| INSIDE FRONT COVER |
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| PHOTOGRAPHS |
| I. |
CONFERENCE OFFICERS |
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A. |
General Officers and Staff |
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B. |
District Superintendents |
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| II. |
CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION |
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A. |
Quadrennial Election |
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B. |
Term Election |
30 |
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C. |
Annual Election |
35 |
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D. |
Treasurers to Whom Funds Should Be Forwarded |
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E. |
District Officers |
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| III. |
CONFERENCE DIRECTORY |
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A. |
Honorary Members |
43 |
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B. |
Ordained Clergy, Probationary Members, and Local Pastors |
44 |
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C. |
Clergy Granted Honorable Location |
108 |
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D. |
Approved Local Pastors Not Appointed |
109 |
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E. |
Diaconal Ministers |
109 |
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F. |
Deaconesses |
110 |
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G. |
Mission Personnel |
111 |
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H. |
Lay Members of the 2006 Annual Conference |
113 |
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I. |
Surviving Spouses of Deceased Clergy and Diaconal Ministers |
118 |
| IV. |
DAILY PROCEEDINGS |
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A. |
2006 Conference Program |
123 |
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B. |
Calendar of Special Events |
125 |
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C. |
Daily Minutes |
126 |
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D. |
Certificate of Commissioning and Ordination |
138 |
| V. |
THE BUSINESS OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE |
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Part I. Organization and General Business |
139 |
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Part II. Pertaining to Ordained Ministers and Local
Pastors |
143 |
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Part III. Certification in Specialized Ministry |
161 |
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Part IV. Diaconal Ministers |
162 |
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Part V. Appointments and Concluding Business |
163 |
| VI. |
APPOINTMENTS — 2006-2007 |
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A. |
Appointments of Clergy to Charges and Districts |
167 |
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B. |
Clergy in Appointments in Other Annual Conferences |
185 |
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C. |
Deacons in Full Connection and Probationary Members |
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Appointed Beyond the Local Church |
186 |
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D. |
Elders, Probationary Members, and Associate Members, and |
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Local Pastors Appointed to Extension Ministries |
186 |
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1. Within the Connectional Structures of United Methodism |
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2. To Extension Ministries Under Endorsement |
188 |
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3. To Other Valid Ministries |
189 |
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E. |
Clergy Appointed as Students |
190 |
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F. |
Diaconal Ministers |
190 |
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G. |
Deaconesses and Home Missionaries |
190 |
| VII. |
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION AND RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE |
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Part I. Plan of Organization |
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Part II. Rules of Order |
201 |
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Part III. The Legislative Process |
205 |
| VIII. |
REPORTS |
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A. Council on Finance and Administration |
215 |
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Conference
Funds for 2007 |
219 |
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B. Conference Ministries Advisory Council |
226 |
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1. Committees and Task Groups of the Council |
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a. Camping and Retreat Ministries Committee |
226 |
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b. Committee on Ethnic and Local Church Concerns |
227 |
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c. Spiritual Formation Task Group |
227 |
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d. Committee on Criminal Justice and Mercy Ministries |
227 |
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2. Program Ministries Commissions |
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a.Commission on Nurture Ministries |
228 |
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b.Commission on Outreach Ministries |
229 |
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c.Commission on Witness Ministries |
234 |
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3. Advocacy Agencies |
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a.Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns |
235 |
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b.Commission on Religion and Race |
235 |
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c.Commission on the Status and Role of Women |
238 |
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d.Committee on African American Ministries |
238 |
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e.Committee on Asian American Ministries |
238 |
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f.Committee on Church and Society |
239 |
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g.Committee on Hispanic Ministries |
240 |
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h.Committee on Native American Ministries |
241 |
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4. Conference Resource Center |
241 |
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C. Council on Congregational Development |
242 |
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D. Council on Higher Education Ministries |
243 |
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1. Commission on Church Colleges and Universities |
243 |
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a. Bennett College for Women |
243 |
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b. Brevard College |
244 |
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c. Greensboro College |
245 |
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d. High Point University |
246 |
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e. Pfeiffer University |
246 |
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2. North Carolina State Commission on Campus Ministry |
247 |
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E. Consortium on Health and Human Services Institutions: |
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1. Aldersgate United Methodist Retirement Community,
Inc. |
249 |
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2. Arbor Acres United Methodist Retirement Community,
Inc. |
251 |
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3.
