2014 Florida Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church

June 11 – 14, 2014 June 11: Registration

Workbook

The Mission of God

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2014 Florida Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church

TO: Lay and Clergy Members of the Florida Annual Conference FROM: David Dodge, Chair Annual Conference Program Committee RE: 2014 Florida Annual Conference Workbook “THE MISSION OF GOD” Soon the 2014 Annual Conference will convene. Many levels of preparation are underway, and have been since early last summer, to make this year’s Annual Conference a successful connection in fulfilling the mission that God has given uniquely to The United Methodist Church in Florida. We are hopeful that these preparations will result in you having a rich encounter with our Risen Lord as we gather together as the Body of Christ. There are some changes from our patterns in the past.

We will be meeting in the Lakeland Center, as we did last year. However, the plenary sessions will be in the Exhibit Hall and the Ministry Expo will be in the Arena. Registration will also be in the Arena. Meeting in the Exhibit Hall will give us better management of light and sound--a constant issue in the past--and will provide us with a more communal setting than the cavernous Arena.

There will be opportunities for breakout sessions (workshops). This year they will be incorporated into the full schedule of our Annual Conference and not as pre-Conference events. This will afford all delegates to Annual Conference the chance to more fully participate in these wonderful opportunities. They will all feature some ways in which we can be more connected to “The Mission of God.” Registration for these opportunities will be on the 2014 Florida Annual Conference website link (www.acflorida.org).

There will be a 5K walk/run on Thursday morning around Lake Hollingsworth in Lakeland. Proceeds from registration fees will support Imagine No Malaria, as well provide time for fellowship and healthy living. Registration for this event is also on the website link.

District Orientations will be “virtual” this year. Our communications team is producing videos that will be accessible to everyone and will describe the major concepts of this year’s Annual Conference. Your District may also choose to have a specific time of gathering and information previous to Annual Conference. If so, that will be communicated to you through your District Office.

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This workbook is being provided to allow you to have adequate time and information to be fully prepared for this year’s Annual Conference. Please read the reports and recommendations carefully in order to be the best steward of our time together in Lakeland. If you have questions about certain aspects of the workbook you can contact the author of that section directly, or you can contact me and I will be glad to assist in any manner that I can. Foremost, I encourage you to prepare yourself spiritually for our time together. In John Wesley’s days Annual Conference was a time for “connexion,” a time for us to come together to hear from one another about how it is with our souls. Today is no different. We need one another. And, because of our time together, we will be able to join in the words of the historic hymn of Charles Wesley,

“And are we yet alive, and see each other’s face?

Glory and thanks to Jesus give for his almighty grace!”

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CAMERA READY WORKBOOK REPORTS

All content included in the 2014 Workbook is generated by conference departments, committees,

ministries, etc. Reports are submitted for publishing as “camera ready.” The Florida Conference

publishing staff does not edit camera ready reports.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS KEY TO NAME BADGE COLORS .................................................................................. 7 THE LAKELAND CENTER ............................................................................................. 8 LAKELAND CENTER LAYOUT...................................................................................... 9 FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE ............................................................................... 10 WELCOME AND GREETINGS FROM OUR BISHOP .................................................. 13 WELCOME AND GREETINGS FROM OUR CONFERENCE LAY LEADER ............... 14 2014 ANNUAL CONFERENCE SPEAKERS ................................................................ 14

BISHOP KENNETH CARTER ..................................................................................... 14 DR. THOMAS KEMPER ............................................................................................. 15 MR. JAMES H. SALLEY ............................................................................................. 15 REV. PAMELA CAHOON ........................................................................................... 17 BISHOP CYNTHIA FIERRO HARVEY........................................................................ 17 DR. ROBERT G. TUTTLE, JR. .................................................................................. 18

EVENT INFORMATION ................................................................................................ 19 2014 FLORIDA ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE ............................................... 23 A WORD FROM PAM CARTER: JEWELRY RE-SALE FOR MISSIONS .................... 24 YOUTH ACTIVITIES ..................................................................................................... 25 YOUTH SCHEDULE FOR ANNUAL CONFERENCE ................................................... 26 YOUTH HOUSING REGISTRATION FORM ................................................................. 27 FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE HOUSING .............................................................. 28 FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE HOUSING REGISTRATION .................................. 30 PROCEDURES AND AGENDA REPORT .................................................................... 31 STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP TEAM REPORT ............................................................... 32 CONFERENCE TABLE REPORT ................................................................................. 33 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON LEADERSHIP ......................................................... 34 STANDING RULES ....................................................................................................... 64

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CONNECTIONAL MINISTRIES .................................................................................... 73 REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF CONNECTIONAL MINISTRIES .......................... 73 CONNECTIONAL RELATIONS .................................................................................. 75 BOARD OF CAMPS AND RETREAT MINISTRIES .................................................... 76 YOUTH MINISTRIES .................................................................................................. 76 BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND CAMPUS MINISTRIES .............................. 78 SPIRITUAL FORMATION TEAM ................................................................................ 79 BEYOND 50 MINISTRIES TASK TEAM ..................................................................... 80 WOMEN'S RETREAT DESIGN TEAM ....................................................................... 81

OFFICE OF MISSIONAL ENGAGEMENT ................................................................... 82

METHODISTS UNITED IN PRAYER .......................................................................... 83 EAST ANGOLA/FLORIDA PARTNERSHIP ................................................................ 84 FLORIDA CONFERENCE ADVANCE SPECIALS ...................................................... 86 MISSIONARIES WITH COVENANT RELATIONSHIPS.............................................. 88 HAITI/FLORIDA COVENANT ..................................................................................... 89 COMMITTEE ON HAITIAN MINISTRY ....................................................................... 90 HISPANIC ASSEMBLY ............................................................................................... 91 HISPANIC MINISTRY TEAM ...................................................................................... 92 CREATION CARE TASK FORCE ............................................................................... 93 PRISON AND JAIL MINISTRY TEAM......................................................................... 93 COMMITTEE ON NATIVE AMERICAN MINISTRIES ................................................. 94 UNITED METHODIST VOLUNTEERS IN MISSION (UMVIM) ................................... 95 SUMMER MISSION INTERN PROGRAM .................................................................. 95 COMMISSION ON RELIGION AND RACE ................................................................. 97 JUSTICE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS ............................................................................. 98 OUTREACH MINISTRIES .......................................................................................... 99 DISASTER RECOVERY MINISTRY ......................................................................... 100 COMMISSION ON ARCHIVES AND HISTORY ....................................................... 101

OFFICE OF CONGREGATIONAL VITALITY .............................................................. 103

NEW CHURCH DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................. 103 CONGREGATIONAL VITALITY ................................................................................ 105

BOARD OF LAY MINISTRY ....................................................................................... 108

REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE LAY LEADER .................................................... 108 LAY SERVANT MINISTRY ....................................................................................... 109 FLORIDA CONFERENCE UNITED METHODIST MEN ........................................... 110 FLORIDA CONFERENCE UNITED METHODIST WOMEN ..................................... 111

MINISTRY OF THE ORDAINED ................................................................................. 113

OFFICE OF CLERGY EXCELLENCE....................................................................... 113 BOARD OF ORDAINED MINISTRY ......................................................................... 114 BOARD OF ORDAINED MINISTRY RECOMMENDATIONS ................................... 115 MINISTERIAL EDUCATION FUND .......................................................................... 116 COMMISSION ON EQUITABLE COMPENSATION .................................... see pg. 169 SHADE AND FRESH WATER .................................................................................. 118 THE INSTITUTE OF PREACHING ........................................................................... 119

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CONFERENCE BOARD OF PENSION AND HEALTH BENEFITS ............................ 120 HEALTH INSURANCE SUBCOMMITTEE ................................................................ 124 JOINT COMMITTEE ON DISABILITY....................................................................... 126 PREACHER'S RELIEF BOARD ................................................................................ 126

COUNCIL ON FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION .................................................... 127

PERCENTAGE OF 100% CHURCHES IN EACH DISTRICT ................................... 128 GIFTS, SPECIAL OFFERINGS, AND APPORTIONMENTS .................................... 129 FLORIDA CONFERENCE 2015 BUDGET DETAIL RECOMMENDED BY CF&A .... 130 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 2015 ........................................................................... 135 2015 FLORIDA CONFERENCE BUDGET SUMMARY ............................................ 135 2015 REQUESTED APPORTIONMENTS ................................................................ 136 LARGEST % INCREASE IN APPORTIONMENTS PAID 2012-2013 ....................... 137 LARGEST DOLLAR INCREASE IN APPORTIONMENTS PAID 2012-2013 ............ 138 2013 HIGHEST APPORTIONMENT DOLLARS PAID .............................................. 139 100% CHURCHES BY DISTRICT ............................................................................ 140 APPORTIONMENTS PAID BY PERCENT AND ATTENDEE ..................... see pg. 175

COMMITTEE FOR MINISTRY PROTECTION ............................................................ 144

2014 PROPERTY/CASUALTY & WORKER'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE PROGRAM ......................................................................................... 144 MINISTRY PROTECTION FINANCIAL RESULTS ...................................... see pg. 192

FLORIDA CONFERENCE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ................................................... 146 COMMITTEE ON EPISCOPACY ................................................................................ 148 OUR EXTENDED CONNECTION ............................................................................... 149

AFRICA UNIVERSITY .............................................................................................. 149 ASBURY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY ..................................................................... 150 BETHUNE-COOKMAN UNIVERSITY ....................................................................... 151 CANDLER SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY ...................................................................... 151 DUKE DIVINITY SCHOOL ........................................................................................ 152 FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE ........................................................................... 154 FLORIDA UNITED METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME ............................................ 157 THE FLORIDA UNITED METHODIST FOUNDATION ............................................. 159 GAMMON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY ................................................................... 160 LAKE JUNALUSKA ASSEMBLY, INC ...................................................................... 160 UNITED METHODIST CONNECTIONAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION ..................... 162

RESOLUTIONS ........................................................................................................... 165

RESOLUTION TO ENCOURAGE ULTRASOUND BY PREGNANT WOMEN ......... 165 GUIDELINES FOR EFFECTIVE CROSS-CULTURAL DIALOGUE ........................... 167

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KEY TO NAME BADGE COLORS YELLOW NAME BADGE – Can vote on all matters.

Lay Members elected by their local church, charge or district;

Lay Members by virtue of an office they hold such as District Lay Leader, District President of UMM and UMW, Conference Lay Leader, Conference President of UMM and UMW, etc.

Diaconal Ministers and Deaconesses (according to the 2012 Book of Discipline and/or 2013 Florida Annual Conference Standing Rules)

BLUE NAME BADGE – Can vote on all matters FD – Full Deacon RD – Retired Deacon FE - Full Elder RE – Retired Elder GREEN NAME BADGE - Can vote on all matters except constitutional amendments and clergy relationships AM – Associate Member PL – Part-time Local Pastor FL – Full-time Local Pastor RA – Retired Associate Member PD – Provisional Deacon RP – Retired Probationary / Provisional

Member PE – Provisional Elder SALMON NAME BADGE –Can vote on all matters except constitutional amendments, clergy relationships, and delegates to General and Jurisdictional Conference (color used only in election years) FL-Full-time Local Pastor who has not completed Course of Study PL-Part-time Local Pastor who has not completed Course of Study TAN NAME BADGE – No voting privileges on any matters. RL – Retired Local Pastor GRAY NAME BADGE - No voting privileges on any matters. AF – Affiliate Member OF – Full Member Other Denomination OA – Associate Member Other Annual Conf

OP – Probationary Member Other Annual Conf

OD – Deacon Member Other Annual Conf RO – Retired Other Conf/Denomination OE – Elder Member Other Conf/Denomination

SY – Lay Supply

WHITE NAME BADGE (Obtained at Guest Services) – Guests of the annual conference; no voting privileges on any matters. This includes all non-voting guests such as clergy spouses, lay member spouses, guests of the conference, exhibitors, staff, and reserve lay members1 (who have not officially replaced a lay member from their church).

1 A Reserve Lay Member who is officially replacing the Lay Member from their church must complete a “Laity Credentials Form.” Forms can be obtained at the Registration Desk. They will be given their materials and name badge once this form is completed, signed by the pastor or district office representative, and submitted to the Registration Desk.

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THE LAKELAND CENTER

701 West Lime Street Lakeland 33815-4534; (863) 834-8100

http://www.thelakelandcenter.com

DRIVING DIRECTIONS: Because of our central location, directional websites will offer varying routes. For the easiest route, we recommend you follow the driving directions below: From the West . . . Tampa, St. Petersburg area... Take Interstate 275 East to Interstate 4 East to exit 31 (Kathleen Road). Turn right on Kathleen Road and continue to Sikes Boulevard. Bear right at the yield sign and turn right at the second traffic light (Lime Street). The Lakeland Center will be on your right. Naples, Fort Myers and Sarasota area... Take Interstate 75 North to Interstate 4 East to exit 31 (Kathleen Road). Turn right on Kathleen Road and continue to Sikes Boulevard. Bear right at the yield sign and turn right at the second traffic light (Lime Street). The Lakeland Center will be on your right. From the East . . . . Interstate 4 West to exit 31 (Kathleen Road). At the traffic light at the end of the off ramp turn left on Kathleen Road. Continue on Kathleen Road to Sikes Boulevard. Bear right at the yield sign and turn right at the second traffic light (Lime Street). The Lakeland Center will be on your right. From the North . . . Head south to Interstate 4 West to exit 31 (Kathleen Road). At the traffic light at the end of the off ramp turn left on Kathleen Road. Continue on Kathleen Road to Sikes Boulevard. Bear right at the yield sign and turn right at the second traffic light (Lime Street). The Lakeland Center will be on your right. From the South . . . Take the Florida Turnpike to Route 192 West to Interstate 4 West to exit 31 (Kathleen Road). At the traffic light at the end of the off ramp turn left on Kathleen Road. Continue on Kathleen Road to Sikes Boulevard. Bear right at the yield sign and turn right at the second traffic light (Lime Street). The Lakeland Center will be on your right. Take the Florida Turnpike North to the Yeehaw Junction (Route 60). Follow 60 west toward Tampa. Once in Bartow, follow the signs for Highway 98 North. Follow 98 into Lakeland. In Lakeland, turn left at N Florida Ave. Turn right at W Main St. Turn left at Lake Beulah Dr/W Lemon St. Continue to follow Lake Beulah Dr. Take the 2nd left onto W Lime St. Parking is FREE at the Lakeland Center. There is ample parking for handicapped persons on the north side of the arena.

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LAKELAND CENTER LAYOUT

Expo &

Registration

Plenary Sessions Worship Services

Ordination Service Saturday Plenary

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Guest Services

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FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE

111 Lake Hollingsworth Dr, Lakeland 33801 Chaplain’s Office: (863) 680-4297

Email: jfoust@flsouthern.edu; website: http://flsouthern.edu

DRIVING DIRECTIONS

Because of our central location, directional websites will offer varying routes. For the easiest route, we recommend you follow the driving directions below:

Travel along I-75/I-275 from the North and West Tallahassee, Gainesville, Ocala, Tampa, Sarasota, Fort Myers, Naples

Take I-75 or I-275 South to I-4 East. Follow I-4 to Exit 27 (570E, Polk Parkway). Follow Polk Parkway east to Exit 7 (South Florida Avenue/North). Turn left at South Florida Avenue to Beacon Avenue. Go right on Beacon to Lake Hollingsworth Drive. Taking the right fork, follow the perimeter of the lake.

Travel along I-4 from Orlando Area

Take I-4 west to Exit 41 (570E, Polk Parkway). Follow Polk Parkway west to Exit 7 (South Florida Avenue/North). Turn right at South Florida Avenue to Beacon Avenue. Go right on Beacon to Lake Hollingsworth Drive. Taking the right fork, follow the perimeter of the lake.

Travel along I-95 from the East Coast Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona

Take I-95 south to Exit 260B (I-4). Follow I-4 west to Exit 41 (570E, Polk Parkway). Follow Polk Parkway west to Exit 7 (South Florida Avenue/North). Turn right at South Florida Avenue to Beacon Avenue. Go right on Beacon to Lake Hollingsworth Drive. Taking the right fork, follow the perimeter of the lake.

Travel along the Florida Turnpike from the Southeast Port St. Lucie, Palm Beaches, Fort Lauderdale, Miami

Take the Florida Turnpike North to the Yeehaw Junction (Route 60). Follow 60 west toward Tampa. Once in Bartow, follow the signs for Highway 98 North. Follow 98 into Lakeland. Watch for Grove Park Shopping Plaza on your left. Just past the shopping center, turn left onto North Crystal Lake Dr. Continue on Crystal Lake until it ends. Turn right on Lake Hollingsworth Drive follow around the perimeter of the lake. Campus housing check-in will be in the Fannin Campus Ministries Center, which is located approximately in the center of the campus. (Fannin Campus Ministries Center = FC on map) or refer to instructions received from Florida Southern College.

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Quick Check List: Campus Housing Check-in: Wed., June 11, 3:00pm–7:00pm; Thurs., June 12, 8:00am-

5:00pm Office Hours: Wed., June 11, 1:00-5:00pm; Thurs., June 12, 8:00am-5:00pm; Fri., June 13

9:00am-3:00pm Campus Cafeteria Hours: Breakfast 6:30-8:30am; Dinner 4:30-6:30pm Bring your own linens: towels, sheets, pillows and blankets. Mattresses measure TWIN,

EXTRA LONG. Residence Halls close Saturday at 3:00 pm. Lodging: $96.00 pp/adults (3 nights); Meal ticket: $49.50 pp (3 breakfasts and 3 dinners) RESERVATION DEADLINE: Friday, May 30, 2014

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DRIVING DIRECTIONS BETWEEN FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE AND THE LAKELAND CENTER

The Lakeland Center is located where the word “END’ is found on the map below. The distance between The Lakeland Center, where the plenary sessions are held, and the college campus is approximately 2 miles, or a 10 minute drive. The Florida United Methodist Conference Center is located at 1140 Frank Lloyd Wright Way (Used to be McDonald Street), Lakeland, 33801, where the word “START” is found on the map below. It is approximately 1 block west of the Florida Southern College campus. From The Lakeland Center to FSC: Go east on West Lime Street for approximately .3 miles. Turn right onto South Florida Avenue. Go south on South Florida Avenue approximately 1 mile. Turn left on Frank Lloyd Wright Way (Used to be McDonald Street). Go east on Frank Lloyd Wright Way (Used to be McDonald Street) to Florida Southern College. From FSC to The Lakeland Center: Go west on Frank Lloyd Wright Way (Used to be McDonald Street) to South Florida Avenue. Turn right on South Florida Avenue. Go north on South Florida Avenue approximately 1 mile and turn left onto West Lime Street. Go approximately .3 miles to The Lakeland Center.

Welcome to the 2014 Florida Annual Conference Event! Annual Conference registration for clergy and laity will begin on Wednesday, June 11, at 2:00 p.m. at The Lakeland Center. Check-in for Florida Southern College campus housing and meal tickets (pre-registration required) will begin on Wednesday, June 11, at 3:00 p.m., on the campus of Florida Southern College. Residence Halls close at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 14.

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WELCOME AND GREETINGS FROM OUR BISHOP On June 11-14 we will gather in Lakeland for the 2014 Annual Conference. It is my joy to connect with many of you across this state—over the past months I have preached, taught and visited in Homestead and Madison, Fort Myers and Jacksonville, Avon Park and Tallahassee, Pahokee and Naples, and in many settings in between. I have experienced the connection in the largest and smallest of our congregations, and have witnessed the fulfillment of the baptismal promise, in "the church which Christ has opened to people of all ages, nations and races." I sense now, again, the excitement about another journey: the gathering of lay and clergy leaders from across the Florida Conference. Our focus will be on "The Mission of God,” and we will celebrate the ministry of Jesus Christ through the gifts of our people. We will be blessed by the teaching of Robert Tuttle of Asbury Theological Seminary and the preaching of Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey of the Louisiana Conference. Thomas Kemper, General Secretary of the General Board of Global Ministries, will engage in a conversation with us, and Jim Salley of Africa University and the choir of that great institution will lead in an evening of celebration. Our music will be led by Michelle Weger of Grace UMC in Cape Coral and Jeremy Hearn of First UMC in Lakeland, and Dr. Beth Gibbs of Florida Southern College will direct a volunteer choir for the memorial service. I will also preach in the opening service of Holy Communion and the closing service that sends us forth into a new year of mission. All of the messages, studies and conversations will be based upon the books of Luke and Acts. Our offering will be directed equally to two compelling causes: scholarships for students in the Institute of Peace, Leadership and Governance and the School of Theology at Africa University, and support for young adults who will serve for a mission year here in Florida. We will also make an important announcement about our involvement this year with Stop Hunger Now. Thank you for accepting the call of God to follow Jesus as a disciple. Thank you for taking the next step of following Jesus into the world in mission. And thank you for serving as a leader in The United Methodist Church. Please join me in prayer for our gathering in just a few weeks. Kenneth H. Carter, Jr. Resident Bishop, Florida Conference The United Methodist Church

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WELCOME AND GREETINGS FROM OUR CONFERENCE LAY LEADER

Welcome to Annual Conference 2014. As we reflect this year on “The Mission of God” I believe it is important for us to personalize the ministry of mission in new and fresh ways. It is our intent to help you find renewed inspiration, helpful information, and instruction as we celebrate and connect as United Methodists serving where we are called. There continues to be a growing sense of personal calling within our church and there is a renewed desire to serve and perhaps a deeper understanding of the unique role each of has to play in God’s plan for His Kingdom here on earth. Last year we experienced fresh new winds of change, new excitement, and inspiration. New work has begun, and as we read in James 2:17 (NIV) “faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.” May our hearts be filled with the love of Christ for each other, a passion for the presence of the Holy Spirit in us, and a longing to serve God in a new and meaningful way.

2014 ANNUAL CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

JUNE 11, PREACHER AND CELEBRANT, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SERVICE OF WORD AND TABLE Bishop Kenneth Carter A native of Georgia, Bishop Carter is a graduate of Columbus College (B.S.), Duke University Divinity School (M.Div.), the University of Virginia (M.A.) and Princeton Theological Seminary (D.Min.). In addition, he was awarded an honorary D.D. from the United Methodist University of Liberia. He was ordained a deacon in the Western North Carolina Conference in 1983 and an elder in 1986. Subsequently he served a four-point charge, as an associate pastor of missions and evangelism, as a new church planter, and as senior pastor of two large regional churches Immediately prior to his election as a bishop he was the superintendent of the Smoky Mountain District of the Western North Carolina Conference, which included sixty-nine churches in the seven westernmost counties of the state, all within the region of Appalachia. The bishop is married to Pam Carter, formerly the Missions Specialist with the Western North Carolina Conference and currently the Mission Interpreter with Encounter with Christ in Latin America and the Caribbean. They have been blessed with two daughters: Liz and Abby.

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JUNE 12, GUEST SPEAKER, THURSDAY AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSION Dr. Thomas Kemper Thomas Kemper is the general secretary and top executive of the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church, responsible for personnel, projects and mission partnerships in more than 130 countries. A native of Germany, Kemper is the first person from outside the United States elected to lead a United Methodist agency. Prior to his position as general secretary, he was mission leader for the German Central Conference of the United Methodist Church, has been a member of Global Ministries’ board of directors and was Director of Ecumenical Learning at the Lippische Landeskirche, a regional church of the Association of Protestant Churches in Germany. Kemper spent 8 years in Brazil as a missionary through the German Methodist Board of Missions from 1986 to 1994 where he taught in the Brazilian Theological Seminary in Sao Paulo and engaged in ministry with the poor and new church development. He is married to Barbara Hüfner-Kemper and the father of three children: Ana, 22, Lena, 21, and Joshua, 16. Thomas enjoys preaching and is becoming known here at GBGM for his good sense of humor. Those who come by the Office of the General Secretary find that his door is open and all are always warmly welcomed.

JUNE 12, GUEST SPEAKER, THURSDAY EVENING, MISSION FOCUS EVENING

Mr. James H. Salley

Since 1992, Mr. James H. Salley has been the Associate Vice-Chancellor for Institutional Advancement for Africa University, which is located in Old Mutare, Zimbabwe. Operating out of the Africa University Development Office in Nashville, Tennessee, which is housed with the General Board of Higher Education, Mr. Salley is responsible for interpreting the programs of the university to local churches, organizations, and agencies throughout the United Methodist connection and beyond. He serves as the chief advancement officer and fundraiser for the institution and is in charge of the university’s institutional advancement program. He currently holds membership in The International Association of Fundraising Professionals and The Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Mr. Salley represented the Southeastern Jurisdiction for eight years on the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church, located in New York. He traveled to Africa, Europe, South America, and Latin America in his role as Director of that agency. In 1988, he was elected to serve a four-year term on the Board of Directors of Africa University and is one of its original founders. In 1984, he was elected a Delegate to the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference of The United Methodist Church and the General Conference in 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012. From 1996 through 2004, he was a member of the Board of Directors of the General Commission on Religion and Race of the United Methodist Church based in Washington, D.C. Mr. Salley is a native of Orangeburg, South Carolina. He was educated in the public schools of Orangeburg and graduated from South Carolina State University and has done further studies at Vanderbilt and Belmont Universities in Nashville, Tennessee. He spent fifteen years in the field

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of broadcasting where he held positions as Staff Announcer, News and Public Affairs Director, Account Executive, Assistant Station Manager, and Station Manager of various radio stations. He was the Executive Producer, Host, and Road Manager of the South Carolina State University Football Television Show for fourteen years. He was the first African American to serve as the President of The South Carolina Associated Press Broadcasters Association and The Radio and Television News Directors Association of the Carolinas. He has served as Account Executive for a major advertising and public relations firm in Columbia, South Carolina. Mr. Salley was employed as the Director of Institutional Advancement at South Carolina State University before working for Africa University. In that capacity, he had total responsibility for activities relative to government relations and corporate and business development. He has been invited to be the featured speaker/preacher at the Zimbabwe, Baltimore-Washington, Peninsula-Delaware, North Alabama, South Carolina, Dakotas, East Ohio, Mississippi, Western North Carolina, Iowa, Florida, California-Nevada, Rocky Mountain, Yellowstone, Desert Southwest, Illinois Great Rivers, and New York Annual Conferences. Under his leadership, successful fund-raising activities have been conducted in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the United States for Africa University. He has the responsibility for spearheading the efforts to renew funding for Africa University at the General Conference of the United Methodist Church and beyond. Under his advancement leadership the university has grown from 40 students in renovated farm buildings, to 1600 students with more than 4,000 graduates, 35 modern buildings with no debt. The university endowment fund has grown from 300,000 to 50 million dollars with a combined total of campaigns and capital projects that number more than 100 million dollars. Mr. Salley has also provided successful fundraising leadership to a number of United Methodist churches, historically Black Colleges and Universities, Gammon Theological Seminary, and National Black Methodist for Church Renewal. He is a member of Edisto Fork United Methodist Church and formerly served as the church Lay Leader and President of the United Methodist Men. He also serves as the Delegate to the Annual Conference and is a certified lay speaker. Mr. Salley was a member of the Orangeburg District Five School Board of Trustees where he served as the Board Secretary for seven years. He is a member of numerous civic and community organizations among which are Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., CASA Family Systems Board of Directors, and the National Association for Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He is a lifetime member of the Black Methodists for Church Renewal of The United Methodist Church and the NAACP. In 1998, Mr. Salley was elected to the Board of Trustees of Gammon Theological Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia and continues to serve. In May 1998, Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina awarded Mr. Salley an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree during its Commencement Exercises. In 2008 Gammon Seminary and The Interdenominational Theological Center of Atlanta, GA bestowed a second Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters. While a student at South Carolina State College he was a member of the internationally known Henderson Davis Players and traveled to 9 countries performing with the theatre touring company. He received honors for Best Actor and Supporting Actor in Purlie Victorious, Ceremonies in Dark Old Men and is a National Speech and Prose winner.

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JUNE 13, GUEST SPEAKER, FRIDAY MORNING, SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE Rev. Pamela Cahoon Rev. Pamela Cahoon was the Executive Director of CROS Ministries for 35 years quietly leading its efforts to fight hunger and the injustice related to hunger in our community. She previously worked as the Associate Pastor, at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Jacksonville and became an ordained elder of the United Methodist Church in 1979. During her more than three decades in Palm Beach County, Rev. Cahoon has also been a faithful member of the health and human services community. She was the first president of Palm Beach County’s Council on Child Abuse and Neglect, which established the Children’s Place, a temporary shelter for potentially abused and neglected children. She brought Habitat for Humanity, a self-help housing program, to the County and served on its first board. She was also a founding board member of Teen Musical Theater, a program for teenagers who could not afford private lessons. Additionally, she chaired the Human Services Coalition for three years, and participated as one of seven citizens in the County’s first comprehensive planning process. She is a past board member of Hope House, a home for AIDS patients, and the Needs Committee of the Health Care District. She was also instrumental in creating the Palm Beach County Food Bank. Her church service has included chairing the Conference Outreach and Refugee committee and participating as a member of Work Area on Mission, Health and Welfare, and Church Development and Strategic Planning. She is also the past chair of D.C.O.M. and the District Superintendency Committee as well as past President of SEJUWN. She served on the Board of Church Extension, Committee on Ministry, served one quadrennium on the General Commission on the Status and the Role of Women, and has been a Jurisdictional Conference delegate five times. Rev. Cahoon holds a B.A. in sociology from Jacksonville University and a Master of Divinity from Emory University, and is a proud graduate of Leadership Palm Beach County’s Class of 1989. She has three grown children, three granddaughters, and a grandson. JUNE 13, GUEST PREACHER, FRIDAY EVENING, ORDINATION, COMMISSIONING AND LICENSING SERVICE Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey was elected a bishop of the United Methodist Church at the 2012 South Central Jurisdictional Conference in Oklahoma City. She is assigned to the Louisiana Episcopal area. She previously served as the Deputy General Secretary (DGS) of the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) of the General Board of Global Ministries (The United Methodist Church) where she had oversight for programs that ranged in scope from international development and hospital revitalization to long-term disaster recovery and ministry with the poor. “It has been a great privilege to serve the church as the DGS for UMCOR” says Bishop Fierro Harvey. “It has prepared me in many ways to serve the larger United Methodist Church at this critical time in the life of our great church.”

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A member of the Texas Annual Conference, Bishop Fierro Harvey was ordained an elder in 2001. She served as an associate at The Foundry in Houston as it developed a strong presence in the northwest sector of the city. She later served at the almost 7,000-member Memorial Drive UMC as the executive associate until 2008 when she was appointed to serve as the director of the conference’s Center for Missional Excellence and was a member of the cabinet. Before entering full-time ministry, Bishop Fierro Harvey was an active lay person in the UMC serving on many committees at the local church, district and annual conference level. She has a deep appreciation for the role and contribution of the laity. She had a full career prior to ordination working in the area of marketing and communication. Bishop Fierro Harvey is fluent in Spanish and speaks what she calls “survival” French. She is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Journalism and specialization in Public Relations. She earned her Masters of Divinity from Southern Methodist University, Perkins School of Theology. She has been married to Dean for 32 years, and they have a daughter, Elizabeth Grace who is 23 years old. BIBLE STUDY LEADER FOR ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2014 Dr. Robert G. Tuttle, Jr. Bob Tuttle was born in North Carolina, the son of a United Methodist minister. After his undergraduate degree at Duke University, he then completed graduate degrees at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and the Wheaton Graduate School of Theology before completing the Ph.D. degree at the University of Bristol in England. Bob then served churches in North Carolina and Colorado before beginning his teaching career at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. Since that time Bob has taught at the Oral Roberts Graduate School of Theology, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky before moving to the Asbury Dunnam Campus (Orlando, Florida) in 2000. Though recently retired, Bob still spends much of his time teaching and writing and going out once a month to teach and preach at conferences, universities, and local churches across the globe. He has preached and/or taught in nearly every state in the US and in over 60 countries worldwide. Bob is committed to Christ and Church. His understanding of the Christian faith has led him to a ministry of sharing the good news of what God has done for us in Jesus Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit available through personal faith in Him. Bob has published over a dozen books over the years and chapters in half a dozen more. He has a book entitled, The Story of Evangelism, A History of the Witness of the Gospel (Abingdon Press, 2006). His book, Shortening the Leap, From Honest Doubt to Enduring Faith (Bristol House) came out in the Fall of 2007. Bob and his wife, Dianne, have homes near Asheville, NC and Vero Beach, FL where they enjoy entertaining, gardening, fishing, and visiting with family (four grown children and six grandchildren) and friends.

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EVENT INFORMATION Welcome to the 2014 Florida Annual Conference Event! Annual Conference registration for clergy and laity will begin on Wednesday, June 11, at 8:00 a.m. at The Lakeland Center. Check-in for Florida Southern College campus housing and meal tickets (pre-registration required) will begin on Wednesday, June 13, at 3:00 p.m., on the campus of Florida Southern College. Residence Halls close at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 14. All information contained in this Workbook is available at the Florida Conference event website (www.acflorida.org). Please check the website often for updates and additional information on the 2014 Florida Annual Conference Event. AGENDA: A basic schedule for the week can be found on page 23 of the Workbook. A pocket agenda will be available at registration. ATHLETIC FACILITIES: Lay and clergy members desiring to use the Wellness Center at Florida Southern College should call or email Carol Hall for an appointment (Phone 863-680-6225; Email (chall4@flsouthern.edu). You will be asked to show your Annual Conference name badge and sign a waiver before you can use the facilities. BABY CHANGING FACILITIES: All restrooms have baby changing facilities. CAMPUS TOURS: If you are interested in taking a tour of the Florida Southern College campus, please call 863-680-6211 to schedule a time. CHILD CARE: In planning stages at press time. CLERGY SESSION: Will be held in Youkey Theatre, 1:30 pm, Wednesday, June 11. COKESBURY: The Cokesbury book exhibit of The United Methodist Publishing House is located in the Jenkins Arena, opening on Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. and closing on Friday at 5:00 p.m. COMMUNION: Holy Communion will be celebrated during the Service of Word and Table, Wednesday evening, June 11, with Bishop Ken Carter, preaching. Early morning Communion will be celebrated Thursday and Friday, 7:30 a.m. in the Prayer Garden. EMERGENCY MESSAGES: The message center is located at the Guest Services desk in the lobby of the Lakeland Center. EMERGENCY messages will be announced from the stage. The telephone number for the message center at the Lakeland Center is: 863-834-7512. FIRST AID: There is a First Aid station for minor first aid needs located between concession stands at the entrance to the arena. All Lakeland Center personnel and Guest Services have the ability to contact First Aid via walkie-talkie. For urgent medical emergencies, please call 911 or have Lakeland Center personnel call 911. GUEST SERVICES: Located in the lobby of the Lakeland Center. Services offered include: guest name badges, telephone message center, information about the conference, hearing impaired devices, order forms for the 2014 Journal and computer kiosks for online orders.

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HEARING-IMPAIRED: Signing for the hearing impaired will be provided for all sessions of Annual Conference. Hearing impaired devices will be available at Guest Services. HOSPITAL: Lakeland Regional Medical Center is located at 1324 Lakeland Hills Boulevard, Lakeland 33804-5448; telephone 863-687-1100. Directions to the hospital from The Lakeland Center: Go east on Lime Street to South Florida Avenue; turn left (north) on South Florida Avenue. Continue heading north for approximately 2 miles. Turn right on Parkview Place. The hospital is on the right. HOUSING:

• Florida Southern College: Registration will be held in Rogers Auditorium in the Carlisle Rogers Building (due to renovations being done on the Jackson Religion Building). Residence halls will close at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 14. (See campus map on page 11). Pre-registration is required. Deadline to register is Friday, May 30, 2014. Complete information and registration forms can be downloaded from the conference website at www.acflorida.org and are available on page 30 of this Workbook. • Lakeland Area Accommodations: Information for Lakeland area hotels/motels can be found on the conference event website, www.acflorida.org.

INTERNET: WIFI access is available throughout the areas in use. Courtesy computers are available to check your email. Power strips for charging your phones or computers will be available in the halls. INTERPRETERS (LANGUAGE): To use the services of an interpreter, you may pick up a receiver and earpiece at the Interpreters’ Table, located in the rear of the Arena. JOURNAL ORDER FORMS: Order forms for the 2014 Florida Annual Conference Journal can be found at Guest Services. Orders paid by check may be placed in the designated box at Guest Services or left with an attendant at the Guest Services Desk (main lobby). All credit card orders must be placed online. Computer kiosks will be available at Guest Services for online orders. Order forms are available at www.acflorida.org. LAITY SESSION: The Laity Session will be held in the Exhibit Hall Wednesday, June 11, 1:30 p.m. MEALS:

Lakeland Center: Ovations Food Service will offer several concession stand options for the purchase of food during Annual Conference. Portable and permanent concession stands will be open throughout each day and evening and will offer breakfast, lunch and dinner items for purchase. No advance reservation or payment is required.

Florida Southern College Cafeteria: Breakfast and dinner will be offered; hours of

service will be posted on the doors. The first meal served at the college cafeteria will be dinner on Wednesday, June 11; the last meal served will be breakfast on Saturday, June 14. Individual meals may be purchased at the door. A meal card may be purchased in advance for $49.00 per person. Pre-registration and payment for meal cards must be made through the Chaplain’s Office at Florida Southern College by May 30, 2014. For more information, contact Jennifer Foust in the Chaplain’s Office at 863-680-4297 (jfoust@flsouthern.edu). All meals are served in the cafeteria.

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Special Meals: Individual groups meeting during Annual Conference are responsible for the promotion and sale of tickets for their own event. Information about each gathering and contact and/or reservation information can be found on the conference event website www.acflorida.org. Many groups welcome interested guests to participate in their meal time activities. If interested in a particular group, contact the person listed on the Conference website group meals link for information about attending.

MEMORIAL SERVICE: The Service of Remembrance will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, June 13, in the Exhibit Hall. The Memorial Service will be webcast live via Internet enabling those who are not able to attend the service to see and hear the service. To view the Memorial Service, click on the webcast button on the home page of the Conference event website, www.acflorida.org, 10:30 a.m., June 13. MINISTRY EXPO: The Ministry Expo will be held in the Jenkins Arena of The Lakeland Center Wednesday, June 11, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, June 12, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Friday, June 13, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Expo strives to provide a gathering place for clergy and lay members and visitors to become better acquainted with mission and ministry areas. The Expo also includes representatives from organizations that provide church related technology, products and services. NAME BADGES – VISITORS AND GUESTS: We encourage and invite all visitors and guests to wear a name badge while attending the Florida Annual Conference Event. If you know of someone who will be attending as a guest direct them to www.acflorida.org to complete a Guest Name Badge request form before they come to the event. This will ensure that their guest name badge will be ready for them at Guest Services in the lobby of the Arena when they arrive. Visitors and guests may also have a name badge made on-site at Guest Services any time after 8:00 a.m. on June 11. OFFERING: The 2014 Annual Conference Offering will be directed equally to two deserving causes: Scholarships for Students at Africa University in the School of Theology and the Institute for Peace, Leadership and Governance; and Young Adult Missional Movement (Send young adults for a year of service in Florida). PARKING: There is no charge to lay and clergy members and guests of the Annual Conference to park at The Lakeland Center. There is ample parking for handicapped persons on the north side of the Arena. PRAYER GARDEN: The Prayer Garden is for your spiritual fulfillment and enjoyment. You are invited to take time throughout the conference to meditate, pray and rest in the Lord. Holy Communion will be served Thursday and Friday at 7:30 a.m. The Prayer Garden is sponsored by the Spiritual Formation Team. CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS: Conference Workshops will be held on Thursday afternoon at 3:30 PM and on Friday afternoon at 3:45 PM. Pre-registration is encouraged so adequate room space and materials are available for participants. Workshop descriptions, Registration and additional information will be available soon at www.acflorida.org.

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PRINTED MATERIALS: Printed materials requiring conference action must be in the hands of the Conference Secretary in printed form 24 hours in advance. Such pages should be prepared and duplicated for distribution at the expense of the submitting party. Printed materials should be taken to the ushers table located at the East end of the Arena. Only those materials that the lay and clergy members will use during the annual conference may be distributed. REGISTRATION: Registration for all clergy and lay members will be at The Lakeland Center in the Jenkins Arena beginning Wednesday, June 11, from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, June 12, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Registration will close at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. SPEAKERS: (See also pages 14-18.) Speakers for this year’s annual conference are:

• Wednesday evening: Service of Remembrance, Bishop Ken Carter • Thursday morning: Bible Study, Dr. Bob Tuttle • Thursday afternoon: GBGM Presentation, Dr. Thomas Kemper • Thursday evening: Mission Focus, Mr. James Salley • Friday morning: Service of Remembrance, Rev. Pam Cahoon • Friday evening: Ordination, Service, Bishop Cynthia Harvey • Saturday morning: Closing Session, Bishop Ken Carter

VIDEO AND AUDIO TAPED SESSIONS: All sessions of the Annual Conference are video and audio taped, including worship services, debates and discussions. Order blanks will be available online and on-site during Annual Conference. VISITATION DURING CONFERENCE SESSIONS: Ushers will close off the Arena each morning when the sessions begin. Visitation may take place outside the Arena. WHEEL CHAIR FACILITIES: The Lakeland Center is equipped for persons who are physically challenged. There is wheelchair seating on the main floor of the Arena. There is also a wheelchair lift on the north side of the concourse for wheelchair seating in the lower balcony. See an usher for assistance. WORSHIP BOOKLET: A Worship Booklet will be included in the Welcome Packet you receive on-site during registration. Please bring this with you to all worship services. WORSHIP SERVICES: Annual Conference worship services are coordinated by the Worship Team, led by Jennifer Stiles-Williams. All worship services will be held in the Exhibit Hall unless otherwise directed. YOUTH ACTIVITIES: Special activities have been scheduled for youth (ages 12-18 or those still in high school). Please refer to the Youth Agenda and Registration form found on pages 25-27 of this Workbook.

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2014 FLORIDA ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Wednesday, June 11 8:00 am to 7 pm Prayer Garden 8:00 am Annual Conference Registration begins; Expo Center opens in the Arena 1:30 pm Laity Session in Exhibit Hall 1:30 pm Clergy Session in Youkey Theatre 3:30 pm Opening Plenary in Exhibit Hall 5:00 pm Dinner Break 7:30 pm Service of Word and Table in Exhibit Hall with Bishop Carter preaching Thursday, June 12 7:45 am to 7 pm Prayer Garden 6:30 am 5K run/walk at Lake Hollingsworth 8:30 am Plenary Session in Exhibit Hall with Bible Study led by Dr. Bob Tuttle 11:30 am Lunch Break 1:30 pm Afternoon Plenary in Exhibit Hall with presentation by Dr. Thomas Kemper,

General Secretary of the General Board of Global Ministries 3:30 pm Enrichment Sessions 5:00 pm Dinner Break 7:30 pm Mission Focus Evening in Exhibit Hall with Dr. James Salley,

Vice Chancellor of Africa University Friday, June 13 7:45 am to 5 pm Prayer Garden 8:30 am Plenary Session in Exhibit Hall, including Anniversary Celebrations 10:30 am Service of Remembrance in Exhibit Hall, Rev. Pam Cahoon preaching 11:30 am Lunch Break 1:30 pm Afternoon Plenary in Exhibit Hall, including Retirement Service 3:30 pm Enrichment Sessions 5:00 pm Dinner Break 7:30 pm Service of Licensing, Commissioning and Ordination in Youkey Theatre with

Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey (Louisiana Annual Conference) preaching Saturday, June 14 8:30 am Final Plenary Session in Youkey Theatre with Bishop Carter preaching the closing

worship 11:00 am Adjournment

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A Word from Our Bishop’s Wife, Rev. Pam Carter

First, let me say a deep-felt thank you to all the churches that participated in the Million Meals challenge this past year. We met our goal four months early, and since then have significantly exceeded it! The meals we have packed this year with Stop Hunger Now have been sent around the world, from the Philippines to Haiti, Nicaragua to the African continent. Your faithfulness and generosity will mean that many, many hungry children will be fed. I am looking forward to sharing with you the total number of meals packed, and to show you what the work of your hands has made possible. Now to the future!

JEWELRY RE-SALE FOR MISSIONS

While traveling throughout the Conference, I have met so many wonderful young adults. They are committed Christians who truly and earnestly desire to make a difference in this world. What is often holding them back from participating in our global missions opportunities is a lack of financial means to pay for the costs that are associated with such travel. With your help, we can change that. This year we are sponsoring a Jewelry Re-Sale for Missions. This is a different kind of jewelry sale because we are asking all of you to contribute items from your jewelry collections that you are no longer using, both real and costume jewelry, and we will sell these items at Annual Conference. Even your damaged jewelry is welcome. We will take it all and try to make the best profits possible to reach our goal. It is a resale, for a remarkable goal – the goal of making mission participation a reality for the next generation. The money we make will help to fund two young adult trips to our covenant partners in Cuba and Haiti in the coming conference year. So how can you participate?

Check your jewelry box for items you are willing to donate

Send items to your District Office (in zip lock bags if possible)

Purchase items at the Jewelry ReSale for Missions while at Annual Conference

We ask that you send your donated items to your District Office no later than June 1. That will give us plenty of time to organize the inventory and get ready for the big resale for remarkable mission opportunities. The jewelry sale will be open on Wednesday, Thursday and a half day Friday. So stop by the sale, find a treasure and make a difference in the life of a young person. Here’s hoping our forgotten gems will be the means to making new mission opportunities a reality for many, many young adults. Pam Carter

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YOUTH ACTIVITIES Dear 2014 Annual Conference Youth Member, Thank you so much for being willing to put aside some time this summer to be a part of Annual Conference 2014. One of the things I love about being part of The United Methodist Church is the fact that everyone, once they join, has equal say in the business of our church! Since you are attending the Annual Conference and will be speaking for and representing the thousands of youth that our conference ministers with, it is vitally important that we hear YOUR voice at this gathering. The youth members to Annual Conference are required this year to sleep and take their meals ON CAMPUS at Florida Southern, the cost of which is $99 for the lodging and all meals excluding 3 lunches. We are asking youth members to arrive on Wednesday, June 11 by 10 a.m. for pre-conference orientation and to check-in at the dorms. Youth members will not be allowed to leave campus (unless on an official youth delegation outing!) until the event is over. We are also asking that youth who drive to Annual Conference leave their car parked throughout the AC 2014 event. This is for your protection and for your enjoyment! The way to get the most out of this experience is to devote completely to it! No worries, though, we will be having fun throughout the whole event!

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YOUTH SCHEDULE FOR ANNUAL CONFERENCE

(Tentative, subject to change) Wednesday, June 11 8:00 a.m. Registration opens. Register and check-in. 9a.m.-10:00 a.m. Register on campus at Florida Southern 12:00 p.m. Shuttle to Convention Center for registration and lunch 1:30 p.m. Laity Session in Exhibit Hall 5:00 p.m. Travel by Shuttle to dinner in Herbert E Wolfe Building 7:30 p.m. Communion Service . Thursday, June 12 6:30 a.m. Breakfast opens in Herbert E Wolfe building 8:00 a.m. Shuttle leaves for Lakeland Center 8:45 a.m.-5 p.m. Laity Session (Lakeland Center), lunch, Plenary Sessions 5:00 - 10:00 p.m. Shuttle return, dinner, and evening activity Friday, June 13 6:30 a.m. Breakfast opens in Herbert E Wolfe building 8:15 a.m. Shuttle leaves for Lakeland Center 9:00 a.m. - 5 p.m. Plenary Sessions, lunch break, Plenary Sessions 5:00 - 10:00 p.m. Dinner and evening activity Saturday, June 14 7:30 a.m. Breakfast in Herbert E Wolfe building 8:15 a.m. Shuttle leaves for Lakeland Center 9:00 a.m. Plenary Session 1:00 p.m. Scheduled adjournment More information regarding the Youth Delegation will be released by Kelly Minter as it becomes available. Check back often to the Conference Web-site at Annual Conference 2014. Click on the ANNUAL CONFERENCE tab and then the YOUTH INFORMATION tab. Please direct specific questions related to the Youth Delegation to Kelly at kminter@flumc.org. If you are interested in becoming a Youth Chaperone at the 2014 Florida Annual Conference, please contact Kelly Minter at kminter@flumc.org or by phone (407-694-2167).

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YOUTH HOUSING REGISTRATION FORM Every youth member to Annual Conference 2014 must reside on Florida Southern’s campus, and take their breakfast and dinner there. The youth price of $99 reflects your combined price for housing and a meal plan beginning with Wednesday dinner. It does not include lunches on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday. Please bring money for your lunch. This applies to youth (up to and including age 17) and the most recent graduates (members of graduating class of 2014 who are also 18 years old). Please fill out the information below and mail it to the address at the bottom of the page. Name Date of Birth Gender: Male Female Mailing address City/State/Zip District Church Home Phone Cell Phone Email Address Please list any special needs we need to be aware of (dietary or otherwise): Please check one. Registrant type: __ AC Youth voting member. __ AC Youth observer. __ AC Chaperone (pending background check and approval) Please check one. As of June 11, 2014 (chaperones, please leave blank): __I am 17 years of age or younger. __I am 18 years old and still in high school. __I am 18 years old and have graduated high school. Combined price for housing and meals EXCEPT FOR LUNCHES: $99 Make checks payable to: FLORIDA CONFERENCE TREASURER. Mail this form and a check for $99 to: Florida Annual Conference 2013 Attn: Heidi Leab, Annual Conference Youth Housing 450 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue Lakeland, FL 33815 NOTICE TO ADULTS: If you are interested in becoming a Youth Chaperone at the 2014 Florida Annual Conference, please contact Kelly Minter at (kminter@flumc.org) or by phone (407-694-2167). *Housing registration deadline: Friday, May 30, 2014

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FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE CAMPUS HOUSING RESERVATION DEADLINE: MONDAY, MAY 30, 2014 Dear 2014 Florida Annual Conference Participant: The 2014 Florida Annual Conference Event of The United Methodist Church will convene on Wednesday, June 11, in Lakeland, Florida, with pre-conference activities and registration beginning on Wednesday, June 11 at 8 a.m. The Chaplain’s Office at Florida Southern College will coordinate campus housing. To make your stay at Florida Southern College as comfortable as possible, please read this letter carefully and follow the procedures. IMPORTANT: The Office of Church Relations coordinates only campus housing and campus meals. All other information or materials should be obtained from the Florida United Methodist Conference Center at (863) 688-5563 or (800) 282-8011. Information about the conference event, including campus housing, can also be found on the conference Web site flumc.org (click on the Annual Conference 2014 link) or by emailing acquestions@flumc.org. Enclosed with this letter is your reservation card for campus housing and meals. This card must be returned with full payment in order for a room assignment and meal ticket reservation to be made. Rooms will be assigned in the order that the reservation cards are received in this office. Reservations will not be accepted over the telephone. Meal tickets and keys will be issued at the time of registration. Hours of registration: 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11; and 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 12. Registration will be held in the Fannin Campus Ministries Center. Residence halls will close at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 14. LODGING -The room fee for housing is $96.00 per person. There are a very limited number of rooms available to accommodate physical disabilities, especially wheelchair accessibility. These rooms will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please note the “physical disability” section on your reservation card and describe on the back any limiting conditions you may have. It is important to remember that there are steps leading to most of the available rooms. Complimentary housing is available for retired ministers of the Florida Conference receiving pension and for pastors applying for provisional membership. Please clearly mark the reservation card to ensure that you receive this benefit if it applies to you. (Meal tickets are not complimentary and may be purchased if desired.) If you find after making the reservation you are unable to attend, please call the Office of Church Relations (863-680-4297) to cancel. Otherwise, the Florida Conference Office will be billed for your room. If your spouse is attending, please include his/her name with yours on the top line of the reservation card. Unfortunately, all married housing rooms do require some steps, even first-floor rooms; please be aware of this when making your reservations. Rooms in the other residence halls are double occupancy. If you do not list a roommate, one will be assigned to you. To request a specific roommate, both parties must indicate each other on the reservation card. Limited requests for private rooms will be accepted with payment for two people.

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Reservations for children are not possible. Residence halls are not equipped for their safety. All rooms are non-smoking areas. Pets are not permitted on campus. YOU WILL NEED TO SUPPLY YOUR OWN TOWELS, PILLOWS, SHEETS, AND BLANKETS. MATTRESSES MEASURE TWIN-EXTRA LONG. REGULAR TWIN SHEETS WILL NOT FIT. MEAL PLAN -Meals will be served in the FSC cafeteria beginning with dinner on Wednesday, June 11, and ending with breakfast on Saturday, June 14. A meal ticket may be purchased for $49.00 per person, which includes breakfast and dinner – no lunch. (Lunch options will be available on-site at the Lakeland Center.) Campus meal tickets are nontransferable, one meal per meal period. Sorry, no exceptions. Payment must be returned with the reservation card. Individual meals may be purchased at the door. All meals are served in the cafeteria. A confirmation letter will be sent promptly to you upon receiving your reservation card and full payment. RESERVATION DEADLINE: Monday, May 30, 2014. Florida Southern College is glad to serve the Florida Annual Conference by coordinating and making these services available to you. If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Foust in the Chaplain’s Office at 863-680-4297 (jfoust@flsouthern.edu).

