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Peninsula-Delaware Conference Bishop Felton Edwin May Resource Center The United Methodist Church 139 N. State Street Dover, DE 19901-3834 Telephone: 302-674-2626 Toll Free: 877-736-3351 Fax: 302-674-1573 April 26, 2018 Dear Lay and Clergy Members of the 2018 Annual Conference Session, We are preparing for this year's Annual Conference; which will be held Thursday, May 31st, through Saturday, June 1st, on the University of Maryland Eastern Shore campus in Princess Anne, Maryland. The theme of this year's Annual Conference is "Leaders as Followers of the Way." This theme supports our focus on Leadership Development throughout the year, and supports the Connecting aspect of our Annual Conference Mission: Cultivating Christ communities through our CALL—Connecting, Acting, Leading, and Loving. This coming year, we will focus on the Acting aspect of our CALL. Acting focuses on encouraging engagement with the communities we serve through missions—being the Body of Christ in the world, advocacy—speaking up for those who are marginalized, impoverished, and brokenhearted throughout the world, and serving—the least, the last, and the lost. This coming year, we will focus on reaching out to those people who need Release, either from addictions, or reintegration into community as they leave prison. We will learn about churches as first responders to veterans returning to civilian life with PTSD, and we will discover how churches can work to alleviate the opioid crisis. We also hope to work on prevention measures. Next year at Annual Conference, we will review the fruit our efforts bore. Our Annual Conference theme for 2019 comes from Jesus’ mission statement in Luke 4:18: “Proclaim Release!” In our ongoing efforts to be good stewards of our resources, we have placed all of the Annual Conference materials on the website for you to download to your computer or tablet. Go to www.pen- del.org. You may review the Conference materials on your computer and save or print out the ones you would like to have on hand for Annual Conference. This process helps us save on paper, printing costs, and mailing costs. If you cannot access the materials, we recommend you request your church office to print them for you or ask for help at the local public library. We will have a very limited number of printed materials at the Pre-Conference Orientations and at the site of the Annual Conference. If you are unable to use any of the aforementioned avenues to access Conference materials and you need the Conference to provide a full set of printed material at the site of the Annual Conference, we are happy to do so upon request. Such requests must be communicated to the Conference Resource Center no later than Friday, May 11, 2018. Rev. Dr. Vicki Gordy-Stith Director of Connectional Ministries Mr. William Westbrook Director of Administrative Services Rev. Darlene M. Dixon Director for STBC/CDC Mr. Doug Lanter Communications Coordinator 234th Peninsula -Delaware Annual Conference May 31-June 2, 2018 University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, Maryland i. TABLE OF CONTENTS i. Table of Contents ii. 2018 Annual Conference Schedule and Speaker Bios iii. Guidelines for Holy Conferencing iv. Rules and Guidelines for Clergy and Lay Leadership v. Conference Notes Conference Reports A. Committee on Clergy & Lay Leadership (DISTRIBUTED AT CONFERENCE SITE) B. CONNECTING Conference Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministries ..... B-1 Communications Commission ................................................... B-4 Commission on Archives and History ........................................ B-5 Deaf Ministries ...................................................................... B-7 Disabilities Ministry ................................................................. B-10 C. ACTING Committee on Native American Ministry (CoNAM) ..................... C-1 Peter D. Weaver Congo Partnership Team ................................. C-6 Hispanic/Latino Ministries Coordinator’s Report ......................... C-11 Salisbury Urban Ministries ...................................................... C-12 Methodist Action Program ...................................................... C-13 Africa University .................................................................... C-14 Conference Appeals Calendar ................................................... C-17 D. LEADING Board of Ordained Ministry ...................................................... D-1 C. A. R. E. Team .................................................................... D-2 Congregational Development Corporation ................................. D-3 Strengthening the Black Church Taskforce ................................ D-5 Strengthening the Black Church Director’s Report ..................... D-6 Cross Racial /Cross Cultural Committee .................................... D-8 United Methodist Men ............................................................. D-9 United Methodist Women ....................................................... D-11 E. LOVING Evangelism and Outreach ........................................................ E-1 Spiritual Formation ................................................................. E-2 i. i. Young Peoples Ministries Network ............................................ E-4 F. VISION TEAM ......................................................................... F-1 G. ADMINISTRATIVE MINISTRIES Board of Pensions ................................................................... G-1 Commission on Equitable Compensation .................................... G-5 2017 Equitable Compensation Support...................................... G-6 Board of Trustees .................................................................. G-8 Council of Finance and Administration ..................................... G-12 Episcopacy Committee ............................................................ G-14 H. OTHER AFFILIATED BOARDS Wesley Foundation: Delaware State University ........................... H-1 Wesley Foundation: Salisbury University ................................... H-2 Wesley Foundation: University of Maryland Eastern Shore ........... H-3 Wesley Foundation: University of Delaware ............................... H-5 Neighborhood House .............................................................. H-10 Board of Childcare ................................................................. H-24 Wesley Theological Seminary .................................................. H-25 R. RESOLUTIONS Organizational and Procedural Motion ....................................... R-1 Conference Rules of Order ...................................................... R-1a 2018 Consent Calendar ………………………………………………… R-2 Resolution on Wesley College ................................................. R-3 Resolution on Opposition to Capital Punishment ......................... R-4 Resolution in Support of Humane Immigration Policy ................... R-5 Resolution in Opposition to Physician-Assisted Suicide ................ R-6 Resolution to Invite Discussion and Sharing of Biblical Study Materials on LGBTQ Issues ............................ R-7 Resolution to Set Minimum Salaries for Calendar Year 2019 ....... R-8 Resolution to Urge Unity in the Face of Schism ......................... R-9 2019 Covenant Funding Plan ................................................. R-10 Change to Retiree Medical Coverage ........................................ R-11 Rental/Housing Allowances for Retired or Disabled Ministers of The Peninsula-Delaware Conference ................................. R-12 Setting the Pre-1982 Past Service Rate .................................... R-13 T. CONFERENCE TREASURER’S REPORT ........................................ T-1 X. Lay and Reserve Member List ..................................................... X-1 Lay and Reserve Member Correction Form ................................... X-2 2018 Report of Students Attending Colleges or Universities .......... X-3 i. i. Z. Disability Ministry Committee Events ......................................... Z-1 African American Summit .......................................................... Z-2 Mission u Brochure and Registration Form ................................... Z-3 Great Tree of Peace ................................................................. Z-4 Howard L. Gordy Jr. Clergy Assistance Fund .............................. Z-5 Churches as First Responders Flyer ............................................ Z-6 GBHEM General Agency Report ................................................. Z-7 i. ii. May 31 – June 2, 2018 Annual Conference Schedule University of Maryland Eastern Shore EVENTS SURROUNDING 2018 ANNUAL CONFERENCE Thursday, May 31 Clergy Executive Session, 1:30PM – 3:00PM, Student Center Theater Thursday, May 31 Laity Session, 1:30PM – 3:00PM, William P. Hytche Athletic Center WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2018 Registration — 4:00PM Laity- William P. Hytche Athletic Center Clergy- Student Center THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2018 Registration — 7:30AM Laity & Clergy- William P. Hytche Athletic Center Opening Worship & Communion – William P. Hytche Athletic Center 10:00AM Rev. Russell Ewell preaching Offering: Global Migration Noon Lunch 1:30PM Clergy Session begins in the Student Center Theater 1:30PM Laity Session begins in the William P. Hytche Athletic Center ii. ii. Time of Gathering — William P. Hytche Athletic Center 3:30PM Holy Conferencing 5:00PM Dinner — Student Center Time of Gathering — William P. Hytche Athletic Center