District Conference

If this is your first time serving as a delegate to district conference, welcome! The Wesleyan Church has 22 Districts in the North American Conference. Every district holds an annual conference when all the ministers and elected lay delegates from the churches gather to choose leaders, cast vision, hear from denominational leaders, find out about parachurch ministries, celebrate new baptisms, worship, and pray for each other. It is a long-standing principle in the Wesleyan tradition to have an equal representation of clergy and lay members of the conference. The number of delegates allotted from your church is determined by the number of church members. The total number of lay delegates is designed to equal the number of voting clergy members so that there is parity in those numbers.

In the Western New York District, we always begin the day in worship including The Lord’s Supper. District Conference is a time to recognize that we are part of something larger than just our local context. We are part of a district, a denomination, and the church universal.

It is a long-standing Wesleyan Methodist tradition to have parity between lay and clergy representation at District Conference. To keep this parity consistent, each year the District Board of Administration assigns a number of delegates for each church according to its members and to stay parallel to the number of ministers attending district conference. The chart below lists the lay delegate apportionment for 2025.

You will see a baptism celebration video at conference!

MINISTRY REPRESENTATIVES COMING TO CONFERENCE

Coming soon

The conference is at Eastern Hills Wesleyan Church, 8445 Greiner Road, Williamsville, NY 14221.

The business meeting will be in the Multiplex Room (Room 9 on this map). You may enter through any main entrance, but doors 7 and 13 are closest to the meeting room. You will be seated at tables together with all your church’s delegates. Look for a sign with your church’s name. Your conference packet will be at your seat.

DISTRICT BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION (DBA)

Western New York Ministry Training Program

WNY Ministry Training Program is an approved program for ordination and licensing courses in The Wesleyan Church. Dr. Dan Jones and Rev. Karen Tucker implemented this program during this past year. ANYONE may take the courses for personal enrichment. You do not have to be an official Ministerial Student to enroll.

Download – Pastor Prayer Map

Refresh Family Camp – July 20-25, 2025

Ordination Service – October 19, 2025- Location TBD

FUEL – 

Heart to Heart Weekend – November 14-16, 2025 (Pastors’ wives and Women Pastors)

District Winter Youth Retreat – TBD

Regional FOLLOW Youth Convention – April 11-12, 2025 at Revive Wesleyan

2025 WNY District Conference – June 14, 2025

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