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FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE HOUSING DEADLINE MAY 30 FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE ~ 2014 FLORIDA ANNUAL CONFERENCE HOUSING/MEALS RESERVATION CARD – PLEASE PRINT Name(s) ___________________________ Adult Male _ Adult Female _ Couple______ Mailing Address_______________________________________________________________ City/ST/Zip__________________________________________________District_____ Email address: _________________________________________________________ Daytime Phone ( ) Church Name ____________ Roommate________________________________ Physical Disability (explain on back) PLEASE SELECT ACCOMMODATIONS NEEDED

Room only for ONE ADULT @ $96.00 _____ Room only for TWO ADULTS @ $192.00 ______

Room & Meals for ONE ADULT @$145.00 ___ Room & Meals for TWO ADULTS @$290.00__

Meals only for ONE ADULT @ $49.00 ____ Meals only for TWO ADULTS @ $98.00 ________ Requesting complimentary housing (check one): Applying for Provisional Membership ____ Retired FL Conference Clergy ____ Make checks payable to Florida Southern College. Return form and payment to: Office of Church Relations, Florida Southern College 111 Lake Hollingsworth Dr., Lakeland, FL 33801 RESERVATION DEADLINE – MONDAY, MAY 30, 2014 Office Use

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PROCEDURES AND AGENDA REPORT

The following is recommended for approval: 1. The authority for procedure of the 2014 Florida Annual Conference is the following: (a) the 2012 Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church; (b) the Standing Rules of the Florida Annual Conference, 2013 Journal, page 191 ff.; and (c) Robert’s Rules of Order. 2. The Pocket Agenda for the 2014 Florida Annual Conference event, received at registration, is to be the official agenda for the 2014 Conference. 3. Any member of the Annual Conference who wishes to be recognized shall stand at his/her place and wave the brightly colored card distributed at registration. When the Bishop recognizes that person, he/she goes to the designated numbered microphone and addresses the conference. The person must state her/his name, clergy or lay, and the name of the local church, district or conference organization he/she represents. David A. Dodge Agenda Chair

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STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP TEAM REPORT 1 2

Purpose, Context and History: 3 Our purpose, context and history of work set the stage for our work this year. 4 The purpose of the Strategic Leadership Team, as defined at its formation, is to “clarify the 5 vision of the Annual Conference, ensure this vision is accomplished, and ensure the alignment 6 of all Annual Conference resources and ministries with the vision.” 7 Toward that end, the SLT began its work in 2011 refocusing the vision and mission, and 8 articulating our purpose and values. The approval of the purpose, mission, values, and vision by 9 the 2011 Annual Conference established the framework for the alignment of our resources and 10 ministries. In preparation for the 2012 Annual Conference, the SLT spent several months 11 familiarizing itself with the major ministry resources in an effort to access where we are and 12 define our direction. 13 The SLT presented at the 2012 conference a list of four outcomes along with goals and actions 14 related to each outcome. The approval of this list of outcomes, goals and actions gave the SLT 15 a direction for their work. You can find an updated version of our outcomes, goals and actions 16 (as approved in 2012 and updated to reflect new language) on the conference website. 17 In 2012-2013, the Strategic Leadership Team (SLT) moved more deeply into its stated purpose 18 around the alignment of the Conference vision and resources. At the Annual Conference in 19 2013 we presented a report that assessed the present reality, moved toward the alignment of 20 resources and made action through seven significant next steps (note: link will be embedded to 21 last year’s report). These steps reflected change in our Standing Rules and have already begun 22 to be implemented across our Connection. They included focusing the work of the DS on 23 missional strategy, changes in Conference Office and Structure, District Structure, clarifying role 24 of Conference Table and more. 25 26 Summary of work since Annual Conference 2013: 27 Our work since Annual Conference 2013 has been focused on the continuation and evaluation 28 of the work that has gone before and looking into the future with hope about the work to come. 29 30 In 2013, the SLT commissioned a Task Force to work in partnership with the Cabinet, CFA and 31 Trustees around the financial and administrative life of the Districts and Conference. In the Fall 32 of 2013, the Task Force presented nine recommendations that were then reviewed and 33 approved by the SLT, CFA and the Cabinet. These include continued work by the Conference 34 Treasurer’s office around District financial controls, standardization of District apportionments 35 and the creation of an investment committee. It will include (into the future) work on Property 36 Management and evaluation of properties in transition, working with Mission Congregations, and 37 helping churches who are struggling to be sustainable into the future. Future recommendations 38 around that work will continue. 39 40 We took a step back and reviewed the past work around mission and vision. We prioritized our 41 work together moving forward around creating a culture of being a missionary church in a 42 missionary culture, reaching youth and young adults, thinking creatively around the 43 development of clergy and lay leadership and clarifying expectations at every level of the 44 connection. 45 In our work on resource alignment, we explored the implementation and evaluated the new 46 Conference structure and the overall fulfillment of the mission and vision. Members of the SLT 47 met with each Conference office or Director to discuss and discover resource alignment. We 48 remain hopeful about much of the work around the conference, especially the work in 49

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Congregational Vitality focused on the creation of teaching churches, the renewed and 1 refocused work on new church development, the work of Missional Engagement around working 2 with the poor and other initiatives. Continued work and evaluation of alignment of resources will 3 be needed into the future. 4 We are excited about a new project from our Bishop that would center on “creating fresh 5 expressions” through identification and multiplication of “third places.” Our core belief is that 6 there are many new places to express our faith in creative and vibrant ways around our 7 community and these new expressions need to be cultivated and launched through deep 8 partnership in local churches between clergy and laity. 9 Finally, we discussed and explored the need for continued strategic planning looking at work 10 from our past. We believe the building blocks for a strategic plan are present but clearly 11 prioritized and coordinated next steps are needed. We will present a full strategic plan with 12 updated outcomes and goals at a future date. 13

14 Our work continues! We look forward to continued partnership with members and leaders 15 around our Annual Conference. We continue to seek feedback and input on our work. 16 17 Respectfully submitted, 18 Strategic Leadership Team 19 20 Members of the Strategic Leadership Team: Bishop Ken Carter, Alice Williams, Alisa Rushing, 21 Betty Gissendanner, Bob Bushong, Clarke Campbell-Evans, Dale Locke, Mickey Wilson, Rini 22 Hernandez, Russ Graves, Sharon Austin, Annette Stiles-Pendergrass, and Alex Shanks 23

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28 This report was not available at press time. If submitted, it will be posted online at 29 www.acflorida.org. Click the “Supplemental Workbook Reports” link for the reports not found in 30 this workbook. 31

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Officers of the Conference 3 4

Director of Connectional Ministries: Sharon Austin 5 Conference Treasurer: Milton E. “Mickey” Wilson 6 Chancellor: Paul Butler 7 Conference Secretary: Kenneth L. Minton 8 Head Usher: Rusty Belcher 9 Parliamentarian: Bob Grizzard 10 11

12 Conference Leadership 13

14 These Servant Leaders listed below were either; 15

1. nominated by the Conference Committee on Leadership and are presented to the 16 Annual Conference for election 17

2. elected by a particular agency of the conference or district or 18 3. designated by the bishop or other agent as defined by the Standing Rules. 19

20 Italics indicate clergy. Numbers and initials after a name indicates the year that a person first 21 joined the committee, the year that he/she is required to rotate off and the district. (For example 22 (06/14/NC), the person came on the committee in 2006. By Standing Rules, he/she is ineligible 23 to serve after 2014. He/she serves from the North Central District.) A number following the 24 name of a committee officer indicates the year that person assumed that office. 25 26 Conference Table 27 Co-Conveners: Chuck Mallue (13/21/EC); Debbie McLeod (13/21/NE) 28 Committee Chairpersons: David McEntire, BCRM; Terri Hill, BOOM; Gustavo Betancourt, 29 Hispanic Ministries; Tamara Isidore, Haitian Ministries; Will Clark, Religion & Race; Wendy 30 Crudele, Pensions/Health Benefits; Cary Hardee, Trustees; Isaac Newton, Youth/Young Adults; 31 Mike Kennedy, Global Mission & Justice; Susie Horner, Ministry Protection; Lyndol Loyd, Board 32 of Higher Education/Campus Ministry; Kim Uchimura, Finance/Administration; Russ Graves, 33 Conference Lay Leader; Dennis Vlassis, Florida United Methodist Foundation; KeTia Harris, 34 Commission on Status and Role of Women; Vicki Swartz, Committee on Native American 35 Ministry; Leah Pittard, Archives & History 36 Conference Staff: Sharon Austin, Director of Connectional Ministries; Mike Standifer, Director of 37 Camps/Retreats Ministry; Wendy McCoy, Director of Human Resources; Joel Pancoast, 38 Director of Ministries with Young People; David Fuquay, Director of Higher Education and 39 Campus Ministry; Gretchen Hastings, Director of Connectional Relations; Icel Rodriguez, 40 Director of Global Missions; Mickey Wilson, Treasurer; Craig Smelser, Controller; LaNita 41 Battles, Claims/Risk Manager; Wee-Li Tan, President of Florida United Methodist Foundation; 42 David Dodge, Ass’t to Bishop; Ken Carter, Bishop 43 Members at Large: Chuck Mallue, Debbie McLeod 44 45 Strategic Leadership Team 46 Chairperson: Kenneth Carter (12) 47 Class of 2015: Rinaldo Hernandez (10/18/SW); Annette Pendergrass (10/18/EC); Clarke 48 Campbell-Evans (13/21/SC); Russ Graves (10/18/AC) 49

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Class of 2016: Betty Gissendanner (13/21/SW); Alice Williams (10/18/EC); Alisa Rushing 1 (13/21/GC); Alex Shanks (12/20/SE); Mickey Wilson (13/21/SC; 2 Class of 2017: Sharon Austin (13/21/SC) 3 Class of 2018: Bob Bushong (10/18/EC); Dale Locke (10/18/AC) 4 5 6

Standing Task Teams 7 8 “Beyond 50” Ministries 9 Contact person: Martha Virginia Spivey 10 AC - David Broadbent, Susan Forbes; Johnnie Faye Lane; Candy Ogden; Martha Virginia 11 Spivey, Sophia Pickett; NE - Deloris & Earl Demps, Jim Lewis; NW – Pat Douglass; Katie 12 Hewett, Jerry Smith; SC - Marian Palmer; SE - Mary Mizell; Carmen Perez 13 14 Methodists United in Prayer (Formerly Cuba/Florida Covenant) 15 Chair: George Reed (14) 16 Vice Chair: Dan Christopherson (14) 17 Secretary: Renee Kincaid 18 Marj Green (AC); Rusty Belcher, Aldo Martin (EC); Karen Laukat (GC); George Reed (NE); 19 Sanford Mayo (NC); Terry Denham (NW); Renee Kincaid, Roberto Lopez (SC); Blanca 20 Hermida, Roberto Pinera (SE); Dan Christopherson (SW) 21 Conference Staff: Icel Rodriguez, Director of Global Mission 22 23 East Angola/Florida Partnership 24 Chair: Sandi Goodman (14) 25 Steve Hart (AC); Vaughan Harshman, Barrie Wilkie (GC); Will Clark (NC); Don Zeiser, Patsy 26 Rabb, (NE); Armando Rodriguez (NW); Sandi Goodman (SE) 27 Conference Staff: Icel Rodriguez, Director of Global Mission 28 29 Haiti/Florida Covenant 30 Chair: Pam Carter (SC) 31 Dionne Hammond (AC); Thomas Toussaint (EC); Charlie Guyton, Lianne Schraeder (NW); Pam 32 Carter (SC); Paul Massingill (SE); Jetro Jeune (SW) 33 Conference Staff: Greg Harford, UMVIM Coordinator; Icel Rodriguez, Director of Global Mission 34 35 Spiritual Formation 36 Chair: Jim Cook (12) 37 Ann Abbott (NC); Donna Bauernschub (SC) Joan Bryant (NE); Martha Clark (SC); Shields Clark 38 (SC); Jim Cook (NC); Joyce Estes (NW); Jennette Lewis Hoffer (SW); Christine Hoffman (GC); 39 Stephen Hoffman (GC); Kathy Houser (NE); Frances Jennings (NE); Ruth Morrison-Hakeem 40 (EC) Trudy Corry Rankin (SC); Barbara Riddle (EC); Lynwood Walters (NC); Sharon Weaver 41 (GC); Lia Icaza-Willetts (SW); Lucy Wray (GC); Anna Wright (NE) 42 43 United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) 44 Coordinator: Greg Harford (12) 45 Brian Carr (EC); Bruce Anderson (GC); Jim Watson (NC); Derrick Scott (NE); Linda Bianco 46 (NW); Michelle Colan (SC); Beth Bostrom (SE), Cesar Villafana (SE) 47 Conference Staff: Greg Harford, UMVIM Coordinator; Icel Rodriguez, Director of Global Mission; 48

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Women’s Retreat Design Team 1 Chairperson: Mary McLendon 2 Class of 2015: Mary McLendon (12/15/EC); Joyce Todaro (12/15/SC); Cheryl Woodman 3 (12/15/AC) 4 Class of 2016: Sheryl Francavilla (13/16/SC); Jeanette Hamblen (13/16/ SE); Dedee McLeod 5 (13/16/EC); Debbie White (13/16/SW) 6 Class of 2017: 7 Ex officio: Mary Best (AC); Deborah Davis (NW); Lisa McNamee (GC); Katherine Reinecke 8 (09/12/SC) 9 Conference Staff: Sherri Lingle, Program Coordinator, Connectional Ministries 10 11 12

Focused Task Teams 13 14 Creation Care 15 Chairperson: Mark Johnson (13) 16 Andy Bell (10/18/GC); Fred Ball (12/20/AC); Beth Becht (14/22/EC); Rae Bourquein (10/18/SC); 17 Martha Pierce (10/18/SW); Mark Johnson (10/18/EC); Chuck Morgan (10/18/AC) 18 19 Prison/Jail Ministry 20 Bill Bailey (12/20/NE); Steve Hart (11/19/AC); Cheryl Jackson (12/20/SC); Cindy Lane 21 (12/20/SC); George Potter (10/18/NW); Mary Starkey (11/19/NC); Bill Upchurch (11/19/SE); 22 Mary Ann Walsh (11/19/NW); Bud Yoakum (12/20/EC) 23 24 Children’s Coalition 25 Samuel Awoniyi (11/19/NE); Pam Cahoon (10/18/AC); Dan Campbell (10/18/GC); Lynette 26 Fields (10/18/EC); Debbie Glisson (11/19/SC); Alma Manney (10/18/EC); Florence Parra 27 (11/19/SC); Martha Pierce (10/18/SW); Rosemary Uebel (10/18/GC); Anne Winn (12/20/AC); 28 Anna J Woods (10/18/EC) 29 30 31

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Committee on Haitian Ministry 34 Chair: Tamara Isidore 35 Vice Chair: Joanes Martin 36 Secretary: Rosemary Gagliardi 37 Haitian District Representatives: Jocelyn B Adhemar (AC); Jude Jean Baptist (SW); Jean 38 Jacques-Pierre Gilles (NC); Tamara Isidore (GC); Eliantus Valmyr (EC) 39 Non-Haitian District Representatives from districts with Haitian Ministries: Marilyn Beecher (EC); 40 Nancy Gray (SC); Ed Ritter (SW) 41 Ex officio Members: District Superintendents in Districts with Haitian Congregations 42 By Virtue of Position: Immigration Law Consultant: Janet Horman (SE) 43 44 Hispanic Assembly 45 President: Cesar J. Villafana 46 Vice President: Oscar Negron 47 Treasurer: Rafael Plaza 48 Secretary: Mercedes Andrades 49

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Director of Education, Ana Andujar; Director of Evangelizm, Diogenes Hernandez; Director of 1 Youth activities, Ambar Ramirez; Family Camp Director, Leticia Zulon; Hispanic Ministry team 2 representative, Gustavo Betancourt 3 4 Hispanic Ministry Team 5 Chair: Gustavo Betancourt (11) 6 At-Large Members: Gustavo Betancourt (11/19/SE); Orlando Garay (11/19/SW); Laura Artiles 7 (11/19/SE); Luz Maldonado (11/19/SW); Nancy Mayeux (11/19/GC); Director of Connectional 8 Ministries; Cesar Villafaña, Chair of the Hispanic Assembly 9 10 Outreach Ministries Committee 11 Chair: Pamela Qualls 12 Vice Chair: Brent McLaughlin 13 Secretary: Deborah Brown 14 Community Outreach Ministries (NE): Jim Young 15 Cornerstone Family Ministries, Inc. (SC): Cathy Capo Stone 16 Christians Reaching Out to Society (AC): Ruth Mageria 17 Grace Place for Children and Families (SW): Stephanie Campbell 18 Halifax Urban Ministries, Inc. (EC): Troy Ray 19 Hearts and Hands Ministries (NC): Diane Popieski 20 Justice for Our Neighbors, Central Florida: 21 Church & Community Connection (EC): Amanda Howe 22 Branches (formerly South Florida Urban Ministries) (SE): Brent McLaughlin 23 UM Cooperative Ministries of Madison County (NW): Deborah Brown 24 UM Cooperative Ministries/Suncoast, Inc. (GC): Pamela Qualls 25 Director of Missional Engagement, Clarke Campbell-Evans 26 Mission and Justice Team, Mike Kennedy - Chairperson 27 28 Shade and Fresh Water 29 Officers: 30 Co-Chairs: Lucy Wray (GC) and James Holden (SW) 31 Secretary: Lew Arnold (GC); 32 Treasurer: Mark Whittaker (GC) 33 Spiritual Director: Trudy Rankin (SC) 34 Directors: Anne Butcher (SC); Jim Cook (NC); MarthaGay Duncan (SC); Dawn Fryman (EC); 35 Joyce Johnson (SW); Dionne Hammond (AC) 36 Spiritual Directors: Jim Cook (NC); Trudy Rankin (SC); Dawn Reichard (SC); Lynwood 37 Walters (NC); Lucy Wray (GC) 38 Advisory Board: Clark Campbell-Evans (NE); Wayne Curry (NW); June Edwards (SC); 39 Jeannie Harper (EC); Sue Haupert-Johnson (NC); Jane Holzkamp (NE); Frances Jennings 40 (NE); Sharon Luther (SW); Geraldine McClellan (NC); David McEntire (SC); Bill Owens (GC); 41 Philip Roughton (SE); Vicki Walker (SC) 42 43 Disaster Ministry Advisory Team 44 Conference Coordinator: Pam Garrison 45 Patti Auperlee (AC); Joe Moxley (AC); Jeff Campbell (EC); Annette Reyes-Burnsed (EC); Al 46 Tomek (NC); Marvin Hammontree (SC); Cesar Villafana (SE); Open (GC); Open (NE); Carol 47 McRae (NW); John Sink (NW); Ernie Ritta (SW); Thom Street (SW) – Ham Radio liaison 48

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Conference Mission/Ministry Priorities 5 6 Congregational Vitality 7 Chair: Larry Taylor 8 Vice Chair: Jennifer Stiles-Williams 9 Secretary: Benjamin Stilwell Hernandez 10 Lynn Ball (13/21/SW); Dave Elyea (13/21/NW); Scott Farman (13/21/NE); Bruce Kitson 11 (13/21/AC); Danilo Quevedo (13/21/SE); Steve Potter (13/21/GC); Jennifer Stiles-Williams 12 (13/21/EC); Ben Stilwell–Hernandez (13/21/EC); Larry Taylor (13/21/NC); Louis Telcy 13 (13/21/GC); Matt Wallis (13/21/SC); Marcus Zillman (13/21/AC) 14 Cabinet Representative, Gary Spencer 15 Conference Staff: Director of New Church Starts, Dan Jackson; Vitality Specialist, Janet Earls 16 17 Missions 18 Chair: Mike Kennedy (12) 19 George Reed, Chair of MUIP; Sandi Goodman, Chair of East Angola/Florida Partnership; Pam 20 Carter, Chair of Haiti/Florida Covenant; Greg Harford, Conference Mission Volunteers 21 Coordinator; Larry Rankin, Missionary support; Ruth Jean-Pierre, UMW Representative; Carl 22 Bergeson (Imagine No Malaria) 23 At Large: Carl Berguson; Paola Ferro; Gail Christy Jones; Jeff McClendon; Marsha Mullet; 24 Armando Rodriguez 25 Conference Staff: Icel Rodriguez, Director of Global Missions, Clarke Campbell-Evans, Director 26 of Missional Engagement 27 28 Social Justice 29 Chair: 30 Pam Qualls, Outreach Ministry Chair; Prison Ministry Chair (TBD); Mark Johnson, Creation Care 31 Chair; Immigration Chair (TBD); Beth Potter (Human Trafficking); Strengthening the Black 32 Church representative; Alma Manney, Peace with Justice Rep; Rosemary Uebel, UMW Social 33 Action; John Banks 34 At large: Beth Bostrom; Dwayne Craig; Kenya Munroe; Mike Plett; Anne Winn 35 Conference Staff: Harold Lewis, Director of Multi-Cultural and Justice Ministries; Clarke 36 Campbell-Evans, Director of Missional Engagement 37 38 Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministry 39 Chairperson: Lyndol Loyd (12) 40 Vice Chairperson: Mike Crawford 41 Secretary: Josh Bell 42 Finance: Dick Scheaffer 43 Scholarship: Nathan Adams 44 Campus Ministry Representative: Vance Rains 45 Bethune Cookman Representative: David Allen 46 Class of 2014: Josh Bell (07/14/GC); Amanda Blount (13/21/NE); Jim Manuel (13/21/EC); 47 Yvonne McShay (13/21/SC); MeLynne Rust (12/15/EC); Stacey Thompson (13/21/EC) 48

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Class of 2016: Patti Aupperlee (08/16/AC); Drew Dancey (12/20/EC); Bob Douglass 1 (11/19/SC); Mike Fordham (08/16/NC); Willie A. Miller, Jr. (12/20/AC); Richard (Dick) Scheaffer 2 (08/16/NC) 3 Class of 2017: Jim Divine (13/21/NE); Allen Johnson (12/13/NC); Lyndol Loyd (09/17/EC; 4 Cynthia Sucher (13/21/NW); Melissa Delker Stump (09/17/AC); Jon Tschanz (13/21/EC) 5 Class of 2018: Nathan Adams (10/18/NW); Sue Blanchard (14/22/GC); Will Finnin (10/18/AC); 6 Anderson Foote (14/22/NE); Sharon Ladner (14/22/SE); Allison Manning (14/22/SC); Brad 7 Middaugh (14/22/SW) 8 Student Representatives: 9 Ex officio: FSC Church Relations Director: Michael Crawford; Cabinet Representative – Tim 10 Smiley; Director of Connectional Ministries; Director of Higher Education and Campus 11 Ministries; Conference Trustees; General Board of Higher Education and Ministry: Teresita 12 Matos 13 14 Board of Camps and Retreat Ministries 15 Chairperson: David McEntire (12) 16 Vice Chairperson: 17 Secretary: 18 Class of 2015: Marguerite Matthews (07/15/NC); Steve Schneeberger (12/20/EC); Adam Zele 19 (12/20/GC); Waite Willis (07/15/SC) 20 Class of 2016: Wayne Curry (08/16/NW); David Cruz (12/20/SE); David McEntire (12/20/SC); 21 Paul Nessler (08/16/GC) 22 Class of 2017: Pennie Emmanuel-Funches (13/21/NE); Chris Haden (13/21/SC); Corey Jones 23 (13/21/EC); Sydney Jones (13/21/NE); Vivian Kitchen (09/17/SC); Audrey Warren (13/21/SE) 24 Class of 2018: Hunter Short (11/18/NC); Jack Tilk (12/20/NW) 25 Ex officio: Director of Connectional Ministries; Conference Treasurer; Conference Trustees 26 Representative; Camps and Retreats Ministries Executive Director 27 Cabinet Representative: Gary Spencer (AC) 28 29 30

Disciplinary Ministry Priorities 31 32 Commission on Archives and History 33 Chairperson: Leah Pittard (12) 34 Vice Chairperson: Tom McClary 35 Secretary: Larry Loveday 36 Archivist: Nell Thrift 37 District Representatives: Linda Mobley (10/18/AC); Anita Campbell (11/19/EC); Idella Gaston 38 (14/22/NC); Laurence Coles (13/21/NE); Kay Holley (07/15/GC); NW: Elaine McCreary 39 (11/19/NW); Morita Hadlock (11/19/SC); Larry Winebrenner (10/18/SE); Leah Pittard 40 (09/17/SW) 41 At-Large: Opal Winebrenner (10/18/SE) 42 Ex officio: Nell Thrift; Kenneth Minton; Larry Loveday; Ivan Corbin – SEJ Commission; Daphne 43 Johnson, Historical Society 44

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Commission on Religion and Race 1 Chairperson: Will Clark (14) 2 District Directors: Eliantus Valmyr (09/17/EC); Sandra Brooks (13/21/GC); Lenny Schultz 3 (08/16/NC); Scott Farman (08/16/NE); Edwin Santos (13/21/SE); Bob Williams (13/21/NW); 4 Michelle Blume (08/16/SC); Reginia Johnson (09/17/SE); Lia Icaza-Willetts (13/21/SW) 5 Class of 2015: Oswald Sands (11/19/SE); Erin Austin-Holliday (11/19/SC) 6 Class of 2016: Verona Matthews (12/20/AC); Geraldine McClellan (08/16/NC); Maggie 7 McDuffie (12/20/NE); Mary Mitchell (12/20/NC); Becky O’Neal (08/16/GC); Dawn Worden 8 (12/20/GC) 9 Class of 2017: Jamie Faberlle (13/21/EC); Carolyn Thomas (13/21/NC) 10 Class of 2018: Will Clark (10/18/NC) 11 Members At Large: General Board representative, Bob Bushong 12 13 Commission on the Status and Role of Women 14 Chairpersons: KeTia Harris (12) 15 Secretary: Dollie Strong 16 Members At Large: La Ronda Barnes (13/21/NE); Dollie Crist (09/17/AC); Tammy Denmark 17 (10/18/NW); Gwen Dixon (11/19/NW); Barbara Green (09/17/NE); KeTia Harris (12/20/SE); Kyle 18 Henderson (11/19/AC); Anna Hernandez (11/19/SC); LeeAnn Inman (09/17/EC); Robin Masden 19 (12/20/SC); Karin Nordlander (12/20/AC); Alyce Parmer (14/22/NW); Nadine Richmond 20 (13/21/EC); Ginny Roebuck (09/17/SC); Sabrina Tu (10/18/SC) 21 United Methodist Women Representative: Rosemary Uebel (GC) 22 Cabinet Representative: Director of Connectional Ministries 23 Ex officio: Carlene Fogle-Miller, member of General COSROW 24 25 Committee on Native American Ministry 26 Chair: Vickie Swartz (13) 27 Vice Chair: Ed Taylor 28 Secretary: Marsha Taylor 29 Treasurer: Dian Barreras 30 Class of 2015: Dian Barreras (07/15/SC) 31 Class of 2016: Cindy Suter (12/20/GC); Thom Barlow (12/20/SC); Ed Taylor (12/20/NC); 32 Marsha Taylor (12/20/NC) 33 Class of 2018: Dock Green Silverhawk (14/18/SC); Jeff Swartz (14/18/GC); Vickie Swartz 34 (14/18/GC); Dale Taylor (14/18/NW) 35 36 Network on Youth/Young Adult Ministries 37 President: Isaac Newton (13) 38 Vice-President of YSF: Jamie Boate (11) 39 Vice President of Communication: 40 Secretary: 41 Youth: Isaac Newton (09/13/NC); Jamie Boate (09/13/NC); Callie Brown (12/16/NE); Sophie 42 Hallam (11/15/NE); Blake Coulter (11/13/SC); Brooke Coulter (11/13/SC): Sam Owen 43 (11/13/SC); Kaley Cheshire (12/14/SC); Cordell Carnecchia (12/14/NC); Emily Hugan 44 (12/14/SW); Amy Sizemore (12/14/SW); Neketa Nesmith (12/14/SW); Billy Canfield 45 (12/14/SW); Dillon Voell (12/14/SW) 46 Adult Worker Table: Maresi Minton (10/18/NC); Steve Schneeberger (10/18EC); Kelly Minter 47 (10/18/NE) 48 Young Adult Table: Rachel Sumner (13/21/AC) 49

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Advocates for Small Church Ministries 1 Chairperson: 2 Secretary: 3 Class of 2015: Mary Ashcraft (7/15/GC); Georgia Gaston (7/15/NE); Gerald Partney 4 (11/19/GC); Anna Thomas (07/15/NC) 5 Class of 2016: Larry Case (12/20/NE); Jeanine Spangenberg Clontz (08/16/EC); Carol Sue 6 Hutchinson (12/20/SC); Joy Sedgley (12/20/NW) 7 Class of 2018: Marjorie Johnson (10/18/SE) 8 9 Board of Lay Ministry 10 Conference Lay Leader: Russ Graves (12) 11 Associate Lay Leader: Rachael Sumner (12) 12 Associate Lay Leader: Derrick Scott (12) 13 Vice Chairperson: Rod Groom (12) 14 Secretary: Bill Clark (10) 15 Treasurer: Chet Klinger (12) 16 Chairperson of the Lay Leadership Nominations Committee: Rod Groom (12) 17 District Lay Leaders: Alice Williams (12/16/EC); Suzy Baad (12/16/GC); Lenny Schultz 18 (09/13/NC); Bob Holzkamp (11/15/NE); Jim Crosby (10/14/NW); Dan Rosier (12/16/NW): John 19 Reever (10/14/SC); Michael Sullivan (12/16/SE); Benny Aguilar (12/16/SW) 20 Associate Lay Leaders: Rachael Sumner (12/16/AC); Kyle Mullett (13/17/GC); Idella Gaston 21 (10/14/NC); Rose Muller (12/16/NE); Clausette Emmanuel (10/14/SE); Oswald Sands 22 (12/16/SE); Nancy Metz (12/16/SW) and Wade Sperry (12/16/SW) 23 Lay Members Representing the Annual Conference: Carl Bergeson 24 Lay Woman: Elizabeth Petty (14/18/NE) 25 Young Adult Representative: Jeremy Hearn (12/16/EC) 26 Young Adult Representative: Molly McEntire (12/16/SC) 27 Youth Representative: Brooke Coulter (13/16/SC) 28 Youth Representative: Kaytlyn Martinez (13/16/EC) 29 Older Adult Representative: Rodney Akers 30 Cabinet Representative: Tim Smiley 31 By Virtue of Position: Director of Lay Servant Ministries: Lynn Campbell; Director of Lay 32 Renewal: Richard Barnes; Hispanic Assembly Representative: Michelle Maldonado; President, 33 United Methodist Men: John Rogers; President, United Methodist Women: Nelida Morales; 34 Chair, Network on Youth/Young Adult; Scouting Coordinator: D. R. Walker; 35 Ex officio: Florida Area Resident Bishop, Kenneth Carter; Director of Connectional Ministries 36 Past Conference Lay Leaders: Sharon Luther (SW); Bill Walker (EC); Terrell Sessums (SC); 37 Mary Alice Massey (NE); Jody Moxley (AC); Frank Furman (SE) 38 Staff Liaison: Sherri Lingle, Program Coordinator 39 40 Lay Renewal 41 Conference Director: Richard Barnes (08/16/AC) 42 43 Lay Servant Ministries 44 Conference Director: Lynn Campbell (12) 45 Associate Conference Director: Rod Groom 46 District Coordinators: Dottie Graves (13/21/AC); Jo Moffat and Marvin Reinhart (13/21/EC); Sue 47 Eidschun (08/16/GC); Patrice Peterson (12/20/NE); Joyce Estes (07/15/NW), Co-Directors; Gail 48 Kantz (11/19/SC), Director, Jacki Haack (12/20/SE); Gene Louise Fisher (09/17/SW) 49

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United Methodist Men 1 President: John Rogers (13) 2 First Vice President: 3 Second Vice President: Darryl Coppenhaver (13) 4 Secretary: Bill Fritchman (11) 5 Treasurer: Charlie Perry (11) 6 Cabinet Representative/Conference Lay Leader: Russ Graves 7 Directors: John Dowell, Joel Fears, David Smith, Russ Tabbert 8 Ex-Officio Members: Rodney Akers, Past President; Don Heishman, Registrar; D.R. Walker, 9 Conference Scouting Coordinator 10 District UMM Presidents: Leland Oathout (EC), Lou Amandola (GC), Stan Monroe (NW), Ken 11 Blackman (SC), and Continued Vacancies in AC, NC, SE & SW 12 Chairman of Standing Committees: John Rogers (Nominating Committee), Charlie Perry 13 (Finance & Personnel), John Dowell (Ministries and Missions), John Rogers (By-Laws), TBD 14 (Scholarships), Bill Fritchman (Publicity) and Russ Tabbert (Charters & EMS) 15 Members at large: John Dowell, Joel Fears, David Smith, Russ Tabbert 16 17 United Methodist Women 18 President: Aggie M. Reed (14/SE) 19 Vice President: Kay Roach (NW) 20 Secretary: Linda Parrish (AC) 21 Treasurer: Ethel Ewing (13/SC) 22 Secretary of Program Resources-Kenya Monroe (SC) 23 Chair, Committee on Nominations: Roberta Lau (13/21/GC); 24 Spiritual Growth - Nancy Kerce (NW); Social Action Liaison-Rosemary Uebel (GC); Haitian 25 Coordinator: Magdala Edmond (12/20/SW); Korean Coordinator – Sookkyung Chae (12/20/SW); 26 Spanish Coordinator:Maritza Lago (12/20/EC); Dean, Missions u: Jackie Bridges (11/19/NC); 27 UMW National Office Director,: Judith Pierre-Okerson (11/19/SE); UMW National Office 28 Program Advisory Group – Annabelle Bricker (13/21/SE); SEJ Member of the Committee on 29 Nominations Paulette Monroe (13/21/SC) and Dianne Springer (14/22/GC) 30 Class of 2014: Roberta Lau (13/14/GC); Teresa Martinez (13/14/SC) 31 Class of 2015: Mae Griner (13/21/NC); Leah Pittard (SW) 32 Class of 2016: Gwen Dixon (13/15/NW); Alma Manney (13/16/EC) 33 Class of 2017: Marilyn Holsipple (NC); Ruth Jean-Pierre (SE) 34 Resident Bishop: Kenneth Carter; Cabinet Representative: Robert Gibbs 35 36

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39 Conference Board of Ordained Ministry 40 Chairperson: Terri Hill (12) 41 Vice Chairperson: Tim Carson (12) 42 Secretary: Sara McKinley (12) 43 Registrar: Wayne Wiatt 44 Chair of the Order of Elders: Robert Laidlaw 45 Chair of the Order of Deacons: Dale Tedder 46 Chair, Division of Deacons: Monique McBride 47 Chair, Division of Elders: David Allen 48 Chair, Fellowship of Local Pastors and Associate Members: Susie Horner 49

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District Representatives: John Gill (04/16/EC); David Miller (GC); Dale Tedder (04/16/NE); Susie 1 Horner (12/24/NW); Robert Laidlaw (08/20/NW); Tim Carson (04/16/SW); Sara McKinley 2 (04/16/SE) 3 Class of 2016: Mark Becker (05/16/NE); Magrey DeVega (04/16/SC); Rob Harding (04/16/SC); 4 Michael Moore (04/16/NE); Vicki Walker (05/16/SC) 5 Class of 2020: Dan Bell (08/20/SE); Anne Burkholder (09/20/); Mark Caldwell (11/20/SE); June 6 Edwards (08/20/SC); Terri Hill (08/20/AC); Christine Holden (11/20/SW); Tracy Hunter 7 (08/20/EC); Jim Lake (08/20/AC); Monique McBride (11/20/NC); Tom McCloskey (08/20/EC); 8 Chris McNeill (08/20/SW); David Miller (08/20/GC); Brett Opalinski (08/20/SE); Jeremy Rebman 9 (08/20/NW); Sidney Tompkins (08/20/GC); Cynthia Lovett Weems (11/20/SE) 10 Class of 2024: David Allen (12/24/EC); Arlindall Burks (12/24/GC); Melissa Cooper (12/24/NC); 11 Kevin James (13/24/EC); Richard Landon (12/24/GC); Montreuil Milord (12/24/SE); Tapiwa 12 Mucherera (12/24/EC); Simon Osulana (12/24/SE); Melissa Pisco (13/24/NE); Sam Ramirez 13 (12/24/SC); Armando Rodriguez (12/24/NW); Scott Smith (12/24/EC); Jay Therrell (12/24/SW) 14 Lay Members: Jill Barton (12/24/AC); Mark Capron (09/20/SC); Jim Cook (04/16/NC); Dave 15 Elyea (09/20/NW); Bill Gill (04/16/SC); Callie MacLeod (12/24/GC); Guy Minviel (09/20/SE); 16 Sam Sheets (12/24/SC); Patricia Thomas (04/16/NC) 17 Ex officio: Executive Director, Center for Clergy Excellence 18 Cabinet Representative: Annette Pendergrass 19 20 Conference Board of Pension and Health Benefits 21 Chairperson: 22 Vice Chairperson: Russ Barlow (11) 23 Secretary: Catherine Thacker (10) 24 Treasurer: Mickey Wilson 25 Clergy: David Averril (13/21/NC); Clare Chance (12/20/NE); Alan Jefferson (11/19/NC); John 26 Simon (08/16/SC); Cathy Thacker (08/16/SC); Matt Wallis (09/17/SC) 27 Laymen: Russell Barlow (07/15/GC); John Benton (11/19/NW); Scott Davidson (10/18/EC); 28 Walter Dry (12/20/SC); Arch Johnston (08/16/GC); Tom McCracken (14/22/NC); Dick Mahaffey 29 (08/16/NC) 30 Laywomen: Lynn Hamilton (08/16/NW); Kyle Henderson (12/20/AC; Karen Hugg (14/22/NE); 31 Irene Ingram-Bailey (14/22/NE); Linda Moss (12/20/AC); Patrice Peterson (10/18/NE) 32 Ex officio: Conference Secretary; Conference Treasurer; Conference Human Resources 33 Cabinet Representative: Sue Haupert-Johnson 34 35 Committee on Clergy Effectiveness 36 Chairperson: John Hill (13) 37 Secretary: 38 John Hill (08/16/AC); Allen Johnson (07/15/NC); Ed Qualls (07/15/GC); Phil Roughton 39 (07/15/SE) 40 Ex officio: Executive Director, Center for Clergy Excellence; Cabinet Representative–Annette 41 Pendergrass 42 43 Committee on Disability 44 Chairperson: 45 Secretary: 46 Cabinet Representative: 47 Executive Director of Division of Ministry 48

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Conference Board of Pension and Health Benefits: Alan Jefferson (12/20/NC); Matt Wallis 1 (14/22/SC) 2 Conference Board of Ordained Ministry: Jim Cook (04/16/NC); June Edwards (12/20/SC); James 3 Lake (10/20/AC); Vicki Walker (12/20/SC) 4 5 Commission on Equitable Compensation 6 Chairperson: Brian Carr (12) 7 Secretary: 8 Class of 2015: Dan Casselberry (07/15/NE); Sheryl Marks-Williams (07/15/SE); 9 Alyce Parmer (07/15/NW); Tom Ponton (11/19/SC) 10 Class of 2016: Brian Carr (12/20/EC); Joel Fears (08/16/EC); Juan Ramos (08/16/SC) 11 Class of 2017: Suzy Baad (13/21/GC); Bruce Jones (13/21/NE); Ithamar Fonrose (13/21/EC); 12 Jackie McMillan (12/20/GC) 13 Class of 2018: Chris Akers (14/22/EC); Michael Frazier (14/22/GC); Janie McCluney (12/20/NC); 14 Jim Thomas (14/22/SW) 15 Cabinet Representative: Craig Nelson 16 Director of Missional Engagement, Clarke Campbell-Evans; Conference Treasurer, Mickey 17 Wilson; Council on Finance and Administration Representative 18 19 Committee on Institute of Preaching 20 Chairperson: Scott Smith (13) 21 Vice Chairperson: 22 Treasurer: Lisa Degrenia (13) 23 Class of 2016: Lisa Degrenia (11/15/EC); Pete Farrara (12/20/SC); Matthew 24 Hartsfield (12/20/SC); Scott Smith (08/16/EC) 25 Class of 2020: Suzy Baad (13/20/GC); Rusty Bowman (13/20/NE); Kevin 26 James (09/17/EC); Bruce Jones (13/20/NE); Jay Therrell (13/20/SW) 27 Conference Staff: Executive Director Center for Clergy Excellence 28 Ex officio: 29 Emeritus: Gene Zimmerman 30 31 32

The Stewardship of the Conference 33 34 Board of Trustees of the Florida United Methodist Conference, Inc. 35 President: Cary Hardee (13) 36 Vice President: Yoniece Dixon (13) 37 Secretary: Janette Campbell (15) 38 Class of 2015: Janette Campbell (07/15/AC); Yoniece Dixon (11/19/SC) 39 Class of 2016: Ed Chappell (12/20/NE); John Legg (12/20/SC); Dick Sargeant (08/16/SC); 40 Mozelle Thomas (12/20/NE) 41 Class of 2017: Cary Hardee (09/17/NW); Viola Legge (09/17/SC); Paul Machtel (09/17/AC) 42 Class of 2018: Courtney Ball (13/21/SC); John Griswold (13/21/AC); Michael Weaver (14/22NC) 43 Attorney: Jim Meyer 44 Cemeteries: Ed Dinkins 45 Ex officio: Florida Area Resident Bishop; Director of Connectional Ministries; Conference 46 Treasurer; Director, Higher Education and Campus Ministry; Chair, Higher Education and 47 Campus Ministry; Director, Board of Camps and Retreat Ministries; Chair, Board of Camps and 48 Retreat Ministries; President of Florida United Methodist Foundation 49

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Council on Finance and Administration 1 President: Kim Uchimura (13) 2 Vice President: Harriett Mayes (13) 3 Secretary: Charles Blose (13) 4 Class of 2015: Donald Chapman (07/15/NC); Daniel Ivey (13/21/EC) 5 Class of 2016: Wayne Cook (08/16/NW); Bob Holzcamp (12/20/NE); Brian Lohmann 6 (08/16/AC); Kim Uchimura (12/20/SC) 7 Class of 2017: Charles Blose (09/17/AC); Bob Grizzard (09/17/SC); Bob Matthews (09/17/NE): 8 Jim Mitchell (13/21/SW); Kelly Smith (13/21/EC); Bridget Thornton (13/21/SC) 9 Class of 2018: Harriett Mayes (12/20/SC); Sue Piirainen (14/22/SW) 10 Ex officio: Florida Area Resident Bishop; Conference Treasurer; Assistant to the Bishop; 11 Director of Connectional Ministries; President, The United Methodist Foundation, Inc.; 12 Chairperson of Ministry Protection, 13 Cabinet Representative: Walter Monroe 14 15 Ministry Protection 16 Chairperson: Susie Horner (12) 17 Vice Chair: Mark Arnold (12) 18 Class of 2015: Mark Arnold (11/19/GC) 19 Class of 2016: Dennis Royer (12/20/NE) 20 Class of 2017: Tommy Martin (13/21/EC); Doug Townley (13/21/SC) 21 Class of 2018: Steve Edwards (14/22/NC); Susie Horner (10/18/NW); Daphne Johnson 22 (10/18/SC); Barb Riggs (14/22/SW) 23 Representative from CF&A; Conference Trustees Representative 24 Ex-officio: Conference Treasurer; LaNita Battles, Claims/Risk Manager; Conference 25 Chancellor; John Powers, Cabinet Liaison 26 27 Committee on Conference Nominations and Leadership 28 Chairperson: Bishop Kenneth Carter 29 Assistant to the Bishop; District Superintendents; Director of Connectional Ministries; 30 Conference Secretary; Conference Lay Leader; Conference President, United Methodist Men; 31 Conference President, United Methodist Women; President; Network on Youth/Young Adults 32 District Representatives: Alice Williams (12/20/EC); Suzy Baad (12/20/GC); Lenny Schultz 33 (09/17/NC); Bob Halzkamp (11/19/NE); Jim Crosby (12/20/NW); Dan Rosier (12/20/NW); John 34 Reever (11/19/SC); Mike Sullivan (12/20/SE); Wade Sperry (12/20/SW); Nancy Metz 35 (14/22/SW) 36 37 Committee on Standing Rules 38 Chairperson: Glenn Bosley-Mitchell 39 Vice Chairperson: 40 Class of 2015: Mark Capron (13/21/SC); Robert Perez (11/19/SE) 41 Class of 2016: Edward Kellum (12/20/SW); Glenn Bosley-Mitchell (12/20/SE); Jonathan Smith 42 (12/20/NE) 43 Class of 2017: David Juliano (13/21/EC); Linda Tice (13/21/GC) 44 Ex officio: Conference Secretary; Director of Connectional Ministries; Bishop’s Representative: 45 David Dodge 46

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Episcopal Oversight 1 2 Committee on Episcopacy 3 Chairperson: Bob Bushong (11) 4 Vice Chairperson: Walter Dry (12) 5 Secretary: Sharon Luther (12) 6 Laywomen: Sally Matson (12/20/SE); Paula Mims (13/21/SC) 7 Laymen: Walter Dry (08/16/GC); John Newbold (08/16/NE) 8 Clergypersons: Bob Bushong (08/16/EC); Catherine Fluck Price (13/21/GC); Melissa Pisco 9 (10/18/NE); Audrey Warren (13/21/SE) 10 Conference Lay Leader: Russ Graves; Conference UMM President: John Rogers; Conference 11 UMW President: Aggie Reed; Conference Youth President: Isaac Newton 12 Appointed by the Bishop: Marilyn Beecher (08/16/EC); Kevin James (07/15/EC) 13 Ex officio; SEJ: Sharon Luther (08/16/SW); Jorge Acevedo (SW) 14 CF&A Representative: Bob Grizzard 15 Board of Trustees Representative: Mozelle Thomas 16 17 Administrative Review Committee 18 Chairperson: Wayne Curry (12) 19 Members: Wayne Curry (12/20/NW); Dionne Hammond (12/20/AC); Gary Uplegger (12/20/NC) 20 Alternates: Chuck Englehardt (12/20/GC); Daphne Johnson (12/20/SC) 21 22 23

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Committee on Annual Conference Program 26 Presiding Bishop; members of the Cabinet; Conference Lay Leader; District Lay Leaders; 27 Conference Secretary; Annual Conference Coordinator; Worship Chair – Jennifer Stiles-28 Williams 29 30 General Conference Legislative Committee 31 Chairperson: Anne Burkholder (12) 32 Class of 2015: Linda Tice (12/20/GC) 33 Class of 2016: Anne Burkholder (12/20); Shelly Denmark (13/21/EC) 34 Class of 2017: Mike Zdorow (13/21/SE); Debra Walker (13/21/SE) 35 36 Committee on Memoirs 37 Co-Chairpersons: Archie Buie (07/14/SC); Carolyn Buie (07/14/SC) 38 39 Committee on Resolutions 40 Chairperson: Cynthia Weems (12) 41 Class of 2015: Steve Hart (11/19/AC); Randy Strickland (11/19/NE) 42 Class of 2016: David Broadbent (08/16/AC); Cynthia Weems (12/20/SE) 43 Class of 2017: Melanie Fierbaugh (14/22/SC); Amy Kellog (14/22/SC) 44 Class of 2018: Matt Horan (14/22/SC); Mike McFadden (14/22/GC) 45 Ex officio: Conference Secretary, Ken Minton 46

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Election Procedures Committee 1 Chairperson: Ken Minton (SC) 2 Vice Chairperson: Janet Kelley (EC) 3 Corey Britt (12/16/SC); Tracy Hunter (14/22/EC); Sharon Luther (12/16/SW); Ken Minton 4 (14/22/SC); Peggy Wilkins (12/16/SW) 5 6 7

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10 Justice For Our Neighbors 11 Chairperson: Walter L. Dry, Sr. (10) 12 Vice Chairperson: Lynn Mawhinney (14) 13 Secretary: Helen Morrill (14) 14 Treasurer: Yvonne Lorah (14) 15 Parliamentarian: Anthony Caruana (14) 16 Anthony Caruana (11/19/GC); Walter L. Dry, Sr. (09/17/GC); Keith Ewing (14/22/SC); Brook 17 Haynes (14/22/AC); Yvonne Lorah (12/20/EC); Lynn Mawhiney (11/19/SC); Nancy Mayeux 18 (09/17/GC); Helen Morrill (14/22/SC); Denise Rogers (14/22/EC); Eliantus Valmyr (09/17/EC); 19 Elizabeth Weber (14/22/SC); Dawn Worden (12/20/GC) 20 Ex officio: Raphael Dessieu; Harold Lewis; Judith Pierre-Okerson; Melissa Bowe 21 Staff: Lina Restsrepo 22 23 Trustees, Florida United Methodist Children’s Home 24 President/CEO: Becky Dotson 25 Chairperson: Charles Lever (11) 26 Secretary: Alyson Morgan (07) 27 Treasurer: Jerry Haralson (10) 28 Class of 2014: Bill Bailey (05); David Baldridge (05); Dan Bell (10); Trish Bell (10); Bonnie Bullard 29 (10); Joyce Cooper (10); Jaime Faberlle (13);Jerry Haralson (10); Beverly Hollis (10); Jeremy 30 Rebman (05); Bo Sim (11) 31 Class of 2015: Kent Anderson (09); Vikki Ho-Shing (13); Bill Kelsey (10); Charles Lever (11); 32 Jacquie Leveron (13); Heather Pancoast (10); Michael Sims (13); Cindy Sisco (10); Terry Sisco 33 (10); Linda Tice (10) 34 Class of 2016: Jim Bernard (07); Brian Brightly (11); Scott Davidson (12); Doug Krenzer (13); 35 Bob Laidlaw (11); Alyson Morgan (07); Charlie Perry (07); Francenia Scott (12); Dianne Sullivan 36 (07) 37 Ex officio: Florida Area Resident Bishop: Kenneth H. Carter, Jr.; East Central District 38 Superintendent: Annette Pendergrass; President/CEO, FUMCH: Becky Dotson 39 40 Board of Directors, Florida United Methodist Foundation, Inc. 41 Chairperson: Dennis Vlassis (13) 42 Vice Chairperson: Julia Mercier (12) 43 Secretary: Beverly Judge (13) 44 Class of 2014: Mark E. Becker (08/NW); Julia Mercier (08/SW); Eduardo Cortez (10/NC); 45 Charles Hackney (07/GC); Geraldine W. McClellan (11/NC); Jane M. Zody (13/NW) 46 Class of 2015: Lawrence Q. Barriner, Sr. (13/NE); David Butcher (09/SC); Ann Eppinger 47 (10/EC); P. J. Gardner (12/SC); Beverly Judge (12/EC); Steve M. Price (13/GC); Sallie 48 Shelton-Culver (05/EC) 49

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Class of 2016: Michael L. Bell (13/GC); Markita Cooper (13/EC); Andy McEntire (13/(SC); 1 Dennis Vlassis (07/AC); Thom Shafer (12/SW); Robert White (10/(EC) 2 Preachers Relief Board 3 Chair: Arch Johnson 4 Vice Chair: Cathy Thacker 5 Russ Barlow; Diane Croley; Duncan Gray; Lynn Hamilton; Wendy McCoy; Earline Millington; John 6 Simon; Mickey Wilson 7 8 Trustees, Florida Southern College 9 President: Anne B. Kerr 10 Chairperson: Robert L. Fryer, Jr. 11 Vice Chairperson: Richard T. Fulton 12 Secretary: Robert E. Puterbaugh 13 Assistant Secretary: Marcene H. Christoverson 14 Treasurer: Hoyt R. Barnett 15 Assistant Treasurer: V. Terry Dennis 16 Recording Secretary: Joan M. Hillhouse 17 Trustees Emeriti: Charles W. Courtoy; James L. Ferman; Frank H. Furman, Jr.; Selma P. 18 Marlowe; E. Vane McClurg; J. Quinton Rumph; James W. Russell; Charles W. Sahlman; T. Terrell 19 Sessums; John P. Simon; George A. Snelling; Lorraine Spivey; Robert L. Ulrich; John V. Verner; 20 Chairman Emeritus of the Board: T. Terrell Sessums 21 Advisory Trustees: Nancy M. Cattarius; John V. D’Albora, Jr.; Donald L. Kerrick; R. Fred Lewis; 22 David P. Lyons 23 Serving Initial term (2013 – 2016): Richard C. Jensen; Bernard Little, Jr.; Chas Smith 24 Serving Additional three-year term (2013 – 2016): Hoyt Barnett; Bishop Robert Fannin; Ann 25 Hansen; M. Clayton Hollis, Jr.; Sarah McKay; Marjorie Roberts 26 Ex officio Trustees: Alumni President: Laurette E. Alter.; Bishop Ken Carter; Conference Lay 27 Leader: W. Russell Graves 28 29 Trustees, Bethune-Cookman University 30 Chair: Dr. Lee Rhyant 31 First Vice Chair: 32 Second Vice Chair: Ken Carter 33 Third Vice Chair: Dr. Irving Matthews 34 Secretary: Mrs. Dorothye Henderson 35 Finance Chair: Dr. J.F. Bryan, IV 36 Institutional Advancement Chair: Rev. John Harrington 37 Educational Policies Chair: Dr. William Hogan, II 38 Nominations and Governance Chair: Rev. Dr. Kevin James, Sr. 39 Student Life Chair: Johnny McCray, Esquire 40 At large: Dr. Nelson L. Adams, M.D.; Rev. Dr. William S. Barnes; Mr. Robert L. Billingslea; Mr. 41 Byrd Bonner, Esquire; Mr. Arthur R. Brinson; Mr. Jacob F. Bryan, IV; Judge Prince Cartwright; 42 Mr. Audley Coakley; Dr. Joyce Cusack; Ms. Lois Fry; Rev. Dr. Robert M. Gibbs; Dr. Larry R. 43 Handfield, Esquire; Rev. John Wesley Harrington; Mrs. Dorothye Henderson; Dr. William E. 44 Hogan, II; Rev. Dr. Kevin M. James, Sr.; Mr. Gordon “Eric” Knowles; Dr. Irving J. Matthews; Mr. 45 Johnny L. McCray, Jr. Esquire; Mrs. Joyce Hanks Moorehead, Esquire; Mr. Ben Novello; Mrs. 46 Joyce Odongo; Mr. Joe Petrock; Mrs. Alexis Pugh; Dr. Lee E. Rhyant; Mrs. Madeline Scales-47 Taylor; Dr. Linda F. Wells, Esquire; Bishop Ken Carter; Mr. Etienna R. “ET” Winzer; Rev. Dr. 48 Eugene Zimmerman 49

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Ex officio Status: President, Edison O. Jackson; AMs. Ebony Minter, SGA President; Mrs. 1 Sharon Luther; Rev. Annette Pendergrass; Dr. Alice Wood 2 Emeritus Status: Mr. Burney Bivens, Esquire; Mr. Matthew L. Brown; Mrs. Lee Bryan; Mr. 3 Robert C. Carter; Rev. Dr. Charles W. Courtoy; Dr. Nathaniel Davis; Bishop Robert E. Fannin; 4 Rev. Dr. McCoy Gibbs; Mr. James R. Gregg; Mr. David R. Hochstetler; Dr. Wendell P. Holmes, 5 Jr.; Dr. Michael P. Johnson; Mr. F. Michael Kyle; Dr. L. Gale Lemerand; Dr. J. Stanley Marshall; 6 Dr. Mary Alice Massey; Dr. La-Doris McClaney; Dr. Margaret McPhillips; Ms Jacquline Mongal; 7 Dr. Patrick David Roberts; Mrs. Kathleen C. Rydell; Mrs. Brenda Schofield; Rev. Hilton O. 8 Smith; Mr. William Giles Talley, Jr.; Ms. Evelyn B. Walker 9 10 Florida Conference Historical Society 11 Chair: Daphne Johnson 12 Vice President: Douglas Hallman 13 Secretary: Larry Loveday 14 Archivist: Nell Thrift 15 Chairperson, Archives and History: Leah Pittard 16 17 18

DISTRICT LEADERS 19 The following Leaders, nominated by District Committees on Leadership (Nominations) are 20 elected at Annual Conference to serve in various capacities in both the conference and the 21 district. 22 23

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26 Leadership Council: (functions as Trustees, Finance, Visioning, and Leadership Development) 27 Chairperson: Jen Harner Sims 28 Vice Chair: Marcus Zillman 29 Secretary: Patti Moxley 30 District Leader of Laity: Charlie Blose 31

Class of 2015: John Guerre; Willie Miller, Jr.; Jen Harner Sims; Ann Davis; Charline Pierre 32 Class of 2016: Marcus Zillman; Jeanie Tennant; Julie Dossantos; Becky Oliver; Patty Rexrode; 33 Class of 2017: Bill Messersmith; Ruth Mageria; Steve Hart; Jacquie Leveron; Mary Lou Rothfus, 34 Patti Moxley 35 36

Congregational Excellence Team 37 Chair: Phillip Short 38 Vice Chair: 39 Leader of Laity: Charlie Blose 40 Class of 2015: Bill Corristan; Ethel Scott Logan; Joy Tewold 41 Class of 2016: Corky Calhoun; Betty Kniss; Joe Moxley 42 Class of 2017: Bruce Kitson; Nancy Shore; Phillip Short 43 44 New Church Development 45 Chairperson: Marcus Zillman 46 Class of 2015: John Denmark; Tom Tift 47 Class of 2016: Bruce Kitson; John Welsh 48 Class of 2017: Marcus Zillman, Pam Cahoon 49

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Committee on Ordained Ministry 1 Chairperson: Jim Lake 2 Vice Chair: Cliff Melvin 3 Secretary/Registrar: Patti Moxley 4 Class of 2015: Jim Lake; Wayne Williams; Joanes Martin; Cliff Melvin; Ken Roberts; John Hill; 5 Barbara Porcher 6 Class of 2016: Bruce Kitson; Mary Jo Bray; Craig Hammond; Errol Leslie; Kitty Eddy; Anne 7 Godbold; Carol Murphy; Emily McGee 8 Class of 2017: Jacquie Leveron; Clark Edwards, Steve Nolin; Betty Kniss; Gabe Wright; Tim 9 May; Michael Sims 10 11 Committee on Leadership (Nominations) 12 Chairperson: District Superintendent, Gary Spencer 13 Vice Chair: District Leader of Laity: Charlie Blose 14 Class of 2015: Patti Moxley; Willie Miller; John Kerry 15 Class of 2016: Verona Matthews; Jennifer Taylor 16 Class of 2017: Kyle Henderson; Mary Lou Rothfus 17 18 Board of Location and Buildings 19 Chair: Kent Crow 20 Vice Chair: Bill Corristan 21 North Members: George Welch; Barry Richardson; Bill Corristan 22 South Members: Rainer Richter; Bruce Simpson; John Spillane; John Denmark, Kent Crow 23 24 Clergy Housing Committee 25 Class of 2015: Richard Jones 26 Class of 2016: Dave Golden, Joe Jursa 27 Class of 2017: Joy Tewold 28 Clergy Care Team (*Coordinator) 29 *Anne Godbold, David Branson, Fred Ball 30 31 CROS Ministries 32 Executive Director: Ruth Mageria 33 President: Eric Edlund 34 Vice President: Nancy Edwards 35 Secretary: Rev. Cecilia Armstrong 36 Treasurer: Rick Miessau 37 Pam Davis; Lynn Freytag; Una James; Rick Miessau; Audrea Miller; Gary Spencer; John 38 Welsh; Tony Zmistowski; Joseph Black; Elizabeth Munnings; Dollie Crist, Nancy Edwards; Eric 39 Edlund; Mary Jane Sickel; Cynthia Kanai; Rev. Clark Edwards; Elizabeth Bockmeyer; Rev. 40 Cecilia Armstrong 41

