Pray for General Conference

April 23-May 3

"As the highest legislative body of The United Methodist Church, General Conference holds the power to revise The Book of Discipline and The Book of Resolutions while also initiating amendments to the denominations constitution. General Conference normally meets once every quadrennium or every four years." –UMC

This year, 2024, is the first General Conference since 2019, when we had a special called session of the General Conference. Because of COVID, the 2020 session was canceled. The governing body is made up of 862 people, 50% lay persons and 50% clergy, from all over the world with a slight majority from the United States (see chart for the division). The Florida Annual Conference has a total of 16 delegates that were elected to represent us.

It's important that we spend time praying over these men and women who represent our churches to be grounded by the Spirit, speak through love, and be a witness for Christ as the world turns its eyes to us in Charlotte, NC.

You can watch the Bishop's Pre-Conference Briefing here.
Contact the Delegation

Clergy Delegates

Lay Delegates

  1. Alex Shanks; Assistant to the Bishop, Florida Conference
  2. Cynthia Weems; South East District Superintendent
  3. Brett Opalinski; Candler School of Theology, Emory University
  4. Magrey deVega; Pastor; Hyde Park, Tampa
  5. Clarke Campbell-Evans; Florida Conference Director of Missional Engagement
  6. Corey Jones; Pastor; Pasadena Community, St. Petersburg
  7. Sharon Austin; Florida Conference Director of Connectional and Justice Ministries
  8. Esther Rodriguez; The Hope Partnership
  1. Molly McEntire; Florida Conference Mission Trainer and Volunteer Coordinator
  2. Derrick Scott, III; Campus Minister, Campus to City Wesley Foundation
  3. Alice Williams; HR Consultant
  4. Heather Pancoast; Campus Ministry Director, Gator Wesley Foundation
  5. Carlene Fogle-Miller; Student
  6. Judith Pierre-Okerson; Educator, Miami Dade County Public Schools
  7. Matt Dailey; Director of Worship
  8. Antony Larry; Associate Director of Youth Ministries and Worship Engagement

Prayers for General Conference

Prayers for General Conference
April 10th, 2024
In a short time, people worldwide and news stations alike will be turning their eyes to Charlotte, NC, as the United Methodists gather for the first time in 5 years to handle the general business of the church. More than 800 men and women from around the globe have been elected and are now preparing to represent their Annual Conferences by working with their delegations.The Florida Annual Conferen...