The annual conference is the basic body in The United Methodist Church and sessions of the annual conference have historically been a time for the people called Methodists to gather, give account to God of the work they have done and their stewardship of the resources God has given them since they last met.  It has also been a holy time to discern God’s will for their future, a time when persons called to ordained ministry are commissioned and ordained, and both clergy and lay personnel and financial resources are deployed for ministry.  Above all, annual conference sessions have been connectional gatherings where the gathered have experienced the presence of the Holy Spirit and have been revived for God’s holy work.  
 
The Annual Conference session will consider legislation, recognize retiring clergy, celebrate a Memorial service to honor clergy and clergy spouses that have passed during the previous year, and fix the appointments of pastors to the various charges.
 
Annual conferences are geographically defined and each year, across the denomination, the clergy members of the conference meet with at least an equal number of lay members in their annual conference session for worship, fellowship, and to conduct the business of the conference, which may last three to five days. The area bishop presides over these meetings. This will be the 174th session of the California-Nevada Annual Conference.

The 174th California-Nevada Annual Conference Session of The United Methodist Church met via online Legislative Section, May 20, 2022; and in-person ...

Over 700 of our California-Nevada faith family attended the 174th Annual Conference which took place June 10th - 13th at the SAFE Convention Center in...

“Good Morning, church!” opened Bishop Warner H. Brown, Jr. leading the 2022 Annual Conference session in lieu of interim bishop Sally Dyck on Monday, ...

“You can show them a little love,” stated Bishop Sally Dyck encouraging the audience to clap after going silent when she finished one section of the ...

Saturday began with a Bible Study led by Rev. Dr. Kah-Jin Jeffrey Kuan. No items were removed from the Consent Calendar. The day included fixing of ...

Friday plenary began with a message from Rev. Dale Weatherspoon of Easterhill UMC in Richmond, CA. After Prayers of the People and Holy Communion, ...

Editor's Note: Among the most meaningful moments of each Annual Conference is the honoring of those who are retiring from a career of active ministry....

Through song, dance, tool drives, informational videos and more, ministry settings across the Western Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church are ...

An Interim Report from CONAM on Methodist Involvement at Indian Schools is now available. Read it here.

Well, we made it!  The 174th California-Nevada Annual Conference begins tomorrow, Friday, June 10th at 9 a.m. PDT and will conclude on Monday, June ...

Six months have passed since an underwater volcano erupted throwing the Tongan islands and residents into chaos and disaster. Since that time the ...

After months of preparation, Annual Conference 2022 is right around the corner!  Next week, people across California and Nevada will be traveling to ...

In 3 weeks time conference staff, vendors and volunteers will be busy building the stage, setting lights, focusing cameras, preparing the altar, ...

You are invited to attend the Interreligious Chaplain Panel sponsored by our conference committee on Christian Unity and Interreligious Relationships ...

The ACS 2022 virtual Legislative Session was held on May 20, 2022 at 6PM.  If you missed it live, watch the recorded livestream here.  

Editor's Note: The Western Jurisdiction conferences are coming together to support Tonga relief efforts with their offerings received at annual ...

Bystander Intervention Training @ Annual Conference Saturday, June 11; 12-1:45pm, SAFE Credit Union Convention Center, Room A7 Sponsored jointly by ...

Less than one month from now we will be gathered at the SAFE Convention Center in Sacramento moving through our Annual Conference 2022 agenda.  As you...