May 26, 2015/Volume 14, No. 10, SPECIAL EDITION
Guide to Annual Conference
The Guide to Annual Conference is now available for download. It contains all orders of worship and special announcements pertinent to annual conference. Printed bulletins will not be available so please save this to your mobile device or print copies as you wish.
Business Items
Find out what's going on at annual conference. Click here to view the agenda. Hard copies of the final agenda will be in all delegate chairs by the first business session on Monday, June 1 at 1:30pm.
Voice and Vote
The 2015 Annual Conference Session is a voting year. The Alabama-West Florida Conference will elect five clergy and five laity delegates to represent us at General Conference 2016 in Portland, OR. An additional five clergy and five laity will be elected as jurisdictional delegates as well as four clergy and four laity reserve delegates. This pdf file explains who has a voice and/or vote at annual conference. Should you have questions after carefully reviewing this file, please contact Rev. June Jernigan in the Office of Ministerial Services. All clergy eligible to be elected and willing to serve on the 2016 General and Jurisdictional Delegations may be elected without completing the online interest form. Election results will be posted on the conference Website and social media as it is announced. It may be helpful for you to bring a small reading flashlight or utilize your flashlight app on your cell phone in order to read the ballots in low lighting.
Brochure of Reports
The 2015 Brochure of Reports is available online for your convenience.
Live Streaming & TV Schedules
Not able to join us at annual conference? Watch many sessions live from your home or office, including all services of worship, Bible study sessions and business sessions. Opening Worship and the Service of Remembrance will also be broadcast live on Frazer's TV channel, WFRZ.
Click here for the live streaming schedule.
Click here for the WFRZ TV schedule.
CD and DVD Order Form
Many sessions of annual conference are available to order commemorative copies. Click here for order form.
Social Media
We'd love to hear from you at annual conference. Follow our various social media outlets throughout the session.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/awfumc
Twitter: www.twitter.com/awfumc #awfac15
Instagram: #awfac15
Conference Website
Complete Annual Conference information can be found at www.awfumc.org/ac2015. A daily summary will be posted at the end of each day as well as sent to the NewsCONNECTION subscription list. The 2015-2016 appointment book will be available on Wednesday afternoon after adjournment. A bulletin insert will also be made available for you to use in your local church to share the happenings of the 2015 Annual Conference Session.
Special Offerings
We will collect the Imagine No Malaria special missional offering at Opening Worship on Sunday, May 31, 2015, at 7:00pm. Please bring any outstanding and new offerings you have to this service. At the Service of Ordination and Commissioning, the special offering will go to the Ministerial Education Fund.
Other Events at Annual Conference
-UMCOR Kit Collection Information
-Health Screenings
-Laity Banquet
-The Alabama Rural Ministry snack bar will be located in the atrium with a great mix of refreshments for a small donation.
-The Experiential Prayer Room will be located in the East Sanctuary for a time of prayer and reflection.
-The Spiritual Formation Lunch is open to all, featuring Dr. Cory Smith as the guest speaker. Please RSVP.
Limited Wi-Fi Access
Due to the daily demands of the Frazer Memorial UMC staff, there will not be access to public Wi-Fi in the main areas of the campus. Instead, two designated hotspot areas have been established should you need to utilize Internet during breaks. One area is the John Ed Mathison Actives Center (JEMAC) and the other is Room 7210 (located on the second floor near WFRZ). Please ask a Frazer Volunteer if you need help locating these hotspots. Click here to see a campus map.
