Holston Annual Conference 2020

Theme of 2020 Annual Conference

I'm a retired clergy member of the United Methodist Church, which is divided into "conferences."  Each conference meets annually.  My membership is in the Holston Conference, which stretches through parts of Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia.  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Holston Annual Conference 2020 has been rescheduled from its prior plans to meet in person at Lake Junaluska this week (June 7-10) to meeting via Livestream on Saturday, June 27th from 1 to 3 p.m.

Today, I "attended" this year's Holston's Pre-Conference Briefing, which in the time of COVID-19 means I watched it online.  Here are some of the things that were covered:

• What a Virtual Annual Conference (VAC) is
• How the VAC will work
• Explanation on not voting
• Update on the memorial service
• Update on the ordination service
• Updates on our mission offerings

Click this link if you want to view today's pre-conference briefing.  Here are dates I want to remember:

• Virtual Pre-Conference Briefing — June 7th at 2:00 pm
  — Sets forth how we'll do things this year.
• Virtual Clergy Session — June 8 at 1:00 pm
  — The list of appointments can be downloaded afterwards.
• Virtual Annual Conference — June 27 from 1:00-3:00 pm
  — I plan to attend from St. Louis via Livestream.

More information is available at AC.Holston.org