| 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 |
25 |
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B. |
Term Election |
33 |
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C. |
Annual Election |
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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 |
45 |
| III. |
CONFERENCE DIRECTORY |
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A. |
Honorary Members |
47 |
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B. |
Ordained Clergy, Probationary Members, and Local Pastors |
48 |
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C. |
Clergy Granted Honorable Location |
110 |
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D. |
Approved Local Pastors Not Appointed |
111 |
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E. |
Diaconal Ministers |
111 |
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F. |
Deaconesses |
112 |
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G. |
Mission Personnel |
112 |
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H. |
Lay Members of the 2007 Annual Conference |
114 |
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I. |
Surviving Spouses of Deceased Clergy and Diaconal Ministers |
119 |
| IV. |
DAILY PROCEEDINGS |
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A. |
2007 Conference Program |
125 |
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B. |
Calendar of Special Events |
127 |
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C. |
Daily Minutes |
128 |
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D. |
Certificate of Commissioning and Ordination |
144 |
| V. |
THE BUSINESS OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE |
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Part I. Organization and General Business |
145 |
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Part II. Pertaining to Ordained Ministers and Local
Pastors |
149 |
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Part III. Certification in Specialized Ministry |
166 |
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Part IV. Diaconal Ministers |
167 |
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Part V. Appointments and Concluding Business |
168 |
| VI. |
APPOINTMENTS — 2007-2008 |
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A. |
Appointments of Clergy to Charges and Districts |
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B. |
Clergy in Appointments in Other Annual Conferences |
188 |
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C. |
Deacons in Full Connection and Probationary Members |
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Appointed Beyond the Local Church |
189 |
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D. |
Elders, Probationary Members, and Associate Members, and |
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Local Pastors Appointed to Extension Ministries |
190 |
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1. Within the Connectional Structures of United Methodism |
190 |
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2. To Extension Ministries Under Endorsement |
191 |
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3. To Other Valid Ministries |
192 |
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E. |
Clergy Appointed as Students |
193 |
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F. |
Diaconal Ministers |
193 |
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G. |
Deaconesses and Home Missionaries |
193 |
| VII. |
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION AND RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE |
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Part I. Plan of Organization |
195 |
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Part II. Rules of Order |
202 |
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Part III. The Legislative Process |
206 |
| VIII. |
REPORTS |
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A. Council on Finance and Administration |
215 |
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Conference
Funds for 2008 |
219 |
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B. Conference Ministries Advisory Council |
226 |
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1. Committees and Task Groups of the Council |
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a. Camping and Retreat Ministries Committee |
226 |
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b. Committee on Criminal Justice and Mercy Ministries |
227 |
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c. Committee on Ethnic and Local Church Concerns |
227 |
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d. Spiritual Formation Task Group |
227 |
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2. Program Ministries Commissions |
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a.Commission on Nurture Ministries |
228 |
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b.Commission on Outreach Ministries |
228 |
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c.Commission on Witness Ministries |
234 |
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3. Advocacy Agencies |
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a.Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns |
235 |
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b.Commission on Religion and Race |
236 |
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c.Commission on the Status and Role of Women |
236 |
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d.Committee on African American Ministries |
236 |
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e.Committee on Asian American Ministries |
236 |
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f.Committee on Church and Society |
237 |
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g.Committee on Hispanic Ministries |
238 |
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h.Committee on Native American Ministries |
239 |
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4. Conference Resource Center |
239 |
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C. Council on Congregational Development |
240 |
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D. Council on Higher Education Ministries |
241 |
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Higher Education Institutions |
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1. Bennett College for Women |
241 |
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2. Brevard College |
242 |
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3. Greensboro College |
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4. High Point University |
244 |
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5. Pfeiffer University |
244 |
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E. Consortium on Health and Human Services Institutions: |
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1. Aldersgate United Methodist Retirement Community,
Inc. |
246 |
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2. Arbor Acres United Methodist Retirement Community,
Inc. |
247 |
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3.
