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PHOTOGRAPHS |
I. |
CONFERENCE OFFICERS |
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A. |
General Officers and Staff |
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B. |
District Superintendents |
21 |
II. |
CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION |
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A. |
Quadrennial Election |
23 |
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B. |
Term Election |
30 |
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C. |
Annual Election |
35 |
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D. |
Treasurers to Whom Funds Should Be Forwarded |
36 |
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E. |
District Officers |
38 |
III. |
CONFERENCE DIRECTORY |
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A. |
Honorary Members |
45 |
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B. |
Ordained Clergy, Probationary Members, and Local Pastors |
46 |
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C. |
Clergy Granted Honorable Location |
108 |
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D. |
Approved Local Pastors Not Appointed |
109 |
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E. |
Diaconal Ministers |
109 |
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F. |
Deaconesses |
110 |
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G. |
Mission Personnel |
111 |
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H. |
Lay Members of the 2004 Annual Conference |
112 |
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I. |
Surviving Spouses of Deceased Clergy and Diaconal Ministers |
118 |
IV. |
DAILY PROCEEDINGS |
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A. |
2004 Conference Program |
123 |
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B. |
Calendar of Special Events |
124 |
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C. |
Daily Minutes |
126 |
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D. |
Certificate of Commissioning and Ordination |
138 |
V. |
THE BUSINESS OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE |
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Part I. Organization and General Business |
139 |
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Part II. Pertaining to Ordained Ministers and Local
Pastors |
143 |
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Part III. Certification in Specialized Ministry |
162 |
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Part IV. Diaconal Ministers |
163 |
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Part V. Appointments and Concluding Business |
164 |
VI. |
APPOINTMENTS — 2004-2005 |
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A. |
Appointments of Clergy to Charges and Districts |
169 |
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B. |
Clergy in Appointments in Other Annual Conferences |
186 |
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C. |
Deacons in Full Connection and Probationary Members |
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Appointed Beyond the Local Church |
187 |
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D. |
Elders, Probationary Members, and Associate Members |
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Appointed to Extension Ministries |
187 |
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1. Within the Connectional Structures of United Methodism |
187 |
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2. To Extension Ministries Under Endorsement |
189 |
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3. To Other Valid Ministries |
189 |
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E. |
Clergy Appointed as Students |
190 |
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F. |
Diaconal Ministers |
191 |
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G. |
Deaconesses and Home Missionaries |
191 |
VII. |
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION AND RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE |
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Part I. Plan of Organization |
193 |
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Part II. Rules of Order |
201 |
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Part III. The Legislative Process |
205 |
VIII. |
REPORTS |
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A. Council on Finance and Administration |
215 |
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Conference
Funds for 2006 |
219 |
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Church
Empowerment Process Survey Report |
226 |
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B. Conference Ministries Advisory Council |
231 |
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1. Commission on Nurture Ministries |
231 |
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Committee on Camp and Retreat Ministries |
232 |
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2. Commission on Outreach Ministries |
233 |
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3. Commission on Witness Ministries |
238 |
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4. Commission on Religion and Race |
239 |
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Committee on Ethnic Local Church Concerns |
240 |
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5. Commission on the Status and Role of Women |
240 |
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6. Committee on Social Concerns |
240 |
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7.
Committee on African American Ministries |
241 |
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8.
Committee on Asian American Ministries |
241 |
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9. Committee on Hispanic Ministries |
242 |
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10.
Committee on Native American Ministries |
242 |
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11.
Criminal Justice and Mercy Ministries |
242 |
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12.
Family Ministry |
243 |
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13.
Conference Resource Center |
243 |
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C. Council on Congregational Development |
243 |
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D. Council on Higher Education Ministries |
245 |
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1. Commission on Church Colleges and Universities |
245 |
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a. Bennett College |
246 |
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b. Brevard College |
246 |
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c. Greensboro College |
247 |
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d. High Point University |
248 |
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e. Pfeiffer University |
249 |
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2. North Carolina State Commission on Campus Ministry |
250 |
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E. Consortium on Health and Human Services Institutions: |
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1. Aldersgate United Methodist Retirement Community,
Inc. |
251 |
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2. Arbor Acres United Methodist Retirement Community,
Inc. |
252 |
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3.