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District Leadership Council 4 Chair: David Harris 5 Vice Chair: Jaime Faberlle 6 Finance Chair: Scott Davidson 7 Secretary: Alice Williams 8 District Superintendent: Annette Pendergrass 9 District Lay Leader: Alice Williams 10 Class of 2015: Amanda Howe; Frank Mercer; Molly Warren; Alice Williams; Sarah Miller 11 Class of 2016: Scott Davidson; Daniel Ivey; Jeanine Clontz 12 Class of 2017: Mike Briggs; Tony Rosenberger; Derek Scott 13 Class of 2018: David Harris; Jaime Faberlle; Larry Kirkwood 14 Ex Officio/Staff Liaison: Janet Kelley 15 16 Superintendency Committee: sub-committee of the DLT 17 Scott Davidson; Jaime Faberlle; David Harris; Alice Williams 18 19 Committee on Leadership (Nominations) 20 Chair: Annette Pendergrass 21 Class of 2015: David Harris; Frank Mercer; Jo Moffat 22 Class of 2016: Rebecca Hyvonen; Carol Smith; Owen Stricklin 23 Class of 2017: Joline Krolicki; Brian Johnson; Sherry McElveen; 24 Class of 2018: Tom Byrne; Beth Gardner; Nancy Trinchitella; 25 Ex-Officio: Staff: Amanda Howe, Janet Kelley; Annette Pendergrass, DS; Alice Williams – Lay Leader 26 27 Committee on Ordained Ministry (Determined by DS & Chair) 28 Chair: Scott Smith 29 Vice Chair: Tom Nelson 30 Registrar/Secretary: Elizabeth Flynn 31 Class of 2015: Ginger Aiken; Brinda LeBleu; Joanne McPherson; Silas M’Mworia; 32 Class of 2016: Kevin James; Tom McCloskey; Melynne Rust; Scott Smith; 33 Class of 2017: Kandace Brooks; Michelle Gorgol; Benjamin Stilwell-Hernandez; Kenneth 34 Zimmerman 35 Class of 2018: Rusty Belcher; Beth Gardner; Tom Nelson; Michael Pestel; Gary Rideout 36 Ex Officio: Annette Pendergrass, DS; Janet Kelley 37 38 New Church Development Committee 39 Chair: Jennifer Stiles-Williams 40 Vice-Chair: TBD 41 Secretary: Rusty Belcher 42 Finance Chair: Scott Davidson 43 Class of 2015: Rusty Belcher; Ken Murrah; James Govotas; 44 Class of 2016: John Fisher; Joyce Waldon-Bright; Jennifer Stiles-Williams; 45 Class of 2017: Scott Davidson; Janet Kelley; Sarah Miller; 46 Class of 2018: Lyndol Loyd; Sherri Pruitt; Julie Hutchingson 47 Alice Williams-Lay Leader; Annette Pendergrass, DS 48

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Board of Location and Building: Subcommittee of NCD 1 Chair: TBD 2 Tom Bledsoe; Bob Caldwell; Ben Celones; Joel Fears; Alex Fernandez; Charles Gardner; 3 Tammi George; Jim LeBleu; Barbara Seachrist; Annette Pendergrass, DS 4 5 Congregational Vitality Deploy Teams 6 Finance: Ron Beyer; Scott Davidson; Janet Kelley 7 Peace Making: 8 Coaching: Jim Boesch; Michele Van Son 9 Annette Pendergrass, DS; Janet Kelley, Staff; 10 11 Church and Community Connection (Outreach Ministries) 12 Chair: Syl Johnson; 13 Director: Amanda Howe 14 Finance Chair: Drew Parsons 15 Class of 2015: Greg Harford; Alma Manney; 16 Class of 2016: Lauren Dunkle-Dancey; Dawn Fryman; 17 Class of 2017: Celeste Gilmore; Drew Parsons; Thomas Toussaint 18 Class of 2018: Syl Johnson; Thomas Toussaint; Brenda Rogers 19 20 Clergy Care Team 21 Coordinator: Bill Beebe 22 Jess Baker; Leah Bergstrom; Bob Bergstrom; Bess Bussey; Sharon Dey, Geoff Dey; Bob Hahn, 23 Carol Hahn 24 Ann Hutchens, Dave Hutchens; Aldo Martin, Celia Martin; Bill Pickett, Colleen Pickett; Barbara 25 Riddle, Ty Riddle; Peter Whittier 26 Ex officio Members: Annette Pendergrass, DS; Janet Kelley, Staff 27 28 Methodist United in Prayer Task Force (Cuba Florida Covenant) 29 Co-Chairs: Robert Glasgow; Aldo Martin 30 Carolyn Beekman; Rusty Belcher; Molly Glasgow; Annette Pendergrass, DS 31 32 District Lay Leader: Alice Williams 33 Legal Advisors: Randolph Rush 34 Disaster Response Coordinators: Jeff Campbell; Annette Reyes-Burnsed 35 Hispanic Ministries Coordinator: Jaime Faberlle 36 Volunteers in Mission Coordinators: Kent Powers 37 Scouting Coordinators: Doug Pickett; Phil Shehi 38 Lay Servant Ministry Coordinators: Central Florida Area - TBD 39 Lay Servant Ministry Coordinators Volusia/Flagler Area - Marvin Reinhart and Jo Moffat 40 United Methodist Men District Pres: Leland Oathout 41 United Methodist Women District Pres: Lynn Campbell 42 United Methodist Women District Vice Pres: Joyce Waldon Bright 43 44 The following elect their own officers: 45 46 Halifax Urban Ministries Board of Directors 47 Chair: Ted Serbousek 48 Vice Chair: Bill Turner 49

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Secretary: Selma Barker 1 Treasurer: Sue Hale 2 Past Chair: Bill Turner 3 Executive Director: Rev. Troy Ray 4 David Barker; Bobbi Barlow; Ward Berg; Steve Braun; Lonnie Brown; Brad Carter; Jerry Cutter; 5 Nancy Force; Dr. Robert Hammond; Duane Howe; Dr. Timothy McNeil; Vivian Robinson; Bill 6 Shaffer; Dolores Smith; Rev. James Taylor; Gary Wandelt; 7 Ex officio: Annette Pendergrass, DS 8 9 Stetson University Wesley House Board of Directors 10 Chair: John Campbell 11 Director: Cindy Guiles 12 Student President: Caroline Brazelton 13 Board Members: Mark Bitner; Tracy Blinn; Raphael Camilo; Drew Dancey; Lauren Dancey; 14 John Dill; Lisa Eddy; Emily Edwards; Conya Hartman; Kate Pearce; Mike Rea; Alma Smith; 15 Lynn Thompson; Rev. Annette Stiles Pendergrass, DS 16 17 Central Florida Wesley Foundation Board of Directors 18 Director: Rev. Erwin Lopez 19 Associate Director: Charity Lopez 20 Assistant Director: Megan McCay 21 Financial Director: Renee Douglass 22 Board Members: Matt Armstong; Jeff Bergmann; Ryan Brennan; Karisa Workman; Corey Jones; 23 Matthew Kanagy; Phyllis Klock; Joe MacLaren; Jon Tschanz; Paul Sladek 24 Annette Pendergrass, DS 25 Student Rep to Board: Kyle Cox 26 27 28

GULF CENTRAL 29 30 Leadership Council 31 Chair: Thomas (Jay) Kowalski 32 Vice Chair: 33 Secretary: Bob Martin 34 Lay Leaders: Suzy Baad; Kyle Mullet 35 District Superintendent: John Powers 36 District Congregational Excellence Coordinator: Steve Potter 37 Ex officio: Maggie Corrigan 38 Class of 2015 Lew Arnold; Sue Eidschun; Lewis Hill; Jack Stephenson 39 Class of 2016 Jackie McMillan; Bob Martin, David Rawls 40 Class of 2017 Tamara Isidore; Thomas (Jay) Kowalski 41 Class of 2018 David Baldridge; Steve Cole; Terry Fitzgerald 42 43 Committee on Leadership (Nominations) 44 Chair: John Powers 45 Vice Chair: Walter Dry. Sr. 46 Secretary: 47 Lay Leader: Suzy Baad 48 Ex. Officio: Steve Potter 49

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Class of 2015 Walter Dry 1 Class of 2016 Camelina Cordero; Grant Corrigan 2 Class of 2017 Pam Qualls; Kelly Smith 3 Class of 2018 B.J. Foster; Alan Jackson 4 5 Committee on Ordained Ministry 6 Chair: Robin Hager 7 Vice Chair: 8 Registrar: Suzy Baad 9 Class of 2015 David Carefoot; Leontyne Middleton; Michael Oliver; Chris Schmidt; 10 Class of 2016; Robin Hager; Jon Russell; William Smalling; Adam Zele 11 Class of 2017: Michael Frazier; Bill Goodwin; Patricia Masters, Linda Tice 12 Class of 2018 Mike Kennedy; Bob Martin 13 14 Board of Mission and Church Extension 15 Chair: Steve Cole 16 Vice Chair: 17 Secretary: 18 Class of 2015 Steve Cole; 19 Class of 2016 Debbie Weekes; Chris Kirk 20 Class of 2017 Phillip Hill Jr., David Miller 21 Class of 2018 Arch Johnston; Jack Stephenson 22 23 Congregational Vitality Committee 24 Chair: David Rawls 25 Coordinator: Steve Potter 26 Class of 2015 Gayla Grimes Harbolt; Cathy Hart 27 Class of 2016 David Rawls; B.J. Foster 28 Class of 2017 Mason Dorsey; Karen McDuff 29 Class of 2018 Kitty Carpenter; Michael Frazier 30 31 Board of Location and Buildings 32 Chair: John Ekers 33 Vice Chair: 34 Secretary: 35 Class of 2015 Dave Hall; Arch Johnston; Sharon Patch 36 Class of 2016 Russell Allen; John Benson; Fred Marquis; John Ekers 37 Class of 2017 Steve Price, Paul Nesler, Suzy Baad 38 Class of 2018 Bob Bruso; Robert Dinwiddie; Scott Hinrich 39 40 Clergy Housing Committee: 41 Chair: Patti Martin 42 Class of 2015 Helen Morrill; Joe Walker 43 Class of 2016 Sharon Powers; Arnett Smith 44 Class of 2017 Ann Mitchell; Suzy Baad 45 Class of 2018 Patti Martin; Carol McQueen 46 47 District Leader of Laity: Suzy Baad 48 Associate District Lay Leader: Kyle Mullet 49

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Legal Advisors: Steve Cole; Joe Mason 1 Disaster Response Coordinator: Ron Luke 2 Cuba/Florida Covenant: Karen Laukat 3 4 5

NORTH CENTRAL 6 7 Leadership Council 8 Chair: Lenny Schultz 9 Vice-Chair: TBA 10 Secretary: Barbara Blanton 11 Treasurer: TBA 12 Members: 13 Class of 2014: Lenny Schultz, Barbara Blanton 14 Class of 2015: Robert Roseberry, Idella Gaston 15 Class of 2016: Stacey Spence, Gary Upleger 16 Class of 2017: Carol Mack-Harrell, Narcie Jeter, Harry Holloman 17 18 Committee on Lay Leadership (Nominations) 19 Chair: Sue Haupert-Johnson 20 Vice-Chair: Lenny Schultz 21 Class of 2014: Idella Gaston, John Bendall 22 Class of 2015: Alan Jefferson, Lenny Schultz 23 Class of 2016: Harry Holloman, TBA 24 Class of 2017: Lenny Schultz, TBA 25 26 Committee on Ordained Ministry 27 Chair: Debbie Allen 28 Vice-Chair: Mike Fordham 29 Secretary/Registrar (Non voting): John Bendall 30 Clergy: John Barham, Mike Fordham, Gary Upleger, Geraldine McClellan, Alan Jefferson, 31 Harold Hendren, Sara McKinley, Debbie Allen, Narcie Jeter, Will Clark, Marilyn Anell 32 Lay: Marion Chisholm, Jim Cook, Gussie Campbell, Gail Burry, Edna Nelson 33 34 New Church Development Committee 35 Chair: TBA 36 Vice-Chair: David Anderson 37 Secretary: Daryl Allen 38 Class of 2014: Miquell Mack, Eduardo Cortéz, Daryl Allen 39 Class of 2015: Chris Wile, Paul Daniels, Dr. Bill Leach 40 Class of 2016: Harold Hendren, Marvin Bingham 41 Class of 2017: Mike Weaver, Robert Pratt, David Anderson, Beth Farabee 42 43 Congregational Excellence 44 Chair: Robert Roseberry 45 Vice-chair: TBA 46 Secretary: Carolyn Thomas 47 Class of 2014: Dick Schaeffer, John Banks, Tyler Montgomery, Anne Faye Thomas 48 Class of 2015: Paul Kramer, Robert Roseberry, Carolyn Thomas, Geraldine McClellan 49

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Class of 2016: Larry Taylor, Mary Gestrich, Nancy Case, Harry Holloman 1 Class of 2017: Andrew Pridgen, Sharon Mills, Susan Gray, Ed Morrissey, Mary Mitchell 2 3 Board of Campus of Ministries Wesley Foundation 4 Members: Emory Springfield, Rebecca Pauly, Dick Scheaffer, Rebecca Barry, Allen Johnson, 5 Jean Chance, Jim Knight, Geraldine McClellan, Gary Upleger, Gary Sanders, Alan Gaylord, 6 Debbie Allen, Ryan DeLaune, David Averill, Patsy Nelms and Warren Nelms. 7

Superintendency Committee 8 Chair: TBA 9 Class of 2014: Dan Johnson, TBA 10 Class of 2015: Debbie Allen, TBA 11 Class of 2016: Edna Nelson, TBA 12 13 District Housing Committee 14 Chair: Larry Burris 15 Class of 2014: Stacey Murdock, Earl McDow, 16 Class of 2015: Heather Roseberry, Mary Rutledge, 17 Class of 2016: Mary Jo Upleger, Harry Holloman 18 Class of 2017: Jean Tompkins, Earl McDow, Larry Burris 19 20 District Lay Leader: Lenny Schultz 21 Associate District Lay Leader: Idella Gaston 22 Legal Advisor: Marvin Bingham 23 Director of Lay Servant Ministries: Carol Mack-Harrell 24 District Lay Representative on the Conference Committee on Leadership: Lenny Schultz 25 Cuba/Florida Covenant: Sanford Mayo 26 Russia Initiative: Carl Bergeson 27 Haitian Ministries District Coordinator: Pierre Jacques Jean-Gilles 28 Conflict Resolution Consultants: Lynn Monaco 29 Disaster Response Coordinator: Gary Search 30 Hispanic Ministries District Coordinator: Eduardo Cortéz 31 Volunteers in Mission District Coordinator: Carl Bergeson 32 Scouting Coordinator: Andrew Evans 33 United Methodist Men: Jerry Curry 34 United Methodist Women: Marilyn Holsipple 35 Archives/History Coordinator: TBA 36 37 38

NORTH EAST 39 40 Leadership Council (also functions as Board of Location and Building) 41 Class of 2014: Mike Hudson, Steve Herbert, Bill Fackler 42 Class of 2015: Georgia Gaston, Carol Stevens 43 Class of 2016: Derrick Scott, Kelly Minter 44 Class of 2017: Bruce Jones, Darrel Wyatt, Lorenzo McCarthy 45 Ex officio with vote: District Superintendent, District Business Administrator, District Lay Leader 46

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Committee on Nominations and Leadership Development 1 Chair: Timothy Smiley 2 Class of 2014: Denise Morrell, Barry Andrews, A.C. Myers 3 Class of 2015: Bryan Amerling, Bryan Simpson, David Sandlin 4 Class of 2016: Patrice Peterson, Stella Painter, Larry Case 5 6 Committee on Ordained Ministry 7 Chair: Melissa Pisco 8 Registrar: Debbie Moore 9 Barry Andrews, Bill Fackler, Mike Moore, Timothy Smiley, Pat Turner-Sharpton, Mike Wilkins, 10 Melissa Pisco, Carole Rooks, Jim Reeher, Georgia Gaston; Alan Patz 11 12 New Church Development Committee 13 Chair: Steve Herbert 14 Class of 2014: Murray Lewis, Tom Sandlin 15 Class of 2015: Rafe Vigil, Wendell Davis 16 Class of 2016: Dianne Briery, Edwin Perez 17 Class of 2017: Ruth Woo, Lawrence Barriner 18 Ex officio with vote: District Superintendent, District Business Administrator, District Lay Leader 19 20 Church Vitality 21 Chair: 22 Bill Bailey, Charlie Sward, Jessica Neely 23 24 Clergy Housing Committee 25 Brenda Brown, Rick Cornwell, Joan Bryant, Haley Jones, A. C. Myers, Kathy Nipper 26 Consultants: Horace Hamby and Doug Register 27 District Lay Leader: Bob Holzkamp 28 Associate District Lay Leader: Rose Muller 29 Associate District Lay Leader: Richard Fortier 30 District Legal Advisor: Cecile Rider 31 Disaster Response Coordinator: Jim Mitts 32 Hispanic Ministries District Coordinator: Edwin Perez 33 Volunteers in Mission District Coordinator: 34 Scouting Coordinator: 35 District Director of Lay Speaking: Patrice Peterson 36 District United Methodist Women President: Marie Rivera 37 Lay Representative on the Conference Committee on Leadership: Bob Holzkamp 38 Cuba/Florida Covenant Coordinators: Loree and George Reed 39 District Youth Coordinator: Bryan Amerling 40 District Prayer Revival: Mike Hudson 41

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NWD Leadership Council 3 Chair: Jim Catron 4 Class of 2015: Warren Harden, Ken Hamilton, Jim Catron 5 Class of 2016: April Henkel, Louise Kraus, Tony Fotsch 6 Class of 2017: Gregg Doss, Alinda Goodwin, Dennis Lewis 7 Class of 2018: Eunice Barbaree, Amber Tompkins, Louie Mabrey 8 Chairperson / Representative of Congregational Vitality Committee 9 Chairperson / Representative of Hispanic Ministry Team 10 District Superintendent 11 12 Committee on Leadership 13 Chair: Robert Gibbs, D.S. 14 Jim Crosby; Katie Hewett; James Howes; Jack Pearce; Mary Helen Studebaker; Mike 15 Shockley, 16 Gail Christy-Jones, Deborah Brown. 17 18 Committee on Ordained Ministry 19 Chair: Jeremy Rebman 20 Vice Chair: TBA 21 Betsy Burch; Wayne Curry; Judy Galloway; June Gay; Barbara Hynes; Kenneth Hamilton; 22 William Rhoads; Mike Shockley; Billy Vinson; John Whitehead; Barbara Williams, Robert Gibbs 23 D.S. ; Jack Stroman; Mark Becker 24 Registrar: Billy Vinson 25 26 Congregational Vitality 27 Chair: David Elyea 28 Vice –Chair: Wayne Cook 29 Nathan Adams; Phil Brown; Kimberly Davis; Barbara Gill; Robert Gibbs (DS); Linda Hanson, 30 James Howes; Alyce Parmer; Charles Rockwood; Karen Russell; John Hay 31 32 Clergy Housing Committee 33 Chair: Ruth Herndon 34 Sam Adams; Eunice Barbaree; Janet Cook; Donald Thompson; Tracy Laidlaw; Jeffrey Tate 35 36 Clergy Care Team 37 William Rhoads; Jack Stroman; John Whitehead; David Woerner 38 39

Wesley Foundation Board of Directors ‐ Florida State University 40 President: TBA 41 Vice President: Keith Tischler 42 Treasurer: Jimmie Duncan 43 Secretary: Judy Watson 44 Mark Becker; Starr Clay; Chip Collette; John Cook; Wayne Cook; Jimmie Duncan; Leslie Elliott; 45 Kevin Fox; Bill Fritchman; Graham Hancock; Chip Huggins; David Jones; Morgan Maxwell; 46 Sarah Mitchell; Tim Merchant; Jim Parry; Christina Pacelle; Rachel Roettger; Alan Rowan; 47 Adriane Tinsley; Bob Tindale ; Mike West 48

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Wesley Foundation Board of Directors ‐ Florida A & M University (In Transition) 1 2 Hispanic Ministry Team 3 Chair: Leroy Irwin 4 Edwin Chiquillo; Bob Dehner; Amy Finley; Manuel Guerra; Patsy Pitts; Rich Reffner. Ex-officio: 5 D.S and pastors of Forest Hills and Glen Julia-Sycamore. 6 7 UM Cooperative Ministries of Madison County 8 Chair: Pat Warren 9

Vice‐Chair: Archie Strickland 10 Treasurer: Pat Ruttan 11 Secretary: Deborah Brown 12 Finance Secretary: Sue Hunter 13 MaryAnn Bellamy; Tim Blanton; Cynthia Brown; Marie Cone; Stuart Fenneman; Louanna 14 Forness; Linda Gaston; Michael Halley; Ruth Herndon; James Howes; Lacey Hudson; Ralph 15 Hudson; Jim Hunter; Sue Hunter; Mae Irby; Robert Laidlaw; Audrey Land; Kelly Lindbald; 16 Francis Mercer; Tom Morse; Charlie Peck; George Pridgeon; Rich Quackenbush; Chan Rains; 17 Sonny Rollings; Paul Rowell; Gary Sailer; Archie Strickland; Pauline Strickland; Mary Helen 18 Studebaker; Margaret Throgmorton; Charles Wooten; Peggy Wooten. 19 Ex Officio: Mary Helen Studebaker 20 21 District Lay Leader: Jim Crosby; Co-Lay Leader: Dan Rosier 22 Legal Advisors: Sid Matthew, P.A. and Gwen Adkins, P.A. 23 Disaster Response Coordinators: John Sink; Lee Neely; Carol McRae 24 Directors of Lay Speaking (Servant) Ministries: Esta Mae Bedenbaugh and Joyce Estes 25 Representative on the Conference Committee on Leadership: Jim Crosby 26 Methodist United in Prayer Coordinator: Terry Denham 27 Prison Ministry Coordinator: Mary Ann Walsh 28 United Methodist Women: Anja DeLoach 29 United Methodist Men: Stan Monroe 30 Scouting Coordinator: Kevin Hall 31 United Methodist Volunteers in Mission Coordinator: Linda Bianco 32 33 34

SOUTH CENTRAL 35 36 Leadership Council 37 Chair: Jamie Westlake 38 Secretary: Laurie Hofts 39 Ex officio: Walter Monroe 40 Class of 2015: Sharon Davis 41 Class of 2016: Earl Smith, Jamie Westlake, Skip Wilson 42 Class of 2017: Pam Childs; Jeff Kantz; Matt Wallis, Erik Seise, Laurie Hofts 43 Class of 2018: Raphael Dessieu; John Reever, Greg Uchimura, Debbie Salinger, Russ Rhoads, 44 Steve Gardner 45 46 Committee On Leadership (Nominations) 47 Chair: Walter Monroe 48 Class of 2015: Jeff Kantz, John Reever 49

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Class of 2016: Val Hattery 1 Class of 2018: Laurie Hurst, Sam Ramirez, Doug Townley, Laurie Hofts 2 3 Committee On Ordained Ministry: 4 Chair: Daphne Johnson 5 Ex officio: Walter Monroe 6 Registrar: Emily Oliver 7 Class of 2016: Rick Cabot, Dan Parrish, Tom Ponton 8 Class of 2020: Daphne Johnson, Sam Ramirez, Emily Oliver, Sam Maihack, Mark Reynolds, 9 Park Boyer, John Curtis 10 11 Congregational Vitality 12 Co-Chairs: Matt Wallis, Pam Childs 13 Ex officio: Walter Monroe 14 Class of 2015: Matt Horan, Matt Wallis, John Barolo, Karen Peel 15 Class of 2016: Melanie Fierbaugh, Del McIntosh, Ernie Post 16 Class of 2017: Debbie Mak, Steve Polk 17 Class of 2018: Val Hattery, John Reever, Pam Childs, Mindy Schiller, Mary Priolo 18 19 Board Of Location and Building 20 Chair: Sharon Davis 21 Class of 2015: Sharon Davis, Kathi Sheehan 22 Class of 2017: Steve Livingston, John Hutto, Denie Garrett 23 Class of 2018: Peter Cottrell 24 25 Finance and Trustees 26 Chair: Skip Wilson 27 Treasurer: Carol Perrin 28 Class of 2015: Larry Powell, Laurie Hurst 29 Class of 2016: Skip Wilson 30 Class of 2017: Peter Salinger 31 Class of 2018: John Darling, Greg Uchimura, Ed Andrews 32 33 Superintendency/Personnel 34 Chair: Walter Monroe 35 Class of 2016: Jamie Westlake 36 Class of 2018: David McIntire, Leonard Porter, Daphne Johnson, John Reever 37 38 Clergy Housing Committee 39 Chair: Russ Rhoads 40 Class of 2015: Russ Rhodes, Rob Rose, Gail Davenport 41 Class of 2014: Margaret Blanchard, Carol Sue Hutchinson 42 43 Wesley Foundation at University of South Florida 44 Executive 45 Director: Erik Seise 46 Chair: Joey Herres 47 Ex-Officio: Janet Moore 48 Secretary: Bob Douglass 49

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Terry Sisco, Cindy Sisco, Justin Overstreet, Paul Griffith, Keith Harcombe, Chadd Hardie, Corey 1 Britt, Matt Horan 2 3 District Lay Leader: John Reever 4 Legal Advisory: Stephen Gardner, Bob Rasmussen 5 Disaster Response Coordinator: Marvin Hammontree 6 Director of Lay Speaking: Gail Kantz 7 Methodist United in Prayer Coordinator: Renee Kincaid 8 United Methodist Men: Ken Blackman 9 United Methodist Women: Margaret Masters 10 District Representative for Prison Ministry: Glenn Bengert 11 12 13

SOUTH EAST 14 15 Leadership Team 16 Chair: Durwood Foshee 17 Secretary: Gertrude Stewart 18 Lay Leader: Michael Sullivan 19 Associate Lay Leader: Oswald Sands 20 Ex Officio: Craig Nelson; Mark Caldwell; Durwood Foshee; Monique McBride; George Lutz; 21 Patty Daniels; Nick Woodbury 22 23 Committee on Leadership (Nominations) 24 Chair: Craig Nelson 25 Oswald Sands, Michael Sullivan, Tasha Smith 26 27 Committee on Ordained Ministry 28 Chair: Sam Wright 29 Vice-Chair: Marta Burke 30 Registrar: Tasha Smith 31 Amber Massingill; David Range; Craig Nelson; Durwood Foshee; Fawn Mikel; Gustavo 32 Betancourt; James Flannery; Kay Reinert; Luc Dessieux; Mark Caldwell; Marta Burke; Minette 33 Douglas; Mirdine Minviel; Montreuil Milord; Patricia Daniels; Simon Osunalana; T. Glenn Bosley-34 Mitchell; Alex Shanks 35 36 Committee on New Church Development 37 Chair: George Lutz 38 Holmes Braddock; George Lutz; Montreuil Millord; Matthew Williams; Craig Nelson 39 40 District Trustees 41 Chair: Al Gonzalez 42 Stuart Bodin; Bruce Ford; Guy Minvel; Craig Nelson 43 44 Missions 45 Chair: Audrey Warren 46 Members: Betty Cezar; Luc Dessieux; Gene Giblin; Josue Guevara; Alex Shanks; Alexis 47 Talbott; CJ Walter; Michael Zdorow 48

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South East Board Location and Building 1 Chair: Gustavo Betancourt 2 Members: Mark Caldwell; Bruce Ford; Durwood Foshee; Brent Hursey-McLaughlin; George 3 Lutz; Tasha Smith 4 5 Congregational Excellence 6 Chair: Mark Caldwell 7 Juana Jordan; Alexis Talbot; Linda Burton; Diane Gutierrez; Craig Nelson; Gordon Pike; Mike 8 Sullivan; Sam Wright 9 10 Housing Committee 11 Chair: Gustavo Betancourt 12 Sally Matson 13 14 District Housing Committee 15 Chair: TBA 16 Fritzlorme Etienne; Nancy Lozito; Sally Matson; Guy Minviel; Raymundo Torres; Gustavo 17 Betancourt (non voting staff); Jim Welch 18 19 District Disaster Team 20 Chairperson: Cesar Villafaňa; Fred Hobson 21 22 Legal Advisor and Chair of Legal Team: Robert Perez 23 Coordinators District Disaster: Cesar Villafaña 24 Director of Lay Speaking Ministry: Jacki Haack 25 District Rep to Conference Committee on Leadership: Oswald Sands 26 Methodist United in Prayer Coordinators: Blanca Hermida (Broward) and Robert Pinera 27

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SOUTH WEST 30 31 Leadership Council 32 Chair: David Stauffer 33 Class of 2015: Art McClellan, Doug Pareti, Clarice Setser, Judy Snodgrass, David Stauffer, Roy 34 Terry 35 Class of 2016: Bill Fisackerly, Terry Hixson, Luz Maldonado, Don Nations, Marion Sortore 36 Class of 2017: Rod Groom, Ed Horne, Jim Luther, Ted Sauter 37 Chairperson/Representative from the Congregational Vitality Committee 38 Ex officio with vote: District Superintendent, District Business Administrator, District Lay 39 Leader(s) 40 41 Committee on Leadership (Nominations) 42 Chair: Rinaldo Hernandez 43 Vice Chair: Nancy Metz 44 Secretary: Sandy Voigt 45 Class of 2015: Benny Aguilar, Stephanie Campbell, Gene Louise Fisher, Nancy Metz 46 Class of 2016: Brian Brightly, Julie Bullerdick, Jeannette Hoffer 47 Class of 2017: Orlando Garay, Sharon Luther, Wade Sperry, Danielle Upton 48

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Committee on Ordained Ministry 1 Chair: Jay Therrell 2 Vice Chair: Cherie Chapman 3 Secretary/Registrar: Julie Bullerdick 4 John Bryant, Julie Bullerdick, Cherie Chapman, Ronald DeGenaro, Shirley Groom, Rinaldo 5 Hernandez, Christine Holden, Lia Icaza-Willetts, Dick MacMillan, Art McClellan, Nancy Metz, 6 Don Nations, Karolyn Nunnallee, Wes Olds, Brian Smith, Joann Springer, Roy Terry, Jay 7 Therrell, Vic Willis 8 9 Congregational Vitality Committee 10 Chair: Mike Loomis 11 Vice Chair: Arlene Jackson 12 Class of 2015: Betty Gissendanner*, Brian James, Edward Kellum, Jim Thomas*, Sheli 13 Thompson-Gauthier, Jim Wade*, Charley Watts 14 Class of 2016: Sam Carter, Arlene Jackson, Dan Christopherson, Nakako Kellum**, Mike 15 Loomis, Sue Piirainen*, Vince Price* 16 Class of 2017: Lynn Ball, Dan Prine, Stuart Upton, Larry White 17 Chairperson/Representative from Leadership Council* 18 Ex officio with vote: District Superintendent*, District Business Administrator*, District Lay 19 Leader(s)* 20 *NCD subcommittee 21 **NCD chair 22 23 Clergy Housing Committee 24 Chair: Tom Fuller 25 Vice-Chair: Geoff Gibbs 26 Class of 2015: Tom Fuller, David Harper 27 Class of 2016: Geoff Gibbs, Rebecca White 28 Class of 2017: Jeanne Davis, Juan Maldonado, Shani Prine 29 30 Florida Gulf Coast Wesley Foundation Board of Directors 31 Members: Kaitlyn Brandt, Shari Chrovian, Pete Efferts, Betty Gissendanner, Rinaldo 32 Hernandez, Dennis Hunt, Jerry Israel, Brad Middaugh, David Strum, Leslie Terry, Roy Terry, 33 Jay Tucker, Doug Whitaker 34 35 District Disaster Coordinator: Ernie Ritta 36 Volunteers In Mission District Coordinator: Ray Bartholomew 37 Methodists United In Prayer Coordinator: Dan Christopherson 38 Scouting Coordinator: D.R. Walker 39 Director of Lay Speaking: Gene Louise Fisher 40 Lay Representative on the Conference Committee on Leadership: Nancy Metz 41 Associate District Lay Leader: Wade Sperry 42 Associate District Lay Leader: Benny Aguilar 43 District Youth Coordinator: Mike Edwards 44 UMM: John Delaney 45 UMW: Shelley Davidson 46

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STANDING RULES 1

FLORIDA ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 2

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Editorial comments supplied by the Standing Rules Committee: 4 5 Amendments as proposed by the Florida Conference former Global Justice & Missions Committee and 6 the Conference Nominating Committee, to reflect changes in the names of various committees as listed 7 in the establishment of Conference Agencies required by the Discipline: 8 9 401.3, 401.7, and 401.22. are amended to reflect changes in the names of the Committees as listed. 10 405, 407, and 408 are also amended to reflect these name changes. 11 408 and 409 are amended to create a new “Missions Committee” and a “Social Justice Committee” 12 (divides the former Global Justice & Missions Committee into these two new Committees) with 13 appropriate language to establish this new body. 14 Subsequent paragraphs are renumbered. 15 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 17

Par. 401. The Annual Conference establishes the following agencies required by the 2012 18 Discipline. With each agency is its corresponding paragraph in the Discipline, any Standing Rules 19 pertaining to that agency, and the name given by this Conference to the agency if it differs from the name 20 listed in the Discipline 21 …. 22 3. Conference Board of Church and Society ¶ 629; SR Par. 408, Social Justice Committee) 23 … 24 7. Conference Board of Global Ministries (¶ 633; SR Par. 408, Missions Committee) 25 … 26 22. Committee on Parish and Community Development (¶ 633.5, Missions Committee, 27 Congregational Vitality) 28 … 29 30 Par. 405. Task Teams and Ministry Groups 31 2. Conference Ministry Groups. Conference Ministry Groups are groups brought together because of a 32 common sense of mission or common affinity. The Ministry Groups, set forth below, are not defined by a 33 specific function or action as are task teams, but may have a variety of responsibilities that bind them 34 together. 35 36

a. Outreach Ministries 37 3) Membership. The Outreach Ministries are represented by the directors established in 38 each of the districts. New ministries must complete an application to be approved by the 39 district Leadership Council, Outreach Ministries, Social Justice Committee, and the Annual 40 Conference. The Conference staff person related to missions shall be an ex-officio member. 41 … 42

b. Committee on Haitian Ministries 43 1) Establishment. The Annual Conference establishes the Florida Conference Committee on 44 Haitian Ministries (CCOHM). 45 2) Mission and Purpose. The mission of the CCOHM shall be to make of all disciples of 46 Jesus Christ, particularly, Haitian men, women, and children living within the boundaries of 47 the Conference. Its purpose shall be to act as an advocate for Haitian ministries in the 48 Conference. 49 3) Membership. The members of CCOHM shall be all Haitian pastors, ordained, licensed, 50 and lay, serving in the Conference; all pastors serving a Haitian congregation in the 51 Conference; all district superintendents serving in the Conference who have supervision over 52

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a Haitian congregation; the Conference Lay Leader, and all district delegates appointed to the 1 CCOHM according to its bylaws. 2 3

Par. 407. Missional Engagement 4 … 5 4. Outcome and Responsibilities. The Desired Outcome for the work of this area is to impact the 6 community and the world by increasing our multicultural diversity and outward focus by redirecting our 7 overall resources toward missional engagement. In addition to re-envisioning and implementing our 8 strategy to accomplish this outcome, Missional Engagement will focus on the health, growth and 9 sustainability of our mission congregations and the identification, recruitment and formation of pastoral 10 leadership in these communities. Missional Engagement will oversee the continued implementation of a 11 plan to increase our conference multicultural diversity and will ensure continued work on all current 12 comprehensive plans related to ethnic constituent groups. Missional Engagement shall be responsible 13 for coordinating the work of all current and future Conference committees related to the areas of 14 Missions and Social Justice, including, but not limited to, Outreach, Hispanic Ministry Team, Committee 15 on Haitian Ministries, Global Partnerships, UMVIM, Disaster Recovery, Commission on Religion and 16 Race, and Commission on the Status and Role of Women, Creation Care, Childhood Hunger, Prison 17 Ministry, and other relevant committees or task teams. 18 19 Par. 408. Missions Committee 20 1. Establishment. The Annual Conference, pursuant to Par. 610 of the Discipline and those paragraphs 21

of the Discipline that allow it some discretion in structuring agencies required by the Discipline, 22 establishes a Missions Committee. 23

2. Purpose. The Committee will be the steward of and promote global and conference missions 24 throughout the conference. It will educate and promote the Conference mission priorities and offer 25 opportunities for mission, service, and action with local congregations and ministries. The Missions 26 Committee will encompasses the responsibilities of Global Ministries as defined by the Discipline. 27

3. Membership. There shall be twelve members made up of persons who chair or represent different 28 mission-related responsibilities: MUIP, Haiti/Florida Covenant, Florida/Angola Covenant, etc. and 29 four classes at large classes of one member each; one class shall be elected each year for a four-30 year term. Ex-officio members include representatives to the General Board of Global Ministries, the 31 Conference United Methodist Women’s Global Mission Coordinator. 32

4. Officers. There shall be a chairperson, nominated by the Conference Committee on Leadership, and 33 a Secretary elected by the Committee. 34

5. Meetings. The Committee shall meet at least three times per year. 35 6. Responsibilities. The Committee shall be responsible for: 36

a. Emphasizing the relationship between and need for each of the following: spiritual formation and 37 disciplines, biblical and theological education, hospitality and partnerships, and direct mission 38 action and implementation; 39

b. Creating and distributing mission information; and 40 Promoting mission education and mission opportunities among districts, ministries, and congregations. 41 42 Par. 409. Social Justice Committee 43 1. Establishment. The Annual Conference, pursuant to Par. 610 of the Discipline and those paragraphs 44

of the Discipline that allow it some discretion in structuring agencies required by the Discipline, 45 establishes a Social Justice Committee. 46

2. Purpose. The Committee will be focus and lead on social justice issues throughout the conference. 47 It will educate and promote the Conference justice priorities and offer opportunities for advocacy and 48 action with local congregations and ministries. The Social Justice Committee will encompasses the 49 responsibilities of Church and Society as defined by the Discipline. 50

3. Membership. There shall be twelve members made up representatives from justice-related ministries: 51 Creation Care, Prison Ministries, Immigration, Human Trafficking, etc. and four classes at large 52 classes of one member each; one class shall be elected each year for a four-year term. Ex-officio 53

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members include representatives to the General Board of Church and Society, the Conference 1 United Methodist Women’s Social Action Coordinator. 2

4. Officers. There shall be a chairperson, nominated by the Conference Committee on Leadership, and 3 a Secretary elected by the Committee. 4

5. Meetings. The Committee shall meet at least twice a year. 5 6. Responsibilities. The Committee shall be responsible for: 6

a. Working with local churches, districts, outreach ministries and extension ministries and others 7 to facilitate the Annual Conference’s engagement in issues of justice effecting our state; 8

b. Creating and distributing social justice information; and, 9 c. Promoting justice education and advocacy opportunities among districts, ministries, and 10

congregations. 11 12 [Then renumber the remaining 400s] 13 14 Editorial comments supplied by the Standing Rules Committee: 15 16 As proposed by the Conference Board of Pensions and Health Benefits (CBOPHB), Paragraph 422 is 17 amended to reflect the actions approved by the 2013 Annual Conference in the Friday session, June 14, 18 2013: 19 20 422.3 and 422.4. are amended to reflect changes in who is qualified for Conference Sponsored Retiree 21 Health Insurance Programs with a “Grandfathered Plan” and the “New Retiree Health Insurance Benefit” 22 effective July 1, 2014, as approved by the 2013 Annual Conference. 23 423.2 and 422.3 are also amended to state that all members of the CBOPHB are also members of the 24 Preacher’s Relief Board to clarify language as previously approved at a prior Annual Conference. 25 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 27

Par. 422. The Conference Board of Pension and Health Benefits (CBOPHB) shall have the organization 28 and function of the predecessor Board of Pensions. 29

1. Membership. The Board shall consist of twenty-one members: one third laywomen, one third 30 laymen, and one third clergy, elected for a term of eight years and arranged in two classes as 31 nearly equal as possible so that one half will rotate each quadrennium. A District Superintendent 32 appointed by the Bishop, the Director of Human Resources and Benefits, the Conference 33 Treasurer and the Assistant Treasurer for Administration shall serve as ex-officio members. 34 Additional ex-officio members with voice, but without vote, who bring special interest and skills 35 may be added to the CBOPHB as needed. 36

2. Officers. The Board shall elect from its membership a Chair, a Vice-Chair, Secretary and a Chair 37 of the Preacher’s Relief Board. The Vice-Chair shall also Chair the Health Insurance 38 Subcommittee and shall represent the Conference in matters related to health insurance. All 39 members of the CBOPHB are also members of the Preacher’s Relief Board. 40

3. Qualifying for Conference Sponsored Retiree Health Insurance Program. These provisions are 41 only available for fulltime clergy who are ordained ministers, deacons or Board approved local 42 pastors as well as members of the Florida Annual Conference. 43

4. Administrative Rules Governing Eligibility & Benefits for Retiree Health Insurance Program are as 44 follows: 45

Grandfathered Plan 46 The Conference provides support to retired clergy to purchase health insurance when these criteria are 47 met: 48

A clergyperson must have a minimum of 10 years of service in Florida and credits are limited to 49 40 years for awarding service credits. 50

The individual must be serving in an appointment made by the Bishop of the Florida Conference 51 and enrolled in the Conference health insurance program at the time of retirement. In addition, 52

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he/she must be continuously enrolled in the health insurance program for a minimum of five years 1 immediately prior to retirement. 2

For those who began service in the Florida Conference prior to January 1, 2003, all years of 3 service in all conferences of The United Methodist Church will be credited. 4

The Conference funding applies to the retired clergy’s spouse (credits will only be extended to the 5 clergy members spouse at the time of retirement) and will continue for the spouse even if the 6 clergy precedes the spouse in death. 7

New Retiree Health Insurance Benefit Effective July 1, 2014: 8 The new benefit is a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) arrangement. The HRA is an account-9 based plan that provides an annual subsidy for the purchase of health insurance in retirement based 10 upon total years of service at the time of retirement in the Florida Conference. The following are specific 11 details on plan eligibility and benefit provisions: 12

As of 7-1-2014 those clergy age 64 or those age 55 or older with a minimum of 35 years of 13 service and are serving in an appointment made by the Bishop of the Florida Conference and are 14 enrolled in the Conference health insurance program on July 1, 2014 may elect the credit-based 15 health insurance plan when they retire as outlined above for themselves and any eligible spouse. 16 Or, they can elect the new HRA program. It is their choice at the time of retirement. This group is 17 “grandfathered” with the credit-based plan remaining an option. 18

Clergy who transferred their membership to the Florida Conference after 1/1/2003 will not receive 19 credit for prior service in other Annual Conferences. 20

HRA Plan Eligibility. All other clergy serving full time under Episcopal appointment and enrolled in 21 the Conference health insurance program on July 1, 2014 will be eligible for the new HRA benefit 22 upon retirement. Full time is defined as an appointment at or above minimum salary for each type 23 of clergy category as defined in the Conference journal. Clergy must be enrolled in the 24 Conference health insurance program at the time of retirement. In addition, they must be 25 continuously enrolled in the health insurance program for four of the last five years immediately 26 prior to retirement. 27

Anyone not meeting the HRA Plan eligibility requirements as of 7-1-2014 (and is not 28 grandfathered) is not eligible for a future HRA benefit or any subsidy from the Conference for the 29 purchase of health insurance as a retiree. 30

These changes do not affect existing retirees and are effective for retirements on or after July 1, 31 2014. 32

As of July 1, 2014, service credits for clergy who are currently on leave or clergy who take a 33 future personal, sabbatical, transitional, family leave of absence or any other non-paid leave are 34 limited to 12 months. Non-paid leaves of more than 12 months will not be included as credited 35 service for HRA eligibility. 36

Clergy receiving a disability benefit from the Clergy Protection Plan (CPP) will be subject to the 37 same eligibility rules for the grandfathered or HRA plan upon retirement. Service credits will be 38 awarded to clergy while receiving CPP disability benefits. 39

HRA Plan Benefit Provisions. Effective July 1, 2014 those eligible clergy who complete a 40 minimum of 10 years of service and are at least age 60 will receive an annual HRA contribution 41 upon retirement. 42

The amount of the annual HRA contribution will vary with the retiree’s age and service at 43 retirement. The schedule below illustrates the annual contributions based on age and service at 44 retirement. 45

Clergy couples will be provided individual HRA account contributions based on their own 46 individual age and service at retirement. 47

A retiree’s spouse at time of retirement (who is not receiving an individual HRA contribution under 48 this plan and is at least age 60) will receive an annual HRA contribution equal to 75% of the 49 retiree’s amount rounded to the nearest $100 upon the death of the retiree. The surviving spouse 50 will continue receiving the annual HRA contribution until their death or re-marriage. 51

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Surviving spouses of actively working clergy: 1 2 Eligible for HRA: Surviving spouses of clergy who pass away while actively working and are 3 eligible for retirement are extended Continuation coverage through the group health plan for 60 4 days. The Conference will pay the employer’s premium and the individual is responsible for the 5 employee’s premium. The surviving spouse is eligible for the retiree health insurance HRA when 6 she/he reaches age 60. 7 Not eligible for HRA: Surviving spouses of clergy who pass away while actively working and are 8 not eligible for retirement are extended Continuation coverage through the group health plan for 9 60 days. The Conference will pay the employer’s premium and the individual is responsible for 10 the employee’s premium. No further health insurance benefits are provided. 11 12

The CBOPHB will review the annual HRA contribution schedule at least every four years to 13 determine future increases. 14

15 Years of Service Schedule Effective July 1, 2014 16

Annual HRA Contribution*

For Early Retirement

Traditional Retirement (eligible for Medicare)

Years of Service

Schedule Age 60

Age 61

Age 62

Age 63

Age 64

Medicare Retiree Age 65+

10-14 $1,000 $1,100 $1,200 $1,300 $1,400 $1,500

15-19 $1,600 $1,700 $1,800 $1,900 $2,000 $2,100

20-24 $2,000 $2,200 $2,300 $2,400 $2,600 $2,700

25-29 $2,500 $2,700 $2,800 $3,000 $3,100 $3,300

30-34 $2,900 $3,100 $3,300 $3,500 $3,700 $3,900

35-39 $3,400 $3,600 $3,800 $4,100 $4,300 $4,500

40+ $3,600 $3,800 $4,100 $4,300 $4,600 $4,800

17 *Annual HRA contribution is reduced by 5% each year prior to age 65 for early retirement. Married 18 retirees (that are not part of a clergy couple) share HRA contribution with spouse. Surviving 19 spouse’s benefit at retiree’s death is equal to 75% of the retiree’s amount while living - rounded to 20 the nearest $100. The clergyperson’s age on the date of retirement determines the amount of the 21 HRA contribution. Years of service is determined by the General Board of Pension & Health 22 Benefits official Service Record. 23 The specifics of the funding policies for retiree health insurance shall be prepared and 24 recommended by the Conference Board of Pension and Health Benefits, and adopted by the 25 Annual Conference. Such funding policies shall be available through the office of the health 26 insurance officer of the Annual Conference. 27 28

Editorial comments supplied by the Standing Rules Committee: 29 30 As proposed by the Elections Procedures Committee, a new Paragraph 423 is to be substituted for the 31 existing Paragraph 423, with several modifications and changes. These are the significant highlights (but 32 are not exhaustive in content):33

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423.1.a. The requirement for election to take place in the year immediately preceding the General and 1 Jurisdictional Conferences is deleted. Also, the sentence about the role of the covenant community is 2 deleted. 3 423.1.b. Allows the Conference Secretary to be elected as a member of the Committee (and therefore 4 not just ex officio). 5 423.2.a., b., and c., clarifies the “we” to be the Annual Conference. 6 423.2.d, clarifies the “we” to be the Elections Procedures Committee. Also allows the Annual Conference 7 to both “gather” and “share” information. Also deletes language about “politically-oriented processes.” 8 423.3 Expands the role of the Districts in the discernment of the nominating process including the 9 encouragement of recognizing clergy serving in appointments beyond the bounds of the District or 10 Conference. 11 423.4 and 423.5 Splits the Nominations Process into two paragraphs—one for Lay Persons and one for 12 Clergy. Deletes the “no exceptions to the process/deadlines” language. Allows nomination process to 13 begin in September rather than in January. The adjudication of disputes will be by the Elections 14 Procedure Committee rather than by the “Conference Director” and “Conference Lay Leader.” 15 423.4.c Nominating Ballot—this process is eliminated. 16 423.4.f. & 423.5.d New paragraphs are added to allow a process for nominations after the February 15 17 deadline up until the 11:00 am beginning of the Lay Session or Clergy Session. Lay and Clergy 18 delegates will be provided with a “handout” listing these additional names and ballot numbers. These 19 “after deadline” nominees will not be permitted introductions, nor have information about them provided 20 by the Annual Conference, except on a bulletin board strategically located prior to the first ballot. 21 Likewise, these same “after deadline” nominees may, at their own expense, publish their own completed 22 “self-nomination” form, making copies available at the Usher’s Table. After the 11:00 am start of the Lay 23 and Clergy sessions, no further names will be considered for election. 24 423.7 Changes language of “Spoiled Ballots” to “Invalid votes” and is renumbered as 423.8. 25 423.8 Reserve Delegates is renumbered as 423.9 and also deletes language about the compensation of 26 delegates. 27 423.9 Scholarship Support paragraph is deleted. 28 423.10 Information Distribution paragraph is amended to delete the “unless requested by elected Annual 29 Conference Delegates” exception to the request to refrain from distributing printed materials. The “after-30 deadline nominees” (paragraphs 423.4.f & 423.5.d) are permitted to place copies of their completed 31 nomination forms at the Ushers’ Table. 32 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33 34 Par. 423. The Elections Procedures Committee and Elections Procedures for Delegates to 35 General and Jurisdictional Conferences 36 1. The Elections Procedures Committee. 37

a. Establishment. The Florida Annual Conference is given the responsibility to help shape the future 38 of The United Methodist Church when it selects and prepares its delegation for General and 39 Jurisdictional Conferences. The Elections Procedures Committee is established to guide the 40 orderly process of electing delegates including recommending changes in these Standing Rules, 41 to set the method of voting for delegates (in consultation with Annual Conference Event 42 Committee), to monitor delegate elections, and to be the final arbiter of any and all election 43 disputes. The committee’s hope is to call the Annual Conference to a prayer-centered process of 44 spiritual discernment in preparation for the delegate elections. The hope is that this process will 45 create opportunities for the Spirit of God to call forth from among us faithful witnesses who will 46 become the agents of God’s purpose for the future of the church. 47

b. Membership. The committee shall consist of six members and serve a term of one quadrennium. 48 Committee members may succeed themselves. The Conference Secretary will serve as an 49 ex-officio member of the committee unless elected as a member of the committee. The 50 Conference Committee on Leadership shall determine the Chair of the committee. The Chair 51 shall hold office for the entire quadrennium for which he or she serves on the committee. 52

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a. That the Annual Conference approach the election process with a clear center in prayer. 1 b. That the Annual Conference encourage opportunities for groups of clergy and laity to listen to 2

Scripture, share their sense of God’s vision for the church, and enter into disciplined prayer for 3 the election process. 4

c. That the Annual Conference commit ourselves to being open to the call of God upon the lives of 5 people who represent the diversity and strength of the local congregations of the Florida Annual 6 Conference in terms of age, sex, race, ethnic background, language, orders of clergy, geography, 7 theological perspective and experience. 8

d. That Elections Procedures Committee create clear guidelines by which the Annual Conference 9 can gather and share pertinent information about nominees which will assist the voting members 10 of the Annual Conference in their selection of delegates to General and Jurisdictional 11 Conferences. 12

3. District Responsibilities. The Cabinet and the Board of Lay Ministry are charged to discover the most 13 appropriate way for each District to participate in the Spiritual Journey to General and Jurisdictional 14 Conferences. It is hoped that each District will create and implement an educational strategy which 15 will include at least the following items: The process for nomination; Spiritual discernment and how to 16 recognize the call to serve; Lifting up the issues and concerns likely to be addressed during General 17 and Jurisdictional Conferences; The financial and time requirements expected of those elected to 18 serve; Reflection upon the unique needs and demographics of the Florida Annual Conference; and 19 Praying for the Spirit to provide the names of those who can best represent our Annual Conference. 20 Each District will intentionally encourage clergy serving in an appointment beyond the bounds of the 21 District or Annual Conference to consider serving as a delegate to General and Jurisdictional 22 Conferences. Each District will provide a way for nominees from that District to share their vision for 23 the Church. Each District is encouraged to pray regularly for all of the nominees. 24

4. Nominations Process for Lay Persons. Lay persons desiring nomination and election as a delegate 25 to General and Jurisdictional Conferences will follow the process outlined below. 26 a. Any person who has been a member of The United Methodist Church for at least two years 27

preceding their election, has been an active participant in The United Methodist Church for at 28 least four years preceding their election and is a member within the Florida Annual Conference at 29 the time of the General and Jurisdictional Conferences is eligible for nomination. 30

b. A cover letter and nomination form will be posted on the Conference web site in September 31 preceding the Annual Conference session of delegate elections. The nomination form requests 32 the following information: name; address; occupation; local church; District; race/ethnicity; 33 confirmation about the ability to attend the required meetings; age bracket (under 21, 21-29, 30-34 39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 and over); and experience in the church (local, District, Conference, 35 or General). Nominees will be asked to answer in 250 words or less (only the first 250 words will 36 be printed) one of the following questions: “Why do you feel called to be a delegate to General 37 and Jurisdictional Conferences?” or “What is your vision for The United Methodist Church?” 38 Nominees are encouraged to electronically submit a recent digital photograph during the on-line 39 registration process. 40

c. Nomination forms filled out on the Conference web site will be electronically dated upon 41 completion. In order to include nominee’s biographical information and photograph in the pre-42 Conference materials, the nomination form on the Conference web site will not be available after 43 February 15 preceding the Annual Conference session of delegate elections. Nomination forms 44 submitted via U.S. Mail must be postmarked no later than February 15 preceding the Annual 45 Conference session of delegate elections and are to be mailed to the Chair of the Elections 46 Procedures Committee. Any disputes will be adjudicated by the Elections Procedures 47 Committee. 48

d. The names, addresses, photographs, and statements will be printed in alphabetical order in the 49 Conference Workbook of the session of Annual Conference in which delegate elections occur. An 50 alphabetical listing will also be placed on the Conference web site. 51

e. All Lay nominees will be introduced at the Lay Orientation session of the Annual Conference 52 where delegates are elected. The Annual Conference Program Committee will provide a time to 53

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meet the nominees prior to the first ballot. Nominees will have a special designation to wear to 1 indicate that a person is a nominee. 2

f. To allow for spiritual discernment for persons sensing a call to serve as a delegate to General 3 Conference and Jurisdictional Conferences after the February 15 deadline, representatives from 4 the Elections Procedures Committee will be stationed at a table in the area designated for the Lay 5 Session meeting with blank self-nomination forms. The representatives will be available from 6 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. on the day of the Lay Session for persons desiring to be considered for 7 election to provide the required information. All of the provisions in 4.(a) and 4.(b) above must 8 be satisfied and verified. If approved, the person will be assigned a ballot number and will be 9 eligible for consideration. A handout with the additional names and ballot numbers will be 10 provided to voting members prior to the first ballot. Persons adding their names in this manner 11 will not be introduced at the Lay Orientation Session, will not have their biographical information 12 printed or posted on the Conference web site, and will not be permitted to introduce themselves 13 to the Annual Conference during a regular business session. Copies of the completed forms will 14 be posted on a bulletin board in a strategic location determined by the Elections Procedures 15 Committee for voting members of the Annual Conference to review prior to the first ballot. 16 Persons adding their names in this manner may provide, at their own expense, copies of their 17 completed form to be placed on the Ushers’ Table for members to pick up and review prior to the 18 first ballot. No further names may be nominated or considered for election after the 11:00 a.m. 19 closing of the on-site registration station. 20

