Dear Lay and Clergy Members of the Annual Conference,
The South Georgia Conference Committee on Worship has worked diligently to plan beautiful and meaningful services of worship during our Annual Conference session next week. The Committee on Memoirs is also instrumental in the planning and implementation of the Memorial Service. I am thankful to both of these committees for their time and commitment.
Today, I wanted to send you an email to provide an overview of our times of worship. As we gather to conduct our business these times of worship will center us and help us focus on the faithfulness of God.
As a reminder, two of our services will take place at St. Luke UMC, which is just a few blocks away from the Convention Center. Both the Ordination/Commissioning Service (7 pm Monday) and the Memorial Service (2 pm Tuesday) will be in the church’s sanctuary. All services will be live streamed at www.sgaumc.org/acworshipservices.
All Annual Conference details may be found at www.sgaumc.org/annualconference. Click here to read this week’s Advocate article, “South Georgia prepares for 2022 Annual Conference session.”
Grace and peace,
Meredyth Earnest
SGA Conference Secretary
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SUNDAY, JUNE 5
Great Is Your Faithfulness: Welcome Home!
Opening Worship Service, 7 pm
- Preaching: Bishop James Swanson
- Music Leaders: Mr. Kenji Bolden and Rev. Tony Crosby
- Special Music: St. Mary's Road UMC
- Special Conference Mission Offering: North Katanga Partnership
MONDAY, JUNE 6
Great Is Your Faithfulness: Compassion
Morning Worship Service, 10 am
- Preaching: Rev. Adriane Burgess
- Music Leaders: Mr. Kenji Bolden, Rev. Tony Crosby, and Rev. Dr. Anthony McPhail
Service of Ordination with Commissioning (St. Luke UMC), 7 pm
Pre-service concert begins at 6:30 pm
- Peaching: Bishop David Graves
- To be ordained as Full Conference Members/Elders: Jonathan William Beckum, Nathan Christopher Lehman, and Jeremiah Haynes Martin
- To be commissioned as Probationary Member for Ordination as Elder: Lauren Elizabeth West
- To be commissioned as Probationary Member for Ordination as Deacon: Madelyn Mary Henderson
- Music Leader: Mr. Marc F. Boensel
- Special Music: Mass choir made up of individuals from nine South Georgia United Methodist churches (St. Luke, St. Mark, Wynnton, Striplin Terrace, St. Mary’s Road, Porterfield, Albany First, Avalon, and Friendship)
- Offering: Ministerial Education Fund
- Reception following the service to honor the 2022, 2021, & 2020 Ordination & Commissioning Classes (St. Luke UMC, Stockwell Hall)
- Download the Order of Worship
TUESDAY, JUNE 7
Great Is Your Faithfulness: Witness
Morning Worship, 8:30 am
- Preaching: Rev. Teresa Edwards
- Music Leaders: Mr. Kenji Bolden, Rev. Tony Crosby, and Rev. Dr. Anthony McPhail
Fifty Years in Ministry and Retiree Recognition Service, 11:15 am
- Celebrating 50 years in ministry: Donald L. Adams, John E. Brodress, Edwin Chase, Tom B. Nichols, G. Lynwood Roberts, Eric L. Sizemore, and Stephen L. Webb
- Retiring at this Annual Conference: Bill Bagwell, Carl Barnhardt, Mike Brown, Patricia Burns, Ellis Carpenter, Derek Hobbs, Ron Johnson, Mike Lyons, Rick Mitchell, Mike Ricker, Uley Robbins, Lynn Roberts, Rickey Rushing, Randy Spicer, Tim Steffen, Jackie Thomas, Julie Tisinger, Jimmy Towson, Howard White, Karen Zeigler
Memorial Service with Holy Communion (St. Luke UMC), 2 pm
This service will also be live streamed at the Convention Center.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8
Great Is Your Faithfulness: Peace
Morning Worship, 8:30 am
- Preaching: Rev. Daniel Medina
- Music Leaders: Mr. Kenji Bolden, Rev. Tony Crosby, and Rev. Dr. Anthony McPhail
Sending Forth Service, 10:30 am
- Fixing of the 2022-2023 Appointments
- Episcopal Address: Bishop David Graves
- Music Leaders: Mr. Kenji Bolden, Rev. Tony Crosby, and Rev. Dr. Anthony McPhail
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Members of the Conference Worship Committee:
- Rev. Dr. Ben Gosden, Chair
- Mr. Kenji Bolden
- Rev. Tony Crosby
- Mrs. Laurie Jo Upchurch
- Rev. Daryl Brown
- Rev. Alaina Harrison
- Rev. Daniel Medina
- Rev. Doreen Smalls
Members of the Conference Committee on Memoirs:
- Rev. Chris Shoemaker, Chair
- Mrs. Brenda Adams
- Mrs. Millie Adams
- Rev. Lowery Brantley, Member-Elect
- Rev. Ronnie Culpepper
- Rev. Creede Hinshaw
- Rev. Vicki Scott
- Ms. Anne Packard, Conference Representative
