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Annual Conference Session
June 11-14, 2008
Greenville Convention Center
Greenville, NC Witnessing...in the Light of God  Making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world “Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim till all the world adore his sacred name.” United Methodists from across the North Carolina Conference gather for a third year in Greenville. Delegates and clergy sing the hymns of
faith, worship by the waters of baptism and at Table. The conference conducts appropriate business, adopts resolutions, and makes appointments. During the gathered time delegates and participants experience the witness of God’s incredible love lived out in local congregations. The Church celebrates its witness of faithful discipleship and its vision to move to all corners of the world. The Cross lifted high in each session reminds us of our call to be an “Acts 2 Church”: Radical Hospitality, Passionate Worship, Intentional Spiritual Formation, and Risk-Taking Mission and Ministry to the World. The Church
meets to affirm our connection in mission and ministry in offering Christ. The scriptures shape us as a people and propel us forward for the work of building God’skingdom. This is the last year of our Quadrilateral theme: in the light of God. In previous years the focus has been: Worshipping, Walking, and Working. Witnessing…in the Light of God is the fourth year theme. Placing this in Wesley’s Quadrilateral – what experiences give evidence of the Holy Spirit working in our lives, in our churches, in our conference? The conference gathers under the Cross, lifting it high as the proclamation
of faith, the pathway of service. While we gather, the Cross and the flame mark
the location of hundreds of United Methodist Churches scattered throughout the
conference. We depart empowered to take back to those places of service a
renewed spirit of offering the high calling of God in our lives.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 21 March 2008 )
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