5. Nomination Process for Clergy. The ordained ministerial delegates to the General and Jurisdictional 21 Conferences shall be elected by and from the ordained ministerial members in full connection within 22 the Annual Conference. All eligible clergy interested in serving as a delegate will follow the 23 procedures outlined below. 24 a. A cover letter and nomination form will be posted on the conference web site in September 25

preceding the Annual Conference session of delegate elections. The nomination form requests 26 the following information: name; address; local church; district; race/ethnicity; confirmation about 27 the ability to attend the required meetings; and age bracket (under 21, 21-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-28 59, 60-69, 70 and over). Nominees will be asked to answer in 250 words or less (only the first 250 29 words will be printed) one of the following questions: “Why do you feel called to be a delegate to 30 General Conference and Jurisdictional Conferences?” or “What is your vision for the United 31 Methodist Church?” Nominees are encouraged to electronically submit a recent digital 32 photograph during the on-line registration process. 33

b. Nomination forms filled out on the Conference web site will be electronically dated upon 34 completion. In order to include nominee’s biographical information and photograph in the pre-35 Conference materials, the nomination form on the Conference web site will not be available after 36 February 15 preceding the Annual Conference session of delegate elections. Nomination forms 37 submitted via U.S. Mail must be postmarked no later than February 15 preceding the Annual 38 Conference session of delegate elections and are to be mailed to the Chair of the Elections 39 Procedures Committee. Any disputes will be adjudicated by the Elections Procedures 40 Committee. 41

c. The names, addresses, photographs, and statements will be printed in alphabetical order in the 42 Conference Workbook of the session of Annual Conference in which delegate elections occur. An 43 alphabetical listing will also be placed on the Conference web site. 44

d. To allow for spiritual discernment for persons sensing a call to serve as a delegate to General 45 and Jurisdictional Conferences after the February 15th deadline, representatives from the 46 Elections Procedures Committee will be stationed at a table in the area designated for the Clergy 47 Session meeting with blank self-nomination forms. The representatives will be available from 48 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. on the day of the Clergy Session for persons desiring to be considered 49 for election to provide the required information. Only those clergy members eligible to serve in 50 accordance with the Book of Discipline may register. Upon verification, the person will be 51 assigned a ballot number and will be eligible for consideration. A handout with the additional 52 names and ballot numbers will be provided to voting members prior to the first ballot. Persons 53

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adding their names in this manner will not have their biographical information printed or posted on 1 the Conference web site and will not be permitted to introduce themselves to the Annual 2 Conference during a regular business session. Copies of the completed forms will be posted on 3 a bulletin board in a strategic location determined by the Elections Procedures Committee for 4 voting members of the Annual Conference to review prior to the first ballot. Persons adding their 5 names in this manner may provide, at their own expense, copies of their completed form to be 6 placed on the Ushers’ Table for members to pick up and review prior to the first ballot. No further 7 names may be nominated or considered for election after the 11:00 a.m. closing of the on-site 8 registration station. 9

6. Election Process. 10 a. Prior to the opening of each ballot, the Bishop, or person designated by the Bishop, will 11 lead the Conference in a time of silent meditation and prayer. 12 b. Members of the Conference will vote on computer-sensitive cards, electronic device, or 13 other method determined by the Elections Procedures Committee (in consultation with the Annual 14 Conference Event Committee or other agency charged with planning the Annual Conference 15 sessions) with laity voting for lay delegates and eligible clergy voting for clergy delegates. 16 c. When the Bishop, or person designated by the Bishop, announces the results of election 17 ballots, the names and ballot numbers of persons receiving votes will be projected on the screens 18 in preparation for the next ballot. 19 d. To expedite the election process, ballot results will be reported as follows: 20

1) 1st ballot - All names receiving votes will be read. 21 2) 2nd – 4th ballot - First 25 names will be read. 22 3) Remaining ballots - First 10 names will be read. 23

e. At specific points in the election process, the Elections Procedures Committee will report 24 to the Conference on the inclusiveness and diversity of the elected delegation. 25

7. Policy for Tie Breaks. In the event of a tie between two or more nominees for the last available 26 position on the General and/or Jurisdictional delegations, a run-off election will be ordered by the Bishop 27 to select the person to fill that position. Only the names of those in the run-off are open for votes. The 28 names, with their corresponding number of votes, will be read in the order of their election. The person 29 with the highest number of votes cast will be seated with the appropriate delegation. 30 8. Invalid votes. An invalid vote is a vote that does not conform to the election procedures set forth 31 in the Standing Rules or any other procedures adopted by the Annual Conference prior to the first ballot. 32 An invalid vote only invalidates the specific vote that was cast incorrectly. The Elections Procedures 33 Committee shall be the final arbiter of all decisions concerning invalid votes or ballot challenges. 34 9. Reserve Delegates. Reserve delegates to General Conference will be those elected to 35 Jurisdictional Conference in the order of their election. Reserve delegates to Jurisdictional Conference 36 will be elected on a single ballot with the seven persons receiving the greatest number of votes in each 37 category being elected in order of the votes received. The first two (2) elected Lay and Clergy delegates 38 to Jurisdictional Conference will serve as alternates to the General Conference delegation. 39 10. Information Distribution. In keeping with the historic principles of The United Methodist Church 40 that each delegate votes their individual beliefs and convictions and with the traditions of the Florida 41 Annual Conference for inclusiveness and diversity in thought and practice, all nominees are requested to 42 refrain from distributing printed material about themselves or their positions on issues before, or during, 43 the election process. Only those nominees noted in paragraphs 4.f and 5.d above are permitted to place 44 copies of their completed nomination form at the Ushers’ Table for distribution. 45 46 Submitted by: 47 T. Glenn Bosley-Mitchell, Chair, 48 Florida Conference Standing Rules Committee 49

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CONNECTIONAL MINISTRIES 1 2

REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF CONNECTIONAL MINISTRIES 3 4

“To God be the Glory” 5 For the privilege of serving in Ministry! This most amazing year began with veteran and new 6 staff, clergy and laity, and Conference leaders, coming together to begin a journey that would 7 keep us all praying, learning and serving together. 8 9 The new staff came aboard with a desire to serve and learn and to contribute to a culture of 10 servant leadership. We learned and continue the learning process of our new ministry roles and 11 realize our enhanced effectiveness through collaborations and discernment among a wider than 12 traditional circle of conversation. The inspired conversations with leaders who are passionate 13 about their faith and leaderships areas are a blessing to the ministry of the Conference and the 14 Church. Our Area Directors’ meetings include the staff leaders of the areas of Congregational 15 Vitality, New Church Development, Camps and Retreats, Board of Higher Education and 16 Campus Ministry, Missional Engagement, Connectional Relations and Clergy Excellence. 17 18 Our sharing is creative, innovative and provides opportunities for informing, resourcing and 19 praying for each other as we envision next steps for our ministries. The collaborations reflect 20 our collective wisdom, sifted and discerned in ways that would never occur in the same way 21 within individuals. 22 23 We have sensed and experienced the culture of ministry within the Conference. The needs are 24 profound and urgent, and the resources are precious. Staff members approach their work with 25 the fervency that the needs of the Kingdom demand. Conversations with practiced leaders 26 around the Conference remind us of the gifts present in the leaders within our congregations. 27 We build on these collective gifts by supporting and encouraging leaders within their ministry 28 groups. Funding only and endorsement only requests are often met with dialogue about 29 ministry viability and sustainability and leadership from the bottom up instead of the top down. 30 31 It has a been a privilege to serve with the conveners of our Strategic Leadership Team (SLT) 32 and Conference Table, and the planning of this year’s Annual Conference, and to participate in 33 clarifying our respective roles and work within the Conference. The excellence of staff and 34 colleague leaders is of value without peer. I have also known the joy or serving with laity and 35 clergy, who lead with head, hand and heart in their ministries. These persons have fostered a 36 culture of learning for me as we forge ahead with conversations and accomplishments of 37 renewal and alignment. 38 39 One of the outcomes of the restructuring within the Conference which has been readily apparent 40 is the re-alignment of several Conference Ministries which lend to greater accountability and 41 fruitfulness. The goal of vital ministries of our Standing Task Teams, Focused Task Teams, 42 Conference Ministry Groups and Conference Mission/Ministry Priorities and Disciplinary Ministry 43 Priorities has required that we bring greater clarity to our work and become better stewards of 44 time, travel and resources. 45 46 My role as Director of Connectional Ministries has required my involvement and representation 47 in board meetings with Conference Trustees, Conference Finance and Administration, Board of 48 Camps and Retreat Ministry, Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministry, Board of Lay 49

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Ministry, United Methodist Foundation and the ministries of Standing Task Teams. I am elated 1 that so many of the ministry aggregates include the presence and ‘voice’ of young adults from 2 whom we need to learn a great deal! 3 4 Conference staff along with the staff of the United Methodist Foundation and the Credit Union 5 (together aka Lakeland Campus) have joined together for weekly morning prayer and inspiring 6 chapel worship services (including special services, i.e., Longest Night and Ash Wednesday 7 services), and gatherings such as a first Christmas Open House for the Conference family in our 8 new building, and a Shrove Tuesday pancake luncheon for staff. These gatherings join our 9 traditional social events, such as Thanksgiving, Christmas and fall barbecue luncheons. The 10 realization that the lives of leaders also enable the celebration of life in its many manifestations, 11 serves as a poignant reminder of our vulnerabilities in the midst of our service. We celebrated 12 birthdays and new beginnings through weddings and births. We stood with each other in 13 seasons of loss and grief. 14 15 I have been blessed and gratified to represent the Office of Connectional Ministry in new 16 initiatives such as Young Clergy of Color, the Spring Retreat for Ordinands and the Mary 17 McLeod Bethune Festival, in Daytona Beach, FL. Africa University, Zimbabwe while not a new 18 initiative is a revitalized initiative being led by Connectional Ministries on behalf of the Florida 19 Conference. Chief among our efforts will be the opportunity to forge a new relationship fostering 20 the spirit of a faith-based Wesleyan institution of higher learning which endeavors to: 21 22

Celebrate the academic legacy and acumen of the faculty and students 23

Display the rich tapestry of ethnic and cultural diversity as it models a peaceful community 24

Dialogue about pathways for students who matriculate, graduate and then incorporate their 25 trained minds into enhanced qualities of life in their home countries 26

Raise committed, faithful, future leaders 27

Create a consummate, vital and sustainable witness of a world class university, in the 28 Wesleyan tradition 29

Provide the Africa University family and the FL Conference family with ways to share 30 resources to meet needs toward the enrichment of each as well as other communities. 31

32 I have been so blessed to learn and serve and remain indelibly grateful to Bishop Carter for this 33 appointment of ‘confidence’, and to members of the Cabinet and gifted office Colleagues for 34 their prayers, support and insights. I owe a debt of gratitude to Sherri Lingle, Program 35 Coordinator and Heidi Leab, Administrative Assistant, both in the office of Connectional 36 Ministries. Their knowledge and sensibilities about this work have inspired me in the most 37 wonderful ways. 38 39 Joyfully Submitted, 40 Sharon G. Austin, Director of Connectional Ministries 41

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CONNECTIONAL RELATIONS 1 2

It’s been a year of engagement and storytelling for communications and knowledge and 3

information services. We invited our churches and members to tell their stories about how they 4

are working for the transformation of the world, and the members of the Florida Conference 5

have shared memorable stories that matter! Our digital presence includes the home page and 6

news magazine, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and the photo essay page, WhereISawGod. 7

Check out the year by the numbers! 8

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BOARD OF CAMPS AND RETREAT MINISTRIES 1 INCLUDING CONFERENCE YOUTH MINISTRIES 2

3 The Board of Camps and Retreat Ministries (BCRM) is privileged to report that your Florida 4 Conference Camp and Retreat Ministries continues to provide vital sites of transformative 5 ministry. Mike Standifer, Executive Director, is spearheading our efforts, along with the other site 6 directors, staff and board as we remain committed to our “By 2015 Strategic Vision” and 7 continuing the trajectory of operational sustainability, telling our stories and programmatic 8 growth. All four sites (Centenary Camp, Life Enrichment Center, Riverside Retreat, and Warren 9 Willis Camp) are working towards being financially sustainable and are growing in ministry 10 programs and participants. Apportionment dollars went to support scholarships, new program 11 development to reach more people, and overall coordination of our statewide ministry. Summer 12 campers (total for all four sites) exceeded the 4,000 mark for the third year with 4,370 campers. 13 14 This past year marked an exciting time of facility growth. Centenary Camp upgraded their 15 sidewalks and now has much needed accessibility ramps into their main dining hall. The 16 Cokesbury bookstore located at the Life Enrichment Center was closed and the building was 17 transformed into a much-needed meeting room. This meeting room provides needed space for 18 groups to meet and allows for more groups to be at the LEC at the same time. Also at the LEC, 19 there was a major renovation of all lodging rooms; new door sweeps were added along with 20 ceiling fans, paint and dehumidifiers. All sleeping room renovations are scheduled to be 21 finished by the end of 2014. Riverside Retreat repaired their wastewater treatment plant and 22 painted sleeping lodges as well as updated infrastructure in their buildings. Construction was 23 finished in December 2013 at the Warren Willis Camp of the Nina and Freemont Allen 24 Campground Laundry/Community Building. This important addition allows for Workampers and 25 Nomads, as well as volunteers to have meeting, laundry and shower facilities. 26 27 The third annual Camping Sunday was held the last Sunday in February 2014, offering a 28 chance for each church in the conference to celebrate our camping ministry through the giving 29 of scholarships and encouraging excitement in congregations about summer camp. 30 In December 2012 the Conference Strategic Leadership Team gave the Board of Camps and 31 Retreat Ministries the coordinating authority for Conference Youth Ministry. Joel Pancoast is the 32 Conference Youth Ministry Coordinator and the following is the Conference Youth Ministry 33 Report. 34

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Conference Youth Worker Table: In my second year as the Conference Youth Ministry 39 Coordinator I have continued to assemble an amazing group of youth workers on a Conference 40 Youth Worker Table. This table is made up of youth workers from all corners of the state. The 41 table plans training events, strategizes solutions to problems that face youth workers every day, 42 and finds ways to help youth workers connect with other youth workers to promote healthy 43 communities of ministry partners. Our table meets four times a year at the Conference Office. If 44 you have an issue you would like to bring to the table, or a project you would like the table to be 45 involved in please contact me at jpancoast@flumc.org. Our hope is to be a source of strength 46 and support for our youth workers as well as a resource to local church leadership in regards to 47 their youth ministry. 48

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Rooted: Rooted is a yearly event that provides opportunities for training, networking, and 1 resourcing for youth workers. Rooted is an event that joins veterans with new youth workers. It 2 helps create friendships in ministry and it helps to build a sense of connection in our conference. 3 Along with a wide variety of classes from year to year, Rooted has a list of 8 CORE classes that 4 are taught each year for new youth workers, youth workers new to their church, and youth 5 workers new to the United Methodist denomination. Our Rooted event in 2013 was the largest 6 gathering of United Methodist Youth workers in our conference in over 10 years. Plans for 7 Rooted 2014 are already made, so if you have a youth worker encourage them to attend this 8 valuable event at the Warren Willis Camp on September 15 and 16, 2014. Information can be 9 found at www.flumym.org. 10 11 January UM Youth Worker Gathering: Outside of general youth worker training, our Youth 12 Worker Table has made it a priority to plan a yearly gathering of youth workers with the purpose 13 of connecting and working on specific issues in our ministries. In 2013 our January Gathering 14 focused on the issue of “Sticky Faith”. We held roundtable discussions over Dr. Kara Powell’s 15 book “Sticky Faith”. In January 2014 the Conference Youth Worker Table brought in staff from 16 LeaderTreks to facilitate their Refuel Retreat here in Florida. This retreat focused on how we 17 can face leadership challenges by helping youth workers lead themselves, lead their mission, 18 and lead up. Our January gathering for 2015 will be an afternoon assembly of United Methodist 19 youth workers at the Youth Ministry Academy. This Academy is a youth ministry convention 20 sponsored by the Youth Ministry Institute, Ministry Architects, our Florida Conference, and the 21 Episcopal Dioceses of Florida and Central Florida. Kenda Creasy Dean is our keynote speaker 22 at the event. For more information and a list of classes and presenters go to 23 iloveyouthministry.com. 24 25 Youth Ministry Institute: YMI continues to provide extremely valuable services to our 26 conference. YMI’s youth ministry training program, their free consultation services and their 27 youth minister search services are tremendously helpful. If your church is looking for a new 28 youth minister contact YMI and they will help you set up a focus group to begin your hiring 29 process. YMI is also a valuable resource for our youth ministry training events and our 30 networking efforts. Each year Steve Schneeberger travels the state and visits at least 30 United 31 Methodist Churches to provide support, encouragement and listen to the needs of our youth 32 workers. To contact YMI visit their website at www.yminstitute.com. 33 34 Conference Connection on Youth Ministry: Our Conference Connection on Youth Ministry 35 (CCYM) is continuing its mission to CARE (Community Advocacy Restoration Evangelism) for 36 student leadership. The youth membership of the CCYM continues to develop and run an 37 excellent annual retreat on student leadership. In February 2013 Dare to HOPE was a great 38 event that helped student leaders from our conference expand their understanding of what it 39 means to use their leadership to provide HOPE in a broken world. In February 2014, the Dare 40 to RISE event saw around 30% growth in attendance. The Dare to RISE event focused on how 41 true leaders RISE when they are knocked down by life’s challenges. Our CCYM is a great 42 program lead by Kelly Minter. To receive more information, please e-mail Kelly at 43 kminter@flumc.org Kelly Minter also oversees our Youth Delegation at the Annual Conference 44 Event each summer. Please contact Kelly with any questions you have about youth leadership 45 or youth delegation questions in our conference. 46 47 In 2014, I have a personal goal to help youth workers establish youth worker networks in their 48 local communities. From formal District Coordinators to informal lunch meetings, I hope to 49

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recognize existing groups, establish new groups and find a way to advertise these groups on a 1 centralized database. Caring for youth workers and making sure they have a local support 2 system of peers is crucial to helping them in their profession and their personal journey of faith. 3 Joel Pancoast, Conference Youth Ministry Coordinator 4 5 Camps and Retreats change lives. More people, including more United Methodists came to our 6 sites in this conference year than any previous year. Our sites are working towards being 7 financially sustainable and are projected to achieve this goal in the future. New programs have 8 started and are growing, new and renovated buildings have emerged and the best is yet to 9 come. 10 11 Faithfully submitted, 12 Mike Standifer, Executive Director, Camps and Retreat Ministries 13 Rev. David McEntire, Chair, BCRM 14

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BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND CAMPUS MINISTRY REPORT 17 18

Our United Methodist ministries on college and university campuses across the Florida 19 Conference serve more students in more places than ever before. With nine Wesley 20 Foundations, Bethune-Cookman University and Florida Southern College, we continue to move 21 towards our vision of reaching every student on every campus in each generation. 22 23 We have sustained our focus on implementing our 5-year strategic plan guiding our hopes and 24 dreams through 2015. The major goals include launching new campus ministries, building 25 stronger connection with local churches, and establishing greater expectations for fruitful 26 ministry in our campus ministries and excellence in leadership from our campus ministers, local 27 Wesley Foundation boards, and the Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministry. We made 28 significant progress on these goals throughout the past year. 29 30 Our new Wesley Foundation at Florida International University and Miami-Dade College 31 continues to grow stronger in its fifth year under the leadership of Rev. Paul Massingill. And our 32 newest campus ministry at Florida Gulf Coast University in Ft. Myers, launched in the fall of 33 2012 by Rev. Christy Holden, has established a solid foundation and is poised from growth and 34 expansion in the years ahead. 35 36 We commend the excellent work of Rev. Erik Seise who is completing his first year of service at 37 the Wesley Foundation at USF in Tampa, bringing a renewed energy and vision to that ministry. 38 Derrick Scott who leads our ministry in Northeast Florida, has reach out to Flager College, in 39 addition to their weekly presence at the University of North Florida and Jacksonville University. 40 And Rev. Erwin Lopez has more than doubled the size of the Wesley Foundation at UCF in just 41 two years. 42 43 We are pleased by the excellent ministries happening at FSU Wesley and Gator Wesley. Both 44 ministries have received $100,000 grants from the Lilly Endowment for a Theological 45 Exploration of Vocation program, and both ministries continues to lead us all in the formation of 46 disciples of Jesus Christ and the training of young Christian leaders for the church and the 47 world. 48

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In the fall of 2013, we began receiving missional vital signs reports from each of our Wesley 1 Foundations, reporting worship and small group participation, and including accounts of their 2 mission work, evangelism, leadership formation and fundraising. We also implemented a new 3 process for the allocation of conference funds to each ministry, providing a greater level of 4 financial accountability and transparency than what was already in place. And with each ministry 5 needing to raise at least 60% of their annual budgets over and above conference support, we 6 have increased the number of training resources available to Wesley Foundation boards for 7 effective non-profit management and fundraising. 8 9 We bid farewell to Rev. Dr. Vance Rains who will be taking a local church appointment following 10 eleven years of faithful and fruitful ministry at the Florida State University Wesley Foundation. 11 During his tenure Vance has grown FSU Wesley into one of the largest and most important 12 campus ministries in our denomination. His vision of building a distinctively Christian community 13 committed to the spiritual maturity of students who positively impact the FSU & TCC campuses 14 and beyond, have formed an entire generation of students. The influence his students have had 15 as summer staff at Warren Willis UM Camp, as well as, the dozens who have entered seminary 16 and the ordination process will impact the Florida Conference for a generation to come. 17 18 Throughout the state of Florida, there are over 1 million students attending over 60 institutions. 19 While we have much to celebrate, there is still much work to do. We continue to hear calls and 20 distress from across the denomination regarding the absence of young adults in the church and 21 the need for younger clergy. The Florida Annual Conference is currently a leader in campus 22 ministry, but we can never be content to merely maintain the status quo. Even as we strengthen 23 our existing ministries with great leaders and higher standards of accountability, we know that 24 our vision for more ministries on more campuses reaching as many students as possible is 25 missional imperative for the church and the kingdom of God. 26 27 Thanks to our campus ministers, chaplains, and members of the BHECM for your faithful 28 service, and the members and churches of the Florida Annual Conference for your continued 29 prayers and support of higher education and campus ministry. 30 31 Rev. Dr. Lyndol Loyd, Chairperson 32 Rev. David Fuquay, Director 33 34

35 SPIRITUAL FORMATION 2013-14 REPORT 36

37 This past year has been one where the year’s “theme” might appropriately be called Synergy. It 38 has been a year of rediscovery of how various areas of ministry can work together to achieve 39 our common goals. Spiritual Formation, Shade and Fresh Water and Clergy Excellence have 40 been in concert with each other in meaningful ways throughout the year. 41 42 The Prayer Garden at Annual Conference begins the year for the Spiritual Formation team. 43 Each year team members come together to create an inviting, quiet space that can be visited 44 during the conference time. Laity and Clergy alike make up the team. Communion is served 45 each morning of the Annual Conference and is hosted by one of our pastors in the Prayer 46 Garden. Everyone is encouraged to begin their day in the Garden and is invited to return 47 throughout the conference. 48

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As always, Spiritual Formation has provided Gatherings that are addressing specific growth 1 areas. In November, Dr. Trudy Rankin and Rev. Robbi Walker presented the Prayer and 2 Wholeness Gathering overnight retreat at the LEC. Participants were led through prayer 3 experiences and received a helpful take away manual of exercises for use as they returned to 4 their churches and homes. 5 6 The 5-Day Academy for Spiritual Formation for 2014 was held in March at the LEC with 40 laity 7 and clergy in attendance. Rev. Kay Mutert presented daily discussions of Celtic Spirituality and 8 Rev. Roger Owens led the group in consideration of daily spiritual practices and the value of 9 having a spiritual director. 10 11 This year, members of the Spiritual Formation Team provided leadership with the Candidacy 12 Retreats as well as Mentor training for those walking alongside candidates for ministry. In April, 13 Wesley UMC in West Melbourne held a prayer summit weekend with Lucy Wray and Jim Cook, 14 from the Spiritual Formation team, providing leadership for the two day event. 15 16 Labyrinth exploration and use has been developing in our churches. The Conference has a 17 portable canvas labyrinth that may be rented for use in your area—contact Heidi Leab in the 18 Conference office for specifics. First UMC Orlando has included the Conference labyrinth in 19 their Lenten focus. Jim Cook led the attendees in walking the labyrinth as a prayer experience. 20 Members of the Spiritual Formation team give leadership in their local churches and 21 communities leading Bible studies and other spiritual formation activities. As the ministry 22 opportunities continue in these areas and expand into new ones we look forward to welcoming 23 more persons wanting to grow deeper in their spiritual lives. 24 25 Respectfully submitted, 26 Jim Cook, Spiritual Formation chair 27 28 29

BEYOND 50 MINISTRIES TASK TEAM 30 31 The Beyond 50 Ministries Task Team was formed in 2003 to equip church leaders (clergy and 32 laity) to utilize the spiritual gifts and talents of older adults engaged in making disciples of Jesus 33 Christ. To accomplish our mission, we offer resources to encourage and support the complete 34 integration of older adults in the Body of Christ. 35 36 While an aging population is one of humanity’s greatest triumphs, it is also one of our greatest 37 challenges. As we live longer and our congregations grow older, we encourage church leaders 38 to develop and share models for creative, innovative ministry by, with and for older adults. 39 40 The General Board of Discipleship Committee on Older Adult Ministries is charged to promote a 41 plan of comprehensive ministry by, with, and for older adults. To help accomplish this, the 42 committee identified leadership training and resourcing in three vital areas in their 2013 – 2016 43 comprehensive plan: 44 45

1. The New Senior: Boomers – Exploring the spiritual well-being of 78 million Boomers who 46 are joining the ranks of older adulthood. 47

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2. Old Age Poverty – Examining issues of poverty among growing numbers of older adults 1 in late life and identifying ways churches can be in ministry helping to alleviate poverty. 2 3

3. Living the Legacy: Intergenerational – Learning, growing, and sharing among young 4 people and older adults. Blurring the lines of separation among the generations. 5

6 The Beyond 50 Ministries Task Team has district representatives available to assist local 7 churches in your efforts to identify and access training and other resources for older adult 8 ministries. The district representatives’ contact information is available on our web site at 9 http://www.flumc2.org/pages/detail/1891. Also posted on our web is a list of recommended 10 books pertinent to issues for beyond 50 adults as well as links to the Southeastern Jurisdiction 11 Association of Older Adults (SEJAOA) and the GBOD Center for Aging and Older Adult 12 Ministries' websites. 13 14 The SEJAOA sponsors the annual Festival of Wisdom and Grace Conference at the Lake 15 Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center in western North Carolina. The 2014 festival, 16 scheduled for July 28 – 31, will focus on “Living Ordinary Time with EEEE’s . . . Enthusiasm, 17 Encouragement, Engagement, and Empowerment.” The event includes worship, Bible study, 18 workshops, and lots of good fellowship and networking. The Professional Track workshop offers 19 CEUs. 20 21 The mission of the GBOD Center for Aging and Older Adult Ministry is to provide quality 22 resources and valuable training support to help equip leaders (both clergy and laity) in their 23 ministry of faith development with midlife and older adults. Among other resources, the Center 24 provides worship suggestions for older adult recognition Sunday. And, everyone is welcome to 25 a free online subscription to Center Sage, the Center’s quarterly newsletter. 26 27 In April 2008, the General Conference adopted legislation inviting congregations to celebrate 28 Older Adult Recognition Day any Sunday during May. United Methodists are invited to show 29 appreciation and support for older adults who continue to enrich and strengthen our faith 30 communities. Invite your church to celebrate Older Adult Recognition Day. Your congregation 31 can choose a day in May each year that best fits your need. The Beyond 50 Task Team can 32 assist by leading you to resources for this celebration. We encourage every local church to 33 identify a member to serve as your older adult ministry representative and to provide their 34 contact information to your district’s task team member(s). 35 36 The Church needs the wisdom, experience, and faith of its older members as we move forward. 37 And, the Church needs to be present in the lives of our older adults to help them continue to 38 grow in faith, live happy, productive, healthy lives, and to prepare them for the end of life. 39 40 41

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The Women's Retreat Design Team just celebrated the 30th annual Women's Retreat. Our 44 theme for this year was “Treasured”. Our Old Testament scripture was Deuteronomy 7, verse 6: 45 “For you are a holy people, who belong to the Lord your God. Of all the people on earth, the 46 Lord your God has chosen you to be his own special treasure.” (NLT). The New Testament 47 scripture was 1Peter 3, verses 3 and 4: “Don't try to make yourselves beautiful on the outside, 48 with stylish hair or by wearing gold jewelry or fine clothes. Instead, make yourselves beautiful on 49

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the inside, in your hearts, with the enduring quality of a gentle, peaceful spirit. This type of 1 beauty is very precious in God's eyes. “ (CEV) 2 3 The retreats were held over three different weekends, beginning in January and going through 4 March. Almost 1100 women attended these retreats and were given an opportunity to separate 5 from their responsibilities, set their feet on holy ground, and meet Jesus Christ face to face. 6 7 It is such a joy and blessing to be part of the transformation of the many women in attendance 8 as they come to the retreats burdened with life's issues and the leave having met Jesus Christ 9 at their point of need. We believe that they were able to see how they could, in turn, be a 10 blessing to others all because of God's love for them. The retreats this year were also a blessing 11 to the team members as we are not only servants to these women, be we were also able to 12 grow spiritually on our own walk with Jesus Christ. 13 14 Many thanks to all who work so hard to make this annual event a success! 15 16 Mary Best 17 2014 Chairperson 18 19 20

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The purpose of the office of Missional Engagement is to resource congregations in raising up 23 world-transforming disciples of Jesus Christ. We encompass Global Missions, Multi-Cultural 24 Ministries, Social Justice, Disaster Response, Mission Volunteers and resourcing churches who 25 minister among the poor. Our hope is that we can help congregations, extension ministries and 26 United Methodist individuals grow in their faith in Christ by making a difference in their 27 neighborhoods and across the globe. 28 29 We are grateful to have a wonderful team: Icel Rodriguez as Director of Global Missions, 30 Harold Lewis as Director of Multi-Cultural and Justice Ministries, Pam Garrison as Director of 31 Disaster Response, Greg Harford as Director of Volunteers, and Nate Loher, our Adminstrative 32 Assistant. They each have unique gifts for our outreach ministries and I am appreciative of their 33 leadership. 34 35 This year we are beginning some new initiatives: Building on the stellar campus ministries and 36 exceptional camping programs of our Annual Conference we are launching a Young Adult 37 Missional Movement to deploy young adults in service in sites throughout the Conference to 38 work with outreach ministries on issues of social justice and churches in reaching out to their 39 surrounding communities. This first pilot year we will have twelve missional interns serving in 40 three sites in different parts of the Conference. 41 42 We will be launching at this Annual Conference Florida’s participation in the Imagine No Malaria 43 Campaign. Blessed by a grant from UMCOM, we are hiring a Field Coordinator who, along with 44 our steering committee will lead our Conference’s effort to raise support to eradicate a disease 45 that is completely preventable. 46 47 There are many training opportunities at the Enrichment Sessions at this year’s Annual 48 Conference and the following are offered through our office during the year: 49

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Beloved Community inclusivity training 1

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Mission Volunteer trainging to help equip leaders in local churches to lead mission trips 3 4 We want to resource your church’s missional leadership, connect you with our mission partners 5 in Cuba, Haiti, and East Angola or help you find a new place to serve in Christ’s name. We can 6 help you find a missionary to support, a place to serve and a cause to advocate. We are here to 7 help your church engage more deeply in the Mission of God in the world. 8 9 Grace and peace, 10 Clarke Campbell-Evans 11 Director of Missional Engagement 12 13 14

METHODISTS UNITED IN PRAYER 15 (formerly Cuba/Florida Covenant) 16

www.flumc-missions.org 17 18 In 1996 a Task Force convened by Bishop Cornelius L Henderson drafted a sister relationship 19 covenant between the Cuba and Florida Methodist churches. In 1997, Bishop Henderson and 20 Bishop Francisco Gustavo Cruz ratified the Cuba-Florida Covenant at both Annual Conferences. 21 22 The ministry’s Task Force members met twice, in March and October. Both meetings were held 23 at the Florida Conference offices in Lakeland for one day. Bishop Ricardo Pereira, Methodist 24 Church in Cuba was the special guest at the October meeting. This gathering gave us the 25 opportunity to exchange ideas with Bishop Pereira about how to strengthen the ministry and 26 make plans for next year’s caravan travel and sister districts’ interaction. 27 28 This year travel to Cuba became somewhat easier due to U.S. government lifting some 29 restrictions and the Cuba government granting more religious visas through the Methodists 30 Church in Cuba. There were 23 teams (150 persons) traveling to Cuba in 2013. This showed 31 an increased interest in supporting the ministry with the partnering of some new sister churches 32 and strengthening the relationships among others. Members of each caravan went to their sister 33 churches for different purposes, such as, participation in District Seminary activities, Clown 34 ministry, Youth group visiting Camp Canaan, attending Women’s conferences, Cuba church 35 anniversaries, and others. 36 37 Renee Kincaid, Methodists United in Prayer (MUIP) Task Force Secretary and Terry Denham, 38 Chairperson, traveled to the eastern Methodists districts in Cuba to attend the Conferences at 5 39 districts. They met with the Superintendent of each district exchanging communications 40 between the Florida and Cuba districts. 41 42 In May, Bishop Ken Carter and Icel Rodriguez traveled with a small group to Cuba for the 43 celebration of the 130th anniversary of Methodism in Cuba, the 115th anniversary of Florida 44 Methodist missionaries in Cuba and the 15th anniversary of the Florida Conference Covenant 45 “Methodists United in Prayer”. Bishop Carter preached sermons tying in the 275th anniversary 46 of John Wesley's Aldersgate experience at different churches, strengthening the relationships of 47 both Conferences. 48

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At the Florida Annual Conference in Lakeland, some MUIP Task Force members gathered at 1 the Exhibit Hall to share information and mission trip experiences with those who were 2 interested in the Cuba ministry. A special dinner was attended by many pastors and laity who 3 support the Cuba ministry at the Florida Conference building in Lakeland to celebrate the 16th 4 Anniversary of the Methodists United in Prayer. This anniversary was also celebrated during 5 the Annual Conference in Cuba where Bishop Ken Carter and his wife attended. 6 7 The total number of churches appointed by the Methodist Church in Cuba Annual Conference is 8 379. Each one supports an average of 6-20 house churches and missions numbering over 700 9 throughout the Island. The membership in the Cuba Conference has doubled since 1996 to 10 over 50,000 active disciples. Communications of the ministry continues to expand with, not only 11 a web page and emails, but also in Facebook, Global Missions blogs, etc. 12 13 The process of inviting Cuban pastors and laity to visit their partner churches in different Florida 14 districts has improved but some still experience delays in coming to Florida. This year, 36 15 Cuban pastors and laity were hosted by their sister churches, giving them an opportunity to 16 experience our style of worship, and our churches’ hospitality. This, more than ever, has 17 become a vital part of keeping the relationships strong. 18 19 Currently, Florida churches are in sister church relationships with 173 of the 379 Cuba 20 churches. Although new sister church relationships were formed, others were dissolved for a 21 variety of reasons, so the ratio of Cuba and Florida churches partnerships (and the need to form 22 more) remains the same. There is still a majority of Methodist churches in Cuba waiting for a 23 partner church in Florida. The Florida Conference encourages all Florida churches that do not 24 have partner relationships with a Cuba Methodist church to engage in a mission ministry 25 through the Methodists United in Prayer, laboring in Christ’s love to get 100% of churches in this 26 relationship. 27 28 Respectfully Submitted, 29 Renee Masvidal Kincaid, Secretary, Methodists United in Prayer 30 31 32

EAST ANGOLA/FLORIDA PARTNERSHIP 33 www.flumc-missions.org 34

35 We are pleased to report that our partnership remains yielding much fruit for both annual 36 conferences, East Angola and Florida. We maintain the same areas of ministry and have 37 expanded to a new ministry with the women of Quessua, Malange. We persist with our main 38 emphasis on education at all levels, from primary to post-secondary education. In the year of 39 2013-2014, the number of students in higher education with support from the Florida conference 40 increased from three to six. At the same time, we continue to provide some financial assistance 41 to the Quessua High School and to the Hope for the Children of Africa Middle School. The 42 Quessua Boarding House, in which 50 boys live, continues to receive our financial aid towards 43 their feeding program. 44 45 Reverends Doctors Leonardo and Cleivy Garcia continue to serve as our missionaries to East 46 Angola and are stationed in Quessua. They teach at the Quessua School of Theology where 47 Cleivy also serves as Vice-Dean. During the month of January 2014 they conducted a very 48 successful itinerancy through Florida, which allowed us to promote our partnership, fundraise, 49

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and enhance the bonds of Christian love that unite so many United Methodists on both sides of 1 the Atlantic. Several local churches now personally know the missionaries they so faithfully 2 support. 3

The Garcias are also the excellent hosts that receive teams from our conference and from other 4 US annual conferences. They work with the Association of Alums and Friends of Quessua so 5 that the burden and the pleasure of this hospitality work are shared by different parties. Another 6 essential part of their ministry is to direct and oversee the reconstruction of a dormitory that was 7 destroyed during the civil war. When finished, it will be able to accommodate 200 students. Mr. 8 Wayne Slockbower, member of Cypress Lake UMC in Florida, has stayed in Quessua for one 9 whole month in three different occasions, training and working with boys of the Boarding House 10 in masonry and plumbing work for the dormitory. Our deepest gratitude goes to Wayne and to 11 Cypress Lake UMC for supporting this ministry. 12 13 Two teams visited Quessua this year, one from Homestead UMC (July 20 – August 4, 2013) the 14 other comprised of Florida conference leaders (Feb. 3-11, 2014), including Rev. Sharon Austin, 15 Director of Connectional Ministries, and Rev. Walter Monroe, South Central District 16 Superintendent. 17 18 The Quessua Women’s Training Center is the newest ministry that we have engaged. Its 19 purpose is to empower women through sewing classes, Christian education, and health 20 education in this impoverished area of Angola. It has been received with much joy and 21 enthusiasm. 22 23 It is also with great joy that we report that a new missionary from the General Board of Global 24 Ministries (GBGM) is now serving in East Angola in the person of Kenneth Koome, from Kenya. 25 Mr. Koome functions as the Mission Financial Officer in the East Angola Conference. He not 26 only oversees the disbursement of GBGM funds, but he trains new leaders in the area of 27 finances. 28 29 We continue to coordinate our efforts with institutions outside Florida, in order to increase 30 effectiveness and avoid duplication. Our partners here in the US are the Yellowstone and Rocky 31 Mountain Annual Conferences of the UMC and the Angola Connection (organization that 32 gathers previous missionaries to Angola and their relatives). A member of this connection 33 recently created the Florinda Bessa Scholarship Endowment Fund, which will benefit theology 34 students. We thank God for all our partners both outside and inside Florida. 35 36 The biggest challenge continues to be the procurement of Angolan visas. It is necessary to 37 apply in person at the Angolan consulate in Houston, TX, which makes the process more 38 expensive and time consuming. We have shared this concern with our Angola partners in the 39 hopes that they could prompt their government to change the pertinent laws. We ask our Florida 40 conference to pray in this regard. 41 42 Our gratitude to all our churches and conference leaders who contribute to this partnership. 43 44 In Jesus’ love, 45 Rev. Armando J. Rodriguez, Jr., Chairperson, 46 East Angola/Florida Partnership 47

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FLORIDA CONFERENCE ADVANCE SPECIALS 1 www.flumc-missions.org 2

3 The Advance is an official program of The United Methodist Church for voluntary, designated 4 contributions. Through The Advance, one may choose to support particular, approved mission 5 programs or mission personnel with financial gifts. One hundred percent of all Advance giving 6 goes to the chosen mission project or ministry. Contributions to the Advance are tax deductible. 7 8

Advance Specials related to Global Relationships 9 10 METHODISTS UNITED IN PRAYER (formerly CUBA/FLORIDA COVENANT) 11

Advance # 100135 supports the Cuba Methodist Seminary. $200 covers all education 12 expenses for one pastor for a year. 13

Advance # 100070 supports Methodists United In Prayer (formerly Cuba/Florida Covenant) by 14 covering travel costs for Cuban Christians visiting Florida and ministries related to the 15 Covenant. 16

17 EAST ANGOLA/FLORIDA PARTNERSHIP 18

Advance # 100130 supports missionaries of the Cuban Methodist Church serving in the East 19 Angola United Methodist Conference. 20

Advance # 100125 supports the feeding program of the East Angola Boarding 21 House/Orphanage. $30 will feed one child for a month. 22

Advance # 102020 provides scholarships for East Angolan students to attend Higher 23 Education institutions. 24

Advance # 100145 provides scholarships for students at the School of Theology in Quéssua, 25 Angola. $1,500 per year will cover tuition for one student. 26

Advance # 100090 supports the ongoing reconstruction of the Quessua Mission and churches 27 throughout East Angola. 28

Advance # 100120 supports a variety of ministries and projects related to the East 29 Angola/Florida Partnership. 30

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Advance # 102060 supports theological training for pastors in Haiti, children’s education, 32 feeding programs, etc. 33

34 UNITED METHODIST VOLUNTEERS IN MISSION 35

Advance # 100180 provides resources for training, trip planning, consultation and guidance, 36 mission scholarships for youth, church grants and matching grants for mission experiences. 37

38 Advance Specials related to Outreach Ministries 39

Advance # 510004 – Branches (SE) seeks to partner with churches and organizations to 40 create and expand ministries of compassion and justice in the communities of South East 41 Florida. 42

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Advance # 510002 - Christians Reaching Out for Society, Inc. (AC) partners with 44 congregations to share God's love through tangible acts and justice ministry. 45

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Advance # 410010 - Church & Community Connection (EC) engages local congregations in 47 being in mission in their parishes. 48

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Advance # 510021 - Community Outreach Agency (NE) engages with all the churches in the 1 district to promote outreach ministries in each parish. 2

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Advance # 510006 - Cornerstone Family Ministries (SC) touches the lives of over 20,000 4 families across the state each month through programs for children, families and seniors. 5

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Advance # 510025 - Grace Place for Children and Families, Inc. (SW) is a comprehensive 7 child care and family ministry that ministers to at-risk children and families in the Naples area. 8

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Advance # 510016 - Halifax Urban Ministry (AC) provides emergency food assistance with 10 “feed a family” bags of nonperishable food, with snack bags for homeless people, with daily 11 hot meals and with daily bread. 12

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Advance # 102030 - Justice for Our Neighbors concentrates on providing assistance to 14 persons needing immigration legal services. 15

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Advance # 510001 - UM Coop Ministries of Madison County (NW) offers a variety of services 17 and resources for small membership churches in the area. UMCM built and manages the 18 Florida Conference Disaster Response Supply Depot. 19

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Advance # 510008 - UM Cooperative Ministry/Suncoast (GC) supports local congregations to 21 respond to critical needs in their communities and provides direct services to refugee and 22 immigrants. 23

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Advance # 510000 - Alfalit International, Inc. is an ecumenical Christian literacy ministry 27 working in Florida, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa. 28

Advance # 510017 - Carver Heights Ministry is an educational and health ministry with at-risk 29 children and youth of African American and Latino backgrounds in Leesburg. 30

Advance # 510018 - Celebrate Jesus, Inc. coordinates clusters of local congregations to 31 engage in relational evangelism by training and deploying local church laity and clergy. 32

Advance # 112010 - Disaster Recovery coordinates volunteers, resources, and pastoral care 33 with local congregations to prepare for and mitigate disasters. 34

Advance # 510013 - Florida United Methodist Children’s Home provides services to families 35 and to children from birth into adulthood. It provides school-aged children who have been 36 victimized by abuse, neglect or family trauma, a family-style home, education, counseling, 37 recreation and ministry opportunities. 38

Advance # 410005 - Habitat for Humanity Projects in Florida enables low-wage earner families 39 to afford quality homes through sweat equity. 40

Advance # 100110 - Haitian Committee on Ministry supports the strengthening of Haitian-41 American congregations in the Florida Conference through training of clergy and laity and in 42 the formation of missions as opportunities arise. 43

Advance # 510003 - Jim Russo Prison Ministry works with persons recently released from 44 prison. It fosters Christian living values in a home and family setting. 45

Advance # 510005 - National Farm Worker Ministry of Florida sponsors ministries with migrant 46 workers and their families, through congregational life, Christian education, and life skills, 47 vocational training, and advocacy. 48

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Advance # 100170 - Shade & Fresh Water is a ministry to clergy and their families dealing 1 with transition. 2

Advance # 510019 - Society of St. Andrew (the Potato Project) is a gleaning, produce 3 distribution and hunger education ecumenical ministry that involves volunteers in gleaning 4 farmer’s fields. The food is shipped to food distribution cooperatives for the hungry people. 5

Advance # 510010 - Wesley Group Homes for Adults with Special Needs, South East District, 6 is a group home for mentally and emotionally challenged adults. Offerings support the 7 programs and maintenance of this home. 8

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13 Africa 14

Leonardo and Cleivys Garcia– East Angola 15

Kenneth Koome – East Angola 16

Delbert and Sandy Groves – Zambia 17

Jacques Akasa Umembudi and Poto Valentine Shutsha – Peoples Republic Congo 18 19 Asia 20

Emmanuel Barte and Beverly Fronda‐Barte – Laos 21

Jonathan McCurley – Japan 22 23 Central America and The Caribbean 24

Connie DiLeo – Dominican Republic 25

Gordon Fletcher Anderson – Cuba (Retired, Individual Volunteer) 26

Alejandro Rodriguez and Carmen Melendez - Mexico 27 28 Europe 29

Britt and Alison Gilmore – Ireland 30 31 Middle East 32

Alex and Brenda Awad – Palestine/Israel 33 34 United States 35

Gordon and Teca Greathouse – Missionaries in Residence, GBGM 36

Kim King Torres – Florida City, Florida 37

Amanda Howe – East Central District, Florida 38

Steven Riddle – Red Bird Missionary Conference 39

Robert Amundsen – Red Bird Missionary Conference 40 41 Missionary candidates with GBGM 42

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HAITI/FLORIDA COVENANT 1 www.flumc-missions.org 2

3 The Haiti Florida Covenant Team has been making progress in our work of forming covenant 4 relationships and deepening existing relationships with our Haiti brothers and sisters in Christ. 5 We have a rich tradition of connection with Haiti that informs our identity as a Conference and 6 helps to shape our missional witness. Our goal in the last year has been to continue to grow 7 and nurture this tradition of connection as we worked on the following three areas of focus: 8

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between Florida UMC churches and Haitian Methodist churches 11

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We have made progress on all three of our goals this year and are hopeful that the work done 17

this year will begin to bear much fruit in the coming year. Now for greater detail. 18

19 Covenant Relationships: The work of building and growing the number of covenant 20 relationships has challenges due to language and cultural barriers, but we are making progress. 21 The first Haiti Florida Covenant relationship was formalized this year between Soissons Church 22 near Port au Prince and St. Paul’s UMC in Tallahassee. After a visit by church members in 23 February, 2013 to visit several potential churches, the St. Paul’s team decided to enter into a 24 covenant relationship with Soissons. Work is ongoing to further develop the relationship. 25 26 Additionally we have worked to develop a model for exploratory trips by churches seeking to 27 begin ministry relationships in Haiti. Greg Harford has been designated the registrar for 28 churches wishing to explore covenant relationships, and following a model developed by the 29 Michigan Conference Covenant Team, we are exploring the option of focusing our efforts at 30 covenant building in a single circuit of Haiti. It is hoped that by initially focusing on one region 31 that our churches can mutually reinforce the work they are doing and potentially contribute 32 toward greater impact, both within our Conference and within the Haiti Methodist Church. (The 33 Michigan Conference focuses many of their efforts in Jeremie, developing both relationships 34 and communications with one Circuit Superintendent, as well as connecting the work of various 35 teams with one another. By traveling to one region, transportation and itineraries can be 36 routinized, and follow-up on projects by subsequent groups is made possible.) 37 38 To further develop this model Pam Carter and Greg Harford travelled to Cap Haitien in March 39 2014 to develop an itinerary. Dates for exploratory trips to Cap Haitien are planned for January 40 and March of 2015, and churches are invited to visit the Haiti Table in the Expo to pick up 41 application materials. 42 43 Haiti Network: We recognize and affirm the work of many churches in our conference already 44 connected to life-giving ministries in Haiti, though not necessarily in covenant relationships. 45 Ours is a ministry relationship of ‘both-and’ and not ‘either-or’. To that end we have begun 46 developing a list of churches that do work in Haiti with the idea of creating networking 47

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information. We want to encourage Haiti Network partners to share information, offer support 1 and celebration to one another, and to develop models for best practices for ministry in Haiti. 2 Hopefully these assets will allow us to share helpful information within the network of Haiti 3 ministry partners. 4 Haiti Institute of Preaching: Finally, we are thankful to the Institute of Preaching and Rev. Scott 5 Smith for their help in bringing the dream of an Institute of Preaching for Haitian local pastors to 6 fruition. The first Haiti Institute of Preaching will be held in Petit Goave, June 19-21, 2014. After 7 a trip to develop the grant and budget in November 2013, and an additional trip to plan for the 8 event in March 2014, the grant was approved for three years. Additionally, we are thankful to 9 President Gesner Paul, the leaders of the Haiti Methodist Church, Pastor Jean Admirable, and 10 to Sharon Harbottle, Methodist missionary from the United Kingdom, for their assistance in this 11 endeavor. We look forward to the event in June and to hearing from Dr. Ed Phillips of the 12 Candler School of Theology who will be the keynote speaker. 13 14 To conclude our work this year has had many highlights: 15

Attendance at the Haiti Partners Gathering in Port au Prince in September, 2013 to celebrate 16 the work of the Haiti Response Plan and to make plans for the future 17

Formation of the first Covenant relationship between Soissons church and St. Paul’s UMC in 18

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Trip to Cap Haitien, Haiti to work with representatives from the Methodist Church of Haiti to 20

plan for the first Institute of Preaching in Haiti 21

Approval of funding for three years for a Haiti Institute of Preaching to improve the preaching 22

skills of Haiti local pastors 23

Formation and development of an itinerary for trips with churches seeking to explore ministry 24

relationships in Haiti 25

Informative conversations and beginning connections with other conferences doing covenant 26

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The Executive Committee of the Hispanic Assembly is privileged to report during the year 2013 3 we kept moving forward to train, equip, and connect the United Methodist Hispanic community 4 with the faith community and our Annual Conference members. We reached out to communities 5 in different areas of the State of Florida bringing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Numerous 6 trainings and workshops were provided for our Hispanic pastors and leadership was developed 7 in the laity. We would like to thank Bishop Carter and all the Cabinet members for their 8 assistance and support to this Executive Committee. 9 10 2013 was packed with activities that benefited our members and the Hispanic community as a 11 whole. The Hispanic Assembly was in constant communication with the Hispanic Ministry Team 12 and the Missional Engagement Ministry exploring different ways to enhance our programs: 13 trainings and workshops, Family Camp, youth groups, and the Latin Hispanic Academy. 14 15 Trainings provided included Module 3, titled Immigration, and presented by Dr. David 16 Maldonado at Nuevo Pacto UMC in Sebring, FL. Module 3 was hosted by the Higher Board of 17 Education, and imparted knowledge of different Hispanic cultures and manners in which to best 18 reach out to them. A workshop focusing on enhanced tools and techniques to better reach the 19 audience in our Sunday Schools programs was held by Dr. Marigene Chamberline and Wesley 20 Hispanic UMC. A workshop on pastoral counseling was provided in Tampa, FL to all Hispanic 21 pastors by Rev. Dr. Hector Ortiz. 22 23 Several retreats and workshops took place in the central and south areas of Florida with great 24 attendance covering topics of worship, Lent, and Advent. The Family Camp celebrated at the 25 L.E.C. in Leesburg, FL was an outstanding activity were more than 360 individuals were in 26 attendance. The facilitator was the Rev. Lissette Gabriel from the Puerto Rico Annual 27 Conference and she developed a spiritual revival for the families in attendance. The late Rev. 28 Catalina Magali Borbon was remembered during the camp as one of the founding members. 29 Many loving words were expressed about her dedication to God and the Hispanic community in 30 Florida. 31 32 The youth group from the Hispanic Assembly had the annual retreat with more than 105 youths 33 from all parts of Florida at the L.E.C. The retreat was a blessing from heaven, were the youths 34 opened their hearts to God and the Spirit filled the activity. The praise band from Peace UMC 35 was instrumental in getting together all the youth. Many were identified as potential leaders and 36 the Youth Department from the Hispanic Assembly will be working with them during 2014-2015 37 in their leadership development. 38 39 The Latin-Hispanic Academy is in full development of their students by providing courses and 40 trainings in Congregational Development, Church Leadership, Social Justice, Worship, Mission 41 and Evangelism, Communications, and Music and Arts. More than 300 persons have taken 42 these courses in locations throughout Miami, Sebring, and Orlando. A major goal this year is to 43 present to the Annual Conference a group of lay missionaries well trained and ready to go to 44 work in Florida for the Kingdom of God. 45 46 We continue expanding our presence in the Annual Conference and in Florida by tapping into 47 social media and creating pages for individuals to “follow us” on Facebook, Instagram, Tweeter, 48

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and Flicker; provide printed materials; and in the near future produce a radio program to be 1 broadcast via short wave and through the internet. 2 3 Our vision and mission of reaching out to the community continues all for His Glory and Honor. 4 We also continue to give thanks to God for being a connectional ministry. 5 6 In His Service, 7 Rev. Cesar J. Villafana, O.S.L., President 8 9 10

HISPANIC MINISTRY TEAM 11 12

The mission of the Hispanic Ministry Team is to develop the Hispanic Ministries Comprehensive 13 Plan. Our vision is to reach the fast growing Hispanic/Latino population in the state of Florida 14 with the Good News of the Gospel. Also, the mission is to develop congregations, both old and 15 new in connection with Missional Engagement and the General Board of Global Ministries. 16 17 During 2013, the HMT mostly focused on leadership recruitment and training. This past year, 18 our intensive workshops were held in West Palm Beach and Orlando with an amazing turnout. 19 Also, in Sebring, a new site was launched at El Nuevo Pacto United Methodist Church. This site 20 has the regular and intensive courses program giving additional time options to all of the 21 Hispanic/Latino leadership. 22 23 Our relationship with GBGM has strengthened as a result of the large number of Hispanic/Latino 24 leaders partaking in the Academia. In 2014, GBGM will hold Module I & II training events with 25 the goal of equipping new local facilitators. These new leaders will be certified for Modules I & II 26 and will train our local lay missioners. Our lay missioners will be the house group leaders in our 27 nearby church communities. The goal is to reach the unchurched people that will eventually join 28 the larger congregation. 29 30 At our 2014 Annual Conference, our first group of Lay Missioners will received their Certificate 31 of Achievement after the completion of all the required courses. 32 33 In November 2013, HMT held its first meeting with Missional Engagement and Connectional 34 Ministries to meet the new Conference leadership appointed during annual conference and 35 learn about their new roles. 36 37 Grace and peace, 38 Gustavo Betancourt 39

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CREATION CARE TASK FORCE 1 2

The mission of the Creation Care Task Force is to assist United Methodist congregations in 3 Florida to understand and fulfill our Christian commitment to care for God’s Creation and to 4 respond to critical stresses on the environment by linking faith with actions that 5 promote stewardship of God's Creation. God’s grace calls the Florida Annual Conference to a 6 biblical and theological commitment to environmental health, wholeness, and holiness to reduce 7 exploitation and foster justice now and in the future. 8 9 To this end, the Florida Conference Creation Care Task Force executed such items as the 10 following, during 2013-2014: 11

1. Made presentations to local churches for an awards program recognizing local churches 12 for their effort in environmental stewardship. 13

