Annual Conference News and Information

Immanuel United Methodist Church belongs to the Upper New York Annual Conference.  With more than 168,000 members, the Upper New York Annual (Regional) Conference of The United Methodist Church comprises 865 local churches and 91 new faith communities in 12 districts, covering 48,000 square miles in 49 of the 62 counties in New York state.
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Each year an equal number of clergy members and lay members attend their conference's annual conference session for worship, fellowship, and to conduct the business of the conference, which may last 3-5 days. These sessions include reports of past and ongoing work; adoption of future goals, programs and budgets; ordination of clergy members as deacons and elders; and election of delegates to Jurisdictional and General Conferences (every 4 years). The bishop presides over these meetings.
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10th  Upper New York Annual Conference Session Highlights

The delegation from Immanuel attended the 2019 Upper New York Annual Conference Session  held at the OnCenter in Syracuse from June 5th-June 8th.

The Immanuel UMC Delegation

Immanuel was represented by the following individuals:
(Left to Right in the picture)
Pastor Jack Keating: Pastor
Pam Kelsey-Gossard:  Equalization Member
Helen Forward:  Lay Member to Annual Conference

Conference Report
Click Here to read Immanuel's Lay Member to Annual Conference Report.

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Pastor Jack addressing the Session

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Pastor Jack was also recognized by the session for completing the Course of Study