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AWF Annual Conference 2010
2010 AWF Annual Conference Session
Frazer Memorial United Methodist Church
Montgomery, AL
June 6-9, 2010
Deadline for online registration is May 21!
WORKING AGENDA (03.2010)
Click here to view the working agenda. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dr. Shirley Woodie, Conference Secretary, swoodie171@charter.net
SPECIAL GUESTS
Bishop William Morris will be the guest preacher for the following services:
- Opening Worship: "This is the Day" - Psalm 118:24
- Service of Ordination and Commissioning: "Who's Calling" - I Samuel 3:1-8
Dr. Mickey Efird will lead Bible Studies on Monday (06.07) and Tuesday (06.08) mornings:
- Monday’s session – Is Morality Still Relevant? Apostle Paul's dealing with Gnosticism and its moral consequences, with a focus on the extremes and looking at several passages from his letters.
- Tuesday’s session – What Kind of Leaders Does the Church Need? Paul's dealing with leadership in the church and how Christian leaders are supposed to set examples for the church; again looking at several passages in his letters.
MORE INFORMATION
SPECIAL OFFERING
This year's AWF Conference Special Mission Offering will be given to the Central Conference Pension Iniative (CCPI). Follow this link for a list of frequently asked questions about CCPI.
- Click here for an informative brochure
- Click here for a bulletin insert
- Click here for sermon starters and notes on how to incorporate into a worship service.
- Watch CCPI Videos here
PRE-CONFERNECE INFORMATION
Click here to download an information letter regarding the 2010 Annual Conference. If you are planning on staying at a local facility, they are listed in this letter. Be sure and mention "Alabama-West Florida United Methodist Church Conference" when booking a room.
DISPLAY BOOTH RESERVATIONS
Reserve a display booth area by contacting the Annual Conference Registrar, Rev. Ed Deabler by May 7.
HOUSING AT HUNTINGDON COLLEGE
Click here to download a housing registration form to reserve a room at Huntingdon College. Rates are listed on the form. Click here for a campus map.
MASS CHOIR
For our opening worship service on the evening of June 6 we would love to have singers from all over the conference join the Frazer choir to make a mass chorus. Click here for complete information.
LOCAL CHURCH HERITAGE AWARD
An annual award, “The Local Church Heritage Award,” was established in 1988 to be given to the church most diligent in preserving its heritage during the year. The award to be given at the 2010 Annual Conference session is for the calendar year 2009. Following is the list of six criteria a church should meet:
1. During 2009 the Church celebrated in a special way an anniversary and/or was placed on a state or national historic register.
2. Church has a copy of the form “Historical Information on Churches” on file in the Conference Depository. If you do not know if we have this form, contact the Archivist, Sharon Tucker (e-mail <archives@huntingdon.edu> or phone 334-833-4413).
3. Church has submitted the “Local Church Update” form to its annual Charge Conference. If your church did not receive this form, contact the Archivist, Sharon Tucker (e-mail: <archives@huntingdon.edu> or phone: 334-833-4413) to get one.
4. Church has an Historian and/or a Committee on Records.
5. Church has a written church history on file at the Methodist Archives Center.
6. Church has a designated place for storing its archives and artifacts.
Click here to download the guidelines and application for the LOCAL CHURCH HERITAGE AWARD. Deadline to apply is May 1, 2010.
JANE WALKER SCHOLARSHIP
Click here to download the 2010 Jane Walker Scholarship Application. Contact Rev. Libba Stinson for further details.
ALICE LEE AWARD
The Commission on the Status and Role of Women (COSROW) of the Alabama – West Florida Conference annually presents the Alice Lee Award at Annual Conference. The coveted award is named for outstanding Monroeville attorney and church leader Alice Lee. Miss Lee was the first woman to chair the conference delegation to General Conference and is to date the only woman to do so. The award was established to help promote COSROW’s primary purpose of “challenging the church to a continuing commitment to the full and equal responsibility and participation of women in the total life and mission of the church, sharing fully in the power and in the policy making at all levels of the Church life.” Click here to download an application. Deadline is May 10, 2010
2010 JOURNAL & CLERGY DIRECTORY ORDERS