2. Maintained web pages on the conference web site that provide resources concerning 14 theological foundations and liturgical items, programs and speakers, links to other 15 resources for local churches, etc. 16

3. Supported Sunshine State Interfaith Power and Light. 17 4. Presented to district training events on earth stewardship and Creation ministries. 18 5. Members attended presentations at the Southeastern Jurisdictional “Caring for Creation” 19

conference. 20 6. Acted as a resource for and promoted creation care activity throughout the state. 21

22 Grace and Peace, 23 Mark Johnson, Chairperson 24 25 26

PRISON AND JAIL MINISTRY TEAM 27 28

The Prison and Jail Ministry Team experienced a time of suspended activity while waiting for 29 transitions in conference staff and structure resulting from the work of the Strategic Leadership 30 Team. The team itself also experienced changes in membership for a variety of reasons. During 31 this time, the team expressed concern that the conference might no longer support this ministry. 32 That concern was quickly dismissed when the team began meeting again to work on the next 33 steps for strengthening prison and jail ministry in the conference. 34 35 The team has initiated a good foundation for networking and awareness around the needs and 36 opportunities of prison and jail ministry. At the same time, there is a heightened awareness of 37 the need to more clearly define the purpose of the Prison and Jail Ministry Team and identify 38 two or three realistic and achievable goals for the year. Once the goals are identified, the team 39 can begin developing and implementing strategies to achieve those goals, including expansion 40 of the team. 41 42 We are hopeful this process will further focus the work of the team and increase their ability to 43 be effective across the conference connectional system, regardless of changes in conference 44 staff or structure. 45 46 Pam Garrison, 47 Prison Ministry Staff Liaison 48

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COMMITTEE ON NATIVE AMERICAN MINISTRIES 1 2

The Florida Conference Committee on Native American Ministries (CONAM) was formed in 3 September 2005. 4 5 Our Mission Statement reads: 6

To communicate the Gospel of Jesus Christ to Native American people in a culturally 7 relevant way and disciple them in a culturally affirming way 8

To encourage Christ-centered worship in a culturally redemptive way 9

To facilitate the presence of Native Americans in the wider church, in a culturally 10 appropriate way 11 12

Our Current Goals include: 13

Continuing to make available a place for native people to receive teaching and fellowship 14 that is culturally relevant to them, through our Annual Gatherings 15 16

We just hosted our Ninth Annual Native American Ministry Gathering at the Life Enrichment 17 Center, Leesburg, April 11-13, with over 70 in attendance, many being repeat attendees from 18 previous years. Our guest speakers were Pastor Randy and Cheryl Bear Barnetson. They are 19 ministers and evangelists to the native people of the United States and Canada and Cheryl is an 20 award winning First Nations singer, songwriter, and storyteller. Also, with us was Pedro 21 Zepeda. Pedro is a member of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. He is a traditional artist, cultural 22 presenter and living historian. The Theme for the Gathering was "Christianity From a First 23 Nations' Worldview." 24 25

Encouraging each charge to appoint a Native American ministry representative from 26 within their congregation; this is a “shall have” in the Book of Discipline, (para. 654). 27

Promoting the observance of Native American Ministries Sunday throughout the 28 Conference; this is one of the “special Sunday offerings” in the Book of Discipline (para. 29 263) Monies received from Native American Ministry Sunday offerings are the CONAM's 30 only source of financial support. 31

Supporting the development of American Indian Christian Circles 32 33 These are groups of native people meeting in UM churches, who volunteer to open their doors. 34 At this time, we have two of these congregations, one meeting at the Thonotosassa UMC and 35 one meeting at the Mascotte UMC and we are in the process of establishing another in the 36 Tallahassee area. These circles are places where Native Americans can participate in Christ-37 centered worship in the native way and hear biblically based teaching that is culturally relevant. 38 39

Making ourselves available to UM churches throughout the Conference to assist in their 40 ministry with native persons and to raise awareness regarding Native issues, culture, and 41 traditions 42

Networking with native pastors and other Native American ministries; we are currently 43 networked with nine other ministries within our conference. 44

Participating in and supporting the work of the South East Jurisdictional Association on 45 Native American Ministries (SEJANAM), Lake Junaluska, NC. by attending conferences 46 and lending a hand in the ministry. Members of CONAM have lead worship, taught 47 workshops, and helped with various needs during these annual conferences. 48

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We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the UM Churches who give to this ministry 1 with their Special Sunday Offerings, each year. We could not continue to minister to the Native 2 American people within our conference without your help. 3 4 For more information on the work of this committee or if you would like CONAM to share in your 5 church service or event, please contact Vickie Swartz, Chair, at 941-544-6951. 6

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UNITED METHODIST VOLUNTEERS IN MISSION 9 10

UMVIM Florida began 2013 with a new, robust insurance program, which we were excited to 11 share with our local churches. Our UMVIM Florida vision is to transform the world through 12 short-term Christian mission experiences and our mission is to equip, empower and encourage 13 the local church to experience missions. More and more we are becoming a resource that our 14 churches are connecting with as we build stronger relationships. 15 16 In 2013, the Florida Conference sent 112 UMVIM Teams to 23 countries with a total of 1158 17 missionaries. In addition, 24 teams went on Domestic trips with a total of 242 missionaries. We 18 had 60 volunteers from 22 churches received in depth training on how to lead a team on 19 mission. 20 21 The UMVIM Leadership Team continues to serve God by serving others through the service of 22 each UMVIM Team. 23 24 Greg A. Harford,Florida Conference UMVIM Coordinator 25 26 27

SUMMER MISSION INTERN PROGRAM 28 29 “The Summer Mission Intern Program has opened my eyes, mind, and heart in ways I could 30 have never imagined. It has given me a whole new level of confidence that I never knew could 31 exist in my very being. It has ignited a fire in me to serve God’s people the way He intended.” -32 Rebecca Datus, 2013 Summer Mission Intern at Grace Place for Children and Families in 33 Naples. 34 35 Rebecca is one of 35 interns who served within outreach ministries throughout the Florida 36 Conference this past summer. In addition to Grace Place, other sites included: Riverside Retreat 37 in LaBelle, Branches in Florida City and South Miami, CROS Ministries in Palm Beach County, 38 and St. Johns United Methodist Church in Winter Haven. Rebecca’s description of her overall 39 experience highlights the focus of the 2013 Summer Mission Intern Program: to provide 40 opportunities for young adults to directly engage in ministry with children experiencing poverty 41 within community day camp settings. Yet, as Rebecca clearly shows, the interns experienced 42 spiritual and personal growth through this experience as well. 43 44 While the interns engaged the deeper issues of poverty in part through a directed book study, it 45 was their experiences working with the children firsthand that left a lasting impression on their 46 hearts and minds. Greg Zimmerly, an intern who served at Riverside Retreat, said, “I think by 47 seeing and hearing firsthand some of the issues that relate to poverty, it has really become real 48 to me. When a kid lets another kid have the top bunk because he sleeps on the floor at home, it 49

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really makes you think of what you can be doing personally to help others.” For Rebecca Datus 1 (quoted above), the intern program connected prior learning with current experience: “I’ve 2 always wondered what it is that God wants me to do with my sociology major, and after learning 3 all those devastating statistics on children and families in poverty in my sociology class and 4 experiencing it first-hand, it makes the struggle more real and makes me want to take a stand 5 for them, all in the name of Jesus Christ.” Another intern at Grace Place, Cheyenne Rogers, 6 shared how her experience caused her to view the faces of poverty in a new way, while 7 attributing this with her own spiritual growth: “I think I have grown spiritually in the way that I am 8 more able to see God in people who are often stereotyped and ridiculed.” 9 10 The interns created opportunities for spiritual growth within and outside of the SMI Program. 11 They gathered for daily prayer, and at some sites, a daily devotion. Some interns expressed that 12 their prayer life grew exponentially this summer—praying in new ways and praying more 13 consistently. Interns who served at sites close to home brought fellow interns with them to 14 worship at their home church on Sundays, and several interns at CROS Ministries attended 15 worship with their site supervisor. Many interns claimed that they trusted God more as a result 16 of their experiences this summer. They recognized that God was the source of their strength to 17 endure the long days and the challenges they faced. They also experienced God’s grace at 18 work in their own lives, in the lives of fellow interns, in the supervisory staff, and in the children 19 they served. 20 21 The SMI Program provided opportunities for interns to experience and evaluate personal growth 22 as well. The site supervisors along with Shelly Denmark, the SMI Program Coordinator, checked 23 in with each intern on a weekly basis, providing ongoing support for the interns to share and 24 process through their experiences, to encourage them in their goals, and to assist them in 25 problem-solving and transforming conflict. Working with children and their fellow peers helped 26 them to develop more patience, leadership skills, creativity, collaboration, and self-confidence. 27 Elena Dossett, an intern who served at Branches in South Miami, describes how the intern 28 program provided vocational preparation as well: “Since teaching is what I feel called to do in 29 the future, this internship provided numerous opportunities to develop skills directly related to 30 teaching. I learned how to be assertive and firm with kids when giving directions but also loving 31 and kind at the same time. When teaching math skills, I learned how to effectively engage the 32 kids during the lesson because then I know that they understand it and are not bored. I feel that 33 I will be a better educator because I have learned discipline strategies as well as teaching 34 strategies.” The SMI Program provided further opportunities to serve in outreach ministries for 35 intern Eboni Person, who also served at Branches in South Miami—she was hired as a “Grow 36 Program Assistant” in Branches’ After-School Program this year. 37 38 The Summer Mission Intern Program continues to grow in quantity and quality each year. As we 39 look to the future of this vital program, our goals are to create a culture of mission interns, to 40 develop leadership opportunities among them, and to guide young adults toward a lifetime of 41 missional engagement. We pray that each intern who comes through this program shares a 42 similar sentiment to Chelsea Bridwell, an intern who served at Riverside Retreat: “This program 43 provided the best summer experience I have ever had. I really hope I will be able to do it again. 44 It was awesome to see kids come to Christ, and even when it was hard, it was great. I would 45 have not traded this experience for the world.” 46

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COMMISSION ON RELIGION AND RACE 1 18 Little children, let’s not love with words or speech but with action and truth. 19 This is how we 2 will know that we belong to the truth and reassure our hearts in God’s presence. (CEB) 3 4 The Conference Commission on Religion and Race (CCORR) over the past six years has 5 worked diligently to advocate for racial diversity in the Florida Annual Conference. I give thanks 6 for the members of the CORR who have served faithfully as we struggled with issues of 7 exclusivity and perhaps worse, indifference. 8 9 CCORR renewed our commitment to inclusivity and justice at a meeting in September of 2008. 10 The important work re-educating ourselves on methods, processes, and available resources 11 began in earnest. The ripples of CORR efforts, as we prepared to provide advocacy and 12 leadership in the Florida Conference are: 13 14 The ongoing review of the 2003 GCORR Annual Review to address key areas of concern. 15 CCORR recommended the formation of “The Bishop’s Task Team on Racism”. The Task Team 16 was selected by then Bishop Timothy Whitaker and given the responsibility for selecting a 17 consultation group to provide inclusivity training. 18 19 CCORR reviewed and monitors implementation of the Florida Conference Policy on Racial 20 Harassment and Guidelines for Cross- Racial/Cross - Cultural Appointments. As of July 2012 21 the Policy on Racial Harassment is now a part of the Employee Conduct Policy, which 22 addresses racial harassment, sexual harassment, sexual abuse and misconduct, and computer 23 use/electronic communications. 24 25 The Task Team recommended and the Conference approved the organization “VISIONS, INC.”, 26 to lead our Conference through the initial wave of inclusivity training. The conference-wide 27 effort is called, “Building the Beloved Community,” Recognizing, Understanding, Appreciating, 28 and Utilizing Differences”. 29 30 “Multicultural Resource Facilitators” (MRF’s) were trained to continue and expand education 31 opportunities. 32 Bishop Ken Carter appointed Dr. Harold Lewis as Director of Justice & Multicultural Ministries. 33 His responsibilities include oversight of our MRF’s. 34 35 In 2014 CCORR reviewed and revised our Mission and Organization statement to reflect the 36 model recommended by the General Commission of Religion and Race and approved by 2012 37 General Conference. 38 39 The revision includes specific guidance concerning the reporting of discrimination concerns and 40 dissemination of the CCORR RACIAL/ETHNIC GRIEVANCE REPORT FORM. 41 42 Complaints of racial discrimination made by clergy and laity continue to be a reality. CCORR is 43 dedicated to monitoring complaints and will address through consultation with the Bishop and 44 other appropriate leadership to investigate and assist in resolution. 45 46 Our purpose and mission is to work with the Conference boards, agencies, districts and local 47 congregations to promote and develop cultural/racial inclusiveness throughout the whole of the 48 church. 49

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Our work is accomplished through education and training, monitoring and consulting with the 1 Conference boards, agencies, districts and local congregations to provide awareness and 2 opportunities for inclusion and to assist with reviewing practices and policies that may create 3 barriers to the promotion of diversity and inclusiveness. 4 5 The Conference Committee on Religion and Race recognize that The Bishop and the Cabinet 6 hold the key in providing this annual conference with guidelines for cross-racial and cross-7 cultural appointments. As well as continued leadership, along with District Superintendents, in 8 ensuring diversity in selection of the various members of conference and district committees, 9 boards and agencies. 10 11 The focus of CCORR this year continues to be monitoring. This monitoring includes working 12 closely with the Director of Justice & Multicultural Ministries, as well as collaborating with The 13 Committee on the Status and Role of Women (COSROW) to monitor organizational policies, 14 practices and systems with the goal of truly reflecting the Beloved Community intend by our 15 Creator, an inclusive community. 16 17 Thank you on behalf of the members of the Florida Conference Commission on Religion and 18 Race. 19 20 Submitted by: Pastor Will Clark, Chairperson 21 22 23

JUSTICE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS 24 25

Justice for Our Neighbors welcomes Immigrants into our churches and communities by 26 providing legal services, education and advocacy. Two years ago during our Annual 27 Conference the government announced a new program called Deferred Action that would allow 28 youth and young adults, who had arrived in this country as children to receive work permits, to 29 go to college, get a driver’s license or serve in the military. We were there to get that done and 30 are still here to continue to serve others with additional needs to make their lives better. 31 32 Who are JFON Clients? Our Clients come from over 55 countries and 85% of our clients have 33 relief under current immigration laws. They simply need help to get through the maze of 34 immigration laws. The kinds of issues are as follows: seeking citizenship, adjusting their current 35 status, granting asylum, receiving Permanent Resident cards, family petitions that involve 36 Consular processing, Consulate involvement from other countries, work permits and in building 37 a new life for Women of Domestic Violence. 38 39 One of our clients has now been a Permanent Resident for 5 years and was just approved to 40 become a US citizen. She is attending college and wants to be a para-legal. When asked why 41 she wanted to be a para-legal she replied “because I want to help other people the way JFON 42 helped me and my son. Thank God for JFON.” 43 44 Submitted By: Lynn Mawhinney, Vice Chair March 19, 2014 45 Walter L. Dry, Board Chair 46

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OUTREACH MINISTRIES 1 2 The Bible is full of action words – go, proclaim, feed, welcome, heal, serve. The Outreach 3 Ministries of the Florida Annual Conference help churches put their faith into action by serving 4 the hungry, the homeless, children and families, immigrants and others in need. The ministries 5 include: 6 7 Branches - formerly South Florida Urban Ministries (South East District) serves, educates and 8 inspires people through student, family and financial stability services in partnership with 9 churches and communities. We fulfill our mission by engaging children, youth and adults with 10 life-changing opportunities for them to become better educated, to become more financially 11 stable and secure, to make long-term, positive life choices and to know God. 12 13 Church and Community Connection (East Central District) supports the efforts of local 14 congregations as they develop outreach ministries to meet critical needs within their 15 communities, especially those efforts addressing hunger and children in poverty. CCC also 16 works to create new partnerships by connecting churches to their neighborhoods, community 17 organizations, and other congregations. 18 19 Christians Reaching Out To Society (Atlantic Central District) partners with congregations to 20 share God’s love through food pantries, hot meals, after school snacks, home delivered meals, 21 summer camps, a weekend food backpack program and gleaning fresh produce from fields. 22 CROS, also, serves as an advocate and catalyst working on justice ministries. 23 24 Community Outreach Ministry (North East District) is committed to training and equipping a 25 mighty force of followers of Jesus who are transforming our neighborhoods through prayer-26 walking our streets, partnering with our schools through mentoring and other important services, 27 providing emergency services of mercy to those in desperate need, advocating for the justice of 28 all who are oppressed, and witnessing about Jesus in the power of the Holy Spirit to the un-29 churched, de-churched and over-churched people in our midst. 30 31 Cornerstone Family Ministries (South Central District) works to make a lasting and positive 32 impact on disadvantaged children and their families by nurturing bodies, developing minds, and 33 fostering hope through Christ. This ministry works with 130 early childhood learning centers 34 throughout the South Central and Gulf Central districts with a particular focus on providing 35 access for low income children to nutritious food and connecting those centers that are not 36 already connected with a local church. In addition, this ministry is one of only two UMW 37 National Missions institutions in the state with its own early childhood learning center called the 38 Rosa Valdez Early Childhood Learning Center that has served children in Tampa’s inner-city for 39 over 120 years. The ministry served over 28,000 children living at or below the poverty level in 40 2012. 41 42 Grace Place for Children and Families (South West District) is a faith-based, non-profit 43 neighborhood center teaching literacy, language and life skills to at-risk children and 44 impoverished families. Grace Place provides programs in early childhood development, after 45 school and summer youth development programs, adult English language classes, parenting 46 and family literacy. 47

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Halifax Urban Ministry (East Central District) works to prevent homelessness by providing 1 food, financial help and other support services to those at risk of becoming homeless. We 2 intervene on behalf of homeless people to sustain, stabilize and shelter them, with the goal of 3 helping them achieve independence. 4

5 Hearts and Hands Ministry (North Central District) is a faith-based ministry that operates 6 mobile food pantries at 12 locations throughout Lake County on the first and third Friday of 7 every month. We service at-risk families, individuals and senior citizens. We believe and share 8 our faith, as we partner with other agencies to give people a better tomorrow. 9 10 Justice For Our Neighbors (Central Florida) offers welcome to immigrants by providing legal 11 immigration services, education and advocacy in monthly clinics in three Central Florida 12 locations. 13 14 United Methodist Cooperative Ministries of Madison County (North West District) works 15 with the rural communities of Madison County on elder programs, hunger ministries and sending 16 children to camp. The Thrift Store performs a vital community service by offering low-cost items, 17 loaning of medical equipment, and giving items to meet a variety of needs. 18 19 UMCM Suncoast (Gulf Central District) works to alleviate the symptoms and address the 20 causes of poverty through service, education and advocacy. It provides four Centers for Early 21 Learning, adult English language and family literacy classes, citizenship classes, homelessness 22 prevention, rapid re-housing and feeding programs. 23 24 Please contact your closest Outreach Minister for assistance in connecting to ministries in your 25 community that can make a difference and share the love of Christ. 26 27 Pamela Qualls, Outreach Ministry Committee Chair 28 29 30

DISASTER RECOVERY MINISTRY 31 32 With the 2013 Annual Conference, Disaster Recovery Ministry officially moved into the newly 33 created Office of Missional Engagement. This has facilitated our work with the other missions 34 and ministries of the conference, increasing our ability to coordinate resources and work 35 collaboratively. 36 37 Equipping churches to prepare for disaster continues to be a high priority for Disaster Recovery 38 Ministry. This is accomplished through training, leadership development and consistent 39 communication. 40 41 In 2013, 187 volunteers representing 41 churches attended “Disaster 101: Basic Disaster 42 Ministry Training” (formerly Community Arise Basic Disaster Ministry Training.) In addition, 62 43 volunteers were trained for early response and 40 volunteers were recertified for early response. 44 This gives the Florida Conference 322 volunteers trained and certified as early responders for 45 the Florida Conference and UMCOR. 46 47 Once again Greg Harford, UMVIM Conference Coordinator, and I were part the Southeastern 48 Jurisdiction Disaster Academy planning team. The Disaster academy was hosted by the North 49

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Georgia Conference in February 2013 and seventeen volunteers from ten Florida churches 1 attended. As always it was a great time of building relationships, sharing experiences and 2 learning new competencies. 3 4 Tropical Storm Debby in early summer 2012 caused considerable flood, rain and wind damage 5 in Suwannee and Columbia Counties. Long-term recovery began in these counties in early 6 2013. The Florida Conference sent seventeen teams to assist with repairs and rebuild working 7 with the local long-term recovery group in Suwannee County. Some teams worked for a week 8 and others stayed for a long weekend. All of the teams had volunteers from more than one 9 church. Churches assisting in this effort included First Ocala, First Winter Garden, Alachua 10 UMC, Sun City Center UMC, New Covenant UMC The Villages, Community UMC Fruitland 11 Park, Killearn UMC, St. Paul’s UMC Tallahassee and Trinity UMC Sarasota. 12 13 At the end of 2013, Disaster Recovery and UMCOR held a two-day training at the Life 14 Enrichment Center for twelve of our certified lay servants in the conference. The training 15 introduced Connecting Neighbors, an UMCOR train-the-trainer concept, with the goal of 16 equipping these lay servants to engage in practical, hands on ministry with local churches 17 through disaster ministry. 18 19 Serving as a trainer/consultant/guide, our lay servants are developing relationships with 20 churches in their district encouraging the churches to connect in their communities in ways that 21 will assist in disaster response while also providing opportunities for kingdom impact. I will be 22 working with the team throughout 2014 and, depending on the outcomes, will determine whether 23 to expand this ministry opportunity by training additional lay servants. 24 25 If your church is interested in working with a lay servant to develop your disaster ministry; if your 26 church would like to host training; or if you just have questions about how to be involved, please 27 contact Disaster Recovery. 28 29 I am grateful for the many ways our churches and volunteers engage in this unique ministry of 30 preparation and waiting, knowing that it is not if but when the next disaster will occur. 31 32 In Ministry with you, 33 Pam Garrison, Florida Conference Disaster Response Coordinator 34

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COMMISSION ON ARCHIVES AND HISTORY 37 38 The Commission on Archives and History is enthusiastically planning for the Southeastern 39 Jurisdiction Historical Society annual meeting to be held at Florida Southern College and the 40 Florida United Methodist Heritage Center, July 7-10, 2015. The theme for the gathering will be 41 A Kaleidoscope of Florida Methodism. Several presentations for the four-day event are 42 anticipated: Florida-Cuba-Haiti history, Mary McLeod Bethune, early Florida Conference trail 43 blazers, Frank Lloyd Wright and Ludd M. Spivey, early history of Florida Southern College, and 44 Florida history. A tour of the Frank Lloyd Wright campus will be a highlight. 45 46 Work in the archives is directed by the archivist, Nell Thrift. Receiving, organizing, and filing of 47 local church, district, and conference agency records are continuing, with the help of volunteers. 48

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The archives is receiving records from churches which were closed at the 2013 Annual 1 Conference. 2 3 Commission members continue to see that churches have up-to-date histories and that we have 4 an accurate founding date for each church. Several workshops for local church historians to 5 help them better understand how to deal with church records and to celebrate their histories 6 have been held. We are also interested in receiving the histories of United Methodist-related 7 institutions within the Florida Conference. 8 9 A new direct connection to the commission’s webpages is www.flumcarchives.org. Members of 10 the commission are working to make the webpages more user-friendly and helpful. We invite 11 visits to the site. We also encourage tours of the Heritage Center to learn about the history of 12 the Florida Conference to help us move forward in the 21st Century. 13 14 The Florida Conference Historical Society met during Annual Conference last year. Mrs. Faye 15 Fannin gave a presentation on the influence of women in early Methodism in both England and 16 America at the dinner meeting. 17 18 At Annual Conference in 2013 we were joined by one of the four clergy being recognized for 19 having been ordained deacons seventy years earlier. Each of the newly ordained elders and 20 deacons received a copy of Robert M. Temple’s history of the Florida Conference, Florida 21 Flame, as well as cards giving the chain of their ordinations back to Thomas Coke. 22 23 The chairperson represented the commission at the SEJ Historical Society annual meeting at 24 Lake Junaluska in July and the annual meeting of the General Commission on Archives and 25 History in September at the archives at Drew University, Madison, New Jersey, to which 26 conference commission chairs were invited; Ivan Corbin, a member of the general commission, 27 also attended. She was joined by several members of Florida churches at the SEJ Heritage 28 Preservation Workshop in November in Lake Junaluska. 29 30 The archivist attended the annual meeting of the SEJ Historical Society in Lake Junaluska in 31 July. Ivan Corbin, chairperson, presided at the annual meeting of the SEJ Commission on 32 Archives and History in November at Lake Junaluska. It was also attended by Nell Thrift, who 33 along with Ivan also attended the SEJ Historical Society Executive Committee annual meeting. 34 She is a member of the commission and secretary of the Historical Society. She conducted a 35 session at the Heritage Preservation Workshop. 36 37 Again this year the Commission on Archives and History is leading the Annual Conference in an 38 anniversary celebration of churches and clergy. 39 40 Churches being recognized with their identifying banners are: 41 175 years (1839) First, Apalachicola; Sardis 42 43 150 years (1864) Ebenezer, Jacksonville 44 45 125 years (1889) Branford; First, Chattahoochee; Trinity, Ft Myers; Ft. White; Interlachen; 46

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100 years (1914) First, Avon Park; Dundee; Roseland; First, South Miami; First, Vero Beach; 1 Trinity, West Palm Beach 2

75 years (1939) First, Eastpoint 3 4 50 years (1964) Oakhurst, Seminole; Satellite Beach; St. John, Sebring; Steinhatchee 5 6 25 years (1989) Braden River, Bradenton; Hispanic American of Hialeah, Hialeah; 7

Covenant, Port Orange 8 9 Clergy being recognized with certificates are: 10 Ordained Deacon 1964 C. Richard Albury; P. Dean Brown; Brice C. Harris; B. Hugh Lake, Jr.; 11 J. Phillip Norman 12 13 Ordained Deacon 1989 Jose A. Borbon; Arthur C. Bryant; C. Lusby Burrus; Joreatha McCall 14 Capers; Benjamin N. Clark, Jr; Sharon M. Dey; J. Edward Fulford, Jr., Richard A. Gallo; Alan I. 15 Gaylord; Stephen G. Hoffman; Ann Russell Hutchens; Brian A. James; Carrill S. Munnings; Earl 16 S. Parker; Dennis R. Redstone; Charles D. Rentz; O. Bruce Simpson; Lois Haines Wolfe 17 18 Consecrated Diaconal Minister 1989 Linda H. Compton-Newell; Carolyn M. Gesche; Carmen 19 R. Johns; Leroy O. Lallance; Cynthia Wendel 20 21 Congratulations to these churches and persons who have served in their communities and 22 appointments in answer to God’s call to be in ministry and mission. 23 24 Leah Pittard, chairperson 25

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THE OFFICE OF CONGREGATIONAL VITALITY 28 29

NEW CHURCH DEVELOPMENT 30 31

A year of transition best describes the 2013-14 Conference year in New Church Development. 32 Responding to the Strategic Leadership Team’s expressed goal, “the alignment of all Annual 33 Conference resources and ministries with the vision,” we have taken several steps to realign the 34 resources of NCD to “to increase the number of vital chartered congregations and ministries 35 through the work of revitalization and beginning new churches and ministries.” 36 37 Among the steps taken we have: 38

Combined the work of what was previously Congregational Excellence and New Church 39

Development into an Office of Congregational Vitality. Functioning with one Committee on 40

Congregational Vitality has encouraged collaboration of ideas and strategies and 41

coordination of actions to create more focused efforts. One result of this work is the 42

development of a shared vision, “Congregational Vitality will partner with the District 43

Superintendents to create within the Florida Conference an environment that fosters a 44

sustainable culture of vitality as measured by a 20% decrease in the number of at risk 45

Churches within our Conference by 2019.” 46

Developed a Conference-wide Strategic Plan for New Church Development that channels 47

our resources into the fastest growing areas of the conference, including ethnic starts. The 48

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plan, developed after consultation with the District Superintendents, anticipates working with 1

our healthiest and most vital churches as partners in the projected new starts. 2

In cooperation with the Office of Financial Services and the Florida United Methodist 3

Foundation, reorganized New Church Development financial assets in a way that will support 4

future starts from the planned use of those assets rather than requiring Apportionment 5

funding for new church starts. This reorganization has resulted in a recommendation to the 6

Annual Conference that the Florida Conference Committee on New Church Development 7

Corporation be merged with The Board of Trustees of the Florida Annual Conference of the 8

United Methodist Church Corporation. This merger allows the assets of New Church 9

Development to benefit from the shared rate of return of all conference investments and 10

eliminates duplication. 11

Created a New Church Start Academy, in partnership with the Office of Clergy Excellence, 12

which begins in the fall of 2014. The Academy is designed to train and support pastors to 13

lead new church starts with an emphasis on: 14

o Personal Spiritual Development 15

o Creative and culturally sensitive worship 16

o Disciple making processes in New Church Starts 17

o Identifying and developing Lay Leadership in New Church Starts 18

o Scripture based stewardship 19

o Leading with vision 20

The creation of a “2nd Tier Boost” funding program to assist pre-chartered churches in 21

breaking through growth barriers. The support is primarily designed for specialized staff 22

hiring to respond to designated needs. 23

Oversight of many long-term missions has been transferred from New Church Development 24

to the Office of Missional Engagement. 25

26 While these transitional steps were being taken, the following new churches and ministry 27 expansions were begun: 28 1. Restoration UMC, a church plant in the Plantation Parkway/Oakleaf area of Jacksonville 29

2. Lake Deaton Campus of New Covenant UMC, a multi-site start in the southern end of The 30

Villages 31

3. The Vessel at University Carillon UMC, a ministry focused on young adults in the Oviedo 32

area 33

4. Engage Online, an internet based, interactive ministry of North Naples UMC 34

5. The Five at University Carillon, a ministry focused on young families in the Oviedo area 35

6. Ametros, a home based small group start focusing on recent college graduates in the Miami 36

Metropolitan area 37

7. The Foundry in the Kenwood area of St. Petersburg, a multi-site start of First St. Petersburg 38

First UMC 39

8. The Downtown Initiative of Hyde Park UMC, a serving and worshiping community 40

developing for residents and workers in downtown Tampa 41

42 For the 2014-15 Conference year, five Ministry Expansion starts are currently planned as we 43 begin living into our strategic plan. Trusting in God’s grace, we believe the past year’s efforts 44 have positioned New Church Development for a positive and sustainable future. 45

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Faithfully submitted, 1 Larry A. Taylor, Chair 2 Dan Jackson, Director, New Church Development 3 4 5

CONGREGATIONAL VITALITY 6 7

The Office of Congregational Vitality has been restructured and to become the umbrella for 8 Congregational Vitality (CV) and New Church Development (NCD). The Committee has been 9 reorganized so that both CV and NCD meet together as one entity, breaking out when the topic 10 is best suited to the individual teams. The Committee has met several times to form the mission, 11 vision, and strategic goals of this office to align with the Conference. At the time of this report, 12 nine months from start, much has been accomplished through the collaborative efforts of many 13 partners in the Conference Building. 14

CV Purpose: To lead the Conference’s efforts in creating more vital congregations - both new 15

and existing. 16

CV Vision: Vital congregations of disciples being changed in Christ, making a change in the 17 world. 18 19 Two main responsibilities of this office from the SLT (Strategic Leadership Team) are to: form 20 eight to ten teaching churches throughout the Conference and be a resource to the district 21 superintendents in their role as missional strategists. 22

The first has evolved into an entire Learning Community comprising teaching churches and 23 entities (e.g., FL Methodist Foundation), mentoring churches and Individuals, and an enhanced 24 e-learning platform. The second, being a resource to the DS’s, has been an ongoing process of 25 building relationships. The first six months were spent with all districts having conversations and 26 listening to each district’s unique challenges and celebrations. We will be partnering with many 27 of the districts to restructure their CV & NCD teams. We will help them to build deploy teams 28 who can be a resource in areas of expertise. New tools have been developed to generate 29 reports from the annual reports and the monthly Missional Vital Signs data. This will allow the 30 DS and CV teams to proactively deploy resources and to align teaching, mentoring, and e-31 learning. 32

The following report is distributed by church size. This shows the healthier churches by 33 Professions of Faith (POF) and Average Worship Attendance (AWA). Many churches may have 34 one area that is stronger. However, this report is focusing on those who are strongest in both 35 areas. Importance of submitting correct Missional Vital Signs numbers will be emphasized in the 36 coming year as these reports are becoming a tool for important decisions. As we read in the 37 Bible, numbers have been collected for a very long time, but they are only part of the story. We 38 look forward to the work ahead for this office and for our churches. 39

Larry Taylor Office of Congregational Vitality, Conference Committee Chairperson 40 Janet Earls Office of Congregational Vitality41

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Our Conference’s 2013 Most Vital Congregations by Size “The Council of Bishops has called our denomination to significantly increase the number of vital congregations. Vital congregations are found in all sizes and in every district. The following congregations have been selected according to (1) change in worship attendance and (2) professions of faith as the most vital congregations by size category in our Conference during 2013.”

Size Dist Church Name Senior Pastor

2009

POF

2010

POF

2011

POF

2012

POF

2013

POF

Total POF

5 yrs

2009

AWA

2010

AWA

2011

AWA

2012

AWA

2013

AWA

change

2009-

2013

<200

SE Big Pine - Big Pine Key Eugenia Joyce Alexander 11 6 9 11 9 46 93 106 106 109 104 11

NC Celebration - Gainesville Rev Harry H Holloman 20 13 9 22 18 82 139 150 156 167 164 25

EC Community - Daytona Beach Rev Kenneth E Zimmerman 10 14 7 5 11 47 114 120 136 146 143 29

SW First - Moore Haven Charles Watts 2 1 4 14 6 27 64 65 88 101 101 37

SC Lena Vista - Auburndale Rev Dr E Keith Ewing 3 2 5 3 25 38 37 37 47 43 60 23

SE New Life - Ft. Lauderdale T imothe Jacques 10 24 59 30 39 162 87 125 150 130 150 63

SW Pine Level - Arcadia Rev Brian D Russell 18 18 24 13 2 75 163 187 196 167 176 13

201-500

SW Alva Rev Ralph Cotten 5 17 3 5 41 71 120 145 156 165 201 81

EC Covenant - Port Orange Rev G Paul Pollock 12 59 38 15 34 158 408 486 482 471 498 90

NE First - Starke Michael A Moore 24 7 51 6 11 99 260 285 345 367 391 131

NE Grace - St Augustine Rev James I Reeher 7 16 10 12 27 72 170 180 225 247 246 76

NE Keystone - Keystone Heights Rev Edmond Craig Moore 11 15 18 50 31 125 215 200 227 265 295 80

NE Ortega - Jacksonville Rev Daniel L Casselberry 14 17 27 21 17 96 335 346 361 374 385 50

GC Parrish Rev Christopher R Schmidt 3 7 28 14 32 84 269 289 356 392 439 170

NE Ponte Vedra Rev Don Jeffrey Bennett 9 11 14 7 20 61 192 263 256 311 316 124

SW Trinity - Arcadia Rev James A Wade Jr 25 24 22 21 18 110 229 248 247 259 317 88

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Our Conference’s 2013 Most Vital Congregations by Size “The Council of Bishops has called our denomination to significantly increase the number of vital congregations. Vital congregations are found in all sizes and in every district. The following congregations have been selected according to (1) change in worship attendance and (2) professions of faith as the most vital congregations by size category in our Conference during 2013.”

Size Dist Church Name Senior Pastor

2009

POF

2010

POF

2011

POF

2012

POF

2013

POF

Total POF

5 yrs

2009

AWA

2010

AWA

2011

AWA

2012

AWA

2013

AWA

change

2009-

2013

501-900

NC Community - Fruitland Park Rev Michael F Fordham 14 27 35 29 38 143 603 632 687 757 826 223

AC Community of Hope - Loxahatchee Rev E Dale Locke 53 48 50 82 72 305 385 389 676 642 806 421

SW Cypress Lake - Ft Myers Rev Thomas L Shafer 21 34 20 11 20 106 712 734 726 708 751 39

SW Edgewater - Port Charlotte Rev Daniel K Prine 14 6 5 13 6 44 520 597 640 641 632 112

SE First - Coral Springs Rev Alex Arthur Shanks 40 26 32 33 56 187 725 686 669 724 828 103

GC First - St Petersburg Rev David R Miller 57 23 25 37 43 185 598 705 731 740 745 147

EC First - Winter Park Rev Dr Robert B Bushong 66 39 52 53 53 263 847 864 838 835 897 50

SC First - Zephyrhills Rev Dr Kenneth L Minton 16 15 19 24 29 103 528 544 558 551 545 17

AC Georgianna - Merritt Island Kevin A Calhoun 36 61 16 26 46 185 529 500 544 554 575 46

GC Harvest - BradentonRev Catherine Fluck Price

Rev Steve Price21 14 25 27 19 106 692 677 703 695 710 18

SC Sun City Center Rev Warren D Langer Jr 37 10 12 11 31 101 712 625 751 787 795 83

>900

GC Anona - Largo Rev John M Stephenson 59 65 104 81 111 420 1261 1281 1234 1514 1553 292

SC First - Brandon Rev Jamie R Westlake 51 53 55 40 20 219 992 1030 984 934 995 3

SC First - Lakeland Rev W David McEntire 37 46 36 49 28 196 1634 1625 1638 1676 1638 4

SC Hyde Park - Tampa Rev Dr James A Harnish 51 41 25 38 45 200 934 1071 1113 1055 1269 335

NE Mandarin - Jacksonville Rev Deborah A McLeod 45 32 72 90 27 266 1024 1084 1150 1182 1121 97

SW N Naples Rev Ted L Sauter 29 43 41 49 41 203 1400 1425 1385 1415 1475 75

GC Pasadena Community - St Petersburg Rev Charles D Reeb 39 25 40 45 49 198 940 984 1032 1042 1062 122

SC Van Dyke - Lutz Rev Matthew S Hartsfield 93 88 96 72 116 465 2143 2248 2356 2313 2292 149

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BOARD OF LAY MINISTRY 1 2

REPORT OF CONFERENCE LAY LEADER 3 4

Jesus taught us to love God with all of our heart, soul, and mind; and to love our neighbor as 5 ourselves. In John 15:14 (NIV), Jesus said “You are my friends if you do what I command.” 6 From Matthew 28:19, we read that Jesus said “go and make disciples.” If you were present last 7 year at the laity session of the Annual Conference you heard Rachael, Derrick, and I encourage 8 you to go home and offer friendship to a young adult if you are over forty. If you are a young 9 adult we asked you to find someone older than you and offer friendship. Hundreds of you came 10 forward with the name of the person God gave you and placed that name written on a card in a 11 basket beneath the cross placed on God’s alter. We in the Board of Lay Ministry have been 12 praying for the names written on those cards and the relationships they represent for the last 13 year. Rachael, Derrick and I have been preaching and teaching in districts that have invited us, 14 and older and younger adults have been witnessing in their congregations and districts about 15 their Christ centered intergenerational relationships. 16 17 We have spoken to you many times about the need for leadership development, of the laity, 18 whom God calls to be ministers to the lost and least. As a priesthood of believers we are to 19 reach out to the poor and sick, as we partner with our pastors to lead in church, our community, 20 our districts, and conference. I have appointed an Associate Conference Lay Leader for 21 Leadership Development. We do a good job of identifying and developing clergy candidates. We 22 need to do as well with lay leadership. Plans will begin immediately to enhance the structure, 23 resources, and techniques for training, mentoring, coaching laity of all ages and backgrounds. 24 25 While some Wesley Fellowship Groups (WFG) are taking off, we are looking at ways to extend 26 their exposure and training opportunities. Your District Lay Leaders and Superintendents are 27 being encouraged to offer small group development opportunities and coaching support in the 28 context of your districts and local church situations, and demographics. I have experienced first- 29 hand, the way that relationships develop and deepen with a mixture of young and older men that 30 seek wisdom, connection, answer to real issues, friendship, and a willingness to find the 31 answers together. I have seen the way the Holy Spirit moves in and among believers and 32 nonbelievers in these relationships through fellowship, prayer, study, accountability, and 33 mission. I have seen churches depending on the Holy Spirit for life and growth experience. 34 35 There are opportunities for fresh expressions of ministry and discipleship in other venues where 36 young and old are found outside of the walls of the church but not outside the hearts and 37 abilities of Christ’s disciples, you and me. May we follow the leading of the Holy Spirit. 38 39 Russ Graves 40

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In His grace God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given 3 you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you. If you gift is 4 serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. If your gift is to encourage 5 others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, 6 take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness, do it gladly” 7 Romans 12:6-8 (NLT). 8 9 What a clear-cut picture this paints for the Lay Servants of the Florida Annual Conference! 10 During the past year, I have had the privilege to see some of these gifts being shared in many of 11 our churches across the state. Lay Servants stand ready to serve in many different areas, using 12 many different gifts, but all for the building up of the Church. Throughout our nine Districts, both 13 Basic and Advanced courses were offered in the spring and the fall, with a median attendance 14 of thirty. When totaled up, we have over five hundred Lay Servants certified and able to serve 15 within the local church and beyond. My prayer is that they first seek out Spirit-led opportunities 16 to serve and to work with their pastors in their own congregations. For while it is wonderful to go 17 back home from training excited and filled with great ideas and contagious energy, it is of no use 18 to anyone, unless the ‘secret” is shared. Tell the story! Be a disciple. Serve! Serve! Serve! 19 20 Our Annual Training Event last August was aptly themed, “Taking Jesus to the Street!” For the 21 first time, we had several pastors attending as participants. They returned to their churches with 22 news for their members about our ministries, and that we are geared up to help them prepare 23 for work and service both inside and outside of their churches. This year we are again very 24 excited about our teachers and classes for our Annual Training event on August 15-17, 2014 at 25 the Life Enrichment Center in Fruitland Park. Bishop Kenneth Carter will be our keynote 26 speaker, and featured instructors include Rev. Geraldine McClellan, Rev. Harold Lewis, and 27 Mrs. Dee Allen. 28 29 Keep up with these developments and the latest news at our new website, http://flumclsm.org. 30 General Conference 2012 changed our name from Lay Speakers to Lay Servants. However, 31 there is now a special category of Certified Lay Speaker for those who principally want to help 32 serve in pulpits as a substitute speaker. Information on the relevant paragraphs in The Book of 33 Discipline, as well as an open letter and other information can be found on our website, 34 particularly under the Downloads tab, and the What Is A Lay Servant? tab. 35 36 My personal thanks to the District Directors who make things happen. They work within their 37 districts arranging classes, securing instructors and maintaining the level of training needed to 38 ensure that our lay servants are theologically and spiritually prepared to serve. May God bless 39 all their efforts as they continue to work with the gifts God has given them. To our clergy 40 brothers and sisters, please know that lay servants stand ready to support you and to work 41 alongside you to be the hands and feet of our Lord. If you make use of us, thank you. If you 42 haven’t before, look around in your congregation for the wealth of energy, experience, as well as 43 commitment to prayer and service you may find there. Please USE US! 44 45 Lynn Campbell, Conference Director 46

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FLORIDA CONFERENCE UNITED METHODIST MEN 1 John Rogers, President 2

3 Last year was a sad year for the Florida Conference United Methodist Men. Our Conference 4 President, Gene Winland went home to God in January. Our thoughts and prayers continue to 5 be with Gene’s widow, Martha, and the entire Winland family. The Board of Directors met in a 6 Called Board Meeting and selected John Rogers, 1st Vice President, to be the Interim President 7 until a decision could be made as to a permanent solution. It was also decided to cancel the 8 upcoming Couples’ Retreat due to low registrations. This was not our preferred way to start out 9 the 2013, but it was a necessary decision. However, we did have the Men’s Retreats in the fall 10 with the Bishop speaking at one of the Retreats. 11

The Conference Committee met in the spring. Interim President Rogers presented potential 12 goals and objectives for the future. One of the main objectives is to create a good working 13 relationship with Bishop Carter, Conference Lay Leader Russ Graves, the District 14 Superintendents and senior pastors of the Conference. 15

A highlight of 2012/2013 year occurred at Annual Conference. During the Laity portion of the 16 Conference, we presented our annual “Man of the Year” award, which is a Fellow of the Society 17 of John Wesley, to Conference Lay Leader Russ Graves in honor of his work on behalf of 18 United Methodism in Florida and for his support of UMM. This is the highest award the Florida 19 Conference UMM bestows. 20

In September, prior to the Fall Men’s Retreats, the Board of Directors met and discussed the 21 retreats, finances and the goals and objectives. Interim President Rogers was made President 22 for the balance of former President Winland’s term which extends through 2014.There was 23 concern about vacancies on both the Board and the Conference Committee. We will continue to 24 look for men who might be interested in contributing to and capable of being leaders for UMM in 25 Florida. 26

The full Conference Committee met during the Men’s Retreat on the weekend of October 4-6. 27 The highlight of both the Retreat and the meeting was the presence of Bishop Carter. He spoke 28 twice at the Retreat. Sharing the platform with the Bishop was Dave Sanderson, a personal 29 friend of the Bishop’s who was a survivor of an airliner landing in the Hudson River. The Bishop 30 also gave an inspiring talk to the Conference Committee on his priorities, his view of men’s 31 ministry in general and UMM specifically. The Bishop also committed to jointly leading along 32 with Mrs. Carter a renewed Couples’ Retreat in the Spring of 2015. 33

Like most volunteer organizations, we recognize that we need to become more entrepreneurial 34 in our outlook and efforts to ensure we have the resources to meet our ministry and mission 35 goals. Since the Cokesbury Store on the campus of our Life Enrichment Center had closed, we 36 ordered and sold at our Men’s Retreats a selection of Bibles and books authored by our Bishop. 37 This provided a small profit and was a service to our attendees. 38

The second Men’s Retreat was held on the weekend of October 18-20 and featured two of our 39 most popular speakers, John Riley and retired UMM Pastor Riley Short. Both did an outstanding 40 job of speaking to men’s hearts. After the evening services, many men gathered in the dining 41 hall to watch the broadcast of the Florida State Seminoles game with the Clemson Tigers. For 42 most men, it was a time of good fellowship. 43

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Both of the Men’s Retreats were successful events featuring inspired speaking, Bible study and 1 breakout sessions. The evening services saw several men committing their lives to Christ, 2 others rededicating their lives to Christ and many using the altar time to address praises, joys, 3 concerns, and problems. 4

We are looking forward to making progress on our goals and objectives in 2014 and beyond. 5 We will again have two men’s Retreats in October. We are hoping to appeal to younger men by 6 working to create a retreat focusing on younger men. So far, 2014 and 2015 are shaping up to 7 be challenging years to which we are looking forward. 8 9 10

FLORIDA CONFERENCE UNITED METHODIST WOMEN 11 Report from July 2013 to June 2014 12

United Methodist Women is a lay women’s organization whose PURPOSE is to know God and 13 to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ, to develop a creative supportive 14 fellowship and to expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the 15 church. 16

The United Methodist Women National Office is now an independent agency of the United 17 Methodist Church, approved in the last General Conference; but its purpose, focus and 18 advocacy for social justice and for women, children and youth remain the same. The 19 policymaking body, Women’s Division, was renamed the Board of Directors of United Methodist 20 Women and continues to raise funds for mission. The agency’s staff was transferred to the 21 National Office, October 1, 2012. 22

We communicate through the “Genesis” the official Florida Conference United Methodist 23 Women publication, our website: htts://sites.google.com/siteflcumw. Response is the official 24 national magazine. Additional information may be found on the national office website: 25 www.unitedmethodistwomen.org. 26

The 2013 theme for the Spiritual Life Retreat and Conference Annual Meeting was “Are You 27 Living Sacramentally?” based on Micah 6:8 “He has shown you, O mortal! What is good. And 28 what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your 29 God”. (NIV) 30

Mission u (formerly School of Christian Mission) was held at July 11-13, 2013 at Florida 31 Southern College in Lakeland. The theme was “Learn, Act, Transform-Make it Happen!” and, 32 the studies were: Poverty, The Roma of Europe, and Living Sacramentally, Walking Justly. This 33 was our first four-day event (Thursday-Sunday) and there were 361 persons in attendance. All 34 newly ordained clergy received an invitation to participate in Mission u with a full scholarship. 35

Deaconess Nan Gordon led the Spiritual Life Retreat held at the Life Enrichment Center 36 September 13-15. A mini-Retreat for teens and college/university women was led by Yuland 37 Daley. 38

The three young women who attended Limitless: Redefine Tomorrow in 2012 attended Mission 39 u, the Spiritual Growth Retreat and Conference Annual Meeting, and also shared their talents 40 and services at Florida Southern College. 41

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The 40th Conference Annual Meeting was held at First United Methodist Church, Lakeland with 1 over 400 persons gathering to celebrate our mission work. The Keynote speaker, Rev. Pamela 2 Carter an ordained Elder in The United Methodist Church. Rev. Carter serves as the Mission 3 Interpreter of Encounter with Christ in Latin America and the Caribbean. Bishop Ken Carter was 4 the Communion Celebrant. South Central District Superintendent Rev. Dr. Walter Monroe 5 installed the newly elected Conference Officers. 6 7 Districts, Units and individuals were recognized for their accomplishments in the Reading 8 Program, Mission Studies, as Mission Today Units, Five Star Units and Rainbow Givers. Ten 9 new officers were elected and three languages coordinators were confirmed. 10 11 The budget for 2014 was approved. 12 13 Thanks to all faithful United Methodist Women we were able to send over $460,000 as part of 14 our pledge to mission giving, and over $25,000 for designated projects. 15 16 Several of the newly elected officers attended Leadership Development Days in St. Louis, 17 November 15-17, sponsored by the National Office. 18 19 Edith Zewadski-Bricker, former Miami District President led the Evaluation/Goal Setting event, 20 December 6-8 at the Life Enrichment Center. 21 22 Sally Vonner, National Office, Assistant General Secretary, Membership and Leadership 23 Development led the District Officers Leadership Training January 3-5, 2014 at the Life 24 Enrichment Center. 25 26 An inspirational celebration of the third Haitian Convocation was held February 8 at Fort Pierce 27 United Methodist Church. 28 29 Children’s Advocacy Days, April 6-8 in Tallahassee, provided an opportunity to meet with 30 legislators, receive information, and advocate for the needs of children. United Methodist 31 Women have been active participants at this event for many years. 32 33 The Social Action Liaison has been active not only advocating for children, but also on issues of 34 justice for our neighbors, immigration reform, domestic violence, mental health, and human 35 trafficking. 36 37 With the theme “Make It Happen!” United Methodist Women came together April 25-27, in 38 Louisville, KY for a time of powerful worship, inspirational speakers, bible study and more at 39 Assembly 2014. 40 41 You are invited to the 2014 Mission u at Florida Southern College July 10-13. The theme this 42 year is: “Learn, Act, Transform – Make It Happen!” The studies are: The Roma Of Europe, The 43 Church And People With Disabilities, and How is it With Your Soul? Continuing education 44 credits are offered. 45 46 We affirm our PURPOSE, living by Faith, Hope, Love In Action. 47 Aggie M Reed, President, Florida Conference United Methodist Women 48

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MINISTRY OF THE ORDAINED 1 2

OFFICE OF CLERGY EXCELLENCE 3 4

As the new Director and Associate Directors for Clergy Excellence, Rwth Fuquay and I are living 5 into the visionary leadership of David Dodge and Emily Oliver who served as the immediate past 6 directors. David led the Florida Conference to be one of the “trend setters” in Clergy Excellence 7 among the Annual Conferences in the United States, initiating the “Courage to Lead” year-long 8 program for our clergy focused on the development of wholistic leadership. Emily led our 9 initiative to recruit young adult clergy, developing our summer internship program and the 10 Hannah Project to recognize churches who are indoctrinating a “Culture of Call” in their 11 congregations. Rwth and I are both grateful for their mentoring and tutoring during this inaugural 12 year of our new appointments. 13 14 The Office of Clergy Excellence resources and supports the 9 District Committees on Ministry 15 and the Conference Board of Ordained Ministry for candidacy certification, licensing, and 16 ordination pathways for those persons called to ministry in the local church and the world. We 17 are also engaged in providing Life Long Learning opportunities for our clergy. Our ongoing 18 continuing education programs include: Marcy Preaching Fellowship, Institute of Preaching, 19 Courage to Lead, Reynolds Program for Church Leadership, and the Simpkins Wesley Study 20 Retreat. 21 22 Financial support for our candidates attending seminary and many of these continuing education 23 opportunities, come in part from the Ministerial Education Funds (MEF), apportioned to every 24 local church. The good news is that the number of Certified Candidates receiving financial 25 assistance for Seminary Coursework in the Florida Conference has increased from 60 to 100 26 candidates over the past five years. The challenge is that our General Apportionment of 27 $220,000 per year that funds our MEF Scholarships has remained the same for the past five 28 years! Our current Ministerial Education Fund balance with reserves is $488,425. Our 29 Comptroller for the Annual Conference states that if we continue to disburse these funds at the 30 current rate with no increase of income, the fund balance will be depleted by 2015. 31 32 As you can see, this calls for an immediate change in our guideline for MEF disbursements in 33 order to sustain our financial assistance for educational needs. Beginning in the fall of 2014, our 34 Board of Ordained Ministry has recommended a reduction of the semester grants from $4,000 35 to $2,000 and the summer grant of $1500 to $750. We are in the process of developing a MEF 36 Grant Committee to help us monitor and hopefully enhance these funds in the near future. We 37 hope that all of our local churches will make a concerted effort to pay their MEF General Church 38 Apportionment at 100% to help us continue and expand this important ministry to our candidates 39 and ordained clergy. 40

41 Highlights of the year include: 42

Visiting and encouraging seminary students at Duke Divinity School(Durham NC), Candler 43

School of Theology, Emory University (Atlanta, GA), Asbury Theological Seminary (Wilmore 44

KY and Orlando FL), Wesley Theological Seminary (Washington, D.C.), Perkins School of 45

Theology (Southern Methodist University, Dallas) 46

Tracking and Supporting 98 Seminary Students enrolled in 6 Seminaries across the country 47

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Supporting 42 Course of Study Students in our Regional School at Florida Southern College 1

and our Summer Course of Study Schools at Candler School of Theology and Duke Divinity 2

School 3

Guiding 101 Candidates for Ministry toward Certification in our Pathways to Ministry retreats 4

and mentoring groups; adding a financial information session to the Candidacy Retreat in 5

order to prepare potential candidates for financial discernment and wellness for a strong 6

future in ministry 7

Supported our 3 year cycle of Residents in Ministry Retreats (R.I.M) with Provisional 8

Deacons and Provisional Elders participating and now including Full Time Local Pastors on 9

the track to Provisional Elder (for a total of 44 participants.) The second year RIM Retreat 10

includes attending the Leadership Conference at The Church of the Resurrection in Kansas 11

City, KS. 12

Enabled 20 Young Adults/College Students to attend Exploration ’13 in Denver, Colorado to 13

assist in helping to discern calls to Ordained Ministry. 14

Mentored Summer Interns serving in our local churches 15

16 Goals for the coming year: 17 Complete a comprehensive training for all of our 9 District Committees on Ministry and 18

development of web-based training module for our District Committees that can become 19

an ongoing resource 20

Expand our summer internship program for college students seeking to explore ministry 21

as a vocation 22

Continue our emphasis on developing a Culture of Call into ordained ministry in the 23

Florida Conference beginning with children and youth in our local congregations 24

Plan and provide for a Holy Land Trip with Bishop Carter for recently ordained Deacons 25

and Elders in 2015 26

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The Clergy Excellence office, located on the second floor of the UM Center in Lakeland, is 28 staffed by “Team W” consisting of Wanda Byrd (Office Assistant), Winnie Dean (Administrative 29 Assistant), RWth Fuquay (Associate Director), and Wayne Wiatt (Director). The next time 30 you’re at the Conference Center, we hope you will come by our office for a visit! 31 32 With Joy on the Journey, 33 Wayne Wiatt, Director 34 Rwth Fuquay, Associate Director 35 36 37

BOARD OF ORDAINED MINISTRY 38 39

I am so grateful to the Board of Ordained Ministry for their commitment and gift of time to the 40 work of licensing, commissioning, and ordaining pastors, deacons, and elders for the work of 41 ministry. Whenever I am in the midst of the clergy, laity, and local pastors who make up the 42 Board, I am inspired by their level of care and the intensity of their dedication to the task. 43 44 We were blessed this year to have the guidance of Dr. Wayne Wiatt as the Executive Drector of 45 the Office of Clergy Excellence. His care for the applicants and his desire to make sure 46

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everything was done correctly for the Board were tremendously helpful. The Board is fortunate 1 to have his gifts and skills dedicated to the significant work of preparing leaders for the churches 2 of the Florida Conference. 3 4 Last year I reported on two new initiatives the Board was working on. The first of those is a 5 requirement of the 2012 Book of Discipline for a project to be completed by full connection 6 deacons and elders. Under the leadership of Richard Landon and a team from the Board of 7 Ordained Ministry, this change was implemented in January of 2014. 8 9 The second new initiative is related to ongoing effectiveness of those already licensed or 10 ordained. This one is still in the works and not yet implemented. Partially the holdup has been 11 financing the program, although there are some hopeful signs that we may be able to announce 12 something specific this Conference year. 13 14 Two other areas that we are working on improving are coordinating with the District Committees 15 on Ordained Ministry and implementing a more thorough psychological assessment process. 16 Currently the basic psychological assessments are administered at certification of candidacy. 17 We are looking into additional assessments that would give valuable feedback at commissioning 18 and full connection. To that end a group from the Board attended a training of assessments 19 conducted by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry. 20 21 One of the best things about the Board of Ordained Ministry is humility about the process we 22 oversee and the need to continue to make it better. We are vividly aware of the huge impact the 23 work of the Board has on individuals, churches, and the Annual Conference. Any and all 24 suggestions as to how we can be continuously improving are well received. We also appreciate 25 your prayers. 26 27 Respectfully submitted, 28 Terri Hill 29 Chairperson 30 31 32

BOARD OF ORDAINED MINISTRY RECOMMENDATIONS – 2014 33 34

RECOMMENDED FOR ELDER IN FULL CONNECTION 35 Nathan Paul Adams – age 30, married, Methodist Theological School in Ohio, North West 36 Joshua William Bell – age 31, married, Asbury Theological Seminary, Gulf Central 37 Lauren Dunkle Dancey – age 30, married, Candler School of Theology, East Central 38 Kerry Michael Foote – age 45, married, Asbury Theological Seminary, South East 39 Anthony Raymond Fotsch – age 41, married, Asbury Theological Seminary, North West 40 Pamela Anderson Hall – age 60, married, United Theological Seminary, North East 41 William Stephen Hart – age 48, married, Candler School of Theology, Atlantic Central 42 Sarah Beth-Ann Miller – age 29; married, Candler School of Theology, East Central 43 Brian Christopher Sanders – age 43, married, Asbury Theological Seminary, North East 44 Matthew Morgan Williams – age 32, married, Asbury Theological Seminary, South East 45 Daniel John Wunderlich – age 30, married, Asbury Theological Seminary, North Central 46

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RECOMMENDED FOR DEACON IN FULL CONNECTION 1 Laura Lee Berg – age 54, married, Asbury Theological Seminary, East Central 2 3 RECOMMENDED FOR PROVISIONAL MEMBERSHIP – ELDER 4 Amos Jean Baptiste Adhemar – age 51, married, Asbury Theological Seminary, Atlantic Central 5 David Taylor Averill – age 31, married, Asbury Theological Seminary, North Central 6 Michael Adam Beck – age 33, married, Asbury Theological Seminary, North Central 7 Berteau Eliassaint – age 38, married, Asbury Theological Seminary, South East 8 Trevor Garrett Johnston – age 30, married, Asbury Theological Seminary, Gulf Central 9 Corey Antoine Jones – age 31, married, Asbury Theological Seminary, South Central 10 Jason David Knott – age 26, married, Duke Divinity School, South West 11 Erwin Adrian Lopez – age 30, married, Duke Divinity School, East Central 12 Vidalis Teresa Lopez – age 34, married, Asbury Theological Seminary, North Central 13 Gary Alphonse Marcelin – age 30, married, Wesley Theological Seminary, South East 14 Pamela Ann McMillan – age 26, single, Duke Divinity School, Gulf Central 15 Jennifer Zeller Potter – age 27, single, Duke Divinity School, South Central 16 Aaron Michael Rousseau – age 43, married, Asbury Theological Seminary, East Central 17 Brian Harrell Sanderson – age 35, married, Asbury Theological Seminary, North West 18 Carolyn Edythe Thomas – age 62, married, Asbury Theological Seminary, North Central 19 Danielle Marie Upton – age 29, married, Asbury Theological Seminary, South West 20 Larry Herbert White, Jr. – age 40, married, Asbury Theological Seminary, South West 21 Terence James Wines – age 61, married, Asbury Theological Seminary, North West 22 23 RECOMMENDED FOR PROVISIONAL MEMBERSHIP – DEACON 24 Samantha Tyburski Cowan – age 25, single, Candler School of Theology, South Central 25 Victoria Hughes Harrison – age 39, married, Asbury Theological Seminary, South Central 26 27 TO BE LICENSED AS LOCAL PASTORS (IF APPOINTED) 28 Curtiss James Cain Fenel Conserve David Grant Dunbar David Michael Groos Frederick Nathaniel Jones, II Edelis LaCosta Ernesto Antonio Machado Karen MacDuff

Steven Roger Painter Frederick Bradford Phillips Orlando Ramirez Pardo Brian Russell Erik Paul Seise Avis D’Jaris Smith Emily Anne Sterling Christopher Lee Worlds

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MINISTERIAL EDUCATION FUND 31 32

The Ministerial Education Fund apportionment supports a fundamental part of the connectional 33 ministry of the United Methodist Church. It enables all local churches throughout the conference 34 to assist persons who are candidates for ministry. With the contributions made by members of 35 the churches during 2013, your Board has been able to assist persons up to $4,000 per 36 semester. This help is often crucial for candidates, many of whom give up other careers to 37 enter the ministry. These are the guidelines which the Ministerial Education Fund committee 38 uses in administering these funds: 39

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Ministerial Education Funds (MEF) will be made available to all certified candidates who are 1 attending seminary. Local Pastors in Course of Study Schools may receive scholarship 2 assistance from MEF, as can persons attending the Licensing School. MEF funds may also be 3 used to provide scholarship assistance to local pastors and deacons, licensed by the Board of 4 Ordained Ministry, who are enrolled in an ACPE-approved CPE program. 5 MEF continuing education grants will be made available to Diaconal Ministers to help finance 6 their two annual continuing education units on the same basis as such funds are made available 7 to ordained ministers. 8 Distribution of MEF receipts is 90% for students and 10% for continuing education.