The Children’s
Home, Inc. |
252 |
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4. Givens Estates United Methodist Retirement Community |
252 |
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5. UMAR, Inc. |
253 |
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6. Methodist Counseling and Consultation Services |
254 |
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7. Western North Carolina Conference Deaf Ministry |
255 |
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8. Duke University Medical Center Pastoral Services |
235 |
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F. Council on Laity |
256 |
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G. United Methodist Men |
257 |
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H. United Methodist Women |
258 |
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I. United Methodist Youth |
259 |
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J. Board of Ordained Ministry |
260 |
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K.
Board of Pensions and Health Benefits. |
262 |
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Health
Benefits Committee |
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L. Conference Board of Trustees, Inc. |
266 |
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M. Committee on the Annual Conference Meeting |
267 |
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N. Committee on Appeals |
269 |
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O. Commission on Archives and History |
269 |
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Conference Historical Society |
270 |
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P.
Christian Educators’ Fellowship |
270 |
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Q. Commission on Communications |
271 |
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R. Committee on Episcopacy |
271 |
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S. Episcopal Residence Committee |
272 |
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T. Commission on Equitable Compensation |
272 |
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U. Committee on Nominations |
274 |
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V.
Paradigm Impact Study Committee |
276 |
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W. Stewardship of Giving Task Force |
278 |
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X. Stewardship of Managing Task Force |
278 |
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Y. Petition Referrals |
285 |
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Z.
Church Extension, Inc. |
286 |
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AA. Disciple Bible Outreach Ministries of North Carolina, Inc. |
287 |
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BB. Finch‑Hunt Institute for Homiletical Studies |
288 |
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CC. Trustees of the Eugene M. Cole Foundation |
288 |
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DD. The United Methodist Foundation of Western North Carolina, Inc. |
289 |
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EE.
Brotherhood/Sisterhood of the Western North Carolina Conference |
289 |
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FF. The Duke Endowment: |
293 |
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GG. North Carolina Pastors’ School and Duke Divinity School Convocation |
294 |
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HH.Schools of Theology |
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1. Candler School of Theology |
294 |
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2. The Divinity School of Duke University |
295 |
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3. Gammon Theological Seminary |
296 |
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4.
United Theological Seminary |
297 |
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5.
Wesley Theological Seminary |
297 |
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II.
Southeastern Jurisdictional Connectional Table |
298 |
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JJ.
Treasurer‑Director of Administrative Services |
299 |
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KK.Conference Statistician |
300 |
| IX. |
PETITIONS TO THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE |
303 |
| X. |
HISTORICAL MATERIAL |
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A. Historical Sketch |
309 |
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B. Conference Sessions: |
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1. Western North Carolina Conference of The Methodist
Church |
309 |
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2.
North Carolina/Virginia Conference of The Methodist Church |
310 |
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3.
Western North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church |
310 |
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C. Chronological Rolls of Current Clergy and Diaconal
Ministers |
310 |
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1. Full Connection and Probationary Members |
311 |
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2. Associate Members |
327 |
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3. Local Pastors |
328 |
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4. Diaconal Ministers |
332 |
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D. Historical Data |
332 |
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E. Roll of Deceased Clergy and Diaconal Ministers and |
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Deceased
Spouses of Clergy and Diaconal Ministers, 2005-2006 |
334 |
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F. Memoirs of Deceased Clergy and Diaconal Ministers |
335 |
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G. Chronological Roll of Deceased Clergy and Diaconal
Ministers |
348 |
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1. Full Connection |
348 |
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2. Probationary Members |
355 |
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3. Associate Members |
355 |
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4. Local Pastors |
356 |
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5. Diaconal Ministers |
357 |
| XI. |
2005
COMPENSATION OF CLERGY IN APPOINTMENTS TO EXTENSION |
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MINISTRIES
OR BEYOND THE LOCAL CHURCH |
359 |
| XII. |
REPORT
OF THE ANNUAL AUDIT – 2005 |
372 |
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INDEX |
393 |
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INSIDE
BACK COVER |
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| XIII. |
STATISTICAL
SECTION |
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