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2012 Annual Conference
June 8-10, 2012, Jackson Convention Complex, Jackson, Mississippi
Arise! Shine! Give!
…you will be enriched in every way for great generosity. - II Corinthians 9:11
Guest Preachers and Teachers
Rev. Adam Hamilton, the founding pastor of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, listed as the most influential mainline church in America in a 2005 survey of American pastors. Hamilton is also author of nine books including ?Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White: Thoughts on Religion, Morality and Politics.
Bishop James Swanson, Sr. of the Holston Conference, powerful preacher experienced in mission in Africa. James E. Swanson Sr. was elected to the episcopacy in 2004 and assigned to the Holston Conference, which includes parts of Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia. At the time of his election, he was a District Superintendent in the South Georgia Conference.Before becoming a D.S., he was the pastor of St. Mary’s Road United Methodist Church in Columbus, Ga., a congregation that under his leadership grew from 16 active members to a weekly attendance of more than 500.
Dr. Joseph Bishman, Shawnee Valley District Superintendent, West Ohio Conference who shares the districts mission partnership with the General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM) aligning resources for their Vietnam initiative.