Ministerial Education Fund (MEF) 2011 2012 2013

Apportioned to local church 1,312,306 1,247,440 1,213,010

Received from local churches 990,122 978,305 962,352

75% of MEF monies received are sent to the General Church for Seminary students

Total sent to General Church 742,592 733,729 721,764

25% of MEF monies received remain in the Florida Conference for student aid and continuing education

Total Florida Conference Funds available

247,350 244,576 240,588

For Student aid (90% of retained funds) 222,777 220,118 216,529

For Continuing Ed (10% of retained funds) 24,753 24,458 24,059

Student Aid

Amount available from prior years 965,172 741,821 398,434

Received from other sources (non-Apportioned)

13,060 43,427 66,002

Current Year Allocation 222,777 220,118 216,529

Disbursed for students (459,188) (606,932) (587,736)

Available for future use 741,821 398,434 93,229*

Continuing Education

Amount available from prior years 91,116 92,019 102,930

Received from other sources (non-Apportioned)

2,544 1,876 1,642

Current Year Allocation 24,753 24,458 24,059

Disbursed for continuing education (26,394) (9,423) (30,666)

Available for future use 92,019 108,930 103,965

*There is an additional $395,196 in future scholarship reserves for a total of $488,425 available for Ministerial Education scholarships.

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SHADE AND FRESH WATER 1 2

The board of Shade and Fresh Water (S&FW) meets throughout the year via conference calls, 3 face-to-face meetings and in an annual retreat meeting to address the ongoing vision of 4 providing a transformative sanctuary for individuals and their families who are professionally 5 associated with the Florida Conference of the UMC for the restoration of body, mind, and spirit 6 toward more abundant living. Both laity and clergy comprise the board. 7 8 During the 2013 October planning retreat, the board decided to undergo a year of 9 transformation in setting a new direction in partnering with other areas of the conference to 10 better address the health and wellness of our Florida clergy. During the past few months board 11 members are connecting with several areas within the Conference to help provide additional 12 input and direction into the activities we participate within. 13 14 This new direction is meant to help strengthen our connection with the Conference by seeking to 15 invoke more voices into the conversation of the importance of proactive clergy care. By creating 16 these partnerships we will be better equipped to see the various needs of clergy, their families 17 and the Conference staff, help increase communication as to the various services the Florida 18 Conference offers for these groups, and create a more cohesive atmosphere within the Florida 19 Conference connection as a whole. 20 21 We are very excited to enter into this transition as we feel it will allow us to help foster a more 22 proactive culture around clergy wellness. By incorporating more people, listening to more of 23 those involved in ministry and the support of our congregations, we hope to help move us into a 24 more beneficial cycle of care. We feel this cycle will allow us to offer a more complete approach 25 to the call of Shade and Fresh Water; to help provide a transformative sanctuary for individuals 26 and their families who are professionally associated with the Florida Conference of the UMC for 27 the restoration of body, mind, and spirit toward more abundant living. 28 29 As in years past, S&FW served a number of pastors by providing personal retreat spaces. This 30 past calendar year we served four clergy in personal retreat spaces and two clergy covenant 31 groups. It is the goal of S&FW to serve more pastors and covenant groups in the future since 32 most costs are offset by generous scholarships to all the individuals served. We also provided 33 training for mentors and candidates in the ordination process on what it means to be a mentor 34 and clergy health and wholeness. 35 36 Board members were present at Annual Conference to provide information, brochures and sign-37 up for retreats. 38 39 As we move forward into developing more relationships with our partners in ministry, we 40 continue to listen and discern Christ’s desire to reach out and be supportive of the clergy and 41 clergy family in the Florida Conference. We are evolving into a more responsive and supportive 42 ministry to be present, proactive, and aware of the changing needs and challenges that face 43 clergy today. 44 45 The S&FW website provides a segue in which one can learn about the various offerings, 46 personal retreats, and clergy covenant retreats available. 47 Visit the site at www.shadeandfreshwater.org for additional information or to register for a 48 retreat. All clergy are given scholarships to defray the costs. 49

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Officers: Rev. James Holden and Lucy Wray, Co-Chairs; Lew Arnold, Secretary; Rev. Mark 1 Whittaker, Treasurer; Dr. Trudy Corry Rankin, Spiritual Director 2 3 Directors: Rev. Daryl Allen, Jim Cook, Martha Gay Duncan, Rev. Dawn Fryman, Rev. Dionne 4 Hammond, Lynwood Walters 5 Spiritual Directors: Jim Cook, Dr. Trudy Rankin, Rev. Dawn Reichard, Lynwood Walters, Lucy 6 Wray 7 Please visit our booth in the arena for more information. 8 Rev. Daryl Allen and Lucy Wray, Co-Chairs 9 10 11

THE INSTITUTE OF PREACHING 12 13

It is a challenging, humbling and risky endeavor to proclaim the good news of God's love made 14 known in Jesus Christ. And yet, week after week, faithful women and men offer a word of hope 15 to a world in need. Since the 1980’s thanks to a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Sherman, the 16 Florida Institute of Preaching has helped pastors in the Florida Annual Conference develop their 17 capacity to share the Gospel in a variety of ways. 18 19 Beginning in 2007, the Institute began a partnership with the Center for Continuing Education at 20 Duke Divinity School, changing from a large group format to an intensive formation experience 21 for up to twelve preachers each year. Three retreats focus on personal mentoring in a one-on-22 one and small group format so that preacher's unique gifts may be nurtured and enhanced. 23 Each of the retreats will include time spent in lecture and conversation with a member of the 24 faculty of the Institute. There will be time for group interaction and personal reflection; 25 additionally, there will be a consistent focus on worship, prayer, and spiritual growth. 26 27 The Institute is designed to help already capable preachers who are open to personal 28 development through dialogue and reflection with their peers. The Institute has also partnered 29 with the Western North Carolina Conference as part of the Duke IOP Event. Through funding 30 from their own conference, six WNC pastors will participate in the retreats thereby improving 31 preaching, and building connections across the Southeastern Jurisdiction. 32 33 The Institute of Preaching sponsored our 2nd Annual Bahamas Methodist Institute of Preaching 34 in Nassau, Bahamas, in January 2014. 80 pastors (elders, local, and supply pastors) joined 35 together at Ebenezer Church to participate in the 3 day event. The Rev. Dr. Thomas G. Long is 36 the Bandy Professor of Preaching at Candler School of Theology, Emory University was the 37 keynote speaker, and he was assisted by Ph.D candidate Rev. Mark Jefferson. The breakout 38 sessions were taught by members of the IOP and focused on creating and crafting a sermon. 39 40 We are excited to announce two new endeavors that will happen in 2014 as part of the Institute 41 of Preaching. 42 43 First, we have partnered with the Real Ideas Conference to add a preaching component to this 44 already great ministry conference. This year the team brought in Ken Davis to lead this 45 component for us. 46 47 Secondly, we are excited that we are currently working on The Institute of Preaching Haiti. As 48 part of the Florida/Haiti Covenant the Institute of Preaching has given grant of $30,000 to 49

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implement an Institute of Preaching with our colleagues in ministry in Haiti. The Rev. Pam 1 Carter and Rev. Lisa Degrenia will be heading up this event which will be June 19-21, 2014. We 2 are excited that Dr. L. Edward Phillips of Candler School of Theology will be leading the 3 workshops. 4 5 6

CONFERENCE BOARD OF PENSION AND HEALTH BENEFITS 7 8 Action taken by the 2013 Annual Conference made significant changes to the Clergy Retiree 9 Health Insurance program and eliminated the option for local churches to adopt the Conference 10 health insurance plan for lay workers. The CBOPHB immediately began working on 11 implementation of these changes and communicating the new requirements to all constituents. 12 13 The Conference Treasurer, Mickey Wilson, reviewed the year end 2013 Benefit Trust statement 14 and reported that the ending balance increased by more than $14 million dollars from $34.8MM 15 in 2012 to $49.5MM year-end 2013. The largest contributing factor to this change came from 16 transactions within the pension program. 17 18 The Florida Annual Conference (FAC) participates in an initiative overseen by the GBOPHB to 19 utilize the pension assets of a “surplus” conference to fund the pension liabilities of a “net deficit” 20 conference. Florida is a “surplus” Conference. Those “net deficit” conferences receiving the 21 surplus, in turn wire the amount of surplus received directly to the surplus conference. While 22 there is no benefit to the net deficit conference, the surplus conference receives funds at the 23 conference level to utilize as needed. In 2013, the FAC participated in this funding arrangement 24 and received $7.6M into our Benefit Trust from two other Annual Conferences. The Florida 25 Conference paid the CRSP-DB contributions due for those conferences using “surplus” Pre-82 26 plan assets in a transaction known as “a plan-to-plan transfer”. Florida will utilize these cash 27 funds to support ongoing obligations for both the retiree and active health insurance programs 28 and to supplement our own CRSP-DB, CRSP-DC and Clergy Protection Plan (CPP) plan 29 contributions. More importantly, this “surplus trade" transaction provides enough funding so 30 there is no need to increase the current pension contribution formula. 31 32 The following is the background on the formula used to determine local church contributions for 33 CRSP when it was implemented in 2007. Prior to CRSP the FAC invoiced local churches 12% 34 of clergy compensation for the MPP (Ministerial Pension Plan). 35 36 Prior to 2007, the FAC also apportioned the Clergy Protection Plan (CPP) premiums. As part of 37 the implementation of CRSP, the Board recommended the CPP apportionment be eliminated 38 from Clergy Support and the premiums for CPP be included in the new CRSP pension 39 contribution calculation. As such, the CPP apportionment of $1.2MM was eliminated from the 40 Clergy Support apportionment in 2007. 41 42 In 2006, the Board was concerned about increasing the established pension plan contribution of 43 12% of clergy compensation, even though board members understood incorporating CPP 44 premiums into the pension contribution should increase the required contributions for CRSP. 45 Neither option, increasing the Clergy Support apportionment by $7MM annually nor billing the 46 churches at 17% of total clergy compensation, was tolerable. Nonetheless, the board choose 47 not to increase the billing rate from 12%. As such the current 12% formula is insufficient to 48 satisfy the GBOPHB required contributions for CRSP DC, CRSP DB and CPP. 49

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Other Annual Conferences that apportion clergy pension obligations use a billing rate of 1 approximately 15%-18%. Again the decision to only bill 12% created a cash shortage of $1.66 2 MM in 2013. 3 4 Fortunately, thanks to the leadership of Rev. David Dodge and the foresight of previous 5 CBOPHB, almost $30MM had been amassed in the Benefit Trust and the earnings were 6 sufficient to subsidize both the retiree health insurance program and clergy pension obligations. 7 While the Benefit Trust assets are sufficient to subsidize current required CRSP and CPP 8 obligations as well as the retiree health insurance program, the long-term viability of the current 9 pension funding formula remains challenging. 10 11 However, while Benefit Trust assets remain healthy, the Board recommends removing the 12 apportionment request that funds health insurance premium payments for individuals on CPP 13 from clergy support for a savings of $ 100,000. In addition, the Board also recommends 14 eliminating the apportionment request for the CBOPHB, including Special Grant recipients, for 15 an additional savings of $70,000. These two changes eliminate the CBOPHB apportionment 16 request entirely providing a savings of$170,000. 17 18 You may recall that effective January 1, 2014, the GBOPHB requires clergy to contribute at 19 least 1% of their total annual compensation into UMPIP to be eligible for the CRSP employer 20 match of 1%. Conference staff have worked aggressively to educate and inform clergy members 21 of the change to CRSP requiring matching contributions. However, as of January 31, 2014, only 22 75% of actively working clergy have enrolled in UMPIP and are making their required matching 23 contributions. To address this concern Board members are recommending that new clergy 24 members joining the Conference for their first appointment be automatically enrolled in the 25 UMPIP plan for the 1% matching contribution. Clergy members may decline to participate but 26 will have to opt-out instead of making an initial enrollment election to participate. The CBOPHB 27 hopes this automatic enrollment will encourage clergy to be more proactive in planning for their 28 retirement and to ensure they receive the CRSP employer matching funds. 29 30 The members of the Conference Board of Pension and Health Benefits (CBOPHB) take their 31 fiduciary responsibilities very seriously. Board members work closely with Conference staff to 32 understand plan funding requirements and the financial decisions that must be made by our 33 Conference. We regularly review detailed financial information regarding asset performance 34 and pension contributions from local churches to determine the funding status of our plans as 35 well as our ability to make required pension contributions. 36 37 As Chair of the committee, I want to thank all the board members who give of their expertise, 38 wisdom and time to do our work. We pray together and seek to discern God’s will in these great 39 stewardship matters. I also want to express my confidence and appreciation for our Conference 40 Treasurer, Mickey Wilson and HR & Benefits staff Wendy McCoy, Helen Mitchell, and Lois 41 Durham. This board’s performance is greatly enhanced through the care and support of these 42 professionals. 43 44 Report I – Past Service Rate 45 The Conference Board recommends the Past Service Rate for 2015 remain at $771. 46

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Report II – Special Grants 1 The CBOPHB recommends special grants and/or pension support for: 2

3 William Johnston Walter McMullen Deborah Parsons

Donald Rock Rev. Charles Constant Elizabeth Hogan

4 Report III – Apportionment Recommendation for 2015 5 The CBOPHB has sufficient resources to fund obligations for the Retiree Health Insurance 6 Program, Special Grants and the Clergy Wellness Initiative without requiring apportionment 7 funds. As such, the CBOPBH is not requesting apportioned funds in 2015. 8 9 Benefit Trust Statement 10 A comprehensive benefit funding plan document and complete audited financial statements are 11 available upon request from the Conference Treasurer. 12 13

CONFERENCE BOARD ON PENSION & HEALTH BENEFITS 14

Benefit Trust Analysis

30-Nov-2013

31-Dec-2012

Active Health Program

Billed Premiums

$13,797,356

$13,219,520

Insurance Fees

($1,331,914)

($1,413,735)

Insurance Claims

($12,186,688)

($12,334,149)

Insurance Claims Accrual (IBNP)

$33,000

$165,850

Pharmacy Rebates and Subsidies

$885,294

$572,944

Benefit Admin Fees (AON/ADP)

($235,656)

($219,100)

Active Health Net Income (Loss)

$961,392

($8,670)

Retiree Health Program

Total Billed Premiums

$2,919,173

$2,999,035

Premiums and Fees

($318,313)

($303,169)

Total Claims

($2,272,384)

($2,317,563)

Insurance Claims Accrual (AON)

$10,000

($91,850)

Conference Responsible Retiree

($2,171,668)

($2,095,998)

Pharmacy Rebates and Subsidies

$475,407

$374,655

Benefit Admin Fees (AON/ADP)

($91,654)

($125,392)

Retiree Health Net Income (Loss)

($1,449,439)

($1,560,282)

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Total Health Program Income (Loss)

($488,047)

($1,568,952)

Pension

Apportionment Receipts

$65,668

$65,392

CPP/CRSP Premiums

$4,715,942

$4,817,351

CPP Premium Holiday

$0

$1,154,169

CRSP DC Contribution

($1,193,166)

($1,202,556)

CPP Contribution

($1,146,376)

($1,154,169)

Other Expenses

($53,336)

($61,746)

CRSP DB Contribution

($4,054,282)

($4,001,520)

Pension Net Income

($1,665,550)

($383,079)

Total CBOPH Program Income

($2,153,597)

($1,952,031)

Benefit Trust

Beginning Balance

$34,881,916

$33,893,908

Net CBOPH Activity

($2,153,597)

($1,952,031)

Pre-82 Surplus Inter-Conference Redirection $11,518,277 Investment Earnings

$5,287,967

$2,940,039

Net Income

$14,652,647

$988,008

Ending Balance

$49,534,563

$34,881,916 1 Report IV – Housing/Rental Allowance Resolution 2 Resolutions Relating to Rental/Housing Allowances for Retired or Disabled 3 Clergypersons of the Florida Conference 4 5 The Florida Conference (the “Conference”) adopts the following resolutions relating to 6 rental/housing allowances for active, retired, or disabled clergypersons of the Conference: 7 8 WHEREAS, the religious denomination known as The United Methodist Church (the “Church”), 9 of which this Conference is a part, has in the past functioned and continues to function through 10 ministers of the gospel (within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code section 107) who were or 11 are duly ordained, commissioned, or licensed ministers of the Church (“Clergypersons”); 12 13 WHEREAS, the practice of the Church and of this Conference was and is to provide active 14 Clergypersons with a parsonage or a rental/housing allowance as part of their gross 15 compensation; 16

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WHEREAS, pensions or other amounts paid to active, retired, and disabled Clergypersons are 1 considered to be deferred compensation and are paid to active, retired, and disabled 2 Clergypersons in consideration of previous active service; and 3 4 WHEREAS, the Internal Revenue Service has recognized the Conference (or its 5 predecessors) as the appropriate organization to designate a rental/housing allowance for 6 Clergypersons who are or were members of this Conference and are eligible to receive such 7 deferred compensation; 8 9 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: THAT an amount equal to 100% of the pension or 10 disability payments received from plans authorized under The Book of Discipline of The United 11 Methodist Church (the “Discipline”), which includes all such payments from the General Board of 12 Pension and Health Benefits (“GBOPHB”), during the year 2015 by each active, retired, or 13 disabled Clergyperson who is or was a member of the Conference, or its predecessors, be and 14 hereby is designated as a rental/housing allowance for each such Clergyperson; and THAT the 15 pension or disability payments to which this rental/housing allowance applies will be any 16 pension or disability payments from plans, annuities, or funds authorized under the Discipline, 17 including such payments from the GBOPHB and from a commercial annuity company that 18 provides an annuity arising from benefits accrued under a GBOPHB plan, annuity, or fund 19 authorized under the Discipline, that result from any service a Clergyperson rendered to this 20 Conference or that an active, a retired, or a disabled Clergyperson of this Conference rendered 21 to any local church, annual conference of the Church, general agency of the Church, other 22 institution of the Church, former denomination that is now a part of the Church, or any other 23 employer that employed the Clergyperson to perform services related to the ministry of the 24 Church, or its predecessors, and that elected to make contributions to, or accrue a benefit 25 under, such a plan, annuity, or fund for such active, retired, or disabled Clergyperson’s pension 26 or disability as part of his or her gross compensation. 27 28 NOTE: The rental/housing allowance that may be excluded from a Clergyperson’s gross income 29 in any year for federal income tax purposes is limited under Internal Revenue Code section 30 107(2) and regulations thereunder to the least of: (1) the amount of the rental/housing allowance 31 designated by the Clergyperson’s employer or other appropriate body of the Church (such as 32 this Conference in the foregoing resolutions) for such year; (2) the amount actually expended by 33 the Clergyperson to rent or provide a home in such year; or (3) the fair rental value of the home, 34 including furnishings and appurtenances (such as a garage), plus the cost of utilities in such 35 year. 36 37 Rev. Catherine Thacker, Chairperson 38 39 40

HEALTH INSURANCE SUBCOMMITTEE 41 42

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) continues to impact health care as we know it. We expect more 43 changes to occur within the healthcare system as the ACA continues to be implemented at least 44 thru 2017. So, the Affordable Care Act will guide much of what we can do now and in the future. 45 46 During late 2013 and early 2014, the Health Insurance Subcommittee focused on implementing 47 the two health insurance program changes presented at our 2013 Annual Conference. These 48 were transitioning the local church lay employees from our group plan in conjunction with the 49

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establishment of the Federal Marketplace also known as Heathcare.gov and establishing the 1 new Health Reimbursement Account within the Retiree Health Insurance program to support 2 clergy in retirement. 3 4 For the active participants, the Affordable Care Act requires we change policy provisions, 5 implement added reporting requirements, and prepare to pay new fees. So, we assisted local 6 churches and their lay employees as they sought new coverage from the Federal exchange or 7 from private insurers writing small group policies. On balance this process has gone well. 8 9 We also are keeping up to date with the Affordable Care Act rules and regulations so we can 10 adjust our healthcare plans proactively to stay in compliance and minimize its impact on the 11 Florida Conference. We expect that more changes will be required in the future. 12 13 For future clergy retirees, we are currently implementing the new Health Reimbursement 14 Account arrangement that becomes effective July 1, 2014. This revised program will provide 15 clergy with added flexibility as they approach retirement. It should also benefit local churches by 16 keeping our costs affordable thereby allowing more financial resources to be available for local 17 church ministry. 18 19 For both active and retired participants, the Health Insurance Subcommittee continues its focus 20 on wellness programs. These programs offer encouragement and financial incentives to its 21 volunteer participants. Enrolling in our wellness program or a local program that works better for 22 you is an important first step. We urge both clergy and laity to make a commitment to their 23 personal health and mental health by being active, managing your diet and enjoying time with 24 friends and family 25 26 The Conference Board of Pension and Health Benefits (CBOPHB) make the following 27 recommendations: 28

a. The CBOPHB is authorized to make decisions relating to benefits and offerings of 29 coverage for the Florida Conference, including but not limited to the ability to adopt 30 plans that include outside funding, self-funding, or a combination thereof. These 31 decisions will be made after study, research and evaluation, and consultation with 32 appropriate industry experts, actuaries, consultants and other resources available 33 at the time. 34

b. CIGNA is to continue as our carrier for the Basic Life Insurance Program. 35 Minnesota Mutual is to continue as carrier for the Supplemental Life Insurance 36 Program and will be paid 100% by each participant without Conference Funding. 37 Minnesota Life is the carrier for an additional Voluntary Life with AD&D, paid 100% 38 by each participant without Conference funding. 39

c. The firm of AON/Hewitt Consulting shall continue to serve as Agent of Record for 40 the Life Insurance Program. 41

42 The Health Insurance sub-committee would like to express our grateful appreciation to the staff 43 of professionals that support this sub-committee: Wendy McCoy, Mickey Wilson, Helen Mitchell 44 and Lois Durham. The progress being made and the improvements to the plans and programs 45 would not be possible without the dedication of this team. 46 47 Russ Barlow, Vice-Chairperson 48

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JOINT COMMITTEE ON DISABILITY 1 2 The Florida Annual Conference provides disability benefits through participation in the 3 Comprehensive Protection Plan (CPP). For benefit year 2015 and beyond, the disability benefit 4 will equal 70% of Plan Compensation capped at 200% of the Denominational Average 5 Compensation (DAC). The minimum incapacity benefit will be 40% of the DAC. These benefits 6 are coordinated with Social Security benefits. In addition, there is a 3% annual increase each 7 July, provided the benefit was in effect by the previous December 31. 8 9 The Joint Committee on Disability has approved continuing disability benefits for the Conference 10 Year 2014-2015 for the following persons: Jocelyn Adhemar, Michael Bozeman, Thomas 11 Ettinger, Pamela Feeser, Timothy Clemons, Albert Hicks, William Ingram, Sarah Lawrence, 12 Susan Lewis, Drew Parsons, Paul Kelly, Nathan Boles, Richard Quakenbush, Sandra Parsons, 13 Samuel Parvin, and Dawn Anderson. 14 15 We ask that these persons and their families be kept in our prayers. 16 17 Rev. Catherine Thacker, Chairperson 18

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PREACHER’S RELIEF BOARD 21 22 The primary purpose of this ministry is to provide limited financial assistance to pastors when 23 faced with unforeseen emergencies and to provide housing (when available) for clergy and 24 surviving spouses of clergy when they are unable to afford adequate housing within their own 25 means. 26 27 The Preacher’s Relief Board was able to assist several families in 2013. The Preacher’s Relief 28 Board works to emphasize long-term recovery for the applicant. Their support involves 29 networking with other agencies to provide appropriate assistance as necessary. 30 31 The Preacher’s Relief Board also provides assistance with moving expenses for retiring clergy 32 who are on minimum salary. The Preacher’s Relief Board also hosts the retirement luncheon 33 for those clergy who are retiring at the Annual Conference. 34 35 Churches, clergy and others wishing to donate to the Preacher’s Relief Board can designate 36 their funds through the Conference Treasurer’s Office. Individuals wishing to donate homes or 37 property should contact Wendy McCoy, Staff Liaison for the Preacher’s Relief Board. 38 Those clergy persons who find themselves in difficulty can petition relief from The Preacher’s 39 Relief Board by going on-line to www.flumc.org; click on Administration, then Human Resources 40 – Health Care & Pensions and choose the link for Preacher’s Relief Board. 41

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COUNCIL ON FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION 1 2

As new chairperson of Conference Finance and Administration this year, I had much to learn 3 about how these areas work in the Florida Annual Conference. Perhaps what pleased me most 4 to learn, though, is that the question that drives everything the staff does is “How can we make 5 things better for the churches, the Districts and the Conference?” A worthy question for any 6 area to ask, but perhaps most important in these areas that so directly affect the local church 7 through the allocation of apportionments. 8 9 I am pleased to report the following: 10 1) The portion of churches paying 100% of their apportionments has increased again this year, 11

to 65.9%, representing more than 400 churches. 12

2) The percentage of apportionments paid increased to 84%, representing the largest % 13

received in several years. 14

3) This past year, Finance worked with the Districts to transfer some administrative tasks to the 15

Conference, primarily bill paying, posting of most transactions and fiscal oversight of the 16

Districts. As a result, the financial budget for 2015 included in your workbook not only 17

reflects the Conference budget but also that for the Districts, per our Standing Rules. For 18

the first time, the Annual Conference can see all the elements that are apportioned to the 19

churches. NOTE: The District portions are not new apportionments but rather a reporting of 20

their portion of the apportionments. 21

4) Conference Finance and Administration supported the completion of Inclusivity Training. 22

5) All our Pension Funds, Pre-82, CPP and CRSP, are funded at 100%. 23

6) As a result of fewer losses this year, those churches who paid 100% of their Ministry 24

Protection premiums received a 10% rebate this year. We were able to continue paying the 25

deductible for those churches who had losses and for mission teams throughout the 26

conference, we are now insured for trips by Conference insurance, so purchase of insurance 27

from UMVIM is no longer necessary, simply contact the Conference prior to going. 28

7) We continue to work with the Human Resources staff to support their work. 29

8) The 2015 budget reflects a small increase of 2.15% over 2014, however it is still less than 30

the budget for 2008. The increases reflect the needs of our new structure and priorities. The 31

Conference Finance and Administration recommends your approval of the budget as 32

presented. 33

34 Respectfully submitted, 35 Rev. Kimberly Uchimura, Conference Finance and Administration 36

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PERCENTAGE OF 100% CHURCHES IN EACH DISTRICT

District

Churches paying 100%

TOTAL Churches in District paying apportionments

Percentage of 100% churches

Total Percentage of Apportionments Paid by District

AC 39 58 67.24% 86.05%

EC 45 66 68.18% 83.15%

GC 38 62 61.29% 84.11%

NC 64 84 76.19% 84.12%

NE 39 73 53.42% 69.90%

NW 59 83 71.08% 90.08%

SC 49 74 66.22% 88.89%

SE 24 58 41.38% 72.08%

SW 52 63 82.54% 96.83%

TOTAL 409 621 65.86% 84.00%

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GIFTS, SPECIAL OFFERINGS, AND APPORTIONMENTS 1 2

RECEIVED FROM FLORIDA CONFERENCE CHURCHES 3 THROUGH THE CONFERENCE TREASURER’S OFFICE 4

5 6

AREA OF GIVING AMOUNT RECEIVED IN 2013 7 GENERAL ADVANCE SPECIALS 8

Human Relations Day $ 6,823 9 One Great Hour of Sharing 46,990 10 Native American Ministries Sunday 7,420 11 United Methodist Student Day 7,303 12 World Communion Sunday 13,003 13 Peace with Justice Sunday 5,140 14 National Advance Specials (all) 35,241 15 UMCOR Advance Special 472,392 16 World Advance Specials (all) 106,241 17 TOTAL $700,553 18

OTHER SPECIAL GIFTS 19 United Methodist Children’s Home $620,730 20 Annual Conference Offering 128,788 21 Conference Advance Specials (all) 459,806 22 Other special gifts (various) 76,829 23 TOTAL $1,286,153 24

FLORIDA CONFERENCE APPORTIONMENTS 25 Clergy Support $2,723,341 26 Conference Benevolences 4,316,193 27 Conference Services and Administration 1,258,249 28 New Church Starts 841,698 29 TOTAL $9,139,481 30

DISTRICT APPORTIONMENTS 31 District work fund (all 9 combined) $1,762,482 32 District New Church Development (all 9 combined) 1.125,455 33 TOTAL $2,887,937 34

CONNECTIONAL CHURCH APPORTIONMENTS 35 World Service $2,800,731 36 General Administration 346,916 37 Episcopal Fund 1,017,104 38 Interdenominational Cooperation Fund 74,936 39 Ministerial Education Fund 962,852 40 Black College Fund 379,695 41 Africa University Fund 86,991 42 SEJ Jurisdictional Fund 158,491 43 TOTAL $5,827,716 44

45 GRAND TOTAL RECEIVED IN 2013 $19,841,84046

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FLORIDA CONFERENCE 2015 BUDGET DETAIL RECOMMENDED BY CF&A

2014 Budget

2015 Budget

2014-2015 Dollar

Change

2014-2015 Percentage

Change

Percentage

of 2015 Total

Budget

Connectional Church World Service 3,437,882 3,375,648 -62,234 -1.81% 15.86%

Ministerial Education Fund 1,180,278 1,158,898 -21,380 -1.81% 5.44%

Black College Fund 470,780 462,296 -8,484 -1.80% 2.17%

African University Fund 105,352 103,444 -1,908 -1.81% 0.49%

Episcopal Fund 1,003,855 1,012,431 8,576 0.85% 4.76%

General Administration 414,887 407,459 -7,428 -1.79% 1.91%

Interdenominational Cooperation 92,262 90,678 -1,584 -1.72% 0.43%

Jurisdictional Conference 200,000 170,000 -30,000 -15.00% 0.80%

Total Connectional Church $ 6,905,296 $ 6,780,854 $ (124,442) -1.80% 31.85%

Connectional Ministry Emerging Ministries 50,000 50,000 0 0.0% 0.23%

Contingency 40,000 35,000 -5,000 -12.5% 0.16%

Administration 50,000 50,000 0 0.0% 0.23%

Programs 75,000 55,000 -20,000 -26.7% 0.26%

Staff Compensation 350,000 365,000 15,000 4.3% 1.71%

Connectional Relations Data Management 200,000 220,000 20,000 10.0% 1.03%

Communications 600,000 675,000 75,000 12.5% 3.17%

Board of Lay Ministry 40,000 50,000 10,000 25.0% 0.23%

Young Adult Ministry 32,000 32,000 0 0.0% 0.15%

Archives & History 25,000 30,000 5,000 20.0% 0.14%

Total Connectional Ministry $ 1,462,000 $ 1,562,000 $ 100,000 6.84% 7.34%

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Higher ED & Campus Ministries Colleges ( FSC /BCU Grants) 335,000 335,000 0 0.00% 1.57% Campus Ministries 1,003,000 1,148,000 145,000 14.46% 5.39% Salaries & Administrative 875,000 883,000 8,000 0.91% 4.15% Total Higher Ed and CM 2,213,000 2,366,000 153,000 6.91% 11.11%

Board of Camps and Retreat Ministry 575,000 610,000 35,000 6.09% 2.87%

Congregation Vitality Starting New Ministries 220000 296,000 76,000 34.55% 1.39% Strentghing Existing Ministry 210000 228,000 18,000 8.57% 1.07% Total Congregation Vitality 430,000 524,000 94,000 21.86% 2.46%

Missional Engagement Office Salaries/Travel etc 251,500 251,500 0 0.00% 1.18% Global Missions 146,500 148,000 1,500 1.02% 0.70% Disaster Response 114,500 112,000 -2,500 -2.18% 0.53% Volunteers In Ministries 101,000 102,000 1,000 0.99% 0.48% Multi-Cultural / Justice Ministries 269,500 352,500 83,000 30.80% 1.66% Outreach Ministry Program 325,000 360,500 35,500 10.92% 1.69% Summer Mission Interns 51,000 51,000 0.24% Emerging Ministries - 24,800 24,800 0.12% Admin/Staff Expense 12,000 12,000 0 0.00% 0.06% Total Missional Engagement 1,220,000 1,414,300 194,300 15.93% 6.64%

Total Conference Benevolences $ 5,900,000 $ 6,476,300 $ 576,300 9.77% 30.42%

Conference Services & Administration Administrative Committees 1,000 1,000 0 0.00% 0.00% Annual Conference Session 200,000 200,000 0 0.00% 0.94% Financial Services:

Conference Building Services & Operations 200,000 200,000 0 0.00% 0.94%

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Information Technology 200,000 200,000 0 0.00% 0.94%

Board of Trustees 350,000 350,000 0 0.00% 1.64%

Conference Staff, Audit, Net Bank Fees, etc. 650,000 650,000 0 0.00% 3.05%

Contingency 25,000 25,000 0 0.00% 0.12%

Total Conference Services & Administration $ 1,626,000 $ 1,626,000 0 0.00% 7.64%

Clergy Support Board of Pensions 70,000 - -70,000 -100.00% 0.00%

Joint Commission on Incapacity 150,000

-150,000 -100.00% 0.00%

Office of Clergy Excellence 330,000 350,000 20,000 6.06% 1.64%

BOOM 315,000 315,000 0 0.00% 1.48%

Equitable Compensation 350,000 350,000 0 0.00% 1.64%

Clergy Matters/Effectiveness 50,000 50,000 0 0.00% 0.23%

Area Administration/ FCC 225,000 250,000 25,000 11.11% 1.17%

DS Salaries and Benefits 1,200,000 1,250,000 50,000 4.17% 5.87%

Cabinet /Episcopal Travel Expense 175,000 175,000 0 0.00% 0.82%

Total Clergy Support $ 2,865,000 $ 2,740,000 $ (125,000) -4.36% 12.87%

Total Conference Budget $ 10,391,000 $ 10,842,300 $ 451,300 4.34% 50.93%

Total Connectional Church/Conference Budget $ 17,296,296 $ 17,623,154 $ 326,858 1.89% 82.78%

District Apportionments

AC District Work Fund 238,000 238,000

New Church Development 162,000 162,000

CROS Ministries 59,000 59,000 Total Atlantic Central 459,000 459,000 - -

EC District Work Fund 279,000 279,000

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New Church Development 160,000 160,000 Total East Central 439,000 439,000 -

GC District Work Fund 244,000 244,000

Mission and Church Extension 205,000 205,000

Total Gulf Central 449,000 449,000

NC District Work Fund 198,000 198,000

New Church Development 145,000 145,000

Total North Central 343,000 343,000

NE District Work Fund 222,500 222,500

New Church Development

125,000

Community Outreach Agency 80,000 80,000 Total North East 302,500 427,500 125,000 41.3%

NW District Work Fund 147,500 147,500

New Church Development 71,000 71,000 Madison County Outreach 5,250 5,250 Centenary Camp 10,750 10,750

FSU Wesley 7,000 7,000 Total North West 241,500 241,500

SC District Work Fund 259,500 259,500

New Church Development 130,000 130,000 USF Wesley 50,000 50,000

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Congregational Excellence 40,000 40,000

Cornerstone Family Ministry 50,000 50,000 Total South Central 529,500 529,500

SE District Work Fund 178,000 178,000

New Church Development 200,000 200,000

South Florida Urban Ministries 55,000 55,000 Total South East 433,000 433,000

SW District Work Fund 232,500 232,500

New Church Development 220,000 220,000

Total South West 452,500 452,500

Total District Apportionments $ 3,649,000 $ 3,774,000 $ 125,000 3.43% 17.73%

Total Connectional Church / Conference Budget / District Apportionments $ 20,945,296 $ 21,397,154 $ 451,858 2.16% 100.51%

District Recap By Category District Work Fund $ 1,999,000 $ 1,999,000

New Church Development $ 1,293,000 $ 1,418,000 Outreach $ 249,250 $ 249,250 Campus Ministry $ 57,000 $ 57,000 Congregational Excellence $ 40,000 $ 40,000

Camps $ 10,750 $ 10,750 Total District Apportionments $ 3,649,000 $ 3,774,000

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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 2015 1 Recommendation No. 1 2 It is recommended that the following conference-wide fund raising appeals be approved: 3 General Conference Advance Specials, The Florida United Methodist Children’s Home Fifth 4 Sunday Appeal, Camping Sunday and the Bishop’s Conference Capital Commission through 5 the Florida United Methodist Foundation. 6 7 Recommendation No. 2 8 It is recommended that the 2015 Conference budget and apportionments as described in the 9 worksheet entitled “2015 Florida Conference Budget Summary as Recommended by CF&A” be 10 adopted 11 12

FLORIDA CONFERENCE 2015 BUDGET SUMMARY AS RECOMMENDED BY CF&A

2015 Budget

Total Connectional Church 6,780,854

Total Connectional Ministry 1,562,000

Total Higher Ed and CM 2,366,000

Board of Camps and Retreat Ministry 610,000

Total Congregation Vitality 524,000

Total Missional Engagement 1,414,300

Total Conference Benevolences 6,476,300

Total Conference Services & Administration 1,626,000

Total Clergy Support 2,740,000

Total Conference Budget 10,842,300

Total Connectional Church/Conference Budget 17,623,154

District Apportionments Total Atlantic Central 459,000

Total East Central 439,000

Total Gulf Central 449,000

Total North Central 343,000

Total North East 427,500

Total North West 241,500

Total South Central 529,500

Total South East 433,000

Total South west 452,500

Total District Apportionments 3,774,000

Total Connectional Church / Conference Budget / District Apportionments 21,397,154

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LARGEST % INCREASE IN APPORTIONMENTS PAID FROM 2012-2013

Church Name, Pastor District

Increase in % Paid 2012-2013

Norland UMC, Aurilus Desmornes SE 83.26%

Rogers Community UMC, Alan Jackson GC 82.72%

St Paul's UMC-Ocala, Robert Roseberry NC 81.30%

First UMC-Cape Coral, James Therrell SW 73.57%

Sylvan Abbey UMC, Charles Smith GC 73.02%

Steinhatchee UMC, James O'Hara NW 72.58%

First UMC-Live Oak, John Hay NW 70.90%

Faith UMC-Bradenton, Gary Eldred GC 70.57%

Hollywood Hills UMC, Larry Bergstrom SE 69.08%

Howe Memorial UMC, Ralph Young NE 66.94%

First UMC-Ft Lauderdale, Mark Caldwell SE 65.58%

Cornerstone UMC-Naples, Roy Terry SW 65.14%

Palm Bay UMC, Errol Leslie AC 64.26%

McIntosh UMC, Daniel Wunderlich NC 62.82%

Alexander Memorial UMC, Nathaniel Brown NE 61.48%

Wildwood UMC, Michael Beck NC 59.90%

Trinity UMC-Sanford, John Williams EC 59.54%

Lake Gibson UMC, Steve Polk SC 57.07%

Trinity UMC-Plant City, Sharon Davis SC 51.54%

Wesley Memorial UMC-St Petersburg, John Ekers GC 50.00%

Sardis UMC, Stephen Lenzo NW 50.00%

Trinity UMC-Palm Beach Gardens, John Denmark AC 49.90%

First Hispanic UMC-West Palm, Ernesto Machado AC 49.65%

Hope UMC-New Port Richey, Kelly Smith GC 49.55%

Worthington Springs UMC, NE 49.34%

Hague UMC, Johnny Arnette NC 49.32%

Davie UMC, Ziggie Bays SE 47.92%

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LARGEST DOLLAR INCREASE IN APPORTIONMENTS PAID FROM 2012-2013

Church Name, Pastor District

$ Increase in Apportionments Paid 2012-2013

First UMC-St Petersburg, David Miller GC $59,301.00

Suntree UMC, John Hill AC $55,902.50

First UMC-Ft Lauderdale, Mark Caldwell SE $46,508.55

Hollywood Hills UMC, Larry Bergstrom SE $43,442.60

Trinity UMC-Palm Beach Gardens, John Denmark AC $42,379.57

First UMC-Cape Coral, James Therrell SW $39,543.00

First UMC-Winter Park, Robert Bushong EC $39,507.00

St Luke's UMC-Orlando, William Barnes EC $32,790.48

St Paul's UMC-Ocala, Robert Roseberry NC $29,740.00

First UMC-Sebring, Arthur Bryant SW $24,825.33

Cornerstone UMC-Naples, Roy Terry SW $24,607.00

St James UMC-Sarasota, Shirley Groom SW $24,556.00

Memorial UMC-Lake Placid, Timothy Haas SW $24,272.50

Hope UMC-New Port Richey, Kelly Smith GC $23,426.00

Merrell UMC, Bancroft Williams SE $22,407.00

First UMC-Starke, Michael Moore NE $21,625.80

Wesley Memorial UMC-Tampa, Ernest Post SC $20,280.00

First UMC-Live Oak, John Hay NW $19,521.17

St Mark's UMC-Melbourne, Richard Jones AC $19,173.51

First UMC - Ft. Myers, Christopher McNeill SW $18,316.03

First UMC-Boca Raton, Kenneth Roughton AC $17,660.56

First UMC-Ormond Beach, Scott Smith EC $17,000.00

Georgianna UMC, Kevin Calhoun AC $16,985.00

Faith UMC-Bradenton, Gary Eldred GC $16,741.00

Lake Gibson UMC, Steve Polk SC $14,919.00

Norland UMC, Aurilus Desmornes SE $13,079.00

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2013 HIGHEST APPORTIONMENT DOLLARS PAID

Church Name, Pastor District Highest $

Paid in 2013

St Luke's UMC-Orlando, William Barnes EC $382,674.48

Van Dyke UMC, Matthew Hartsfield SC $349,256.00

First UMC-Lakeland, David McEntire SC $322,598.00

Christ Church UM, Brett Opalinski SE $286,869.00

Trinity UMC-Gainesville, Dan Johnson NC $266,099.96

First UMC-Winter Park, Robert Bushong EC $239,750.00

Hyde Park UMC, James Harnish SC $220,962.00

New Covenant UMC, Harold Hendren NC $185,843.00

Killearn UMC, Robert Tindale NW $185,669.00

N Naples UMC, Ted Sauter SW $183,694.00

Grace UMC-Cape Coral, Jorge Acevedo SW $177,258.00

Heritage UMC, Charles Engelhardt GC $167,619.00

First UMC-St Petersburg, David Miller GC $166,821.00

First UMC-Boca Raton, Kenneth Roughton AC $163,299.12

St James at Tampa Palms UMC, Steven Ezra SC $161,688.89

First UMC-Orlando, Thomas McCloskey EC $159,659.00

Pasadena Community UMC, Charles Reeb GC $158,188.00

St Paul UMC-Largo, Robert Martin GC $153,960.00

Trinity UMC-Tallahassee, Wayne Curry NW $151,909.00

First UMC-Brandon, Jamie Westlake SC $150,103.00

University Carillon UMC, Joseph MacLaren EC $146,790.00

Grace UMC-Gainesville, Rick Thompson NC $143,754.00

Lake Magdalene UMC, Brent Byerman SC $139,680.84

Mandarin UMC, Deborah McLeod NE $135,546.00

Palm Harbor UMC, David Baldridge GC $135,483.96

Indian River City UMC, William Corristan AC $132,759.00

First UMC-Stuart, Phillip Short AC $132,537.00

Anona UMC, John Stephenson GC $130,614.00

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ATLANTIC CENTRAL Canal Point UMC - Canal Point Cason UMC - Delray Beach Christ UMC - Palm Bay Christ-By-The Sea UMC - Vero Beach Community of Hope UMC - Loxahatchee Community UMC - Belle Glade Community UMC - Ft Pierce Emmanuel UMC - Melbourne First Hispanic UMC -West Palm Beach First UMC - Cocoa Beach First UMC -East Campus - Boca Raton First UMC - Hobe Sound First UMC - Melbourne First UMC - Pahokee First UMC - Port St John First UMC - Stuart First UMC - Titusville First UMC - Vero Beach Georgianna UMC - Merritt Island Indian River City UMC - Titusville Lakeside UMC - Lake Worth Mims UMC - Mims N Merritt Island UMC - Merritt Island Oceanview UMC - Juno Beach Roseland UMC - Roseland Satellite Beach UMC - Satellite Beach Scott Chapel UMC - Melbourne Sebastian UMC - Sebastian St Andrew UMC - Titusville St Luke's UMC - Lake Worth St Mark's UMC - Indialantic St Paul's UMC - Melbourne

St Peter's UMC - Wellington Trinity UMC - Jensen Beach Trinity UMC - Palm Beach Gardens Wesley UMC - West Melbourne White City UMC - Ft Pierce EAST CENTRAL Asbury UMC - Maitland Azalea Park UMC - Orlando Bear Lake UMC - Apopka Broadway UMC - Orlando Community of Faith UMC - Davenport Community UMC - Daytona Beach Community UMC - DeBary Conway UMC - Orlando Coronado Community UMC - New Smyrna Beach Covenant UMC - Port Orange DeLeon Springs UMC - DeLeon Springs Edgewater UMC - Edgewater Faith UMC - Orlando First UMC - Apopka First UMC - Clermont First UMC - Deland First UMC - Kissimmee First UMC - New Smyrna Beach First UMC - Orlando First UMC - Oviedo First UMC - Port Orange First UMC - Saint Cloud First UMC - Winter Garden First UMC - Winter Park

Flagler Beach UMC - Flagler Beach Forest

Hills UMC - DeLand Grace UMC - Lake Mary Lake Helen UMC - Lake Helen Montverde UMC - Montverde Orange City UMC - Orange City Osteen UMC - Osteen Palm Coast UMC - Palm Coast Pierson UMC - Pierson Sanlando UMC - Longwood Spring of Life UMC - Orlando St Andrews UMC - Winter Park St Joseph UMC - DeLand St Luke's UMC - Orlando Tomoka UMC - Ormond Beach Trinity UMC - DeLand Trinity UMC - Sanford Tuskawilla UMC - Casselberry University Carillon UMC - Oviedo Zellwood UMC - Zellwood GULF CENTRAL Allendale UMC - St Petersburg Anona UMC - Largo Christ UMC - Bradenton Clearview UMC - St Petersburg Crystal River UMC - Crystal River Curlew UMC - Palm Harbor East Lake UMC - Palm Harbor Ellenton UMC - Ellenton Emmanuel UMC - Bradenton Faith UMC - Bradenton Faith UMC - Hudson

REPORT OF 100% BY DISTRICT

Thanks to these churches who gave 100% or more of their Apportionments.

Apportionments support the ministry and mission of The United Methodist

Church in Florida and around the world.

