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172 Holston Annual Conference Welcome to Lake Junaluska 172 Holston Annual Conference Welcome to Lake Junaluska Dear Holston Annual Conference Members and Guests: We are pleased to welcome you back to Lake Junaluska for the Holston Annual Conference. Your loyalty to this place and its mission, “to be a place of Christian hospitality where lives are transformed through the renewal of soul, mind, and body” is deeply appreciated. While you are here we encourage you to take full advantage of the opportunities to experience that transformation and renewal for yourself amid your important work of holy conferencing. We have been blessed with many assets here at Lake Junaluska, and the greatest by far is our location. From the beautiful lake itself, the gorgeous centerpiece of our grounds, to the surrounding mountains and beyond, we are a gateway to some of the best outdoor areas that Western North Carolina has to offer. Right here at the Lake we have 16 gardens, four miles of walking trails, a golf course, boat rentals, and dozens of areas for meditation. Just a short drive away you will find whitewater rafting and easy access to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area, two of the most visited parks in the nation. Not every Annual Conference has the benefit of meeting on sacred ground with such easy access to the wonderful renewing power of God’s creation. It is our goal to help you make the most of it. We sincerely want you to have a wonderful time with us at the 2018 Holston Annual Conference. We are here to serve you. Peace and Grace, Ken Howle, Executive Director Lake Junaluska Assembly, Inc. VII. Business of the Annual Conference HOLSTON ANNUAL CONFERENCE June 10-13, 2018 Mary Virginia Taylor Resident Bishop, Presiding A. Schedule and Agenda JESUS IS GOOD This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24 (NRSV) SUNDAY – JUNE 10, 2018 2:00 p.m. Registration opens – Foundation for Evangelism Center 4:00 p.m. Laity Session – Stuart Auditorium 5:00 p.m. Clergy Session – Stuart Auditorium 5:45 p.m. Rehearsal for Communion Servers for Sunday Evening Service 5:45 p.m. Dinner served at Terrace Hotel and Lambuth Inn 7:00 p.m. Pre-Service Music First UMC Oak Ridge, Tennessee Valley District 7:30 p.m. Opening Worship – Jesus Is Good Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor, preaching and presiding After Rehearsal for Monday evening Communion servers– Worship Stuart Auditorium Conference Choir rehearsal – Memorial Chapel For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. Jeremiah 29:11 (NRSV) MONDAY – JUNE 11, 2018 8:30 a.m. Morning Worship with Bible Study Reverend Kimberly M. Goddard, New River District Superintendent Break 9:45 a.m. Hymn 174 Holston Annual Conference MONDAY – June 11, 2018 (cont.) Welcome from Lake Junaluska Organizing Motions Adoption of Agenda Setting Bar of Conference Election of Ushers and Tellers Report from Committee on Rules and Order Blessing of Hands – On Mission Kits State of the Church – Bishop’s Report Conference Lay Leader Report Council on Finance and Administration Initial Budget Presentation Cabinet Report Personnel Resources Committee Congregational Development Report 12:00 p.m. Closing Prayer for the Session Lunch Break 12:30 p.m. Chat Room with ConneXion Information – Susan Todd Lounge, Harrell Center 2:00 p.m. Memorial Service – Reverend Jeff Wright, Appalachian District Superintendent Music by the Annual Conference Choir Break 3:45 p.m. Hymn Discipleship Team Discipleship Team – Outreach/Advocacy Team Holston Conference Foundation Committee on Petitions and Resolutions Business Of The Annual Conference 175 MONDAY – June 11, 2018 (cont.) Holston Home for Children Discipleship Team – Witness Team – Denman Awards Board of Higher Education and Ministry – Francis Asbury Award United Methodist Women Closing Prayer for the Session Dinner Break 5:00 p.m. Chat Room with Council on Finance and Administration – Terrace 316 5:15 p.m. Chat Room with the Conference Strategy Team – Terrace 319 7:00 p.m. Conference Strategy Team Commission on A Way Forward – Alice Williams, Representative from the Commission Prayer for the Delegation Service of Holy Communion After Rehearsal for Tuesday morning Communion servers – Session Stuart Auditorium Taste and see that the Lord is good! How blessed is the person who trusts in him! Psalm 34:8 (ISV) TUESDAY – JUNE 12, 2018 7:15 a.m. 5K Run/1 Mile Walk – Outside of Stuart Auditorium 8:30 a.m. Morning worship with Bible Study and Holy Communion Rev. Kimberly M. Goddard, New River District Superintendent Break 176 Holston Annual Conference TUESDAY – June 12, 2018 (cont.) Committee on Congregational Development Vote Trustees Committee on Nominations Discipleship Team – Nurture Team Board of Pensions Holston Conference Board of Higher Education and Ministry Emory & Henry College Hiwassee College Tennessee Wesleyan