2021 FLORIDA ANNUAL CONFERENCE DETAILED AGENDA
Friday, June 11, 2021
| 8:30 am |
Clergy: Zoom Webinar open for login and morning devotion |
| 9:00 am | Clergy Session via Zoom Webinar Laity Session via Livestream |
| 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:45 am | Annual Conference Session Begins via Zoom Webinar and Livestream Welcome and Opening Song – “And Are We Yet Alive” Opening Message from Bishop Carter |
| 11:00 am | Organizing our Conference – Beth Gardner, Conference Secretary Voting Test Question Organizing our Conference Motions |
| 11:10 am | Leadership Topics Lay Leader Address – Alice Williams, Conference Lay Leader Conference Committee on Leadership Report – Sharon Austin, Director of Connectional and Justice Ministries Committee on Episcopacy Report – Molly McEntire, co-chair, Committee on Episcopacy |
| 11:30 am | Resource Topics Council on Finance and Administration Budget Presentation –Craig Smelser, interim Conference Treasurer and Jim Mitchell, Vice-Chair, CF&A Election of Conference Treasurer Other Essential Voting Items Committee on Equitable Compensation Report – Clarke Campbell-Evans Florida United Methodist Foundation Board of Directors Board of Pension & Health Benefits - Housing/Rental Allowance for Retired Clergy Standing Rules Changes |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm | Property Matters Church Discontinuances – June Edwards, Dean of Cabinet Church Disaffiliations - June Edwards, Dean of Cabinet Conference Board of Trustees – Yoniece Dixon, President, Board of Trustees |
| 1:30 pm | Committee on Resolutions |
| 2:20 pm | Break |
| 2:30 pm | Retirement Recognition via Zoom, Livestream and Facebook Live Committee on Resolutions |
| 3:45 pm | Break |
| 4:00 pm | Service of Remembrance via Zoom, Livestream and Facebook Live |
Saturday, June 12, 2021
| 8:30 am | Zoom Webinar open for Login and Morning Prayer |
| 9:00 am | Report on Initiatives Vital Church Initiative – Michael Beck and Piper Ramsey Fill the Table – Molly McEntire and Emily Autry Clergy Care Initiative – Sidney Tompkins Bishop’s Task Force on Anti-Racism – Candace Lewis Committee on Resolutions |
| 10:45 am | Break |
| 11:00 am | Closure of Business Session – Alex Shanks, Assistant to the Bishop Setting Date & Location of 2022 Annual Conference Committee on the Journal Fixing of Appointments and Prayer over District Superintendents |
| 11:30 am | Adjourn |
| 1:00 pm | Local Pastor Recognition |
| 2:00 pm | Service of Commissioning |
| 3:30 pm | Service of Ordination |