July 10-12, 2024

15th Session of the South Central Jurisdictional Conference

All meetings are at Central Rogers United Methodist Church, 2535 W New Hope Rd, Rogers, Arkansas

Tuesday, July 9, 2024

• 8:00 Registration Opens (Atrium)
Prayer Room Opens (Room 100/Parlor)

• 9:00 Episcopacy Committee (Room 202) Nominations Committee – convened by Bishop Harvey (Room 205

• 9:30 College of Bishops (Room 107)

• 12:00 Lunch Break

• 4:00 Secretarial Training (Sanctuary)
Heads of Delegations Meeting (Room 208)

• 6:00 Episcopal Family Dinner at Mirabella’s Table

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

• 8:00 Registration Opens (Atrium)
Prayer Room Opens (Room 100/Parlor)

• 9:00 Structure & Rules Committee – convened by Bishop Schnase (Room 204)
Episcopacy Committee (Room 202)
Nominations Committee (Room 205)

• 9:30 College of Bishops (Room 107)

• 12:00 Lunch Break

• 1:00 College of Bishops (Room 107) and Committee Meetings
    • Tellers & Pages and Courtesies & Privileges – convened by Bishop Nunn (Sanctuary)
    • Committee on the Journal – convened by Eddie Erwin (Room 105)
    • Petitions & Resolutions – convened by Bishop Farr (Room 208)
    • Boundaries – convened by Bishop Saenz (Room 225) 
    • Structure & Rules (Room 204)
    • Episcopacy (Room 202)
    • Nominations (Room 205)

 • 1:30 Rehearsals for Opening & Closing Worship Services (Sanctuary)

• 2:00 Press Briefing (Chapel)
• 2:30 Photos for Bishops (Chapel)
• 2:45 Break

• 3:00 Opening Worship – Memorial Service and Holy Communion (Sanctuary)

• 4:00 Break

• 4:30 Business Session #1 – Bishop Schnase, presiding (Sanctuary)
    • Organizing Motion by Secretary
    • Land Acknowledgement
    • Welcome and Introductions
    • Monitoring Introduction
    • Structure and Rules Report #1
    • Committee on Episcopacy Report #1
    • Finance Report #1
    • Mission Council Reports 
    • Institutional Reports

• 6:00 Dinner

Thursday, July 11, 2024

• 8:00 Registration Open Until Noon (Atrium)
Prayer Room Opens (Room 100)

• 8:30 Morning Worship (Sanctuary)
Business Session #2 – Bishop Saenz, presiding
   • Journal Report #1
   • Courtesies and Privileges
   • Recognition of Bishops’ Spouses
   • Episcopal Address

• 10:30 Break

10:50 Business Session #2, continued
    • Retirement Celebration
    • Laity Address
    • LPI Report and Invitation to Engagement/Faith Formation for Young People

• 12:00 Lunch Break
Lunch for Bishops in room (Room 107)
Clergywomen’s Lunch (Room 219)

• 2:00 Learning Session – LED Talks (Sanctuary)
   • Carlos Ramirez
   • Matt Miofsky
   • Elizabeth & David McCormick
   • Matt Rawle
   • Lupina Villalpando-Stewart
   • Todd Seelau
   • Ronnie Miller-Yow
   • Sarah Marsh
   • Margaret Johnson
   • Ramon Smith
   • Michael Gienger

• 4:30 Break

• 4:45 Conversation and Networking (Atrium)

• 5:30 Dinner6:00 Dinner

Friday, July 12, 2024 

• 8:00 Prayer Room Opens

• 8:30 Morning Worship (Sanctuary)
Business Session #3 – Bishop Harvey, presiding
    • Finance Report #2
    • Nominations Report
    • Committee on Episcopacy Report #2
    • Dates and Location Announced for the next SCJ Conference

• 11:00 Break

• 11:10 Closing Worship and Communion (Sanctuary)

• 12:00 Adjournment
Lunch for Bishops  (Room 107)
Lunch for Mission Council (Room 202)

• 1:00 Mission Council meets