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Feb. 26, 2002 News media contact: Linda Green7(615)742-54707Nashville, Tenn.
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By United Methodist News Service

United Methodists in Missouri will vote on whether to merge their two annual
conferences into one regional unit of the church when they gather this
summer.

The Missouri East and West annual (regional) conferences will vote on the
merger on June 3.  If approved, the union would take effect on Jan. 1, and
the number of annual conferences in the United States would go to 64.  

During their 1999 annual meetings, both conferences voted to move toward
union by 2004.

The 65 regional gatherings in the United States will begin May 8-11 when the
Troy Annual Conference convenes in Burlington, Vt. The sessions will end
with the California-Pacific Conference in Redlands, meeting June 18-23, and
the Kentucky Conference in Lexington, June 19-23.

Some annual conference sessions outside the United States begin this month,
and others are scheduled throughout 2002. Dates for the Africa conferences
are incomplete.

Annual conference members, including lay and clergy representatives from
every local church, will approve budgets, receive reports from conference
boards and agencies, adopt programs of mission and ministry, and address
social concerns.   
  
During the sessions, annual appointments of all clergy members of the
conference will be announced, new deacons and elders will be ordained, and
candidates for ordination will be approved.

U. S. ANNUAL CONFERENCES 

North Central Jurisdiction
Dakotas, June 4-7, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Detroit, May 17-20, Adrian, Mich.
East Ohio, June 17-21, Lakeside, Ohio
Illinois Great Rivers, June 6-9, Peoria, Ill.
Iowa, June 6-9, Ames, Iowa
Minnesota, May 29-June 1, Saint Cloud, Minn.
North Indiana, May 30-June 1, West Lafayette, Ind.
Northern Illinois, June 6-9, DeKalb, Ill.
South Indiana, June 6-8, Bloomington, Ind.
West Michigan, May 31-June 3, Grand Rapids, Mich. 
West Ohio, June 6-9, Lakeside, Ohio
Wisconsin, June 5-8, Madison, Wis.

Northeastern Jurisdiction
Baltimore-Washington, June 6-9, Washington
Central Pennsylvania, June 6-8, Grantham, Pa. 
Eastern Pennsylvania, June 12-15, Grantham, Pa.
Greater New Jersey, June 19-22, Atlantic City, N.J.
New England, June 5-8, Wenham, Mass.
New York, June 5-8, Hempstead, N.Y.
North Central New York, May 31-June 2, Syracuse, N.Y.
Peninsula-Delaware, June 5-9, Princess Anne, Md.
Troy, May 8-11, Burlington, Vt.
West Virginia, June 13-16, Buckhannon, W.Va.
Western New York, June 7-9, Buffalo, N.Y.
Western Pennsylvania, June 12-15, Grove City, Pa.
Wyoming, May 30-June 2, Scranton, Pa.

South Central Jurisdiction
Central Texas, June 2-5, Waco, Texas
Kansas East, June 6-9, Baldwin City, Kan.
Kansas West, June 12-16, Salina, Kan.
Little Rock, May 29-June 1, Little Rock, Ark.
Louisiana, June 2-5, Shreveport, La.
Missouri East, May 31-June 3, Columbia, Mo.
Missouri West, June 3-6, Columbia, Mo.
Nebraska, June 6-8, Lincoln, Neb.
New Mexico, May 29-June 1, Glorieta, N.M.
North Arkansas, June 5-8, Conway, Ark. 
North Texas, June 2-5, Plano, Texas
Northwest Texas, June 12-15, Midland Texas
Oklahoma, May 27-30, Tulsa, Okla.
Oklahoma Indian Missionary, June 6-9, Antlers, Okla.
Rio Grande, June 6-9, Abilene, Texas
Southwest Texas, May 29-June 1, Corpus Christi, Texas
Texas, May 26-30, Houston

Southeastern Jurisdiction
Alabama-West Florida, June 2-5, Montgomery, Ala.
Florida, May 28-May 31, Lakeland, Fla.
Holston, June 9-12, Lake Junaluska, N.C.
Kentucky, June 19-23, Lexington, Ky.
Memphis, June 2-5, Paducah, Ky.
Mississippi, June 2-5, Jackson, Miss.
North Alabama, June 2-5, Birmingham, Ala.
North Carolina, June 6-9, Fayetteville, N.C.
North Georgia, June 11-14, Augusta, Ga.
Red Bird Missionary, May 10-11, London, Ky.  
South Carolina, May 26-29, Orangeburg, S.C.
South Georgia, June 2-5, Albany, Ga.
Tennessee, June 9-12, Brentwood, Tenn.
Virginia, June 16-19, Roanoke, Va.
Western North Carolina, June 6-9, Lake Junaluska, N.C.

Western Jurisdiction
Alaska Missionary, May 30-June 1, Anchorage, Alaska
California-Nevada, June 12-16, Sacramento, Calif.
California-Pacific, June 18-23, Redlands, Calif.
Desert Southwest, June 5-10, Mesa, Ariz.
Oregon-Idaho, June 12-15, Salem, Ore.
Pacific Northwest, June 12-16, Tacoma, Wash.
Rocky Mountain, May 29-June 1, Salt Lake City, Utah
Yellowstone, June 13-15, Billings, Mont.

CENTRAL (OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES) CONFERENCES

(Information on some conferences is unavailable; other conferences have
already met.)

Austria Provisional, May 22-26, Vienna, Austria
Bulacan Philippines, April 23-26, Estrella Subd. Guiguinto, Bulacan,
Philippines
Bulgaria Provisional, Sept. 25-29
Central Congo, June 23-30, Wembonyama
Central Luzon Philippines, May 22-26, Baguio Episcopal Area
Czech & Slovak Republics, April 18-21, Bratislava
East Africa, December
East Congo, June 16-22, Kinau
Equator & Oriental Congo, June 2-9, Kisangani
Germany East, May 22-26, Aue, Germany
Germany North, June 18-23, Delmenhorst, Germany
Germany South, June 11-16, Gerlingen & Boblingen, Germany
Germany Southwest, June 5-9, Waldfischbach-Burgalben, Germany
Hungary Provisional, May 6-10
North Central Philippines, April 3-7, Baguio Episcopal Area
Northeast Philippines, May 29-June 2, Baguio Episcopal Area
Northern Philippines, April 10-14, Baguio Episcopal Area
Northwest Philippines, May 8-12, Baguio Episcopal Area
Pangasinan Philippines, May 15-19, Baguio Episcopal Area
Poland, June 12-16, Chodziez
Russia, Aug. 15-18, Moscow
Switzerland-France, May 29-June 2, Basel
West Angola, Oct. 21-27, Luanda
West Congo, July 2-9, Kinshasa
Yugoslavia-Macedonia Provisional, Oct. 9-13, Macedonia
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