| INSIDE FRONT COVER |
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| PHOTOGRAPHS |
| I. |
CONFERENCE OFFICERS |
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A. |
General Officers and Staff |
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B. |
District Superintendents |
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| II. |
CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION |
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A. |
Quadrennial Election |
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B. |
Term Election |
31 |
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C. |
Annual Election |
34 |
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D. |
Treasurers to Whom Funds Should Be Forwarded |
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E. |
District Officers |
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F |
Delegates to 2008 General and Southeastern Juisdictional Conferences |
42 |
| III. |
CONFERENCE DIRECTORY |
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A. |
Honorary Members |
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B. |
Ordained Clergy, Probationary Members, and Local Pastors |
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C. |
Clergy Granted Honorable Location |
107 |
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D. |
Approved Local Pastors Not Appointed |
108 |
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E. |
Diaconal Ministers |
108 |
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F. |
Deaconesses |
109 |
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G. |
Mission Personnel |
109 |
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H. |
Lay Members of the 2008 Annual Conference |
111 |
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I. |
Surviving Spouses of Deceased Clergy and Diaconal Ministers |
116 |
| IV. |
DAILY PROCEEDINGS |
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A. |
2008 Conference Program |
121 |
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B. |
Calendar of Special Events |
122 |
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C. |
Daily Minutes |
124 |
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D. |
Certificate of Commissioning and Ordination |
137 |
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E |
Proceeding of Special Session Held February 2, 2008 |
138 |
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1. Minutes |
138 |
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2. Report of Task Force on Conference Reorganization |
139 |
| V. |
THE BUSINESS OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE |
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Part I. Organization and General Business |
153 |
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Part II. Pertaining to Ordained Ministers and Local
Pastors |
158 |
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Part III. Certification in Specialized Ministry |
176 |
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Part IV. Diaconal Ministers |
177 |
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Part V. Appointments and Concluding Business |
178 |
| VI. |
APPOINTMENTS — 2008-2009 |
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A. |
Appointments of Clergy to Charges and Districts |
183 |
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B. |
Clergy in Appointments in Other Annual Conferences |
207 |
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C. |
Deacons in Full Connection and Probationary Members |
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Appointed Beyond the Local Church |
201 |
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D. |
Elders, Probationary Members, and Associate Members, and |
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Local Pastors Appointed to Extension Ministries |
202 |
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1. Within the Connectional Structures of United Methodism |
202 |
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2. To Extension Ministries Under Endorsement |
203 |
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3. To Other Valid Ministries |
204 |
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E. |
Clergy Appointed as Students |
205 |
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F. |
Diaconal Ministers |
205 |
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G. |
Deaconesses and Home Missionaries |
205 |
| VII. |
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION AND RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE |
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Part I. Plan of Organization |
207 |
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Part II. Rules of Order |
214 |
| VIII. |
REPORTS |
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A. Council on Finance and Administration |
225 |
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Conference
Funds for 2009 |
228 |
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B. Conference Ministries Advisory Council |
235 |
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1. Committees and Task Groups of the Council |
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a. Camping and Retreat Ministries Committee |
235 |
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b. Committee on Criminal Justice and Mercy Ministries |
237 |
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c. Committee on Ethnic and Local Church Concerns |
238 |
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d. Spiritual Formation Task Group |
238 |
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2. Program Ministries Commissions |
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a.Commission on Nurture Ministries |
238 |
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b.Commission on Outreach Ministries |
239 |
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c.Commission on Witness Ministries |
245 |
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3. Advocacy Agencies |
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a.Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns |
246 |
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b.Commission on Religion and Race |
246 |
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c.Commission on the Status and Role of Women |
247 |
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d.Committee on African American Ministries |
247 |
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e.Committee on Asian American Ministries |
248 |
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f.Committee on Church and Society |
248 |
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g.Committee on Hispanic Ministries |
249 |
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h.Committee on Native American Ministries |
249 |
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4. Conference Resource Center |
250 |
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C. Council on Congregational Development |
250 |
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D. Council on Higher Education |
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Higher Education Institutions |
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1. Bennett College for Women |
252 |
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2. Brevard College |
253 |
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3. Greensboro College |
254 |
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4. High Point University |
254 |
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5. Pfeiffer University |
255 |
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E. Council on Campus Ministry |
256 |
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F. Consortium on Health and Human Services Institutions: |
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1. Aldersgate United Methodist Retirement Community,
Inc. |
257 |
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2. Arbor Acres United Methodist Retirement Community,
Inc. |
258 |
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3.