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Family of God UMC - Palmetto First UMC - Gulfport First UMC - Homosassa First UMC - Hudson First UMC - New Port Richey First UMC - Spring Hill First UMC - St Petersburg Friendship UMC - Clearwater Harvest UMC - Lakewood Ranch Heritage UMC - Clearwater Hope UMC - Trinity Lake Lindsey UMC - Brooksville Lealman UMC - St Petersburg Manatee UMC - Bradenton Mariner UMC - Spring Hill New Hope UMC - Istachatta Palm Harbor UMC - Palm Harbor Parrish UMC - Parrish Pasadena Community UMC - St Petersburg Rogers UMC - Bradenton Spring Lake UMC - Brooksville St James UMC - St Petersburg St Paul UMC - Largo Sylvan Abbey UMC - Clearwater Terra Ceia UMC - Terra Ceia Trinity UMC - Bradenton Wesley Memorial UMC - St Petersburg NORTH CENTRAL Altoona UMC - Altoona Anthony UMC - Anthony Banks UMC - Archer Bartley Temple UMC - Gainesville Belleview UMC - Belleview Bronson UMC - Bronson Christ UMC - Leesburg Coleman UMC - Coleman Community UMC - Fruitland Park

Debose Chapel UMC - Reddick Druid Hills UMC - Ocala Evinston UMC - Evinston First UMC - Alachua First UMC - Archer First UMC - Citra First UMC - Dunnellon First UMC - Gainesville First UMC - Hawthorne First UMC - Micanopy First UMC - Mt Dora First UMC - Ocala First UMC - Reddick First UMC - Tavares First UMC - Williston Free Canaan UMC - Waldo Grace at Fort Clarke UMC - Gainesville Greater Liberty Hill UMC - Gainesville Hall Chapel UMC - Gainesville Hernando UMC - Hernando Lady Lake UMC - Lady Lake Mascotte UMC - Mascotte McIntosh UMC - McIntosh Melrose UMC - Melrose Mt Pleasant UMC - Gainesville Mt Zion UMC - Reddick New Covenant UMC - The Villages New Hope UMC - Citra New Hope UMC - Hawthorne Ocala West UMC - Ocala Ocklawaha UMC - Ocklawaha Orange Creek/Campville UMC - Hawthorne Oxford UMC - Oxford Paisley UMC - Paisley Paradise UMC - Alachua Pine UMC - Fort McCoy Pleasant Plain UMC - Newberry Providence UMC - Gainesville

Shiloh UMC - Gainesville Solomon Chapel UMC - Orange Lake Southwest UMC - Gainesville Sparr UMC - Sparr Spring Hill UMC - Lake City St Catherine UMC - Bushnell St Johns UMC - Alachua St John's UMC - Ocala St Pauls UMC - Ocala Sumterville UMC - Sumterville Trinity UMC - Gainesville Webster UMC - Webster Wesley Chapel UMC - Gainesville Wesley Chapel UMC - Ocala Wildwood UMC - Wildwood Zion UMC - Ocala NORTH EAST Asbury UMC - Orange Park Avondale UMC - Jacksonville Calvary UMC - Orange Park Christ UMC - Hastings Dinsmore UMC - Jacksonville Emmanuel UMC - Palatka Faith UMC - Jacksonville First UMC - Callahan First UMC - Green Cove Springs First UMC - Lake Butler First UMC - Starke Florahome UMC - Florahome Franklintown UMC - Fernandina Beach Garden City UMC - Jacksonville Georgetown UMC - Georgetown Grace UMC - Lawtey Grace UMC - St Augustine Greater Bell UMC - Brooker Howe Memorial UMC - Crescent City Inman Memorial UMC - Jacksonville Keystone UMC - Keystone Heights

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Lake Shore UMC - Jacksonville Mandarin UMC - Jacksonville Memorial UMC - Fernandina Beach Middleburg UMC - Middleburg Orange Park UMC - Orange Park Ortega UMC - Jacksonville Pleasant Grove UMC - Starke Ponte Vedra UMC - Ponte Vedra Beach River of Life UMC - Jacksonville Simpson Memorial UMC - Jacksonville Southside UMC - Jacksonville Spring Glen UMC - Jacksonville St Paul UMC - Jacksonville Swaim Memorial UMC - Jacksonville Trinity UMC - Palatka Welaka UMC - Welaka Yulee UMC - Yulee NORTH WEST Bethel UMC - Lake City Bethel UMC - Tallahassee Branford UMC - Branford Bristol UMC - Bristol Calvary UMC - Tallahassee Centenary UMC - Quincy Chaires UMC - Tallahassee Cherry Lake UMC - Madison Crawfordville UMC - Crawfordville Deer Lake UMC - Tallahassee Ellzey UMC - Otter Creek First UMC - Cedar Key First UMC - Chattahoochee First UMC - Chiefland First UMC - Jasper First UMC - Live Oak First UMC - Madison First UMC - Monticello First UMC - Perry Forest Hills UMC - Quincy

Glen Julia UMC - Quincy Grace UMC - Hosford Gray Memorial UMC - Tallahassee Greensboro UMC - Greensboro Greenville UMC - Greenville Hanson UMC - Pinetta Hickory Grove UMC - Pinetta Killearn UMC - Tallahassee Lake Jackson UMC - Tallahassee Mt Bethel UMC - Chiefland Mt Lebanon UMC - Monticello New Harmony UMC - Live Oak New Hope UMC - Lee New Life UMC - Tallahassee Ochlockonee Bay UMC - Panacea Old Mt Pleasant UMC - Chattahoochee Old Town UMC - Old Town Pickens Temple UMC - Old Town Pine Grove UMC - Live Oak Pinetta UMC - Pinetta Pisgah UMC - Tallahassee Pleasant Grove UMC - Lake City Rocky Springs UMC - Madison Saint Paul's UMC - Tallahassee Salem UMC - Havana Sardis UMC - Monticello Siloam UMC - Lake City Sopchoppy UMC - Sopchoppy Steinhatchee UMC - Cross City Sycamore UMC - Quincy Tallahassee Heights UMC - Tallahassee Trinity UMC - Lake City Trinity UMC - Tallahassee Tustenuggee UMC - Ft White Wacissa UMC - Wacissa Waukeenah UMC - Monticello Wellborn UMC - Wellborn White Springs UMC - White Springs Woodville UMC - Woodville

SOUTH CENTRAL Alturas UMC - Alturas Asbury UMC - Bartow Beymer Memorial UMC - Winter Haven College Heights UMC - Lakeland Dover UMC - Dover Dundee UMC - Dundee First UMC - Auburndale First UMC - Brandon First UMC - Dade City First UMC - Lakeland First UMC - Land O' Lakes First UMC - Lutz First UMC - Plant City First UMC - Seffner First UMC - Zephyrhills Grace UMC - Plant City Grace UMC - Tampa Harvester UMC - Land O' Lakes Highlands UMC - Lakeland Hyde Park UMC - Tampa Keeney UMC - Tampa Korean UMC - Tampa Lake Gibson UMC - Lakeland Lake Magdalene UMC - Tampa Lena Vista UMC - Auburndale Manhattan Avenue UMC - Tampa Mulberry UMC - Mulberry New Horizon UMC - Haines City Northeast UMC - Tampa Oak Grove UMC - Tampa Palma Ceia UMC - Tampa Port Tampa UMC - Tampa Ridge Manor Community UMC - Ridge Manor Ruskin UMC - Ruskin Seminole Heights UMC - Tampa South Shore UMC - Riverview

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Springhead UMC - Plant City St Andrew's UMC - Brandon St James at Tampa Palms UMC - Tampa St Mark UMC - Lakeland Sun City Center UMC - Sun City Center Temple Terrace UMC - Tampa Trinity UMC - Lakeland Trinity UMC - Winter Haven Tyer Temple UMC - Tampa United Methodist Temple UMC - Lakeland Van Dyke UMC - Tampa SOUTH EAST Big Pine UMC - Big Pine Key Burton Memorial UMC - Tavernier Christ UMC - Ft Lauderdale Community UMC - Marathon Coral Way UMC - Miami First UMC - Coral Springs First UMC - Ft Lauderdale First UMC - Homestead First UMC - South Miami Fulford UMC - No. Miami Beach Hollywood Hills UMC - Hollywood Iglesia Cristiana Juan Wesley UMC - Miami Key West UMC - Key West Killian Pines UMC - Miami Korean/American UM of S FL UMC - Ft Lauderdale Olympia Heights UMC - Miami Palm Springs UMC - Hialeah Peace Iglesia Metodista Unida UMC - Miami Plantation UMC - Plantation Redland Community UMC - Homestead Silver Palm UMC - Homestead

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COMMITTEE FOR MINISTRY PROTECTION 1 2

2014 PROPERTY/CASUALTY & WORKERS’ COMPENSATION INSURANCE PROGRAM 3 4 The current Florida Conference Property/Casualty & Workers’ Compensation Insurance 5 Program (Ministry Protection) was formed in 1995 as a means of providing comprehensive, 6 stable, cost-effective insurance coverage for all Conference churches, schools, and affiliated 7 ministries, regardless of whether the church or ministry is inland or located on or near Florida’s 8 extensive coastline. 9 10 Now, almost two decades after its inception, the program has weathered multiple hurricanes, 11 other catastrophic claims, a tenuous national insurance market and a faltering economy, but is 12 still enjoying unparalleled strength and vitality. 13 14 One of the primary goals of any successful property and casualty insurance program is cost-15 effective premiums that are stable and constant from year to year, in return for comprehensive 16 insurance protection. The Florida Conference insurance program has succeeded in providing 17 premium stability, in spite of a still-struggling economy. 2014 is the fifth consecutive year that 18 property and casualty insurance costs have remained the same. While individual church 19 allocations may vary from prior years (due to local factors such as property appraisals and 20 adding buildings and/or vehicles), the overall costs of the insurance program for 2014 is exactly 21 the same as the four prior years. 22 23 For 2014, the special dividend reward program, first introduced in 2013 was continued for the 24 second year. Last year, a special dividend of 5% of insurance premiums billed was returned to 25 local churches that paid 100% of all connectional obligations. Because of the continued 26 strength of the Ministry Protection insurance program, the special dividend was increased to 27 10% of billed insurance premiums. Over $750,000 in dividends was paid to local “100%” 28 churches. 29 30 In addition to the special dividend, the strength of the insurance program allowed us to assist 31 local churches with their $5,000 insurance deductibles. In 2013, total assistance provided to 32 churches in the form of deductible assistance was over $338,000. 33 34 For the second year, Ministry Protection has included in the insurance program International 35 Medical Accident Insurance, which covers medical payments for injuries or sickness while 36 volunteers are participating in activities outside of the United States. This international 37 insurance package also includes safety training, crisis management, and emergency 38 assistance. The program’s inaugural year saw nearly 1130 people from around the Conference 39 taking advantage of this valuable coverage, all while saving money when compared to the 40 limited coverage they previously purchased. 41

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The Florida Conference Ministry Protection insurance program is a recognized leader in not only 1 United Methodist operations, but in all church-related insurance programs, regardless of 2 denomination. The program insures: 3 4

$2.2 billion in property from the Apalachicola River to the Florida Keys. 5

Over 700 vehicles, including private passenger vehicles, vans, buses, trailers, golf carts, 6 watercraft, and two motorhomes. 7

Over 200 pre-schools and schools. 8

Over 7,000 employees who are covered by Workers’ Compensation Insurance. 9

Tens of thousands of volunteers. 10

Countless local church ministries, programs, and events held both on and off church 11 property. 12

Comprehensive coverage for a variety of other unique exposures, such as the 13 Conference Camps & Retreat Ministries, Wesley Campus Ministries, the United 14 Methodist Children’s Home, and FL Conference district offices. 15

16 Insurance coverage is but one aspect of protecting churches and their ministries from risk. 17 Effective risk management strategies and other value-added services are critical in fulfilling the 18 mandate of the Book of Discipline regarding properly protecting churches, people, and 19 ministries. The Department for Ministry Protection consists of three experienced, full-time 20 Conference staff members who bring a unique array of commercial insurance, risk 21 management, safety consulting, claim and litigation management, underwriting, and 22 catastrophic claim handling experience to the Conference. 23 24 Because of the staff’s expertise, the insurance program is able to provide numerous value-25 added services at no cost to local churches, including the following: 26 27

Loss Control and Safety Evaluations: on-site risk control evaluations focused on fire and 28 life safety, hazard identification, risk management and general safety issues. 29

Physical Security Assessments: local crime analysis, onsite perimeter, interior and 30 exterior evaluation and recommended physical and administrative controls. 31

Consulting and Training: facility management, safety, risk management and other 32 insurance-related training to hundreds of local church leaders, new church starts, 33 pastors, individual local church committees, as well as larger groups such as the United 34 Methodist Association of Preschools, camps and retreat ministries and campus 35 ministries. 36

Property Appraisals: The Conference has partnered with a third-party vendor to offer 37 member churches the opportunity to obtain a property appraisal at no cost. The 38 appraisal provides insurance replacement cost and supplemental underwriting data. 39

Risk Management Resources: On-demand consulting to local churches and affiliated 40 ministries. Annually, the staff answers thousands of risk management related inquiries 41 on a wide variety of topics, including proactive assistance in issues involving: 42 employment, child protection, transportation, general claims, litigation management, fire 43 and life safety, hazard identification, background and driving records. The department 44 also maintains an on-line library of various risk management topics. 45

Certificates of Insurance: over 3,000 Certificates of Insurance issued annually. 46

Motor Vehicle Driving Records: over 1,800 motor vehicle driving record checks 47 completed annually in order to approve (or decline) prospective church drivers. 48

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The insurance program would not enjoy its unparalleled strength but for the guidance, hard work 1 and dedication of the Committee for Ministry Protection, which is comprised of volunteer 2 members representing each district of the Florida Annual Conference. Further, the strength of 3 the program is a direct result of the fine work and support of local Florida Conference 4 congregations who share our vision that our work is not simply “risk management”, but indeed 5 “ministry protection”. 6 7 On behalf of the Committee for Ministry Protection and department staff, we thank you for your 8 assistance and support of Ministry Protection. Our congregations, ministries, employees, and 9 facilities are safer and better protected because of our collective efforts. We are grateful to 10 serve as stewards of the insurance program that enables local congregations to better devote 11 their time and resources to serving God and His people. 12 13 Respectfully submitted, 14 15 Rev. Susie Horner, Chair 16 Committee for Ministry Protection 17 18 LaNita V. Battles, Claims/Risk Manager 19 Department for Ministry Protection 20 21 22

FLORIDA CONFERENCE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 23 24

The Board of Trustees takes seriously its obligation to serve, protect and expand God’s property 25 entrusted to all the Methodists in Florida. 26 27 The Trustees continue to oversee the needs of the Conference Center and the Episcopal 28 Residence while providing counseling and guidance to the Campus Ministries as they continue 29 to deal with a variety of real property issues. 30 31 While the Camps and Retreats have a skilled professional maintenance staff, the campus 32 ministries don’t have sufficient resources necessary to do more than deal with current 33 maintenance issues. As a result, the Trustees are working closer with the campuses to 34 supplement their individual maintenance needs. 35 36 The Trustees obtained a line of credit in the amount of $2.5 MM in order to fund the renovation 37 of the Barnett Lodge. Currently, the outstanding balance is less than $1.75 MM with pledges of 38 $1.25 MM expected to be received over the next 4 years. While the UMF is working at obtaining 39 additional pledges, the Trustees are contributing $50k per year to reduce the deficit. 40 41 Your Board of Trustees continues to provide funding to have almost every campus property, 42 including the residences of directors, surveyed for condition. The firm, Property Condition 43 Assessment, Inc. will produce, in addition to a condition report with recommendations for 44 maintenance, a 20-year maintenance budget (cost adjusted) which will detail every element of 45 the buildings and grounds. 46 47 Recent studies of the FSU facility confirm it is not economically feasible to continue to simply 48 repair the FSU facility. The Trustees continue to work closely with the BHECM board to 49

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determine the most feasible alternative. It is expected that an agreed upon conclusion will be 1 reached and presented to this body next year. 2 3 Episcopal Residence: This property continues to require maintenance and repairs typical of a 4 property of this age. 5 6 Conference Center: This property, of which we all should be extremely proud, has presented no 7 issues to the board since we moved in. 8 9 Cemeteries: A special thanks to Dr. Ed Dinkins, an ex-officio member, for his fine work and his 10 investigations, in locating and resolving ownership issues surrounding abandoned cemeteries. 11 More often than not, the UMC has no legal obligation but rather a moral obligation. 12 13 Your Board of Trustees, as authorized in BOD Par. 2512.3 and 2512.4, created the Trustee 14 Investment Committee to work with various conference agencies, districts, local churches and 15 FUMF to help identify their investment objectives and recommend vehicles to achieve these 16 objectives. We are blessed that Vernon Swartsel, former President of the FUMF, agreed to chair 17 this committee comprised of experienced investment professionals. 18 19 In closing we would like to send out our sincere thanks for the constant help and council of 20 Randy Rush who has served this conference for decades and continues to make himself 21 available whenever asked. He has given unselfishly of his time and resources. In determining 22 the asset value of the conference it is impossible to quantify the thousands of hours Randy has 23 provided to the conference and the value of having outstanding legal minds available. Thank 24 you Randy. 25 26 James Meyer realizes he has big shoes to fill as he begins to serve in the role of Attorney for the 27 Trustees. 28 29 Finally a special thanks to Jim Manuel who served as past President of the Trustees. Jim 30 brought a special gift and a tireless work effort. His leadership in dealing with the property 31 issues of the camps and campus ministries is greatly appreciated. Although no longer a member 32 of the BOT, Jim moves on to serve on BHECM. The camps and campus ministries are blessed 33 to have Jim as an advisor and tireless worker and we will miss him. 34 35 Respectfully submitted, 36 Cary Hardee, President 37 Florida Conference Board of Trustees 38

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COMMITTEE ON EPISCOPACY 1 2 The Annual Conference (or Area) Committee on Episcopacy (COE) has the following functions, 3 as detailed in the 2012 Book of Discipline (¶637.3). 4 5

a) To support the bishop of the area in the oversight of the spiritual and temporal affairs of 6 the Church, with special reference to the area where the bishop has presidential 7 responsibility. 8

b) To be available to the bishop for counsel. 9 c) To assist in the determination of the episcopal needs of the area and to make 10

recommendations to appropriate bodies. 11 d) To keep the bishop advised concerning conditions within the area as they affect 12

relationships between the bishop and the people of the conference agencies. 13 e) To interpret to the people of the area and to conference agencies the nature and function 14

of the episcopal office. 15 f) To engage in annual consultation and appraisal of the balance of the bishop's relationship 16

and responsibilities to the area and annual conferences, the jurisdiction, general Church 17 boards and agencies, and other areas of specialized ministry, including, at all levels, 18 concern for the inclusiveness of the Church and its ministry with respect to sex, race, and 19 national origin, and understanding and implementation of the consultation process in 20 appointment-making. 21

g) To report needs for episcopal leadership to the jurisdictional committee on episcopacy 22 through the duly elected conference members of that committee. 23

24 The Southeastern Jurisdiction Committee on Episcopacy, through its ex officio members of the 25 thirteen annual conference (or area) Committees on Episcopacy, has decided to provide 26 oversight for quarterly meetings with each bishop in order to support and enhance the ministries 27 of our bishops by providing maximum encouragement and immediate feedback. 28 29 The lay and clergy members of the SEJ COE who are ex officio members of their home 30 conference COE are charged with implementing the Review and Evaluation process for their 31 bishop. These two individuals, Jorge Acevedo and Sharon Luther for the Florida Conference 32 COE, are responsible for coordinating and leading the evaluation process, including quarterly 33 conversations with Bishop Carter. Jorge and Sharon are also responsible for compiling the 34 results of the committee members’ responses to the evaluation instrument, and submitting the 35 final evaluation to the SEJ COE in the fourth quarter of 2105. 36 37 The evaluation instrument entitled “Episcopal Review and Evaluation” provided by the SEJ COE 38 will be the focus of these quarterly meetings. Our COE is charged with engaging Bishop Carter 39 in conversations around eight categories contained in the Review and Evaluation instrument. 40 Toward this end we have schedule four meetings for our committee during 2014. 41

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The vision of Africa University is improved quality life, peace and prosperity for the 6 peoples of Africa through quality higher education that includes teaching, researching, 7 community service and leadership development. 8 9 The mission of Africa University is to provide quality education within a Pan-African 10 context through which people can acquire general and professional knowledge and 11 skills, grow in spiritual maturity and develop sound moral values, ethics and leadership 12 qualities. 13 14 Africa University’s motto in the Greek language is translated into English to mean: “I am 15 the vine; you are the branches.” John 15:5 “. . . Africa University established its 16 philosophy of higher education on the values of the Gospel.” 17 --From the Africa University Prospectus, 2009 18 19 In 1984, Bishop Arthur F. Kula (Liberia) made a passionate presentation to the Council of 20 Bishops and later he and Bishop Emilio J.M. de Carvalho (Angola) appealed to GBHEM. They 21 successfully stated the case for faith-based, higher education on the continent of Africa. The 22 resolution for the establishment of the University was passed in Kenya in 1986. 23 24 The site committee was headed by Dr. James T. Laney, former dean of Candler School of 25 Theology, then President of Emory University. Possible sites considered were the countries of 26 Burundi, Liberia, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of the 27 Congo (DRC). The original location was finally determined to become Old Mutare Mission, later 28 Mutare in Zimbabwe with a $10 million apportionment to GBHEM and land donated by the 29 Zimbabwe Annual Conference of The UMC. The realization of the Africa University vision began 30 in 1992 making this University the first private and non-governmental university in Zimbabwe. 31 32 Today the University has been blessed to serve more than 1300 full time students and almost 33 700 part time students from 28 countries in addition to Zimbabwe. It has embraced the culture 34 of technology with campus wide Wi-Fi service, Google-based email, online registration and 35 distance learning programs 36 . 37 The FL Conference and the University have a long and treasured relationship as the people of 38 the FL Conference seized the opportunity through their support of this University’s vision. A 39 Capital Campaign established under the leadership of Bishop Hasbrouck Hughes (Resident 40 Bishop FL Area, 1988-1996) enabled the FL Conference to build the first two story dormitory on 41 campus, which bears the name of Bishop and Mrs. Hughes. A maintenance endowment for 42 building upkeep and an endowed scholarship named for Bishop Hughes were also established. 43 As the years unfolded, the FL-AU relationship passion began to wane. 44 45 Bishop Carter initiated a reinvigorated relationship and in fall 2013 Dr. James H. ‘Jim’ Salley, 46 Associate Vice-Chancellor for Institutional Advancement for Africa U journeyed to FL and made 47 a presentation to the FL Conference Cabinet, Conference staff, leaders and Africa U supporters. 48 Dr. Salley ‘made it plain’. Africa U has needs and FL has a role in responding to those needs! 49

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A 2014 Florida delegation visit to Africa U consisted of Bishop Kenneth Carter, Jr., and the Rev. 1 Pam Carter (FE), the Rev. David Dodge (Assistant to the Bishop), the Rev. Dr. Armando 2 Rodriguez, Jr. (FE) and Mrs. Icel Rodriguez (FL Conference Director of Global Missions), Mr. 3 Derrick L. Scott III (campus minister, NE), the Rev. Dr. Walter Monroe (DS SC) and Mrs. 4 Paulette Monroe, and the Rev. Dr. Sharon Austin (DCM) and Mr. Michael Holliday. 5 6 The group was warmly received and hosted by University faculty, staff and students and Dr. 7 Salley. Our hearts burned within us as we listened to the gifted, energetic Africa University 8 Choir. We were thrilled and amazed to appreciate the stellar achievements accomplished by 9 this superlative institution in little more than two decades of existence. We toured the campus 10 located in Mutare and the Old Mutare Mission site. Our tour guides were bright, personable, 11 well-informed young adult staff members. Our interaction consisted of dialogue, worship, 12 shared meals and lots of walking, as we witnessed hands on teaching and learning 13 methodologies both in and beyond the classroom. 14 15 The need for opportunities for theological education for the purposes of training a new 16 generation of men and women to serve as pastors and teachers in the Christian faith tradition 17 concisely states the mission of the University’s department of theology. The Biblical foundation 18 of their mission is I Corinthians 4:1. The University also boasts of a new, premier Institute of 19 Peace, Leadership and Governance (IPLG). The institute seeks to train students in methods of 20 peacekeeping, conflict resolution, healthy and effective leadership development and the 21 principles of good democratic government. This comprehensive program provides learning 22 forums which will promote healthy, cooperative, prosperous and civil ways of life throughout the 23 African continent. Excellence in theological education and training Christian leaders to serve the 24 church is a desire and need well understood by the FL Conference family. The goals of cross-25 cultural dialogue, leadership, and the tenets of peace, civility and reconciliation in the Church 26 and society reflect aspirations and efforts in which the FL Conference family continues to 27 engage. It became apparent that scholarships are a continued need. We are grateful to God 28 and honored to partner with our brothers and sisters on our mutual journeys by 29 designating half of this year’s Annual Conference offering for scholarships for students 30 seeking theological education and seeking pursuing education through the IPLG! 31 32 We look forward to celebrating the infectious passion for Africa University as Dr. Salley brings 33 the message during our Thursday evening worship at Annual Conference. We joyfully 34 anticipate the National Arts Merit Award-winning Africa University choir as they thrill our hearts 35 with their music. Connectional, global, educational, legacy, fresh, hope, future AFRICA 36 UNIVERSITY! 37 38 Joyfully Submitted on behalf of Bishop Carter and the Africa University Initiative Team 39 Sharon G. Austin, Director of Connectional Ministries 40

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7 CANDLER SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY 8

9 Candler School of Theology prepares real people to make a real difference in the real world. 10 Our commitment to authentic discipleship and relevant ministry enables us to develop uniquely 11 well-rounded leaders who are challenged academically, encouraged spiritually, and immersed in 12 Christian service from the first day they arrive on campus. 13 14 As one of the 13 official seminaries of The United Methodist Church, Candler is grounded in the 15 Christian faith and shaped by the Wesleyan tradition. As one of seven graduate professional 16 schools of Emory University, Candler provides a rich context for learning and formation 17 supported by the extensive resources of a top-tier research university. As a school located in the 18 metropolitan area of Atlanta, Candler offers a learning environment that reflects the highly 19 diverse communities of our 21st century world. There is no better place for ministry preparation 20 that addresses our major denominational priorities: developing leaders, starting and growing 21 churches, ministry with the poor, and improving global health. 22 23 Candler celebrates its Centennial in 2014, marking our 100th anniversary with commemorative 24 events that reflect on our past and a conference on theology and the church that envisions the 25 future. The yearlong celebration begins in August with the opening of the second phase of 26 Candler’s new 128,600-square-foot, LEED-certified building, seven years in the making. 27 28 Not only is Candler expanding its physical space this year—it is expanding degree offerings as 29 well. In response to the changing needs of the church, Candler is introducing five new degrees 30 to equip Christian leaders: the Doctor of Ministry, the Master of Religious Leadership, the 31 Master of Religion and Public Life, and two dual degrees pairing divinity and social work and 32 divinity and development practice. With these newest additions to our degree programs, Candler 33 graduates truly will be ready to lead wherever God calls. 34 35 Candler’s student body reflects the diversity and breadth of the Christian faithful. Our enrollment 36 stands at 441, with 340 seeking the Master of Divinity, 47 the Master of Theological Studies, 21 37 the Master of Theology, 15 the Doctor of Theology, and 18 enrolled as Non-Degree students. 38 The student population is 32 percent U.S. ethnic minority, 49 percent women, and the median 39 age of the entering class is 27. Students represent 39 denominations, with half identifying as 40 United Methodist. 41 42 We continue to emphasize preparing our students for leadership in an increasingly global 43 context, and now offer 14 academic exchanges with theology schools in 12 countries across five 44 continents. In addition, Candler has an ongoing summer internship program with the Methodist 45 Church in the Bahamas, and participates each year in travel seminars to the Middle East and in 46 World Methodist Evangelism Institute evangelism seminars, traveling in 2014 to Nigeria, Costa 47 Rica, and Brazil. 48

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Candler draws considerable strength and inspiration from its relationship with The United 1 Methodist Church. Our ability to fulfill our mission of educating faithful and creative leaders for 2 the church's ministries in the world depends upon your support, gifts, and prayers. Thank you 3 for the countless ways you advance this vital ministry in the life of our denomination. Visit us in 4 person in Atlanta or online at candler.emory.edu to see firsthand how Candler prepares real 5 people to make a real difference in the real world. 6 7 Jan Love 8 Dean and Professor of Christianity and World Politics 9 Candler School of Theology 10 11 12

DUKE DIVINITY SCHOOL 13 14 The academic year 2013–2014 has been an exciting year in which we completed an intensive 15 period of hiring new faculty. We believe that a strong faculty is at the heart of any great 16 theological school, and we are thankful that the men and women who have joined us are 17 characterized by excellent scholarship, generous character, and a deep commitment to the 18 church. In the past three years, we have hired 18 new faculty, which means that 36 percent of 19 current faculty have been hired since 2010. Half of those appointments are United Methodist, 20 bringing our total regular-rank faculty to 42 percent Methodist. 21 22 Some of our new faculty hires were in response to retirements or departures; others were in 23 response to the growth in our new degree programs, the Master of Arts in Christian Practice 24 (M.A.C.P.), Master of Arts in Christian Studies (M.A.C.S.), and the Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.). 25 Other hires help expand our expertise into crucial areas. Xi Lian, professor of world Christianity, 26 is a leading scholar of Christianity in China; Meredith Riedel, assistant professor of the history of 27 Christianity, studies Byzantine Christianity and its engagement with the Muslim world; and Luke 28 Bretherton, associate professor of theological ethics, works in Christianity and contemporary 29 politics and community-building in a pluralistic culture. 30 31 Other new faculty build on our traditions of strength in historical, theological, ministerial, and 32 biblical studies. Ross Wagner and Brittany Wilson both have Wesleyan commitments to reading 33 Scripture that influences their scholarship in New Testament; Valerie Cooper, a self-described 34 “fifth-generation Methodist,” does singular work in historical studies and biblical hermeneutics. 35 Edgardo Colón-Emeric, assistant professor of Christian theology, continues our rich legacy of 36 engagement between Methodist and Catholic theologies; and Jeff Conklin-Miller brings a wealth 37 of experience as a United Methodist minister and youth programs director to his position in 38 Christian formation. 39 40 All of our faculty members in all of our academic programs are committed to training talented, 41 committed men and women for ministry. We continue to welcome students from a range of 42 backgrounds who are called to serve God and the church. In 2013, our total enrollment was 635 43 students: 434 are enrolled in the M.Div. degree program; 60 in the M.T.S.; 18 in the Th.M.; 43 in 44 the Th.D.; 36 in the D.Min.; 25 in the M.A.C.P.; 17 in the M.A.C.S.; and 12 who are special 45 students. Thirty-seven percent of our students are United Methodist, with an additional 4.5 46 percent from other Wesleyan traditions. Eleven percent are Baptist, 10 percent are Anglican or 47 Episcopal, 6 percent are Roman Catholic, 6 percent are Presbyterian, with the remaining 6 48 percent from other denominations or nondenominational churches. 49

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In addition to the ongoing excellent academic and field education work done by students each 1 year, several students had notable achievements. Griff Gatewood M.Div.’13 was awarded a 2 fellowship by the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics, one of only 14 3 seminarians selected for the award. Andrew Barnhill M.Div.’13 was selected by a Duke 4 University campus committee to deliver the student speech at the university’s 161st 5 Commencement Ceremony in May, the first time a Divinity student has been selected for that 6 honor. Two M.Div. students, Kayla Harward and Carmen Gonzalez-McKernie traveled to South 7 Korea to represent the Divinity School at the World Council of Churches 10th Assembly. 8 9 Duke Divinity School does not view our work as only academic or “ivory tower.” Our 10 departments, centers, initiatives, and programs continue to engage with the church and social 11 and cultural issues. The important work of the Clergy Health Initiative will be extended, thanks to 12 a $5.74 million grant from The Duke Endowment. In August its research was published in the 13 Journal of Primary Prevention. Findings include that the rate of depression among clergy is 14 nearly double the national rate. Factors contributing to depression include job stress, sense of 15 guilt about not doing enough, and social isolation. In response to these findings, the Clergy 16 Health Initiative has introduced a theologically framed curriculum for United Methodist 17 Churches. Pastor & Parish is designed to strengthen relations between clergy and 18 congregations, and it provides a scriptural foundation for Staff-Parish Relations Committees to 19 engage in constructive ways to promote health and unity for the church and pastor. 20 21 Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts (DITA) co-sponsored the Dean’s Songwriter Series 22 with the Dean’s office. The series promotes an ongoing conversation about songwriting, 23 performance, and music in relation to Christian faith. Guests included singer-songwriter Pierce 24 Pettis and his daughter Grace Pettis, David Wilcox, and Carrie Newcomer. Events include lunch 25 concerts and discussion with students and evening concerts open to the community. DITA also 26 introduced an informal film study for Divinity School students, “Image & Word,” hosted by 27 postdoctoral fellow Daniel Train. The study includes short lectures, film viewings, and group 28 discussion in order to deepen imaginative and pastoral acumen. 29 30 Leadership Education at Duke Divinity (LEADD) has launched a new website that describes its 31 programs in denominational leadership and resources to strengthen institutional resources: 32 http://leadership.divinity.duke.edu. The online journal Faith & Leadership continues to draw 33 hundreds of thousands of readers. Greg Jones, senior strategist for LEADD and professor of 34 theology, has been named to the leadership team for the Duke Innovation and Entrepreneurship 35 Initiative, where he will serve as a senior strategist for education. 36 37 The Center for Reconciliation sponsored the fifth annual Summer Institute at Duke Divinity 38 School, hosting nearly 145 Christian leaders involved in diverse reconciliation ministries around 39 the world. Participants included representatives from World Vision International, InterVarsity 40 Christian Fellowship, the National Immigrant Youth Alliance, and organizations in South Korea, 41 Japan, Burundi, South Sudan, and Uganda. For the first time the Summer Institute featured a 42 seminar on Muslim-Christian dialogue, led by Professor Ellen Davis and Duke’s Muslim 43 chaplain, Abdullah Antepli. 44 45 The Duke Youth Academy for Christian Formation (DYA) is expanding to a yearlong program 46 that combines a week of summer residency at Duke University with a year of ongoing 47 engagement and practice. The new format will allow high-school students to build on the 48 intensive summer residency experience throughout the year with the support of the DYA 49

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community and a local mentor. The program includes lectures by Divinity School faculty, 1 workshops, theological reading, online community forums, and a self-directed final project on 2 Christian practice. 3 4 The second phase began of Thriving Rural Communities, a partnership between Duke Divinity 5 School, The Duke Endowment, and the North Carolina and Western North Carolina 6 Conferences to help divinity students, pastors, laity, districts, and conferences cultivate and 7 strengthen Christian leadership and United Methodist congregations in rural North Carolina. 8 Eight new partner churches are participating, and over the next five years approximately 70 9 Thriving Rural Communities Fellows will be serving in United Methodist Churches across North 10 Carolina. Brad Thie has been named the director; he has previously served as pastor of United 11 Methodist churches in Charlotte, Asheboro, and Newton, N.C. 12 13 We remain deeply grateful for the relationships among the United Methodist Church, this Annual 14 Conference, and Duke Divinity School. We look forward to working with you in the task of 15 preparing men and women for Christian ministry. To learn more about Duke Divinity School, 16 please visit our website at www.divinity.duke.edu. 17 18 Respectfully submitted by Dean Richard B. Hays 19 20 21

FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE 22 23 The Florida Southern College community continues to work tirelessly and with a great sense of 24 purpose to fulfill our mission to prepare students through dynamic engaged learning to make a 25 positive and consequential impact on society. I am pleased to share some of our notable 26 achievements during the past year. 27 28 Florida Southern is proud of our highly active Campus Ministries and Church Relations Program 29 comprising nine major student-led ministries directed by Rev. Timothy Wright ’94 with the 30 assistance of three full-time professionals. In addition to hosting the annual Campus Ministries 31 retreat and a Campus Ministries Block Party for the entire campus earlier this academic year, 32 FSC students volunteered their time to assemble 1,000 health kits last fall and another 500 kits 33 this spring, which were sent to the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) for 34 distribution to the victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. 35 36 Florida Southern continues to be a place where students can hear a call to ministry as a career. 37 We are very intentional about creating an environment and providing resources that enable 38 serious discernment. This past year, six graduates were accepted into seminary programs that 39 began last fall at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University, the Fuller Theological 40 Seminary, Vanderbilt Divinity School, and Duke Divinity School. Also, having recently 41 completed his studies at Duke Divinity School, FSC alumnus Bryant Manning ’09 joined our 42 college community last summer as our new associate chaplain. As an FSC student, Bryant was 43 an outstanding Campus Ministries leader and Student Government Association president. We 44 are so excited that he has chosen to return to his alma mater in this vital leadership role, and we 45 look forward to the wonderful contributions he will make to our Campus Ministries Program. 46 47 To further strengthen engaged learning at Florida Southern, we welcomed Dr. Brad 48 Hollingshead last June, as our new dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Hollingshead 49

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brings extensive experience in advanced engaged learning pedagogies, notably learning 1 communities. We are confident that through his leadership, our Arts and Sciences faculty will 2 become even more skilled and creative practitioners of experiential learning, which in turn, will 3 lead to greater student satisfaction and success. 4 5 As a result of our students’ generous investment of volunteer hours and earnest dedication to 6 service, Florida Southern was again named to “The President’s Higher Education Community 7 Service Honor Roll” in March 2013 for the sixth consecutive year. The Guide to Service-8 Learning Colleges & Universities also recognizes Florida Southern, among only five percent of 9 colleges and universities nationwide, for offering students exceptional service learning and civic 10 engagement experiences. 11 12 Florida Southern faculty members are garnering important awards for their achievements as 13 scholars, teachers, and community volunteers. Last spring, Dr. Gabriel Langford, assistant 14 professor of biology and a parasitology specialist, became Florida Southern’s first faculty member 15 to receive a prestigious Research Opportunity Award from the National Science Foundation. The 16 grant enabled him and two undergraduate students to conduct original research on a group of 17 parasites known as Gordian worms. Dr. Langford and his student research partners have co-18 authored two papers and will present their research findings at upcoming meetings of the 19 Southeastern Society of Parasitologists and the American Society of Parasitologists. Also, Dr. 20 Malcolm Manners, John and Ruth Tyndall Professor of Citrus Science, received his third 21 President’s Volunteer Service Award for his work last summer with flower growers in Bangladesh 22 as part of a program sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Dr. 23 Claudia Slate, professor of English, received the Distinguished Colleague Award from the Florida 24 College English Association at its 2013 Conference in October. 25 26 Florida Southern students also continue to earn recognition for academic excellence. Nine 27 students gave presentations at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society in New 28 Orleans last April. This January, senior music management major Derek Wallace began a 29 prestigious internship with The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Three students from 30 Florida Southern’s Department of Music were selected to play in the All-State Intercollegiate 31 Band, which performed during the 2014 Florida Music Educators’ Association Professional 32 Development Conference held January 8-11 in Tampa. 33 34 We are gratified that last June, the Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise 35 earned accreditation from AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate 36 Schools of Business. This prestigious accreditation, earned by only five percent of business 37 education programs worldwide, will enable us to recruit top students and business faculty to 38 Florida Southern, and will also make our graduates more competitive in the job market as many 39 corporations will hire only graduates of AACSB-accredited schools. 40 41 Like our business program, our performing arts programs also enjoy a national reputation for 42 excellence. In recognition of the program’s quality, this past year our Music Department was 43 awarded accreditation by the National Association of Schools of Music, the highest distinction 44 that a music program can achieve nationally. At the same time, a wonderful gift from Orlando 45 philanthropist and Florida Southern benefactor Mrs. Winifred “Wynee” Warden is enabling us to 46 build a new, state-of-the-art, 4,700 square-foot dance studio. The promise of the new studio 47 allowed us to launch a new major this past fall in Musical Theatre. We look forward to starting 48 our new dance program next fall following the dedication of the dance studio later this spring. 49

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We continue to enhance other campus facilities to provide our students with the best possible 1 learning environment. Last summer, we added new instructional technology, equipment, and 2 instrumentation to classrooms and laboratories in the Polk Science Building; Edge Hall, home to 3 our School of Education; the William F. Chatlos Building, home to our Communication 4 Department; and the Lucius Pond Ordway Building, where our History and Political Science and 5 Sociology and Criminology Departments reside. In fall 2012, we celebrated the opening of TûTû's 6 II, an expansion to the ever popular TûTû's Cyber Café on the first floor of the Roux Library. Last 7 summer, we completed further renovations to the Roux Library, adding new computer stations in 8 the first floor space adjacent to TûTû's II. 9 10 We have enhanced our focus on student and staff safety on our campus. All of our residence 11 halls now feature state-of-the-art sprinkler systems, and we have installed surveillance cameras 12 that are monitored 24 hours a day. We have implemented a program of issuing GPS devices 13 that enable students and staff to alert Campus Safety to their location in the event of an 14 emergency. We also have strengthened staffing in our Campus Safety Office. 15 16 Florida Southern’s intercollegiate athletics program continues to earn its ranking among the top 17 NCAA Division II programs in the nation. Ten of our 19 NCAA varsity teams competed in post-18 season play again during the 2012-2013 academic year. Tim Crouch ’14 won the NCAA 19 Division II National Golf Championship and was named Sunshine State Conference (SSC) 20 Athlete of the Year. Under the leadership of SSC Coach-of-the-Year Linc Darner, our Men’s 21 Basketball Team brought home the SSC regular season and tournament champion crowns and 22 also won its ninth NCAA Division II Regional Championship. Sixty-seven Moccasin student-23 athletes received 2012-2013 NCAA Division II Academic Achievement Awards and 163 were 24 named to the SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll. 25 26 Florida Southern continues to earn recognition as one of the nation’s best small private colleges. 27 FSC is included in The Princeton Review’s “378 Best Colleges” and in the prestigious Fiske 28 Guide to Colleges 2014. The Washington Monthly ranks FSC among the top 35 baccalaureate 29 colleges in the nation and first in Florida, and U.S. News & World Report ranks FSC #5 among 30 Regional Colleges in the South and #1 in Florida in the magazine’s current rankings of 31 “America’s Best Colleges.” 32 33 Florida Southern College remains deeply committed to providing talented students with a superb 34 education that prepares them to be creative, dynamic leaders who contribute to positive change in 35 their communities and throughout the world. The Florida United Methodist Conference remains a 36 most important and valued partner in this endeavor. We and our students are immeasurably 37 grateful for your generosity, which is such a tremendous blessing to our college community. 38 39 Respectfully submitted, 40 Anne B. Kerr, Ph.D. 41 President 42

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Florida Southern College brings before the Annual Conference the recommendation for the 1 following revisions to its Charter (revisions are underlined): 2

1. In Article III, the term of office of each Trustee elected by the Florida Annual 3 Conference shall be for four years, with approximately one-fourth of the terms expiring 4 annually. 5

2. In Article VII, officers of the Board will be elected for two-year terms and the Board 6 may elect a Recording Secretary and an Assistant Treasurer, who may be individuals 7 other than Trustees if the Board at times shall so decide. 8

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FLORIDA UNITED METHODIST CHILDREN’S HOME 11 12 “He took a little child and had him stand among them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them, 13 ‘Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever 14 welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.’” 15

Mark 9:36-37 16 17 The love and grace of Jesus Christ is the foundation of all we do at The Florida United 18 Methodist Children’s Home. Our mission statement asserts, “To empower children and families 19 to experience God’s love as revealed in the ministry of Jesus Christ.” It is through the faithful 20 and committed support of the local churches and the many friends of the Children’s Home that 21 this remarkable love is made real in the lives of all those we serve. 22 23 Founded in 1908 as The Florida Methodist Orphanage, The Florida United Methodist Children’s 24 Home has always been a home and a safe refuge for children. Our residential program 25 welcomes young people that, for a myriad of reasons, need “out of home” care. We also offer 26 emergency shelter care, a therapeutic group home, foster care services that extend to six 27 counties, transitional and independent living services including a career development center and 28 a community child care and infant care facility. For the entire campus we offer a spiritual life 29 ministry, comprehensive education services and recreation therapy. Through your generosity 30 we minister to over 300 children each and every day. 31 32 We are excited about the progress being made at the Madison campus of the Children’s Home. 33 At the submission date of this report, the Ranch Home was nearing completion. This building 34 will house the Operations and Administrative Services Directors as well as provide a space for 35 administrative services. The walls are up on the first two residential homes where the young 36 people will live. Much of the initial infrastructure is now in place. Once the first phase of 37 construction is complete, we will need to undergo a series of inspections and licensing reviews. 38 We anticipate that young people will begin to arrive on the Madison campus in the fall of this 39 year. As with our Enterprise campus, we will welcome tours and work groups to our Madison 40 campus. If you would like more information about the Madison campus, please contact our 41 development office. 42 43 We can all be immensely proud of the men and women that comprise the staff of the Children’s 44 Home. Their work at times can be difficult, stressful and present many challenges. But the staff 45 brings a joyful spirit to their work every day. One houseparent remarked, “The Holy Spirit of 46 God is on this campus. The footsteps of an awesome God can be heard distinctly walking 47 around these hallowed grounds observing us and assisting us as we perform our various duties 48

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here at the Children’s Home, each and every day, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. 1 You can hear His footsteps.” 2 3 We are blessed with a superb Board of Trustees. I am deeply grateful for their dedication to this 4 ministry and for the leadership and vision they provide. In June of 2013, Dr. Charles Lever, 5 Senior Pastor of Orange Park United Methodist Church, began his term as Chairman of the 6 Board of Trustees. He has been immensely helpful and supportive as I began my work at the 7 Children’s Home. 8 9 Each year it is our privilege to recognize individuals, churches and groups that have gone above 10 and beyond to support and promote the Children’s Home. For their exceptional efforts in 2013 11 we have awarded the following: “Pastor of the Year” – Reverend Brian Brightly of Lighthouse 12 Church of Boca Grande; “Church of the Year” – Evinston UMC; “Local Church Representative of 13 the Year” – Margaret Morris of First UMC, Oviedo, Florida; and “Mission Work Group of the 14 Year” – Ponte Vedra UMC. Please join me in lifting up these outstanding people who have 15 made the ministry of the Florida United Methodist Children’s Home a priority. Please refer to the 16 flyer in your registration packet for more information about these recipients. 17 18 In 2013, we hosted our annual Day On Campus event in March with over 1,400 in attendance 19 mainly from the Gulf Central and South Central Districts. Our Foster Care Appreciation Day in 20 May brought together many of our foster families for a day of fun. Other events included our 21 Annual Alumni Reunion, Christmas activities, numerous mission work teams, many campus 22 tours, hosting various church and community groups on our campus and much more. 23 24 The local church goal of giving in 2014 is set at $12.00 per member and will remain the same for 25 2015. We think this is a reasonable goal that every church should strive to meet. The Children’s 26 Home is an extension of your local church and a part of your family as United Methodists. We 27 earnestly hope you are able to give beyond this minimum level of support. We request this 28 historic plan be continued whereby on each Fifth Sunday and on Christmas Sunday, the church 29 school offering and the undesignated offering (loose plate) received in Sunday worship services 30 be remitted directly, along with special donations and gifts, to the Florida United Methodist 31 Children's Home. Without this vital income, the Children’s Home would face a significant 32 financial strain. 33 34 I know many of you may never be able to visit the campus of the Children’s Home or see the 35 children and youth you are serving, but you can be rest assured that you are making a 36 difference. One of our parents wrote, “I am writing this letter to thank each and every one of you 37 at the Children’s Home for all the loving care you have given my daughter. The last six months 38 have completely changed our daughter and our family. You have been able to accomplish 39 things that her father and I have been trying to accomplish for the last 10 years.” A resident 40 remarked, “Among the hundreds of important things my stay here at the Home as taught me is 41 that there is a plan for every life, a purpose and meaning for everything and for what it’s worth, I 42 am sadder to be leaving here than I was to be coming here.” I could go on and on with 43 testimonials about the healing and life changing ministry of the Florida United Methodist 44 Children’s Home. 45 46 Lastly, I would like to express a heartfelt thank you to all the local churches, families, individuals, 47 volunteers and the many friends of this ministry that helped make 2013 another successful year 48 at the Children’s Home. Your Fifth Sunday offerings, individual gifts, honors and memorials, in-49

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kind gifts, wills and bequests and other planned gifts, undergirded by your consistent prayers, all 1 work together to bring about healing and wholeness. I can affirm along with St. Paul when he 2 writes to Timothy, “I thank God whom I serve with a clear conscience, as did my fathers, when I 3 remember you constantly in my prayers.” 4 5 Becky Dotson, 6 President & CEO 7 8 9

THE FLORIDA UNITED METHODIST FOUNDATION 10 11

During calendar year 2013, the Florida United Methodist Foundation completed 48 years of 12 service to the Florida Annual Conference by living out its mission “to strengthen ministries of 13 United Methodist churches and agencies by promoting comprehensive Christian Stewardship 14 through education, consulting, development and financial services.” 15 16 Together, through our ministry and your commitment to faithful stewardship, we achieved 17 significant growth. We closed our books on Dec. 31, 2013 with more than $282 million in assets 18 under management. That figure reflects a growth of more than $17.6 million over the previous 19 year; an increase of 6.65 percent. 20 21 We grew not only financially, but in the number of churches participating in our ministry. Our 22 1101 church accounts represent 478, or 70 percent of all Florida Conference churches. 23 24 Thanks to gifts made to the Foundation, and to interest earned on Investment Management 25 Accounts (IMA’s) or to the Development Fund Participation Accounts, a total $4.3 million in new 26 income became available to support churches and ministries during calendar year 2013. 27 28 Investments 29 Investments managed for churches and agencies of the conference grew by $9.4 million to 30 $99.7 million, generating earnings of $1.9 million. At the same time, Development Fund 31 Participation Account investments by churches grew to $75.6 million, generating $972,108 in 32 earnings. 33 34 Planned Gifts managed by the Foundation, grew by $2.8 million to $41.4 million by year’s end. 35 These Planned Gifts include trusts, charitable gift annuities, donor advised funds and 36 endowments. These gifts are managed by the Foundation for the benefit of churches and other 37 United Methodist charities. At least 40 percent of the residual amount of each gift must benefit a 38 United Methodist ministry. 39 40 The practice of faithful stewardship, which is the cornerstone of the Foundation’s ministry, 41 compels us to treat giving as a lifelong discipline. Through planned giving, we can make a gift 42 that helps our churches build a strong endowment to keep ministries thriving for generations to 43 come. 44 45 Development Fund 46 With a loan portfolio of more than $115 million, the Development Fund continues to meet the 47 capital needs of our churches. Thanks to your investments in the Fund, LifeSong United 48 Methodist Church of Orlando was able to complete the purchase of a permanent facility. 49

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Thanks to your investments in the Fund, Grace United Methodist Church in Cape Coral was 1 able to restructure its debt service on Grace Community Center, a worship and multi-purpose 2 service center that reaches more than 5,000 people a year with food, clothing, educational and 3 enrichment programs. The ministry was named “Ministry of the Year” by the Southwest Florida 4 Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. 5 6 Thanks to your investments in the Fund, Tamiami United Methodist Church in Miami will be able 7 to make improvements that will allow it to pass a building recertification process that is required 8 by Miami-Dade County. 9 10 Thanks to your investments in the Fund, Van Dyke United Methodist Church of Lutz will save 11 $8,600 a month in mortgage payments to Wells Fargo Bank. That is approximately $103,284 12 that can be used each year for ministry. 13 Total assets in the Development Fund participation accounts grew by $6.5 million to $135.7 14 million during calendar year 2013. This Fund continues to demonstrate the power of our 15 connectional system by utilizing our cumulative investments to support a low- interest loan 16 program that fuels the growth and capital needs of our new and existing churches. 17 18 Mission 19 As the Foundation endeavors to live out its mission and to achieve the goals of its strategic plan, 20 it continues to look for innovative ways to preach and practice stewardship. This year, the 21 Foundation has partnered with the Center for Clergy Excellence to introduce stewardship and 22 financial literacy training for young clergy and candidates for clergy. The goal of the ministry is 23 to reduce the crushing student debt that threatens the success of so many young pastors and 24 their families. We are seeking a grant from the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry 25 (GBHEM) to finance a pilot program that we hope will become a model for conferences across 26 the denomination. 27 28 The theme of empowering clergy and churches to meet daunting financial challenges is seen 29 throughout our educational programming in such seminars as “Clergy and Church Finance,” 30 “Clergy Tax Seminar,” and our popular retirement seminar, “R-10 and Counting,” as well as in 31 our stewardship consulting services for churches. We seek to collaborate with the Annual 32 Conference on ways to provide more tools and resources for successful stewardship. And, we 33 pray that God will continue to bless our ministry and yours as we work together to bring about 34 His Kingdom here on earth. 35

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This report was not available at press time. If submitted, it will be posted online at 40 www.acflorida.org. Click the “Supplemental Workbook Reports” link for the reports not found in 41 this workbook. 42 43 44

LAKE JUNALUSKA ASSEMBLY, INC. 45 46

For over 100 years Lake Junaluska has been a place of Christian hospitality where lives are 47 transformed through renewal of soul, mind, and body. How grateful we are that throughout our 48 history we have been inextricably linked to the United Methodist Church of the Southeastern 49

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Jurisdiction (and its predecessor bodies). Last year we reflected on the number of people who 1 have come to Lake Junaluska in the last century and whose lives were transformed and 2 renewed. While it would be impossible to come up with an exact number we are confident that it 3 is well over one million people. How many other United Methodist organizations would be able 4 to claim that number? We have absolutely been an integral part of fulfilling the mission of the 5 United Methodist Church, to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. 6 7 2013 was, arguably, one of the most significant in our history as we celebrated our centennial. 8 Events were planned and carried out throughout the year that celebrated our glorious past and 9 envisioned our very bright future. People are still buzzing about the experiences they had here 10 in 2013. During the week of July 4th we had 59 events scheduled over eight days and while we 11 had 8 ½ inches of rain not one event was cancelled and everyone who came seemed to have a 12 marvelous time. 13 14 For the second year in a row, we ended the year “in the black.” This is particularly significant 15 when you realize that in 2009, just four years earlier, we received over 11% of our income for 16 Operations from the Southeastern Jurisdiction through Apportionments and in 2013 we did not 17 receive any Operational Apportionment support. Lake Junaluska has embraced the new 18 financial model that was approved by the 2008 SEJ Conference and will work diligently to 19 always “live within our means.” Not only have we ended the last two years “in the black” but we 20 have shared a majority of our “profits” with our staff. In 2012 every employee, adjusted for 21 percentage of full-time hours worked, received $1,000 (before taxes). In 2013 the average full-22 time employee received $1,421 in profit sharing, again, regardless of base pay. In 2013 a 23 quarter of the profit shared was adjusted based on work performance. 2013 was another great 24 year for charitable giving. We received $801,519 from 1,226 individuals. This represents a 25 17.5% increase in total giving over 2012 and a 21% increase in number of donors. Since 2009 26 our Annual Fund giving has increased by over 400% to $269,633. 27 28 Not only was 2013 a great year for Lake Junaluska 2014 promises to be even better. We 29 continue to refine and implement our plans for improvements to our grounds, facilities, and 30 programs. Continued improvements are taking place to the Terrace Hotel. We are making the 31 Jones Dining Hall into a year round facility by replacing windows and adding a heating and air 32 conditioning system. Thanks to the generous support of the Junaluska Associates we are 33 renovating the children’s playground at the Wilson Children’s Building. We are also building a 34 new boat storage area along with a boat dock and fishing pier just to the north of the swimming 35 pool. 36 37 As a member of the United Methodist Church within the Southeastern Jurisdiction we want you 38 to know that “your” asset, Lake Junaluska is doing very well. You can be very proud of this 39 important organization within the jurisdiction and the larger United Methodist Church. We are 40 striving to be good stewards of the resources with which you have entrusted us. 41 42 Pick up a copy of our 2014 program, Experience Lake Junaluska, if you do not already have 43 one. Peruse its pages to read about the impact of our programs, to learn about new projects we 44 are working on, and our calendar of events. We do hope you can come and visit us this year to 45 be transformed and renewed in soul, mind, and body. 46

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UNITED METHODIST CONNECTIONAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 1 Chairman's Report - James R. Mitchell, Chairman 2

3 During 2013, we continued to enjoy growth in membership and were able to increase the 4 amount placed in undivided earnings which is our net worth. This is important because net 5 worth provides your credit union with a safety net should any unforeseen event occur. 6 7 Our other achievements include: 8

We welcomed Reverend Jack Hankins of the Alabama-West Florida Conference to our 9

Board of Directors. Now, all four annual conferences we serve have representation on 10

our Board. 11

Four $1000.00 college scholarships were awarded to members ages 17 - 24 of the 12

Florida, North Georgia, South Georgia and Alabama-West Florida Conferences. 13

We continue to stay involved in community affairs throughout the areas we serve 14

participating in golf tournaments, gifts to children's homes and more. 15

We have seen an increase in the number of members participating in all of your Credit 16

Union's planned activities. 17

18 During 2014, we plan to introduce more mobile banking features for our members to ensure that 19 doing business with us is as convenient as possible. Also, look for our new theme for 2014, 20 “Love Your Credit Union”, as a part of all of our communication efforts with you. And, make sure 21 you let other eligible family members and friends know the value of credit union membership too 22 23 Of course, we once again have to thank our staff for all of the great work they continue to do. I 24 also want to thank my fellow board members, and the other volunteers that helped make 2013 25 another great year for your Credit union. Most importantly, however, I want to thank you, our 26 members, for continuing to do business with your credit union. 27 28 Throughout the years, your Board of Directors has adopted strategies for short and long-term 29 goals that insured our future development and growth. We will continue to do what is necessary 30 to maintain this strong financial picture. 31 32 We're Safe. We're Secure. We Are Your Credit Union! 33

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Assets Summary as of 12/31/12 Summary as of 12/31/13

Cash $435,151.49 $250,725.79

Loans To Members $16,579,189.30 $17,060,854.66

Loan Participation $1,321,960.83 $1,295,954.56

Allowance for Loan Losses -$122,087.32 -$98,035.74

Other Receivables $0.00 $0.00

Investments $8,390,473.30 $7,605,410.24

Accrued Income $69,997.67 $68,000.59

Prepaid Exp & Defer Charges $23,265.58 $25,999.58

Fixed Assets $550,083.35 $562,044.87

All Other Assets $89,042.57 $47,075.00

Total Assets $27,337,076.77 $26,818,029.55

Liabilities

Accounts Payable $7,326.33 $6,665.70

Assets Summary as of 12/31/12 Summary as of 12/31/13

Dividends Payable $0.00 $0.00

Notes Payable $0.00 $0.00

Taxes Payable $148.88 $170.84

Accrued Expenses $25,395.12 $34,493.90

Deferred Credits $0.00 $0.00

Other Liabilities $12,647.27 $3,735.02

Total Liabilities $45,517.60 $45,065.46

Equity

Shares of Members $24,834,218.09 $24,260,456.59

Reserves $682,937.04 $682,937.04

Undivided Earnings $1,673,408.38 $1,774,404.04

Net Income $100,995.66 $55,166.42

Total Equity $27,291,559.17 $26,772,964.09

Total Liabilities & Equity $27,337,076.77 $26,818,029.55

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Income Statement Summary as of 12/31/12 Summary as of 12/31/13

Interest on Loans $1,109,538.86 $1,061,709.00

Income on Investments $52,367.26 $52,239.10

Fees & Charges $164,236.71 $183,250.82

Other Operating Income $64,778.31 $67,598.85

Operating Income $1,390,921.14 $1,364,797.77

Operating Expenses

Compensation $440,457.13 $471,999.85

Employee Benefits $135,157.45 $147,061.77

Travel & Conference $64,888.69 $66,709.54

Association Dues $18,018.00 $18,877.00

Office Occupancy $42,168.61 $40,377.22

Office Operations $113,672.64 $116,938.65

Education & Promotion $59,647.95 $59,061.31

Assets Summary as of 12/31/12 Summary as of 12/31/13

Loan Servicing $35,064.07 $28,583.57

Prof & Outside $188,591.65 $191,760.20

Provision for Loan Losses $14,000.00 $6,000.00

Member Insurance $13,531.21 $18,910.13

Federal Operating Fee $5,999.27 $6,180.91

Interest on Borrowed $0.00 $0.00

Cash Short/Over -$91.85 -$20.43

Annual Meeting $5,300.00 $4,285.13

Miscellaneous $4,520.99 $6,309.29

Total Operating Expenses $1,140,925.81 $1,183,034.14

Income From Operations $249,995.33 $181,763.63

Income Before Dividends $249,995.33 $181,763.63

Dividends $148,999.67 $128,084.37

Gain/(Loss) on Assets $0.00 $1,487.16

Net Income $100,995.66 $55,166.42

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RESOLUTION TO ENCOURAGE ULTRASOUND BY PREGNANT WOMEN CONSIDERING 4 ABORTION 5

6 Whereas our Lord Jesus commands us, “I give you a new commandment, that you love one 7 another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another (John 13:34 NRSV),” and 8 “You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:39 VRSV), and our Lord also declares, 9 “Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, 10 you did it to me” (Matthew 25:40 NRSV); and 11 12 Whereas as United Methodists, we believe that Christ died for all persons, (John 3:16) and our 13 Discipline states, that, “Primary for us is the Gospel understanding that all persons are 14 important-because they are human beings created by God and loved through and by Jesus 15 Christ and not because they have merited significance.”(2012 Book of Discipline of the United 16 Methodist Church, Paragraph 161, page 108); and 17 18 Whereas, the Bible declares that all humans are distinctively created in the image of God, 19 (Genesis 1:27); and 20 21 Whereas, followers of Christ are required to, “…do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk 22 humbly with your God.” (Micah 6:8 NRSV); and 23 24 Whereas our Discipline declares, “We affirm and encourage the Church to assist the ministry of 25 crisis pregnancy centers and pregnancy resource centers that compassionately help women 26 find feasible alternatives to abortion.” 2012 Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church, 27 Paragraph 161.J., page 113); and 28 29 Whereas, since 1973 (the year abortion was legalized throughout the US) a highly respected 30 fact checking source, PolitiFact, verified that 50,000,000 unborn babies have been lost to 31 abortion. (PolitiFact/Texas,”Rick Perry Says There Have Been 50 Million Abortions since Roe”, 32 available from (http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2011/feb/01/rick-perry/rick-perry-33 says-there-have-been-50-million-abortio/); accessed 30 January 2014); and 34 35 Whereas, according to the widely respected and politically pro-choice Guttmacher Institute, in 36 2008(the latest year for which full statistics are available), 94,360 women obtained abortions in 37 the state of Florida (Guttmacher Institute, “State Facts about Abortion: Florida”, available from 38 (http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/sfaa/florida.html); accessed 29 January 2014); and 39 40 Whereas, a study completed by the Department of Family Practice, University of British 41 Columbia, found that giving women the choice to view the ultrasound image of the unborn child 42 was acceptable and helpful (The European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health 43 Care,2009 Apr,14, “Women’s Perceptions about Seeing the Ultrasound Picture before an 44 Abortion”, available from (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19340704); accessed 22 45 January 2014); and 46

47 Whereas, a study completed at the University of California, found that a large percentage of the 48 women seeking an abortion voluntarily chose to view the image of the unborn child from the 49

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ultrasound when the opportunity was given, (Contraception. 2013 Nov.-Department of 1 Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, “Patient Viewing of the Ultrasound Image 2 Prior to Abortion”, available from (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24028750); accessed 3 22 January 2014); and 4

5 Whereas, many pregnancy resource centers graciously offer a pregnant women free 6 ultrasounds as an opportunity for the woman to voluntarily view her unborn child, not with intent 7 to shame or to force guilt on a woman with an unintended pregnancy but rather to equip her 8 with knowledge to make an informed decision; and 9

10 Be it therefore resolved that the Florida Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church 11 lovingly encourages all pregnant women who are considering an abortion, to voluntarily obtain 12 and view an ultrasound of their unborn child before making such a decision. 13 14 Be it further resolved that the Florida Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church joyfully 15 declares that all persons, born and unborn, are human beings, made in God’s image, for whom 16 Christ died. 17 18 Be it further resolved that the Florida Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church 19 lovingly encourages all Florida United Methodists to genuinely and sacrificially love every 20 unborn child, as well as his or her mother and father. 21 Be it further resolved that Florida Lifewatch as an affiliated ministry of the United Methodist 22 Church of the Florida Conference is currently and will continue leading the effort to encourage 23 our brothers and sisters in Christ to uphold the sanctity of life. 24 25 Be it further resolved that in the implementation and distribution of this Resolution, we do not 26 foresee any financial impact to the Conference for this Resolution. 27 28 This motion is presented by Supply Pastor Dusty Bailey, Florida Lifewatch state coordinator, the 29

Reverend Gene Maddox, and Jan Knight, lay member of the Florida Annual Conference and 30

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GUIDELINES FOR EFFECTIVE CROSS-CULTURAL DIALOGUE

“Try on”

It’s okay to disagree

It is not okay to blame, shame, or attack, self or others

Practice “self-focus”

Practice “both/and” thinking

Notice both process and impact

Be aware of intent and impact

Confidentiality

Guías:

Mantenga la mente abierta a nuevas ideas

Está bien no estar de acuerdo…

…pero no está bien atacar o culpar a otros o a sí mismo

Practique el enfoque en sí mismo

Practique el pensamiento de “con/y”

Preste atención al proceso y al contenido

Esté consciente de la intención vs. el impacto de sus acciones

Mantenga la confidencialidad

다문화간 효과적인 대화 가이드라인

"시도해보기"

동의하지 않아도 괜찮습니다.

