District Conference
2024 District Conference
Saturday, June 15, 2024
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Lunch following)
Eastern Hills Wesleyan Church
8445 Greiner Road, Williamsville, NY 14221
Please register by June 1.
2024 DISTRICT CONFERENCE MATERIALS - UPDATED AS MATERIALS BECOME AVAILABLE
Welcome to First Time Delegates
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.
Agenda
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Lay Delegate Apportionment
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 2024.
Action Committee Report
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Nominations
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District Superintendent Report
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Ministry Directors Reports
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Celebration of Baptisms
You will see a baptism celebration video at conference!
New Licensed Ministers
Ordination Candidates
Pastoral Appointments 2024-2025
CHECK BACK HERE FOR PASTORAL APPOINTMENTS FOR 2024-2025
Statistics & Financial Reports
THESE REPORTS WILL BE POSTED WHEN AVAILABLE:
2024 Statistical Summary
2024 Statement of Financial Position
2024 Fund Activity Report
2023-2024 Assessment Payments by Churches
2024-2025 District Ministry Fund Budget
2024-2025 Assessments
Guest Ministries
GUEST MINISTRY REPRESENTATIVES COMING TO CONFERENCE
Will be posted when available
Obituaries
Pastor Prayer Map
Upcoming Events
Refresh Family Camp – July 21-26, 2024
Ordination Service – October 20, 2023 (Location to be determined)
Heart to Heart Weekend – November 15-17, 2024 (Pastors’ wives and Women Pastors)
District Winter Youth Retreat
2025 WNY District Conference