How do I connect to the hotel’s wireless connection? Check for any available wireless network. Connect to MARRIOTT CONFERENCE. Launch a web browser. When prompted, enter the conference code – AC2017.The Welcome page will display and you can browse the Internet. When roaming...
Clergy and lay annual conference members have gathered in past years for an informational session prior to Annual Conference. This year, in lieu of the that gathering, we are providing all conference-related materials online for attendees to peruse and download at their convenience. Before you...
At this session, members will be able to contribute to two special ministries: "Seeds of Security" and ROCK scholarships.
Bring your loose change to Annual Conference, because it is district versus district in this penny challenge. The goal of a penny challenge is to collect as many pennies as possible in your jar and put as many non-pennies in everyone else’s jars. Pennies give your district positive points—while...
We have an app! For the attendees of Annual Conference, there is an event mobile app available on the Google Play and Apple App stores. Use the app to keep track of the agenda, find a room using the map, explore the exhibit hall, read the resolutions, share photos and much more! The app will be...
Join us for a Facebook Live special event! May 11, at 12 noon, join us via Facebook Live for a preview of the 2017 Baltimore-Washington Conference Session. The Annual Conference Session will be meeting in Washington, D.C., at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, from May 31 to June 2. Learn about...
Lifetouch will be on site to take clergy photos for a directory.
By Melissa Lauber When you think about General Conference too long, almost everything can become a metaphor. There’s a spider painted into the tile floor of the women’s bathroom at the Portland Convention Center. People nudge it with their toes. Some discretely stomp on it. One...
The latest surge in the CoVID-19 pandemic started in early December 2021 when the first case of the Omicron variant was diagnosed in California. Omicron quickly proved to be highly transmissible as infections rose with alarming speed across our population, regardless of age or...
By Liz Feighner As United Methodists, we understand that our responsibility as caretakers of God’s planet includes ensuring a healthy, abundant creation for future generations. Today, we understand more deeply than ever before, the profound consequences of our failure to serve as...
