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73 Section III: Conference Proceedings È Conference Officers, Cabinet and Staff È 2012 Annual Conference Program È Daily Minutes È Business of the Annual Conference 74 The North Carolina Annual Conference – 2012 JOURNAL Conference Officers, Cabinet and Staff Conference Officers President . Alfred W . (Al) Gwinn, Jr . Assistant to the Bishop . Timothy J . Russell Executive Director, Connectional Ministries . Carol W . Goehring Secretary . James L . Bryan Lay Leader . Emily Innes Conference Treasurer . Christine Dodson Conference Controller . Ivanna Cole Statistician . George D . Speake President, Conference UMM . Tom Starnes President, Conference UMW . Ann Davis President, Conference UMY . Landis Barber Chancellor . Wilson Hayman Cabinet Members Alfred W . (Al) Gwinn; BU: William (Bill) H . Gattis; DU: Gray H . Southern; EC: Richard Stone; FA: Sam Wynn; GO: Charles (Chuck) M . Cook; GR: Elizabeth (Beth) H . Hood; NB: Dennis M . Goodwin; RA: Jonathan E . Strother; RO: Leonard Fairley; RM: Caswell E . Shaw Jr .; SA: Reginald (Reggie) W . Ponder, Sr .; WI: M . Francis Daniel Extended Cabinet Members Timothy J . Russell, Assistant to the Bishop; Carol G . Goehring, Executive Director of Connectional Ministries;Christine Dodson, Conference Treasurer-Business Manager; Brian Gentle, Director, Academy of Leadership Excellence; Jeff Severt, Executive Director, New Faith Communities, Emily Innes, Conference Lay Leader Cabinet Officers Dean . William (Bill) H . Gattis Secretary . Charles (Chuck) M . Cook Secretarial Staff Members Assistant Conference Secretary . Stephen N . Little Assistant Secretaries . R . Martin Armstrong III, Dennis Draper, Ken Hall, Jr . Sara Myatt, Dennis Peay, James Malloy, Duane R . Partin, Bruce Taylor, Jimmy Wooten, Johnnie Wright Information Technology Office . Douglas Ward Bishop’s Office . Becky Biegger Communications Office . LeeAnne Thornton, Ray Pearce Conference Rules . Bob Guthrie Conference Secretary’s Office . Shannon Medlin News Bureau . Wilburn L . Norton, Jr ., LeeAnne Thornton, Taylor Mills Parliamentarian . Chuck Cook Registration & Attendance . Ray T . Gooch Transcribing . Eleanor Armstrong, Gayla Collins, Hannah Krueger, Sharon Smith, Jennie Taylor Treasurer’s Office . Chrisy Powell SECTION III: Conference Proceedings 75 Annual Conference Program, Committee on Area Bishop . Alfred W . (Al) Gwinn, Jr . Conference Lay Leader . Emily Innes Conference Secretary . James ( Jerry) L . Bryan District Superintendent, Host District . Richard Stone, Elizabeth City District Director, Connectional Ministries . Carol W . Goehring President, UMM . Tom Starnes President, UMW . LaNella Smith President, UMY . Landis Barber Ex-Officio Assistant to the Bishop . Timothy J . Russell Annual Conference Music Coordinator . William J . Weisser Assistant Conference Secretary . Stephen (Steve) N . Little Director of Communications . Wilburn. L . (Bill) Norton, Jr . Chairperson, Commission on Worship . William J . Weisser Stage Manager . Samuel (Skip) Williams, Jr . Conference Theme/Schedule Coordinator . Susan Southern Conference Treasurer . Christine Dodson At Large . LaNella Smith Lay Leader, Host District . John Guard Head Ushers . Clergy: Renee Edwards; Lay: Tom Quince Memoirs, Committee on . The Conference Secretary and the Cabinet Minutes, Committee on . Gayla Collins, Chair; Eldrick R . Davis, Roderic L . Mullen Registration of Delegates . Ray T . Gooch Resolutions & Reference, Committee on . .Alan P . Swartz, Chairperson; Clerical: Ben Sims, Charles Michael Smith .; Lay: Conf . UMW President, Conf . UMM President, Conf . Lay Leader, Conf Youth President Tellers Chief Clerical Teller . Scott Finicum Chief Lay Teller . Melba McCallum District Clerical Lay Burlington Hannah McManus Sheila Greeson Durham Bruce Allen Leta Lloyd Elizabeth City Scott Finicum Suzanne Nelson Fayetteville Ronnie Nichols Jennifer White Goldsboro Jabe Largen Beth Taylor Greenville Pat Patton Barbara Flake New Bern — — Raleigh Rhonda Turner Maurer Debora Murphy Rockingham Michael Griffin Perry Stewart Rocky Mount Stan Lewis Bob Cameron Sanford Mike Weber Linda Winstead Wilmington Karl Zorowski Robert Spencer 76 The North Carolina Annual Conference – 2012 JOURNAL Annual Conference Program Wednesday, June 13, 2012 A future with hope: loving like jesus MORNING 8:00 AM RALEIGH CONVENTION CENTER - MEZZANINE LEVEL REGISTRATION 10:00 AM RALEIGH CONVENTION CENTER - EXHIBIT HALL B LAITY EXECUTIVE SESSION RALEIGH MARRIOTT HOTEL - STATE BALLROOM CLERGY EXECUTIVE SESSION AFTERNOON 1:30 PM OPENING WORSHIP SERVICE - HOLY COMMUNION BISHOP PAUL L. LEELAND, PREACHER BISHOP ALFRED WESLEY GWINN JR., LEADER 3:30 PM OPENING HYMN - AND ARE WE YET ALIVE ORGANIZATION OF THE CONFERENCE CALLING THE CONFERENCE TO ORDER ..................BISHOP AL GWINN, PRESIDER • roll call and motions of order ................................ JAMES L. BRYAN • committee on conference rules ................................... BOB GUTHRIE • election of conference secretary and conference statistician WELCOME .......................... RICHARD STONE, HOST DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT NOMINATIONS ................................................................ CAROL GOEHRING COKESBURY .......................................................................... CINDY KEEN REPORT OF GENERAL CONFERENCE DELEGATION ... BETH HOOD AND EMILY INNES BESTOWING OF PRAYER SHAWLS ..........................................JUDY STEPHENS 5:00 PM ADJOURNMENT FOR DINNER EVENING 7:30 PM RALEIGH CONVENTION CENTER - EXHIBIT HALL B WORSHIP SERVICE AND CELEBRATION STATE OF THE CHURCH ADDRESS BISHOP ALFRED WESLEY GWINN JR., LEADER AND PREACHER EMILY INNES - CONFERENCE LAY LEADER (SPECIAL OFFERING - IMAGINE NO MALARIA ) thursday, June 14, 2012 MORNING 7:00 AM EARLY MORNING COMMUNION - RALEIGH CONVENTION CENTER ROOM 201 7:55 AM RALEIGH CONVENTION CENTER - EXHIBIT HALL B OPENING HYMN(S) AND PRAYER AND WITNESS MOMENT TRANSITION TEAM .................................................................LINDA TAYLOR SECTION III: Conference Proceedings 77 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW/ CF&A REPORT ...... CHRISTINE DODSON AND DANNY ALLEN INSURANCE REPORT .............................................................. JOE CASTEEL PENSION REPORT ...............................................................CASHAR EVANS INCAPACITY REPORT .............................................................RALPH BROWN EQUITABLE COMPENSATION REPORT .......................................... PARA DRAKE TRUSTEES REPORT .......................................................... FERRELL BLOUNT 10:45 AM ORDER OF THE DAY MEMORIAL SERVICE BISHOP PAUL L. LEELAND, PREACHER BISHOP ALFRED WESLEY GWINN JR., LEADER 12:00 NOON ADJOURNMENT FOR LUNCH RETIREES LUNCHEON & RECOGNITION - RALEIGH MARRIOTT - STATE BALLROOM AFTERNOON 1:55 PM RALEIGH CONVENTION CENTER - EXHIBIT HALL B OPENING HYMN(S) AND PRAYER RETIREES RECOGNITION .......................................................CASHAR EVANS BOARD OF ORDAINED MINISTRY ........ NED HILL, TIM RUSSELL, BISHOP AL GWINN RECOGNITION OF FIRST TIME LOCAL PASTORS STATISTICIAN’S REPORT .....................................................GEORGE SPEAKE WITNESS MOMENT CAMPING AND RETREAT MINISTRIES ..........................................DAIL BALLARD GBGM - MISSION INTERPRETER ............................................ SUSAN CANAFAX LAKE JUNALUSKA RETREAT CENTER ............................................JACK EWING WITNESS MOMENT 5:00 PM ADJOURNMENT FOR DINNER EVENING 7:30 PM RALEIGH CONVENTION CENTER - EXHIBIT HALL B EVENING CELEBRATION OF THE MINISTRY OF BISHOP ALFRED WESLEY GWINN JR. (SPECIAL OFFERING- 1K - 1 KID [MHC]) FOLLOWING THE EVENING CELEBRATION TAIZE SERVICE - RALEIGH CONVENTION CENTER ROOM 201 friday, June 15, 2012 MORNING 7:00 AM EARLY MORNING COMMUNION - RALEIGH CONVENTION CENTER ROOM 201 7:55 AM RALEIGH CONVENTION CENTER - EXHIBIT HALL B OPENING HYMN(S) AND PRAYER AND WITNESS MOMENT CF&A Q&A......................................... CHRISTINE DODSON AND DANNY ALLEN CONNECTIONAL MINISTRIES ............................................... CAROL GOEHRING RESOLUTIONS REPORT ..........................................................ALAN SWARTZ 78 The North Carolina Annual Conference – 2012 JOURNAL NEW FAITH COMMUNITIES ........................................................JEFF SEVERT DISASTER RECOVERY .......................................................... CLIFF HARVELL ACADEMY FOR LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE .................................. BRIAN GENTLE 12:00 NOON ADJOURNMENT FOR LUNCH EXTENSION MINISTRIES LUNCHEON - RALEIGH MARRIOTT AFTERNOON RALEIGH CONVENTION CENTER - EXHIBIT HALL B 1:55 PM OPENING HYMN(S) AND PRAYER AWARDS PRESENTATIONS .........................................................LYNN JAMES WITNESS MOMENT 3:00 PM CELEBRATION OF LAITY MINISTRIES ............................................EMILY INNES 3:30 PM PRESENTATION BY GIL RENDLE 5:00 PM ADJOURNMENT FOR DINNER EVENING 7:30 PM RALEIGH CONVENTION CENTER - EXHIBIT HALL B LAITY CELEBRATION GIL RENDLE, SPEAKER (SPECIAL OFFERING- LAITY MINISTRIES) Saturday, June 16, 2012 MORNING 8:00 AM EARLY MORNING COMMUNION - RALEIGH CONVENTION CENTER ROOM 201 9:30 AM CLOSING BUSINESS OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE ......................................................... BISHOP AL GWINN AND JERRY BRYAN CLOSING WORSHIP ORDINATION AND COMMISSIONING AND PASSING OF THE MANTLE BISHOP ALFRED WESLEY GWINN JR., LEADER BISHOP PAUL L. LEELAND, PREACHER FIXING OF THE APPOINTMENTS AND SENDING FORTH .............. BISHOP AL GWINN CLOSING HYMN - GOD BE WITH YOU TILL WE MEET AGAIN