The Children’s
Home, Inc. |
248 |
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4. Givens Estates United Methodist Retirement Community |
249 |
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5. UMAR-WNC, Inc. |
250 |
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6. Crysalis Counseling Center |
251 |
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7. Methodist Counseling and Consultation Services |
251 |
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8. The Potter's Touch |
252 |
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9. Western North Carolina Conference Deaf Ministry |
253 |
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10. Duke University Medical Center Pastoral Services |
253 |
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F. Council on Laity |
254 |
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G. United Methodist Men |
254 |
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H. United Methodist Women |
254 |
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I. United Methodist Youth |
255 |
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J. Board of Ordained Ministry |
255 |
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K.
Board of Pensions and Health Benefits. |
258 |
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Health
Benefits Committee |
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L. Conference Board of Trustees, Inc. |
261 |
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M. Committee on the Annual Conference Meeting |
262 |
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N. Committee on Appeals |
264 |
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O. Commission on Archives and History |
265 |
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Conference Historical Society |
266 |
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P.
Christian Educators’ Fellowship |
266 |
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Q. Commission on Communications |
267 |
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R. Committee on Conference Staff Relations |
267 |
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S. Committee on Episcopacy |
267 |
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T. Episcopal Residence Committee |
268 |
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U. Commission on Equitable Compensation |
268 |
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V. Committee on Nominations |
270 |
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W.
Paradigm Impact Study Committee |
272 |
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X. Stewardship of Giving Task Force |
274 |
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Y. Task Force on Annual Conference Reoganization |
274 |
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Z. Disciple Bible Outreach Ministries of North Carolina, Inc. |
275 |
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AA. Finch-Hunt Institute for Homiletical Studies |
276 |
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BB. Trustees of the Eugene M. Cole Foundation |
276 |
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CC. The United Methodist Foundation of Western North Carolina, Inc. |
277 |
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DD. Brotherhood/Sisterhood of the Western North Carolina Conference |
277 |
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EE. The Duke Endowment: |
280 |
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FF. North Carolina Pastors’ School and Duke Divinity School Convocation |
281 |
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GG. Schools of Theology |
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1. Candler School of Theology |
281 |
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2. The Divinity School of Duke University |
282 |
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3. United Theological Seminary |
284 |
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4.
Wesley Theological Seminary |
284 |
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HH.
Southeastern Jurisdictional Connectional Table |
285 |
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II.
Treasurer-Director of Administrative Services |
286 |
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JJ. Conference Statistician |
287 |
| IX. |
PETITIONS TO THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE |
289 |
| X. |
HISTORICAL MATERIAL |
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A. Historical Sketch |
299 |
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B. Conference Sessions: |
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1. Western North Carolina Conference of The Methodist
Church |
299 |
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2.
North Carolina/Virginia Conference of The Methodist Church |
300 |
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3.
Western North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church |
300 |
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C. Chronological Rolls of Current Clergy and Diaconal
Ministers |
301 |
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1. Full Connection and Probationary Members |
301 |
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2. Associate Members |
317 |
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3. Local Pastors |
317 |
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4. Diaconal Ministers |
321 |
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D. Historical Data |
321 |
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E. Roll of Deceased Clergy and Diaconal Ministers and |
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Deceased
Spouses of Clergy and Diaconal Ministers, 2006-2007 |
323 |
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F. Memoirs of Deceased Clergy and Diaconal Ministers |
324 |
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G. Chronological Roll of Deceased Clergy and Diaconal
Ministers |
340 |
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1. Full Connection |
340 |
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2. Probationary Members |
347 |
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3. Associate Members |
347 |
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4. Local Pastors |
348 |
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5. Diaconal Ministers |
349 |
| XI. |
2006
COMPENSATION OF CLERGY IN APPOINTMENTS TO EXTENSION |
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MINISTRIES
OR BEYOND THE LOCAL CHURCH |
351 |
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INDEX |
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INSIDE
BACK COVER |
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| XIII. |
STATISTICAL
SECTION |
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