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Jurisdictional Conferences 2004 Updates
NIC VOICE
Jurisdictional Conference Update
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If
you have links to Jurisdictional Conference Reports that may be of
interest, please send the link to:
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For complete and most recent ballot
information from each of the five Jurisdictional Conferences, click on
the name of the jurisdiction below.
Western |
North Central |
South Central |
Northeastern |
Southeastern
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Coverage of Episcopal
Elections also available at:
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Southeastern Jurisdiction Coverage (blog and video)
2nd Ballot Results - Hope Morgan Ward Elected
Hope
Morgan Ward, Raleigh District superintendent of the North Carolina
Conference. Endorsed by the
North Carolina Conference delegation to the jurisdictional conference.
Hope Morgan Ward Elected on Second
Ballot, SEJ2004 Press Release
SEJ Communications
July 12, 2004
Lake Junaluska, NC
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The 2004 Southeastern
Jurisdictional Conference elected Hope Morgan Ward on the second
ballot of the Conference. The North Carolina Delegation endorsed
Ward as nominee. She currently serves as District Superintendent
of the Raleigh District, North Carolina Conference.
Ward served as Director of Connection Ministries from 1997-2001,
guiding the leadership of the North Carolina Conference toward a
Connectional Table model of mission and ministry. As pastor of
Soapstone United Methodist Church from 1986-1997, she provided
significant leadership shepherding the congregation from 40 in
worship attendance to over 300 in worship per Sunday.
Ward shared her characteristics of ministry as Evangelist,
Shepherd, Teacher, Builder, Missioner, and Connector. She has an
A.B., English and Religion, Duke University, 1973 and Master of
Divinity, Duke Divinity School, 1978. |
Additional
Links:
BISHOP candidate inspires creativity in ministry
Raleigh News - Raleigh,NC,USA ... enthusiasm for unconventional projects is
one reason she has catapulted from a church pastor to a candidate for bishop
in the United Methodist Church, ...
At SEJ Web Site:
Ward, Hope Morgan
At UMNS Web Site:
Hope Morgan Ward
Two were elected
on the Fourth Ballot:
Will Willimon (elected) 350
James Swanson (elected) 349
Will Willimon Elected on Fourth Ballot, SEJ2004 - SEJ Press
Release
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The 2004 Southeastern Jurisdictional
Conference elected Will Willimon on the fourth ballot of
the Conference. The South Carolina Delegation endorsed
Willimon as nominee. He currently serves as Dean of Duke
Chapel, Duke Divinity School, Durham, North Carolina.
Willimon served as professor to generations of pastors
at Duke Divinity School, guiding the leadership across
the connection of the United Methodist Church. He served
as pastor of small congregations in South Carolina and
Georgia. He is the author of a dozen books, being the
most read writer among Methodist pastors.
Willimon is widely known as a gifted preacher, being an
energetic administrator and popular Bible teacher and
theologian. Will is married to Patsy Parker. They have
two married children, William of Chattanooga, Tennessee
and Harriet of Durham, North Carolina.
For more information and recent ballot info go to
www.sej2004.org
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Writing by Dr.
Willimon:
James Swanson
Elected on Fourth Ballot, SEJ2004 - SEJ Press Release:
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The 2004 Southeastern
Jurisdictional Conference elected James Edward Swanson, Sr.
on the fourth ballot of the Conference. The South Georgia
Conference endorsed Swanson as nominee. He currently serves
as District Superintendent, Savannah District, South Georgia
Conference.
Swanson served as pastor of St. Mary's Road United Methodist
Church in Columbus, Georgia, growing the Church from 16
active members to an average worship attendance of over 525
persons. Swanson is celebrated as a gifted preacher, serving
in significant leadership roles within the South Georgia
Conference boards, agencies, and committees.
Swanson holds a B.S. Degree in Christian Ministries,
Southern Bible College, a M.Div. Degree from C.H. Mason
Seminary, ITC, Atlanta, Georgia, training in Clinical
Pastoral Training, Candler Hospital, Savannah, Georgia, and
in process of a D.Min. Degree in Evangelism, Perkins School
of Theology, SMU. He is married to Delphine Yvonne Ramsey,
they have six children and seven grandchildren.
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Additional Links:
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North Georgia Conference Coverage of 2004 SEJ:
Live Audio and Video Streaming
Click
Here for the live Video Stream
Click
Here for the live Audio Stream
News and Updates
An
Explanation of Jurisdictional Conference by Timothy McDaniel, Associate
Director of Communications, North Georgia Conference
Photo Pages
Day
One
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One No. 2
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UMNS:
REPORT OF BALLOTS-NORTH CENTRAL JURISDICTION (no
election, two ballots)
Click on an underlined name to read the candidate's biography.
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UMC Resources on Jurisdictional Conferences
Episcopal Elections: July 14-17
Follow the Episcopal Elections -
The Episcopal elections occur in five geographic conferences across the
United States. When delegates in those jurisdictional conferences gather
July 14-17, they could elect as many as 20 U.S. bishops.
Assembly
creates committee to study the episcopacy
A
list of candidates for bishop
BIOGRAPHIES
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