자신 또는 다른 사람들을 비난하거나 부끄러워하거나 공격하지 마십시오.

"자기 먼저 보기" 실천하기

"둘다/그리고" 사고를 실천하기

과정과 영향 둘 다 알리기

의도와 영향을 알고 있기

비밀유지

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Regleman pou youn bwasaj kiltirel efikas:

Esaye

Li ok pou’n pa dako

Li pa ok pouw blanmen, fe wont, oswa atake pwop tet ou zot

Toujou gade pwop tet ou

Pratike “tou le de/ ak” panse

Remake tou le de “pwosesis ak enpak”

Fe atansyon ak lentansyon e enpak

Konfidansyalite Правила эффективного межнационального общения:

Будьте открыты новым идеям

Уважайте чужое мнение

Обвинения, унижения или оскорбления в свой или чужой адрес недопустимы

Учитесь самообладанию

Стремитесь согласовывать свое мнение с мнением других

Обращайте внимание на действия и их влияние

Следите за намерениями и их последствиями

Сохраняйте конфиденциальность

Mga pangpatnubay:

Subukin.

Ayos na hindi sumang ayon.

Hindi ayos ang sisihin, hiyain, o saktan ang loob ng ibang tao.

Mag sanay ng tumuon sa sarili.

Mag sanay ng “pareho/at” pagiisip.

Pansining pareho ang proseso at impakto.

Kamalayan ang layunin at impakto.

Pagka-kumpidensiyal

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COMMISSION ON EQUITABLE COMPENSATION 1 2 The Commission on Equitable Compensation exists to assist churches who are in need of 3 financial support on a short term basis. It is our goal to see transformation come through the 4 implementation of new vision by making disciples for Jesus Christ. The Commission’s purpose 5 is to provide short term grants that assist in this process of making disciples. These grants are 6 designed to help churches continue in full time ministry as they revise their future, thus helping 7 them to return to a self-supporting status. It is our prayer as a commission, that we can be both 8 a facilitator and an encourager in the ministry of churches in need of short term financial 9 assistance. 10 11 GUIDELINES FOR 2015 12 13 Equitable Compensation funds will be granted in accordance with the following guidelines. Only 14 the Equitable Compensation Commission at the request of a District Superintendent may grant 15 exceptions. 16 17 Who is qualified to receive minimum salary funds? 18 19

All full-time pastors who are not excluded in Section 2. 20

Ministers serving full time pastoral assignments with an average attendance of 100 in 21 worship. If the attendance figures drop over a three year period, consideration will be 22 given to the church becoming part of a circuit or part-time, if the church wants to remain 23 eligible for Equitable Compensation funding. The exceptions are student appointments 24 and part-time pastors. 25 26

Who is not eligible for minimum salary support? 27 28

All pastors who are retired. 29

Part-time pastors are not eligible for minimum salary support except in those cases 30 where ministry within the discretion of the District Superintendent and Cabinet warrant 31 special support. The amount of support available will not exceed 50% of the amount 32 available on a full-time basis. 33

Full time appointments with less than 100 in average worship attendance. 34

Ministers on Leave of Absence. 35

Associate Pastors. 36

Any ordained conference member not under pastoral appointment. 37

Those who are appointed from other Annual Conferences under Disciplinary appointment 38 of ¶¶346.1 and 346.2. 39 40

To be eligible, a pastor must live in the bounds of his/her parish and give full-time service to that 41 charge. Studies pursued in an approved college or university is considered part of the work of 42 the ministry if approved by the District Superintendent. 43

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Applications for Equitable Compensation funds are submitted twice a year and must be received 1 by the Conference office on or before November 1st and April 1st. The application must include: 2 3

The November 1st application requires the signature of the Chairperson of the Staff 4 Parish Relations Committee. 5

A Vision and Mission statement as envisioned by the whole body of the church. 6

A Written Ministry Plan for implementing the Vision and Mission statement into the life of 7 the church. A summary of the measurable goals accomplished to date as reflected in 8 Evangelism, Worship, and Outreach. 9

A Treasurer’s report, including all assets, for the current year to date status of the 10 financial condition of the church. 11

A request for funds by the Charge Conference and the signature of the District 12 Superintendent. 13

A copy of the congregation’s Stewardship Commitment Plan. 14

Summary of the Measurable Goals accomplished to date as reflected in Evangelism, 15 Worship, and Outreach. 16 17

The April 1st application (if not submitted the previous November must include all of the above 18 requirements) may be completed by the District Superintendent and submitted to the 19 Conference office. 20 21 All congregations receiving Equitable Compensation Grants must renew their application by the 22 April 1st deadline. Please use the application form found at www.flumc.org and note on the 23 application “A Request for Renewal” for the current funding year. 24 25 Additional support, up to $2000, is available for “Missional Congregations.” “Chartered 26 Churches” with documented outreach to the poor, through service and evangelism may also 27 apply for “Missional” support, with the approval of the District Superintendent. The church must 28 be receiving an Equitable Compensation grant in order to be eligible for this additional support. 29 30 Before a church is granted salary support, the church must conduct, or agree to conduct, a 31 Stewardship Commitment plan. The maximum allowable salary support is 20% of minimum 32 salary. 33 34 Assistance may not be received from both Missional Funds and New Church Development 35 Funds. Assistance may not be received from both Minimum Salary Support Funds and New 36 Church Development Funds. 37 38 Churches whose salary support is at “The Minimum” may apply for assistance with utilities, 39 health insurance, or moving expenses. Churches/missions must submit a plan for ministry when 40 making an initial application for equitable compensation funds. This plan must demonstrate the 41 need for assistance and the manner in which the church/mission will be working to eliminate that 42 need in a timely way. 43 44 Churches/missions may receive the requested assistance for up to five years. In year six (6) the 45 original request will be reduced by 25%; in year seven (7) by 50%; in year eight (8) 75%. There 46 will be no assistance granted after the eighth year. 47

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Any funds granted to those churches approved, will first have to pay any outstanding balances 1 owed to the Florida Conference. Those items that must be paid in full include: 2 3

Health Insurance premiums, 4

Property and Casualty premiums, 5

Pension premiums 6

Workers Compensation premiums 7

“The Clergy Support” line item from apportionments. 8 9 The approved funds from the grant will be used to pay the balances of any outstanding debit 10 and the balance of the funds will come to the church. 11 12 Reimbursement accounts 13 14 Charges receiving Equitable Compensation Funds may establish a reimbursement account up 15 to $2000. 16 17 Salary reduction for pension purposes 18 19 Clergy receiving Equitable Compensation funds may designate a portion of their compensation 20 to the “Before Tax” contribution for the pension program. 21 22 MINIMUM SALARY RECOMMENDATIONS 2015 23

Full Connection $40,900

Provisional Members $38,700

Associate Members $37,500

Local Pastor with M. Div. or five years of Course of Study $36,400

Local Pastor with less than five years of Course of Study $35,400

24 ADDITIONAL EQUITABLE COMPENSATION INFORMATION AND REQUIREMENTS 25 26 Missional Congregations 27 28 Missional situations are those missions or organized churches in areas which demand an 29 effective ministry but are not financially capable of providing such ministries without Conference 30 assistance. There will be an annual review by the District Superintendent, to determine if each 31 Missional situation in the district meets the guidelines. 32 33 The Equitable Compensation Commission may provide amounts up to $2,000 for Missional 34 support, and an additional $2,000 may be granted for Haitian and Hispanic congregations in 35 exceptional circumstances. Request for salary support from Equitable Compensation 36 Commission for Missional Situations shall be made by November 1st and April 1st and shall 37 accompany the Equitable Compensation Request form. 38

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Eligibility for extended Missional support 1 2 A mission must meet the following criteria to receive extended support and will be annually 3 reviewed to determine continued compliance until they are able to establish independence. 4 Chartered congregations are not eligible. 5 6

Provide evidence that the mission has a vision statement, rooted in the Great 7 Commission, which actually functions to shape the decisions about deployment of people 8 and financial resources in ministry. 9

10

Provide evidence that the pastor exerts effective leadership in casting and realizing the 11 vision. 12

13

Provide evidence of the mission’s effectiveness in making and growing disciples. 14 15

The mission makes a number of new disciples (first time professions of faith or 16 “restorations”) at least equal to 10% of its average worship attendance. 17 18

The mission has a system of nurturing discipleship for all persons, long time Christians 19 and newly professed ones. 20

21

The mission carries out a consistent program of teaching the stewardship dimension of 22 discipleship including sacrificial proportionate giving by all disciples. 23

24

The mission has a worship average attendance of at least 125, or grew in attendance in 25 the past 12 months at a rate that would project reaching 125 in no more than 5 years. 26

27

Provide evidence that the mission is taking responsibility for a greater and greater 28 percentage of its total expenditures. The goal is financial independence in some 29 reasonable time frame. 30

31 Transforming Congregations 32 33 Congregations that are in need of transformation, according to the Conference’s definition 34 adopted in 2003, may receive a grant of no more than $10,000 per year for up to five years, if 35 they cannot afford the salary of available pastors with the requisite transformational skills and 36 leadership ability. The Cabinet will follow these guidelines in making appointments according to 37 “fit” and will use funds from the Commission to supplement salaries if needed to achieve the “fit.” 38 39

The congregation has a vision statement that actually functions to shape decisions about 40 deployment of people and financial resources. 41 42

The vision is rooted in the Great Commission. 43 44

The projected pastor is committed to stay at the church for at least 6 years. 45

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The congregation wants “transformation” for Missional rather than for survival reasons. 1 They understand the need they have for transformation and agree to cooperate in 2 transforming with the pastor appointed to lead. 3

4

The leaders of the congregation are committed to transforming. They have an 5 understanding of what transformation is, what it is going to cost in terms of sacrifice and 6 fundamental change in congregational life, and how long this will take. 7

8

The church is willing to re-evaluate its leadership structures and put leaders in place who 9 are willing to implement the changes transformation requires in the local church context. 10

11

The church will enter a transformation process approved by the District Superintendent, 12 the department of Congregational Vitality, and/or the District Committee. 13

14 A church in transformation, while experiencing fundamental and often painful change, is still a 15 part of the UM connection. Some churches undergoing transformation may have difficulty 16 fulfilling the following responsibilities (i.e. connectional giving, pension and health insurance 17 contributions for pastor, property insurance, workers compensation premiums.) 18 19 *In order to receive help from the Commission on Equitable Compensation the church will affirm 20 these as responsibilities they intend to fulfill. If the church has been unable to fulfill these 21 responsibilities they will develop a covenant, signed by the “Leadership Team” and carry out a 22 plan to reach annual fulfillment within 5 years. The process of transformation may temporarily 23 cause a reduction in the number of people participating in the life of the church and a reduction 24 in financial strength. In this situation temporary accommodation can be arranged, without 25 lessening the church’s long term commitment to fulfill their connectional responsibilities. The 26 Superintendent recommends the church for this program in partnership with the department of 27 Congregational Vitality. 28 29 Utilities, Health Insurance, Moving Expenses 30 31 The Equitable Compensation Commission recommends that each local church pay the Pastor’s 32 utilities and the group hospitalization premium. In hardship situations pastors may apply through 33 their District Superintendent to the Equitable Compensation Commission for $720 in utility 34 payments not covered by the local church. The Equitable Compensation Commission will pay 35 up to $5000 of the base Health Insurance plan. In areas where HMO’s are available, they shall 36 be considered the base plan. 37 38 The Equitable Compensation Commission joins with the Cabinet in recommending that each 39 receiving church pay actual moving expenses within the bounds of the Florida Conference. 40 Pastors at minimum salary level may apply through their District Superintendent to the Equitable 41 Compensation Commission for funds not to exceed $500 or 75% of the total cost if not paid by 42 the local church. 43

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Parsonage Fund 1 2 This fund is intended for the purchase and upgrading of parsonages and not for rental property 3 or pastors living in their own homes. Application can be made through the District 4 Superintendent for grants not exceeding $3,600 for full time minister or $1,800 for part-time 5 minister. The funds, if granted, will be paid upon the submission of receipts for the work 6 completed to the parsonage, or the proof of a mortgage. 7 8 2015 Budget Request 9 10 The Council on Finance and Administration is requested to appropriate $350,000 for the 11 Equitable Compensation Commission for the fiscal year 2014. The Conference Treasurer shall 12 remit funds to the District Superintendents and or the church as certified by the Executive 13 Director of the Equitable Compensation Commission. 14 15

2015

Equitable Salaries $175,000

Transformation Grants $10,000

Longevity -----

Missional $25,000

Haitian/Hispanic $24,000

Pensions $25,000

Utilities and Moving $8,000

Health Insurance $45,000

Parsonage Fund $35,000

Workers Compensation $1,000

Administration $2,000

Grand Total $ 350,000

16 Respectfully submitted by: 17 18 Brian Carr, Chairperson 19 Clarke Campbell Evans, Executive Director 20

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REPORT OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID PER AVERAGE WORSHIP ATTENDANCE (AWA)

AND PERCENTAGE OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID SORTED BY DISTRICT THEN BY HIGHEST DOLLAR PAID PER AWA

Church Apportionments

paid by AWA Percentage of Apportionments

Paid

ATLANTIC CENTRAL Community UMC-Belle Glade $631.65 101.98%

Trinity UMC-Palm Beach Gardens $273.67 100.00%

White City UMC $237.09 100.00%

First UMC-Boca Raton $235.30 100.93%

St Paul's UMC-Melbourne $232.09 100.00%

Canal Point UMC $228.17 100.00%

First UMC-Vero Beach $220.44 100.00%

N Merritt Island UMC $217.75 100.00%

St Peter's UMC $210.07 104.18%

First UMC-Titusville $208.87 100.00%

Sebastian UMC $203.99 100.00%

UMC of the Palm Beaches $203.36 79.25%

First UMC-Stuart $196.64 100.00%

First UMC-Jupiter/Tequesta $193.81 70.79%

Indian River City UMC $191.85 100.00%

St Mark's UMC-Melbourne $184.12 100.00%

Cason UMC $178.90 100.68%

First UMC-Pahokee $174.65 100.00%

St Luke's UMC-Lake Worth $171.92 107.28%

Oceanview UMC $171.42 100.00%

First UMC-Ft Pierce $171.15 46.10%

Christ By The Sea UMC $169.89 100.00%

First UMC-Cocoa Beach $165.14 100.00%

Wesley UMC-West Melbourne $163.10 100.00%

Mims UMC $162.32 100.00%

Community UMC-Ft Pierce $162.19 100.00%

St Andrew UMC-Titusville $161.52 100.00%

Good Shepherd UMC-West Palm Beach $160.77 69.39%

Emmanuel UMC-Melbourne $155.51 100.00%

Satellite Beach UMC $150.50 100.00%

First UMC-Melbourne $149.15 100.00%

Trinity UMC-West Palm Beach $141.50 48.25%

Georgianna UMC $139.97 100.00%

Roseland UMC $139.38 100.00%

Lakeside UMC $130.02 101.59%

First UMC-Okeechobee $125.57 71.71%

First UMC-Port St John $121.74 100.00%

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REPORT OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID PER AVERAGE WORSHIP ATTENDANCE (AWA)

AND PERCENTAGE OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID SORTED BY DISTRICT THEN BY HIGHEST DOLLAR PAID PER AWA

Church Apportionments

paid by AWA Percentage of Apportionments

Paid

Christ UMC-Palm Bay $115.31 100.00%

First UMC-Hobe Sound $111.63 100.00%

Scott Chapel UMC $110.90 100.00%

Palm Bay UMC $109.89 100.00%

Suntree UMC $109.32 73.13%

Lakewood Park UMC-Ft Pierce $107.34 56.07%

Trinity UMC-Jensen Beach $105.44 100.00%

Community of Hope UMC $93.29 100.00%

Asbury UMC-Vero Beach $93.14 63.67%

Rockledge UMC $90.01 36.75%

First Hispanic UMC-West Palm $86.84 102.37%

Fellowship UMC $75.66 51.92%

Northwood UMC $75.55 100.00%

First UMC-Port St Lucie $73.46 83.79%

First UMC-Cocoa $69.83 43.85%

Grace UMC-Merritt Island $66.84 33.80%

First UMC-Boynton Beach $52.06 27.41%

Faith UMC-Boynton Beach $46.31 37.33%

The Haitian UMC $20.76 50.13%

Calvary UMC-Lake Worth $9.62 1.89%

St John UMC-Ft Pierce $0.00 0.00%

EAST CENTRAL

Broadway UMC $389.68 100.00%

First UMC-Orlando $327.17 100.00%

First UMC-Winter Park $267.28 100.00%

Grace UMC-Lake Mary $245.83 100.00%

First UMC-Geneva $216.48 58.18%

Trinity UMC-Sanford $215.60 100.00%

Pierson UMC $214.27 100.00%

Stewart Memorial UMC $214.27 100.00%

St Luke's UMC-Orlando $211.42 100.00%

Azalea Park UMC $210.30 100.00%

First UMC-New Smyrna Beach $209.37 100.00%

St Andrews UMC-Winter Park $197.36 100.00%

DeLeon Springs UMC $197.03 100.00%

Conway UMC $195.28 100.00%

College Park UMC $194.91 75.10%

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REPORT OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID PER AVERAGE WORSHIP ATTENDANCE (AWA)

AND PERCENTAGE OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID SORTED BY DISTRICT THEN BY HIGHEST DOLLAR PAID PER AWA

Church Apportionments

paid by AWA Percentage of Apportionments

Paid

First UMC-Winter Garden $192.86 100.00%

Tomoka UMC $191.83 100.00%

Flagler Beach UMC $188.48 100.00%

Edgewater UMC-Edgewater $176.53 100.00%

First UMC-Kissimmee $170.00 100.00%

First UMC-Oviedo $167.88 100.00%

First UMC-Bunnell $165.26 74.66%

Sanlando UMC $163.27 100.00%

Christ UMC-Sanford $161.77 71.03%

Orange City UMC $158.35 100.00%

First UMC-Port Orange $158.33 100.00%

Asbury UMC-Maitland $154.47 100.00%

Palm Coast UMC $152.64 100.00%

Faith UMC-Orlando $151.36 100.00%

Coronado Community UMC $150.50 100.00%

Zellwood UMC $149.70 100.00%

Reeves Memorial UMC $148.21 37.35%

Lakeside Fellowship UMC $144.18 74.75%

Community UMC-Daytona Beach $143.22 100.00%

First UMC-Apopka $135.71 100.00%

First UMC-DeLand $133.70 100.00%

Trinity UMC-DeLand $133.17 100.00%

First UMC-Clermont $131.22 100.00%

University Carillon UMC $125.89 100.00%

First UMC-St Cloud $121.42 100.00%

Montverde UMC $116.90 100.00%

Riverview UMC $116.32 50.00%

Community UMC-DeBary $115.88 100.00%

Bear Lake UMC $113.47 100.00%

Barnett Memorial UMC $104.41 73.61%

Spring of Life $100.48 100.00%

Covenant UMC $98.98 100.00%

St Joseph UMC-Deland $94.76 100.00%

Aloma UMC $89.83 40.53%

Lake Helen UMC $88.33 100.00%

Community UMC-Casselberry $82.27 50.82%

Community of Faith UMC $81.20 100.00%

First UMC-Ormond Beach $80.97 46.14%

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REPORT OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID PER AVERAGE WORSHIP ATTENDANCE (AWA)

AND PERCENTAGE OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID SORTED BY DISTRICT THEN BY HIGHEST DOLLAR PAID PER AWA

Church Apportionments

paid by AWA Percentage of Apportionments

Paid

Tuskawilla UMC $78.73 100.00%

Osteen UMC $72.86 100.00%

Ocoee Oaks UMC $68.29 45.13%

Trinity UMC-Seville $66.02 29.61%

Christ Hispanic UMC $54.62 45.36%

Solid Rock - Orlando $54.29 40.98%

Forest Hills UMC-Deland $52.38 100.00%

Pine Ridge Fellowship UMC $49.54 49.37%

Shingle Creek UMC $45.17 35.00%

First UMC-Sanford $40.82 17.77%

Peace UMC-Orlando $33.20 34.53%

First UMC-Pine Hills $27.43 16.77%

Pine Castle UMC $0.00 0.00%

GULF CENTRAL

Sylvan Abbey UMC $367.60 100.00%

Christ UMC-Bradenton $275.76 100.00%

Wesley Memorial UMC-St Petersburg $268.90 100.00%

St James UMC-St Petersburg $268.79 100.00%

Christ UMC-St Petersburg $247.45 64.45%

Allendale UMC $246.87 100.00%

Rogers Community UMC $244.09 100.00%

Heritage UMC $227.43 100.00%

First UMC-St Petersburg $223.92 100.00%

First UMC-Gulfport $213.88 100.00%

Faith UMC-Bradenton $210.98 100.00%

Lealman UMC $210.85 100.00%

First UMC-Clearwater $204.28 84.52%

Spring Lake UMC-Brooksville $192.40 100.00%

Curlew UMC $185.67 100.00%

Trinity UMC-Bradenton $184.99 100.00%

East Lake UMC $180.27 100.00%

First UMC-Seminole $178.45 75.63%

First UMC-New Port Richey $176.81 100.00%

Skycrest UMC $174.64 85.73%

Hope UMC-New Port Richey $172.18 100.00%

Friendship UMC-Clearwater $171.45 100.00%

Lakewood UMC-St Petersburg $159.93 51.39%

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REPORT OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID PER AVERAGE WORSHIP ATTENDANCE (AWA)

AND PERCENTAGE OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID SORTED BY DISTRICT THEN BY HIGHEST DOLLAR PAID PER AWA

Church Apportionments

paid by AWA Percentage of Apportionments

Paid

Crystal River UMC $159.45 100.00%

Manatee UMC $156.83 100.00%

Clearview UMC $153.81 100.53%

Harvest UMC $152.76 100.00%

St Paul UMC-Largo $152.13 100.00%

Mariner UMC $149.03 100.00%

Pasadena Community UMC $148.95 100.00%

Palm Harbor UMC $140.40 100.00%

Riviera UMC $139.56 76.01%

Lake Lindsey UMC $130.71 100.00%

Ellenton UMC $129.99 100.00%

Keystone UMC-Odessa $125.58 72.54%

Emmanuel UMC-Bradenton $121.31 100.00%

First UMC-Hudson $120.44 100.00%

First UMC-Pinellas Park $118.20 52.62%

First UMC-Homosassa $109.01 100.00%

Faith UMC-Hudson $107.07 100.00%

Mt Zion UMC-Clearwater $104.01 56.27%

McCabe UMC $102.93 38.21%

First UMC-Spring Hill $101.95 100.00%

Anona UMC $101.45 100.00%

Terra Ceia UMC $99.32 100.00%

First UMC-Palmetto $87.83 36.37%

Braden River UMC $82.72 36.49%

First UMC-Dunedin $82.01 50.14%

Family of God UMC $81.72 100.00%

Oakhurst UMC $76.15 45.16%

Parrish UMC $70.27 100.00%

St Luke's UMC-St Petersburg $68.08 36.43%

Asbury UMC-New Port Richey $61.56 39.80%

New Hope UMC-Brooksville $59.77 100.00%

Aldersgate UMC-Largo $56.70 41.01%

Oneco UMC $51.72 35.59%

Shady Hills UMC $51.22 24.23%

First UMC-Tarpon Springs $47.46 21.45%

First UMC-Bradenton $42.25 17.80%

First UMC-Brooksville $28.81 23.29%

Community UMC-Oldsmar $25.04 16.40%

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REPORT OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID PER AVERAGE WORSHIP ATTENDANCE (AWA)

AND PERCENTAGE OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID SORTED BY DISTRICT THEN BY HIGHEST DOLLAR PAID PER AWA

Church Apportionments

paid by AWA Percentage of Apportionments

Paid

Union Street UMC $12.67 17.17%

NORTH CENTRAL

First UMC-Gainesville $313.53 100.00%

Southwest UMC $305.05 100.00%

First UMC-Hawthorne $284.87 100.00%

Paradise UMC-Alachua $270.00 100.00%

Trinity UMC-Gainesville $241.91 100.00%

First UMC-Ocala $233.87 100.00%

St Paul's UMC-Ocala $222.91 100.00%

Melrose UMC $211.54 100.00%

McIntosh UMC $208.39 100.00%

Grace UMC-Gainesville $199.94 100.00%

Anthony UMC $180.12 100.00%

First UMC-Archer $178.10 100.00%

First UMC-Bushnell $175.47 55.22%

Bronson UMC $174.98 100.00%

Wesley UMC-Gainesville $174.09 71.64%

Zion UMC $171.17 100.00%

Paisley UMC $170.43 100.00%

First UMC-Citra $167.77 100.00%

First UMC-Alachua $166.65 100.00%

Sparr UMC $163.96 100.00%

Wildwood UMC $156.67 100.00%

Druid Hills UMC $146.50 100.00%

Little Chapel UMC $145.72 89.05%

First UMC-Williston $145.65 100.00%

First UMC-Mt Dora $143.21 100.00%

Bartley Temple UMC $137.16 100.00%

St John's UMC-Cotton Plant $133.34 100.00%

Belleview UMC $131.06 100.00%

First UMC-Tavares $131.03 100.00%

Hernando UMC $128.12 100.00%

Shiloh UMC $125.86 102.88%

First UMC-Micanopy $113.88 100.00%

Solomons Chapel UMC $111.16 100.00%

First UMC-Eustis $107.53 50.00%

Ocala West UMC $105.70 100.00%

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REPORT OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID PER AVERAGE WORSHIP ATTENDANCE (AWA)

AND PERCENTAGE OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID SORTED BY DISTRICT THEN BY HIGHEST DOLLAR PAID PER AWA

Church Apportionments

paid by AWA Percentage of Apportionments

Paid

Floral City UMC $103.81 73.70%

Sumterville UMC $99.84 100.00%

Lady Lake UMC $99.18 100.00%

Wesley Chapel UMC-Arredondo $98.36 102.38%

Mt Pleasant UMC-Gainesville $98.32 100.00%

Christ UMC-Leesburg $98.02 100.00%

Webster UMC $95.27 100.00%

Ocklawaha UMC $93.65 100.00%

New Covenant UMC $91.37 100.00%

Community UMC-Fruitland Park $91.01 100.00%

Evinston UMC $90.41 100.00%

Altoona UMC $85.63 100.00%

First UMC-Reddick $84.65 100.00%

Mascotte UMC $84.37 100.00%

Oxford UMC $82.71 100.00%

First UMC-Dunnellon $78.55 100.00%

New Hope UMC-Hawthorne $77.31 100.00%

Free Canaan UMC $77.17 100.00%

Coleman UMC $75.31 100.00%

Hague UMC $74.69 82.64%

Banks UMC $73.05 100.00%

Wesley Chapel UMC-Cotton Plant $68.15 100.00%

Orange Creek/Campville UMC $64.50 100.00%

St Catherine UMC $63.28 100.00%

Hall Chapel UMC $61.61 100.00%

Pine UMC $58.28 100.00%

St Mark's UMC-Ocala $58.05 15.72%

Spring Hill UMC $49.56 100.00%

Greater Liberty Hill UMC $48.04 100.00%

St John's UMC-Alachua $47.50 100.35%

Mt Herman UMC $47.44 82.59%

New Hope UMC-Citra $45.89 100.00%

Debose Chapel UMC $45.00 100.00%

Pleasant Plain UMC $43.77 100.00%

Morrison UMC $43.24 20.61%

First UMC-Inverness $40.95 15.95%

Lake Panasoffkee UMC $36.57 18.01%

Newberry UMC $35.77 16.06%

182

REPORT OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID PER AVERAGE WORSHIP ATTENDANCE (AWA)

AND PERCENTAGE OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID SORTED BY DISTRICT THEN BY HIGHEST DOLLAR PAID PER AWA

Church Apportionments

paid by AWA Percentage of Apportionments

Paid

Freedom UMC $33.93 100.00%

Mt Nebo UMC $28.89 80.39%

Mt Zion UMC-Reddick $22.99 100.00%

Faith UMC-Gainesville $17.00 7.10%

Edge Memorial UMC $13.12 4.44%

Forest UMC $11.44 5.39%

Providence UMC $4.00 100.00%

Ft McCoy UMC $0.00 0.00%

Linden UMC $0.00 0.00%

Lochloosa UMC $0.00 0.00%

Wacahoota UMC $0.00 0.00%

NORTH EAST

Swaim Memorial UMC $395.36 100.00%

Spring Glen UMC $315.96 100.00%

Howe Memorial UMC $298.54 100.00%

Southside UMC $270.24 100.00%

Avondale UMC $250.30 100.00%

Orange Park UMC $235.86 100.42%

Asbury UMC-Orange Park $230.09 100.00%

First UMC-Lake Butler $226.29 100.00%

St Paul UMC-Jacksonville $224.44 100.00%

Grace UMC-St Augustine $223.71 100.00%

Ortega UMC $222.72 100.00%

Christ UMC-Neptune Beach $221.90 76.70%

Trinity UMC-Palatka $215.43 100.00%

Dinsmore UMC $209.24 100.00%

Simpson Memorial UMC-Jacksonville $205.07 100.00%

Lake Shore UMC $193.43 100.00%

Faith UMC-Jacksonville $191.93 100.00%

Riverside Park UMC $187.51 80.00%

Crossroad UMC $183.42 72.16%

Memorial UMC-Fernandina Beach $181.62 100.00%

Highlands UMC-Jacksonville $178.23 89.41%

First UMC-Jacksonville $176.49 49.47%

Inman Memorial UMC $166.71 100.00%

Alexander Memorial UMC $162.24 100.00%

First UMC-Callahan $160.84 100.00%

183

REPORT OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID PER AVERAGE WORSHIP ATTENDANCE (AWA)

AND PERCENTAGE OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID SORTED BY DISTRICT THEN BY HIGHEST DOLLAR PAID PER AWA

Church Apportionments

paid by AWA Percentage of Apportionments

Paid

Wesley Fellowship $159.05 55.62%

Fort Caroline UMC $158.65 98.02%

Middleburg UMC $151.26 100.00%

Garden City UMC $148.20 100.00%

Keystone UMC-Keystone Heights $147.22 100.00%

Emmanuel UMC-Palatka $145.43 100.00%

Calvary UMC-Orange Park $139.24 107.27%

Christ UMC-Hastings $135.81 100.00%

Mt Zion UMC-Jacksonville $134.92 59.53%

Wesconnett UMC-Jacksonville $129.52 66.70%

Murray Hill UMC $125.90 35.51%

Fleming Island UMC $122.49 68.67%

Franklintown UMC $121.85 100.00%

Mandarin UMC $120.92 100.00%

Interlachen UMC $118.52 75.00%

First UMC-St Augustine $117.92 66.91%

First UMC-Starke $115.45 100.00%

Lakewood UMC-Jacksonville $115.36 50.00%

First UMC-Green Cove Springs $108.71 107.76%

Yulee UMC $104.72 100.00%

Grace UMC-Lawtey $103.19 100.00%

Isle Of Faith UMC $100.46 62.56%

Beach UMC-Jacksonville Beach $95.61 18.95%

Worthington Springs UMC $95.57 49.34%

Welaka UMC $93.26 100.00%

Community UMC-Lake Como $92.60 91.49%

First UMC-Baldwin $91.04 52.02%

St Joseph UMC-Jacksonville $83.33 20.30%

Florahome UMC $78.61 100.00%

Pleasant Grove UMC-Starke $73.02 100.00%

Arlington UMC $65.16 25.56%

Georgetown UMC $64.44 100.00%

Ponte Vedra Mission $60.35 100.00%

Glynlea Grace UMC $52.56 18.41%

First UMC-Macclenny $48.93 20.74%

St Stephens UMC $45.00 42.00%

Shores UMC $44.82 27.00%

Greater Bell UMC $44.27 100.00%

184

REPORT OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID PER AVERAGE WORSHIP ATTENDANCE (AWA)

AND PERCENTAGE OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID SORTED BY DISTRICT THEN BY HIGHEST DOLLAR PAID PER AWA

Church Apportionments

paid by AWA Percentage of Apportionments

Paid

St James UMC-Palatka $41.76 17.36%

New Life Community UMC $37.13 18.57%

Riverdale UMC $33.14 28.64%

Mt Moriah UMC-Jacksonville $32.55 41.31%

Ebenezer UMC-Jacksonville $26.55 15.67%

River of Life Mission $23.99 100.00%

Trinity UMC-Fernandina Beach $10.44 4.26%

Trinity UMC-St Augustine $5.36 2.71%

Asbury UMC-Jacksonville $0.00 0.00%

NORTH WEST

Centenary UMC $361.05 100.00%

Trinity UMC-Tallahassee $339.84 100.00%

Gray Memorial UMC $286.86 100.00%

First UMC-Live Oak $280.54 100.03%

Pinetta UMC $259.00 100.00%

Chaires UMC $251.45 100.00%

First UMC-Chattahoochee $235.46 100.00%

Calvary UMC-Tallahassee $226.27 100.00%

First UMC-Jasper $224.48 100.00%

First UMC-Perry $219.00 100.00%

St Paul's UMC-Tallahassee $218.13 100.00%

Forest Hills UMC-Quincy $212.83 100.00%

Bethel UMC-Tallahassee $202.44 100.00%

First UMC-Madison $198.63 100.00%

Steinhatchee UMC $185.65 100.00%

First UMC-Chiefland $185.04 100.00%

Salem UMC $184.52 100.00%

Pisgah UMC $176.09 100.00%

First UMC-Cedar Key $173.16 100.00%

Killearn UMC $171.76 100.00%

St George Island UMC $169.15 91.71%

Tallahassee Heights UMC $168.13 100.00%

Lake Jackson UMC $167.16 100.00%

First UMC-Monticello $163.35 100.00%

Wacissa UMC $162.97 100.00%

Crawfordville UMC $162.81 100.00%

Rocky Springs UMC $157.29 100.00%

185

REPORT OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID PER AVERAGE WORSHIP ATTENDANCE (AWA)

AND PERCENTAGE OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID SORTED BY DISTRICT THEN BY HIGHEST DOLLAR PAID PER AWA

Church Apportionments

paid by AWA Percentage of Apportionments

Paid

Greensboro UMC $154.79 100.00%

Sopchoppy UMC $154.52 100.00%

White Springs UMC $152.64 100.00%

John Wesley UMC $147.39 50.57%

Hanson UMC $147.31 100.00%

Woodville UMC $139.82 100.00%

Bethel UMC-Lake City $138.63 100.00%

Bristol UMC $136.83 100.00%

Wesley Memorial UMC-Lake City $131.04 83.85%

Lee UMC $130.80 77.53%

Old Town UMC $127.29 100.00%

Ochlockonee Bay UMC $117.10 100.00%

Wellborn UMC $115.74 100.00%

Mt Pleasant UMC-Quincy $115.46 100.00%

Wakulla UMC $114.18 87.02%

Trinity UMC-Lake City $113.95 100.00%

Deer Lake $113.72 101.95%

Sardis UMC $113.11 100.00%

New Hope UMC-Lake City $110.50 100.00%

Cherry Lake UMC $108.00 100.00%

Tustenuggee UMC $106.54 100.00%

Waukeenah UMC $106.38 100.00%

Branford UMC $102.33 100.00%

Grace UMC-Hosford $100.06 100.00%

Mt Lebanon UMC $96.38 100.00%

Greenville UMC $92.89 100.00%

Pine Grove UMC $92.05 100.00%

New Life UMC $90.51 100.00%

Hickory Grove UMC $90.39 100.00%

Ft White UMC $85.71 68.85%

First UMC-Apalachicola $84.11 36.73%

Glen Julia UMC $83.97 100.00%

Sycamore UMC $83.85 100.00%

Boyd New Life UMC $80.71 54.98%

First UMC-High Springs $77.21 47.46%

Hendry Memorial UMC $74.00 66.12%

Miccosukee UMC $71.67 84.08%

Ellzey UMC $69.57 100.00%

186

REPORT OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID PER AVERAGE WORSHIP ATTENDANCE (AWA)

AND PERCENTAGE OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID SORTED BY DISTRICT THEN BY HIGHEST DOLLAR PAID PER AWA

Church Apportionments

paid by AWA Percentage of Apportionments

Paid

Trenton UMC $68.49 65.94%

Huntsville UMC $67.67 74.91%

Pleasant Grove UMC-Lake City $66.78 100.00%

First UMC-Cross City $64.78 32.41%

Jennings UMC $58.14 44.65%

New Harmony UMC $55.82 100.00%

First UMC-Lake City $55.14 26.08%

Bethlehem UMC $47.22 39.03%

Carrabelle UMC $42.48 31.07%

Pickens Temple UMC $34.83 100.00%

McCalls Chapel UMC $33.06 16.63%

Lake Bird UMC $25.53 44.77%

Mt Carmel UMC $22.64 32.32%

Siloam UMC $21.35 100.00%

Mt Bethel UMC $16.06 100.00%

First UMC-Eastpoint $0.00 0.00%

Mayo UMC $0.00 0.00%

New Mt Zion UMC $0.00 0.00%

SOUTH CENTRAL

UM Temple $316.56 100.00%

Northeast UMC $272.12 100.00%

Oak Grove UMC $268.35 100.86%

Community UMC-Ridge Manor $241.46 100.00%

First UMC-Land O' Lakes $235.94 100.43%

First UMC-Plant City $235.08 100.00%

Manhattan Avenue UMC $230.04 106.23%

Grace UMC-Tampa $222.87 100.00%

Seminole Heights UMC $215.62 101.59%

College Heights UMC-Lakeland $212.50 100.00%

Trinity UMC-Lakeland $212.04 101.12%

Palma Ceia UMC-Tampa $209.50 100.00%

St James at Tampa Palms UMC $208.36 105.55%

Trinity UMC-Plant City $204.92 100.00%

First UMC-Lakeland $196.95 100.04%

Lake Magdalene UMC $188.25 100.84%

Dover UMC $184.85 100.00%

Temple Terrace UMC $182.89 100.00%

187

REPORT OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID PER AVERAGE WORSHIP ATTENDANCE (AWA)

AND PERCENTAGE OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID SORTED BY DISTRICT THEN BY HIGHEST DOLLAR PAID PER AWA

Church Apportionments

paid by AWA Percentage of Apportionments

Paid

Asbury UMC-Bartow $181.05 100.00%

First UMC-Auburndale $177.73 100.00%

Lake Gibson UMC $174.53 100.00%

Hyde Park UMC $174.12 100.00%

New Horizon UMC $167.37 100.00%

St Andrews UMC-Brandon $164.31 100.00%

First UMC-Lutz $163.30 100.00%

Beymer Memorial UMC $159.84 100.00%

St Mark UMC-Lakeland $158.37 100.00%

Ruskin UMC $153.94 100.00%

First UMC-Seffner $153.58 100.00%

Van Dyke UMC $152.38 100.00%

Korean UMC-Tampa $151.16 100.00%

First UMC-Brandon $150.86 100.00%

Harvester UMC $140.43 100.00%

Springhead UMC $135.18 100.00%

Mulberry UMC $133.76 100.00%

Highlands UMC-Highland City $130.44 100.00%

Dundee UMC $125.18 100.00%

Keeney UMC $120.76 100.00%

Port Tampa UMC $120.00 100.00%

Alturas UMC $119.69 100.00%

Community UMC-San Antonio $118.79 59.02%

Limona Village Chapel $117.79 54.03%

Tyer Temple UMC $117.76 100.00%

First UMC-Bartow $116.79 44.35%

First UMC-Lake Wales $114.50 44.20%

First UMC-Dade City $112.08 100.00%

Thonotosassa UMC $107.14 100.00%

Trinity UMC-Winter Haven $105.89 100.00%

First UMC-Zephyrhills $102.12 100.00%

Wesley Memorial UMC-Tampa $99.94 57.00%

Grace UMC-Plant City $97.03 100.00%

Sun City Center UMC $92.87 100.00%

Forest Hills UMC-Tampa $90.89 36.11%

Lakewood Park UMC-Lakeland $88.34 66.99%

St John's UMC-Winter Haven $86.45 52.33%

Lena Vista UMC $81.82 100.00%

188

REPORT OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID PER AVERAGE WORSHIP ATTENDANCE (AWA)

AND PERCENTAGE OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID SORTED BY DISTRICT THEN BY HIGHEST DOLLAR PAID PER AWA

Church Apportionments

paid by AWA Percentage of Apportionments

Paid

Wellspring UMC $78.26 39.78%

Hillsborough UMC $76.70 49.95%

First UMC-Lake Alfred $75.30 40.22%

Blanton UMC $69.88 56.85%

Crystal Lake UMC $63.99 32.40%

Kathleen UMC $56.37 31.94%

South Shore UMC - Riverview $53.66 100.00%

Bayshore UMC $52.58 16.22%

First UMC-Riverview $51.16 25.96%

Cork UMC $47.62 25.85%

Good Shepherd UMC-Lakeland $46.25 22.09%

Grace Community at Fish Hawk $40.81 33.33%

Crossroads Community UMC $37.41 17.06%

Shepherd's Community UMC $37.04 17.09%

Trilby UMC $28.55 18.13%

Christ UMC-Tampa $16.67 5.16%

Faith Primera Iglesia UMC $0.00 0.00%

SOUTH EAST

First UMC-S Miami $521.09 100.00%

Olympia Heights UMC $511.74 100.00%

First UMC-Ft Lauderdale $338.38 100.00%

First UMC-Homestead $254.61 100.00%

Hollywood Hills UMC $239.48 100.00%

Wesley Chapel UMC-Ft Lauderdale $238.39 49.87%

Palm Springs UMC $220.64 100.00%

Silver Palm UMC $206.15 100.00%

Killian Pines UMC $205.68 100.00%

Christ Church UM $198.66 100.00%

Harris Chapel UMC $192.00 76.06%

Redland Community UMC $191.66 100.00%

Fulford UMC $184.16 100.00%

Plantation UMC $171.89 100.00%

St John's UMC-Miami Beach $171.09 21.77%

New Horizon UMC $163.67 80.81%

Trinity UMC-Lighthouse Point $159.01 51.00%

Miami Lakes UMC $149.93 72.46%

Tamiami UMC $149.74 57.12%

189

REPORT OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID PER AVERAGE WORSHIP ATTENDANCE (AWA)

AND PERCENTAGE OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID SORTED BY DISTRICT THEN BY HIGHEST DOLLAR PAID PER AWA

Church Apportionments

paid by AWA Percentage of Apportionments

Paid

Community UM-Marathon $147.97 100.00%

Burton Memorial UMC $144.81 100.00%

Big Pine UMC $142.38 100.00%

Norland UMC $141.51 100.00%

Key West UMC $136.99 100.00%

First UMC-Miami $135.45 83.34%

Davie UMC $122.16 71.19%

Wesley Hispanic UMC $120.54 102.92%

Merrell UMC $117.10 52.87%

Newman UMC $107.70 100.00%

Everglades Community UMC $107.00 60.01%

First UMC-Coral Springs $105.75 100.00%

Perrine-Peters UMC $104.66 42.56%

Matecumbe UMC $101.31 36.82%

Iglesia Metodista Unida de Peace-Miami $91.70 100.00%

Ebenezer UMC-Miami $89.70 58.33%

Iglesia C J Wesley UMC $85.68 100.00%

Coral Way UMC $84.37 100.00%

First UMC-Coral Gables $83.74 19.75%

Kendall UMC $78.72 37.82%

St John UMC-Ft Lauderdale $71.45 55.05%

Village UMC $69.03 40.44%

Westwood UMC $65.12 26.49%

Kelly's Chapel UMC $63.96 43.27%

Cutler Ridge UMC $61.28 23.64%

Carol City UMC $59.06 36.85%

Cokesbury UMC $56.51 33.61%

Miramar-UMC $55.66 39.69%

Poinciana UMC $53.56 20.41%

Riverside UMC-Miami $50.00 21.88%

N Hialeah Hispanic UMC $49.89 42.45%

Opa Locka UMC $47.62 26.25%

Korean UMC-S FL $47.10 100.00%

St Paul UMC-Deerfield Beach $44.27 40.83%

Hispanic American UMC $29.47 35.58%

Sellers Memorial UMC $24.50 6.86%

Parkway UMC $22.51 15.20%

Faith UMC-Miami $15.41 8.69%

190

REPORT OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID PER AVERAGE WORSHIP ATTENDANCE (AWA)

AND PERCENTAGE OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID SORTED BY DISTRICT THEN BY HIGHEST DOLLAR PAID PER AWA

Church Apportionments

paid by AWA Percentage of Apportionments

Paid

Epworth UMC $9.61 10.18%

SOUTH WEST

First UMC - Ft. Myers $323.80 100.00%

First UMC-Sarasota $307.19 100.00%

Boca Grande UMC $276.80 100.00%

Wesley Memorial UMC-Ft Myers $256.44 100.00%

First UMC-Wauchula $226.20 100.00%

First UMC-Bonita Springs $225.91 100.00%

St James UMC-Sarasota $223.24 44.04%

First UMC-Immokalee $194.93 100.00%

First UMC-Bowling Green $194.59 75.57%

Memorial UMC-Lake Placid $191.71 100.00%

Christ UMC-Lehigh Acres $191.11 100.00%

First UMC-Naples $187.50 80.31%

Trinity UMC-Sarasota $185.74 100.00%

Carlson Memorial UMC $184.99 100.00%

Wesley UMC-Marco Island $181.88 100.00%

Grace UMC-Venice $170.80 100.00%

St John's UMC-Sarasota $167.64 100.00%

Spring Lake UMC-Sebring $156.62 100.01%

Trinity UMC-North Port $156.56 100.00%

First UMC-Sebring $152.22 100.00%

Pine Island UMC $151.79 100.00%

Hope UMC-Cape Coral $149.99 100.00%

Friendship UMC-Punta Gorda $147.48 100.00%

Beach UMC-Ft Myers Beach $146.03 100.00%

Old Miakka UMC $145.35 100.00%

Venice-Nokomis UMC $145.19 100.00%

Christ UMC-Venice $141.70 100.00%

Myakka City UMC $131.94 100.00%

E Naples UMC $128.78 100.00%

Pine Level UMC $128.69 100.00%

First UMC-Clewiston $126.86 68.21%

Cornerstone UMC-Naples $126.84 100.00%

N Naples UMC $124.54 100.00%

Tice UMC $123.60 100.00%

First UMC-Avon Park $123.55 100.00%

191

REPORT OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID PER AVERAGE WORSHIP ATTENDANCE (AWA)

AND PERCENTAGE OF APPORTIONMENTS PAID SORTED BY DISTRICT THEN BY HIGHEST DOLLAR PAID PER AWA

Church Apportionments

paid by AWA Percentage of Apportionments

Paid

First UMC-Cape Coral $122.82 100.00%

Port Charlotte UMC $121.57 100.00%

First UMC-Punta Gorda $119.69 100.00%

First UMC-Ft Meade $116.60 67.22%

Gulf Cove UMC $114.60 100.00%

Faith UMC-Ft Myers $109.64 100.00%

Cypress Lake UMC $108.05 100.00%

Cleveland UMC $107.15 100.00%

Edgewater UMC-Port Charlotte $101.10 100.00%

First UMC-Frostproof $98.64 100.00%

Indian Lake UMC $98.52 100.00%

Good Shepherd UMC-N Ft Myers $94.75 100.00%

St John UMC-Sebring $91.80 100.00%

First UMC-Zolfo Springs $86.39 100.00%

Ft Ogden UMC $84.72 78.22%

First UMC-Moore Haven $82.88 100.00%

Estero UMC $82.21 100.00%

Sun Ray UMC $76.77 100.00%

Pleasant Hill UMC $76.16 58.07%

Englewood UMC $75.68 100.00%

Trinity UMC-Arcadia $74.04 100.02%

Grace UMC-Cape Coral $69.59 100.00%

Alva UMC $67.76 100.00%

Christ Community UMC $64.36 50.92%

Vamo UMC $61.06 43.83%

Trinity UMC-Ft Myers $48.76 100.00%

Hardee County Spanish UMC $18.03 25.17%

192

Ministry Protection Financial Results

31-Dec-2013

31-Dec-2012

Insurance Coverage Administration

Premium Revenue - P&C $10,889,669

$10,985,192

Premium Revenue - WC $1,351,546

$1,144,119

Total Revenue $12,241,215

$12,129,311

Insurance Coverage Expenses Excess Insurance Expense $7,375,030

$7,491,600

Claims Administrator Fees $270,166

$297,911

Other Professional Fees $268,483

$99,668

Discount for Early Premium Payment $112,245

$90,639

Premium Dividend $754,692

$314,350

Bad Debt Expense $300,000

$64,828

Ministry Protection Department $460,208

$392,970

Total Insurance Coverage Expenses $9,540,824

$8,751,966

Insurance Coverage Income/(Loss) $2,700,391

$3,377,345

Insurance Claims Administration

Recovery Revenue $593,702

$347,426

Claims Expenses Claim Payments - P&C $2,542,213

$1,868,674

Claim Payments - WC $1,194,515

$943,220

Deductible Assistance $338,059

$522,955

Change in Loss Reserve $943,700

$153,700

Total Claim Payment Expenses $5,018,487

$3,488,549

Insurance Claims Income/(Loss) ($4,424,785)

($3,141,123)

Ministry Protection Program Income ($1,724,394)

$236,222

Loss Fund

193

Beginning Balance $8,114,164

$7,089,906

Net MP Program Activity ($1,724,394)

$236,222

Investment Earnings $352,299

$379,420

Realized Gains/(Losses) $490,303

$148,180

Unrealized Gains/(Losses) $944,712

$260,436

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Fund $62,920

$1,024,258

Ending Balance $8,177,084

$8,114,164

Loss Fund Accrual $5,871,900

$5,606,900

Total Cash & Investments $14,756,542

$13,316,434