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2015 AWFUMC Brochure of Reports the 2015 AWFUMC BROCHURE OF REPORTS The Great Commission nurturing disciples Alabama-West Florida Annual Conference Southeastern Jurisdiction OFFICE OF CONNECTIONAL MINISTRIES 4719 Woodmere Blvd. Montgomery, AL 36106 334.356.8014 888.873.3127 www.awfumc.org Invitation to be In Covenant The Alabama-West Florida Cabinet offers an invitation to the Annual Conference to be in prayer and reflection during this election year: We who are laity and clergy affirm our calling within the Church and our Annual Conference. We affirm our differences- race, gender, age, culture, theological perspective, geographical location, etc.- and yet we “are all one in Christ Jesus.” (Galatians 3:28) We affirm our similarities and differences are gifts to the Church and all are needed to offer the Good News of Jesus Christ to our world. (I Corinthians 12) We affirm that we will embrace the many differences of our conference by respecting one another’s values and voices. We covenant to pray for those who are elected to serve the larger church as we join in this, our prayerful work. The Alabama-West Florida ConferenceUnited Methodist Church BROCHURE OF REPORTS — 2015 A From the Office of Communications All 2015 Annual Conference information can be found on the Alabama-West Florida Conference website at www.awfumc.org/ac2015. From the JOURNAL Editor The conference provides each clergy and lay member of the AWF Conference with a copy of the Brochure of Reports. If for some reason the lay member cannot attend annual confer- ence, please make sure alternate lay member has a copy of the Brochure of Reports prior to annual conference. PLEASE BRING OR DOWNLOAD YOUR BROCHURE OF REPORTS TO ANNUAL CONFERENCE. From the Conference Secretary Members of annual conference are encouraged to become familiar with all conference standing rules included in this Brochure of Reports. Standing Rule 15 requires that all names, addresses, reports, resolutions, and/or other materials to be included in The Journal of the Alabama-West Florida Conference shall be in the hands of the conference secretary no later than ten working days after the close of annual conference. Other standing rules of particular interest to members are the rules in the section entitled Administrative Procedures of the Annual Conference. If you are a lay member of annual conference being replaced by an alternate lay member, you must contact your district office immediately to have the alter- nate’s new status documented. Otherwise, the alternate lay member who has replaced you will not be able to vote on matters coming before the annual conference. If you have ques- tions, please contact the conference secretary, Neil Epler, at (334) 272-8622. Clergy Directory The Clergy Directory is compiled from the information in the conference database. CONTACT INFORMATION FOR CLERGY IS TAKEN FROM THIS SOURCE. Please make sure that your district office has your correct contact information no later than the end of June. Ordination and Commissioning Services The Service of Ordination and Commissioning will be held Monday, June 1, 7:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, Montgomery. Reception to follow. The special offering will be the Ministerial Education Fund. Childcare Childcare will be available at opening, memorial, ordination/commissioning, and closing services only and must be reserved online. BROCHURE OF REPORTS — 2015 1 Annual Conference 2015 is Sunday, May 31 - Wednesday, June 3, 2015. This year's theme is, "The Great Commission: Nurturing Disciples." We are most appreciative to Dr. Tim Thompson and his staff at Frazer Memorial United Methodist Church in Montgomery, AL, for hosting us as well as the Dr. R. Lawson Bryan and his staff at First United Methodist Church, Montgomery for hosting the ordination and commissioning services. This year we welcome Bishop Mike Lowry, resident bishop of the Central Texas Conference of The United Methodist Church/Fort Worth Episcopal Area, preaching the Opening Worship and Ordination/Commissioning Services; Rev. Jorge Acevedo, Lead Pastor at Grace Church, a multi-site, United Methodist congregation in Southwest Florida, leading the Bible study; Robert McMichael, Worship Leader at Mt. Bethel/St. Philip United Methodist Church in Marietta, GA, and Jarvis Wilson, Minister of Music at the Israel Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA, as guest musicians; and Rev. A. Spencer Turnipseed, Senior Pastor, Point Washington UMC (AWFC), preaching at the Memorial Service. All 2015 Annual Conference information can be found at www.awfumc.org/ac2015 . For this year’s missional offering, we are proud to continue the denomination-wide “Imagine No Malaria” initiative. United Methodists all over are working to end deaths due to malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. Currently, someone in Africa dies every 