University Recognition of Wesley Foundations Break 11:00 a.m. Retirement Recognition 12:00 p.m. Closing Prayer for the Session Lunch Break 12:30 p.m. Chat Room on A Way Forward with the Holston Delegation – Terrace Room 316 2:00 p.m. Hymn Board of Ordained Ministry Presentation of Local Pastors’ Licenses Commissioning of Deaconess Commissioning of Appalachian Trail Chaplain Commission on Equitable Compensation Break 3:30 p.m. Task Force on Lay Abuse of Clergy Council on Finance and Administration Budget Presentation for Approval Business Of The Annual Conference 177 TUESDAY – June 12, 2018 (cont.) Cabinet Report, Part 2 New Business Minute Question #85 “Where Shall Annual Conference Be Held?” Interim Business Resolution Omnibus Motion Thank You and Acknowledgments Closing Prayer for the Session Dinner Break 6:45 p.m. Pre -Service Music 7:15 p.m. Evening Worship Service – Mission Celebration After Rehearsal for Ordination Service – Stuart Auditorium Worship Think how much the Father loves us. He loves us so much that he lets us be called his children, as we truly are. 1 John 3:1 (CEV) WEDNESDAY – JUNE 13, 2018 8:15 a.m. Ordinands, Provisionals, and Associate Members meet at the chapel for pictures and line-up for Ordination Service 8:30 a.m. Sponsors and Cabinet meet at the chapel to line-up for Ordination Service ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8:30 a.m. Pre-Service Music – The Lake Junaluska Singers 9:00 a.m. Service of Ordination, Commissioning, and Sending Forth Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor, preaching and presiding Music by the The Lake Junaluska Singers Fixing of Appointments Adjournment Recessional 178 Holston Annual Conference B. Daily Proceedings Minutes of the Fifty-First Session of the Holston Anuual Conference of The United Methodist Church (The 195th Session of the Holston Conference) June 11-13, 2018 George R. Stuart Auditorium Lake Junaluska, North Carolina Mary Virginia Taylor, Resident Bishop Holston Annual Conference 2018 “Jesus is Good” Sunday June 10, 2018 Registration for the Annual Conference opened at 2:00 pm at the Bethea Welcome Center. The Laity Session convened at 4:00 pm in Stuart Auditorium immediately followed by the Clergy Session at 5:00 pm. Minutes for these meetings can be found elsewhere in the 2018 Journal. Following a break for dinner, the Annual Conference gathered for worship. Pre-service music was provided by the Chancel and Youth Choirs of the First UMC, Oak Ridge. As part of the worship event, Bishop Taylor and Del Holley, Conference Lay Leader, led the annual conference in a Litany for the Celebration of our Unity as a Conference. Bishop Taylor preached and we closed the service with the sacrament of Holy Communion. Liturgist for the service was Del Holley. The music leader was Wesley Rouse, from Fairview UMC Smoky Mountain District, and the organist was Bryan K. Underwood from State Street UMC in the Clinch Mountain District. The pianist was Sandra Rouse, from Fairview UMC, in the Smoky Mountain District. Business Of The Annual Conference 179 Monday June 11, 2018 Members of the Annual Conference were invited to attend a Bible study led by Rev. Kim Goddard, District Superintendent, New River District. Rev Goddard, teaching from Luke 18, challenged us to get close enough to Jesus that his dust would settle on us. She reminded us that “It’s kind of hard to lead from the front. We’re called to follow Jesus, and that means we let him go first.” She encouraged us to get dusty for Jesus. Monday Morning Session The Annual Conference opened with welcoming words from Ken Howle, Executive Director of Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center. Mr. Howle responded to last year’s motion (BOR page 26) for an apology of past racism and segregation. He told the Annual Conference how Lake Junaluska had responded to the motion that was passed. He praised the Annual Conference for its action and stated, “Lake Junaluska is better because of you and because of your leadership.” Bishop Taylor introduced Reed Shell, of the Personnel Resources Committee, and Mickey Rainwater, Chair of the Board of Ordained Ministry, and presented a plaque to the Rev. Dan Taylor for his 10 years of service as the Secretary of the Annual Conference and Director of Clergy Services. The Rev. Terry Goodman’s name was presented as the successor to Rev. Taylor as the Secretary of the Annual Conference and, by the vote of the Annual Conference, was elected via a show of hands to that position effective July 1, 2018. Bishop Taylor then turned to the Secretary of the Annual Conference to make the organizing motions of the Annual Conference. Rev. Taylor: the organizing motions are found beginning on page 38 in the Book of Reports. He moved that the registration constitute the roll call and record of attendance that will be recorded and reported in the Journal.
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