philippines Annual Conference
    • North Central Philippines Annual Conference
    • Northeast Philippines Annual Conference
    • Northern Philippines Annual Conference
    • Northwest Philippines Annual Conference
    • Pangasinan Philippines Annual Conference
    • Tarlac Philippines Annual Conference
    • Northeast Luzon Philippines Annual Conference
  • Davao Episcopal Area : Bishop Leo A. Soriano
    • East Mindanao Philippines Annual Conference
    • Mindanao Philippines Annual Conference
    • Northwest Mindanao Philippines Annual Conference
    • Southwest Philippines Annual Conference
    • Palawan Philippines Annual Conference
    • Visayas Philippines Annual Conference
  • Manila Episcopal Area : Bishop Lito Tangonan
    • Bicol Philippines Provisional Annual Conference
    • Bulacan Philippines Annual Conference
    • Middle Philippines Annual Conference
    • Philippines Annual Conference
    • Quezon City Philippines Annual Conference - East
    • Rizal Philippines Annual Conference - East
    • Southern Tagalog Provisional Philippines Annual Conference - East
    • Pampango Philippines Annual Conference
    • West Middle Philippines Annual Conference

[edit] Sources

  • Conferences and bishops are from UMC homepage and are current as of April 2008.
  • Context for Jurisdictions versus Conferences [70]

[edit] See also

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