60 seconds because of malaria, but this doesn’t have to be. Malaria is entirely preventable and treatable, and through our efforts, is beatable. “Imagine No Malaria” is a comprehensive effort to end malaria through prevention, education, treatment, and communication. This is possible because of the network of over 300 United Methodist clinics, hospitals and other health centers already present in Africa. Our conference’s goal is to save 100,000 lives. For more information, visit www.awfumc.org/malaria or contact your district office Lunch will be served Monday, June 1 and Tuesday, June 2 during annual conference. In compliance with the AWF Standing Rules, the annual conference provides lunch to the following categories at no charge: Active and Retired Elders in Full Connection, Deacons in Full Connection, Provisional Members, Associate Members; Clergy being admitted as provisional members; Transferred members from other conferences; Local Pastors under Full Time or Part Time Appointment to a Pastoral Charge; Others scheduled to receive a pastoral appointment; Conference and District Lay Members; Local Church Lay Members to Annual Conference elected at Charge Conference; Surviving Spouses; Spouses of Retired Members in Full Connection; Clergy from other conferences serving within our conference; Diaconal Ministers. The AWF Annual Conference does not provide lunch to the following: Active Clergy Spouse; Alternate Local Church Lay Member to Annual Conference elected at Charge Conference unless Primary Lay Member is not attending; Spouse or Family Members of Lay Member/Alternate Lay Member; Vendors. The charge is $7.50 per lunch and must be prepaid. Groups gathering for a breakfast or lunch meeting handle their own reservations. The Laity Banquet will be held Tuesday evening, June 2 beginning at 5pm in the Fellowship Hall. This is not an Annual Conference provided meal. The cost is $12 per person and must be prepaid. Guest speaker is Drexel Gilbert, owner of Dynamic Impact – Motivational Programs, Image Consulting and Life Coaching. Frazer Memorial United Methodist Church is offering nursery care for children through 5 years of age only for Opening, Memorial, and Sending Forth/Closing services. First United Methodist Church, Montgomery will provide nursery care for children up to 5 years of age during the Ordination/Commissioning Service. There is no charge for nursery care. Child care can be reserved online on our Annual Conference 2015 page. We will be collecting UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) Relief kits again this year. They will be delivered to the Sager Brown Depot in Baldwin, Louisiana, and given to those most in need after a disaster. Because of the emphasis on Imagine No Malaria, we are not assigning any specific kit to any district. For more information visit http://www.awfumc.org/reliefkits or contact your district office. 2 2015 — ALABAMA-WEST FLORIDA ANNUAL CONFERENCE TABLE OF CONTENTS THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE SESSION Statement from The Cabinet .................................... Back cover 2015 Annual Conference WORKING Agenda ...............................4 Guest Speakers, Guest Musicians .........................................9 Delegate Profiles .....................................................13 The Standing Rules with Committee Revisions .............................35 Consent Agenda . 45 Petitions . 46 2015 Annual Conference Tellers ........................................230 DISTRICT REPORTS ..................................................72 CONFERENCE CORE TEAM/CONNECTIONAL MINISTRIES .............83 ACADEMY FOR CONGREGATIONAL EXCELLENCE (ACE) . 85 DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY MINISTRY .....................86 LEADERSHIP TEAM REPORTS Conference Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministry ................... 88 General Board of Higher Education and Ministry............................89 Birmingham-Southern College...........................................90 Huntingdon College ..................................................92 Wesley Foundations ..................................................95 Conference Lay Leader . .105 Lay Servant Ministries ..................................................106 United Methodist Men ..................................................108 United Methodist Women ...............................................109 ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM REPORTS Conference Board of Pension and Health Benefits Report 1 - Health Insurance ...........................................112 Report 2 - Actuarial Valuation of Post-retirement Medical Benefits of Employees and Retirees .. 115 Report 3 - Post-Retirement Medical Benefits for Retirees ....................117 Report 4 - Pension ...................................................119 Report
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