Delegation welcomes all to attend their meetings, email them
By Jessica Brodie
In keeping with what episcopal nominee Dr. Tim McClendon called the spirit of transparency, South Carolina delegation members for this year’s General and Jurisdictional conferences are not only welcoming United Methodists to attend their monthly meetings but also encouraging them to reach out via email.
The meetings are set for March 13, April 10, May 1 and June 18, all at 3 p.m. at the United Methodist Conference Center in Columbia. All are welcome to attend.
Also, McClendon said, they urge anyone with questions to feel free to email them and ask. (See below for email addresses.)
He and others on the delegation are asking for prayer for them as they do God’s work at the quadrennial conferences, as well as prayer for the overall process.
General Conference is the global United Methodist Church’s quadrennial legislative gathering set for May 10-20 in Portland, Oregon, where representatives from all over the world examine, discuss, pray, debate and eventually determine a host of key legislative issues that will become church law for the next four years. Jurisdictional Conference, July 13-15 at Lake Junaluska, North Carolina, is held every four years primarily to elect bishops. Delegates to these conferences were elected at Annual Conference 2015.
General Conference Delegation emails:
Laity
- Barbara Ware, [email protected]
- James Salley, [email protected]
- Dr. Joseph Heyward, [email protected]
- Herman Lightsey, [email protected]
- Jackie Jenkins, [email protected]
- Michael Cheatham, [email protected]
- Martha Thompson, [email protected]
- Dr. David Braddon, [email protected]
Clergy
- Dr. Tim McClendon, [email protected]
- Rev. Ken Nelson, [email protected]
- Rev. Tim Rogers, [email protected]
- Dr. Robin Dease, [email protected]g
- Rev. Tiffany Knowlin, [email protected]
- Rev. Narcie Jeter, [email protected]
- Rev. Mel Arant Jr., [email protected]
- Rev. Susan Leonard-Ray, [email protected]
Jurisdictional Conference Delegation emails:
Laity
- Lollie Haselden, [email protected]
- Emily Rogers Evans, [email protected]
- Donald Love, [email protected]
- Jennifer Price, [email protected]
- Chris Lynch, [email protected]
- Dr. Carolyn Briscoe, [email protected]
- Linda DuRant, [email protected]
- Lou Jordan, [email protected]
- Alternates: Cynthia Williams, [email protected], and Marilyn Murphy, [email protected]
Clergy
- Rev. Telley Gadson, [email protected]
- Rev. Michael Turner, [email protected]
- Rev. Kathy James, [email protected]
- Rev. George Ashford, [email protected]
- Rev. James Friday, [email protected]
- Rev. Sara White, [email protected]
- Rev. Emily Sutton, [email protected]
- Rev. Jeff Kersey, [email protected]
- Alternates: Rev. Connie Barnes, [email protected], and Rev. Cathy Joens, [email protected]