The Children’s
Home, Inc. |
259 |
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4. Givens Estates United Methodist Retirement Community |
260 |
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5. UMAR-WNC, Inc. |
261 |
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6. Crysalis Counseling Center |
262 |
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7. Methodist Counseling and Consultation Services |
262 |
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8. The Potter's Touch |
263 |
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9. Western North Carolina Conference Deaf Ministry |
263 |
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G. Council on Laity |
264 |
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H. United Methodist Men |
264 |
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I. United Methodist Women |
265 |
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J. United Methodist Youth |
265 |
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K. Board of Ordained Ministry |
266 |
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L.
Board of Pensions and Health Benefits. |
270 |
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Pension Program and Policies |
270 |
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Health
Benefits Committee |
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M. Conference Board of Trustees, Inc. |
276 |
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N. Committee on the Annual Conference Meeting |
277 |
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O. Committee on Appeals |
278 |
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P. Commission on Archives and History |
279 |
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Conference Historical Society |
279 |
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Q.
Christian Educators’ Fellowship |
280 |
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R. Commission on Communications |
280 |
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S. Committee on Conference Staff Relations |
281 |
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T. Committee on Episcopacy |
281 |
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U. Episcopal Residence Committee |
282 |
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V. Commission on Equitable Compensation |
282 |
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W. Committee on Nominations |
284 |
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X.
Task Force on Mental Health Reform |
287 |
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Y. Task Force on Program Ministries Structure |
287 |
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Z. Stewardship of Giving Task Force |
291 |
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AA. Disciple Bible Outreach Ministries of North Carolina, Inc. |
291 |
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BB. Finch-Hunt Institute for Homiletical Studies |
291 |
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CC. Trustees of the Eugene M. Cole Foundation |
292 |
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DD. The United Methodist Foundation of Western North Carolina, Inc. |
292 |
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EE. RFD CDC |
293 |
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FF. Brotherhood/Sisterhood of the Western North Carolina Conference |
293 |
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GG. The Duke Endowment |
296 |
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HH. North Carolina Pastors’ School and Duke Divinity School Convocation |
297 |
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II. Schools of Theology: |
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1. Candler School of Theology |
298 |
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2. The Divinity School of Duke University |
298 |
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3. Gammon Theological Seminary |
300 |
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4. United Theological Seminary |
300 |
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5.
Wesley Theological Seminary |
301 |
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JJ.
Southeastern Jurisdiction Connectional Table |
301 |
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KK.
Treasurer-Director of Administrative Services |
303 |
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LL. Conference Statistician |
304 |
| IX. |
PETITIONS TO THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE |
307 |
| X. |
HISTORICAL MATERIAL |
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A. Historical Sketch |
313 |
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B. Conference Sessions: |
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1. Western North Carolina Conference of The Methodist
Church |
313 |
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2.
North Carolina-Virginia Conference of The Methodist Church |
314 |
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3.
Western North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church |
314 |
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C. Chronological Rolls of Current Clergy and Diaconal
Ministers |
315 |
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1. Full Connection and Probationary Members |
315 |
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2. Associate Members |
331 |
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3. Local Pastors |
331 |
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4. Diaconal Ministers |
335 |
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D. Historical Data |
336 |
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E. Roll of Deceased Clergy and Diaconal Ministers and |
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Deceased
Spouses of Clergy and Diaconal Ministers, 2007-2008 |
337 |
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F. Memoirs of Deceased Clergy and Diaconal Ministers |
338 |
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G. Chronological Roll of Deceased Clergy and Diaconal
Ministers |
361 |
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1. Full Connection |
361 |
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2. Probationary Members |
369 |
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3. Associate Members |
369 |
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4. Local Pastors |
370 |
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5. Diaconal Ministers |
370 |
| XI. |
2007
COMPENSATION OF CLERGY IN APPOINTMENTS TO EXTENSION |
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MINISTRIES
OR BEYOND THE LOCAL CHURCH |
371 |
| XII. |
REPORT OF THE ANNUAL AUDIT - 2007 |
374 |
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INDEX |
397 |
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INSIDE
BACK COVER |
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| XIII. |
STATISTICAL
SECTION |
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