The Children’s
Home, Inc. |
253 |
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4. Givens Estates United Methodist Retirement Community |
254 |
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5. UMAR, Inc. |
255 |
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6. Methodist Counseling and Consultation Services |
255 |
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7. Western North Carolina Conference Deaf Ministry |
256 |
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F. Council on Laity |
257 |
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G. United Methodist Men |
257 |
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H. United Methodist Women |
258 |
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I. United Methodist Youth |
258 |
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J. Board of Ordained Ministry |
259 |
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K.
Board of Pensions and Health Benefits. |
266 |
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Health
Benefits Committee |
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L. Conference Board of Trustees, Inc. |
276 |
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M. Committee on the Annual Conference Meeting |
277 |
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N. Committee on Appeals |
279 |
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O. Commission on Archives and History |
279 |
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Conference Historical Society |
279 |
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P.
Christian Educators’ Fellowship |
279 |
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Q. Commission on Communications |
280 |
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Methodist
Board of Publication, Inc. |
281 |
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R. Committee on Episcopacy |
281 |
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S. Episcopal Residence Committee |
282 |
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T. Commission on Equitable Compensation |
282 |
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U. Committee on Nominations |
284 |
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V.
Spiritual Formation Task Force |
286 |
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W. Petition Referrals |
286 |
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X. Church Extension, Inc. |
287 |
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Y. Disciple Bible Outreach Ministries of North Carolina,
Inc. |
287 |
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Z.
Finch-Hunt Institute for Homiletical Studies |
288 |
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AA. Trustees of the Eugene M. Cole Foundation |
289 |
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BB. The United Methodist Foundation, Inc. |
289 |
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CC. Brotherhood/Sisterhood of the Western North Carolina
Conference |
290 |
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DD. The Duke Endowment |
293 |
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EE.
North Carolina Pastors’ School and Duke Divinity
School Convocation |
294 |
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FF. Schools of Theology: |
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1. Candler School of Theology |
294 |
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2. The Divinity School of Duke University |
295 |
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3. Gammon Theological Seminary |
296 |
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4.
Methodist Theological School in Ohio |
296 |
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5.
United Theological Seminary |
297 |
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6. Wesley Theological Seminary |
298 |
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GG. Southeastern Jurisdictional Administrative Council |
298 |
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HH.
Treasurer/Director of Administrative Services |
299 |
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II.
Conference Statistician |
300 |
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JJ.
Paradigm Impact Study Committee |
302 |
IX. |
PETITIONS TO THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE |
305 |
X. |
HISTORICAL MATERIAL |
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A. Historical Sketch |
311 |
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B. Conference Sessions: |
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1. Western North Carolina Conference of The Methodist
Church |
311 |
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2.
North Carolina/Virginia Conference of The Methodist Church |
312 |
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3.
Western North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church |
312 |
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C. Chronological Rolls of Current Clergy and Diaconal
Ministers |
312 |
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1. Full Connection and Probationary Members |
313 |
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2. Associate Members |
329 |
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3. Local Pastors |
330 |
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4. Diaconal Ministers |
333 |
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D. Historical Data |
334 |
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E. Roll of Deceased Clergy and Diaconal Ministers and |
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Deceased
Spouses of Clergy and Diaconal Ministers, 2004-2005 |
336 |
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F. Memoirs of Deceased Clergy and Diaconal Ministers |
337 |
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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 |
368 |
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3. Associate Members |
368 |
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4. Local Pastors |
369 |
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5. Diaconal Ministers |
370 |
XI. |
REPORT
OF THE ANNUAL AUDIT – 2004 |
372 |
INDEX |
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