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Jurisdictional Conference 2012

Charleston, WV July 18 - 20, 2012
 
The Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference has concluded! Delegates from each Annual Conference in the Northeastern Jurisdiction addressed a number of issues including the election of bishops, electing officers to Jurisdictional boards and committees, establishing the quadrennial budget and other organizational work within the Jurisdiction. See the news and reports here.
 
Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar Appointed to New England.

The Northeastern Jurisdictional Committee on Episcopacy has appointed Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar to the Boston Episcopal Area, where he will serve as resident bishop of the New England Conference. Bishop Devadhar previously served as bishop in the Greater New Jersey Conference for eight years.

Read Bishop Devadhar’s bio: click here

 

 

 

 

The Northeastern Jurisdiction Episcopacy Assignments for 2012-2016 are:

Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar – New England Conference
Bishop Martin McLee – New York Conference
Bishop John Schol – Greater New Jersey Conference
Bishop Peggy Johnson – Peninsula-Delaware and Eastern Pennsylvania Conferences
Bishop Marcus Matthews– Baltimore-Washington Conference
Bishop Sandra Steiner Ball – West Virginia Conference
Bishop Thomas J. Bickerton – Western Pennsylvania Conference
Bishop Jeremiah J. Park – Susquehanna Conference
Bishop Mark Webb – Upper New York
News stories and reporting
 Follow the most current NEJ news and perpectives on the NEJ Communicators Blog.

The Daily Christian Advocate is the official publication of NEJ2012. Click the links below to read the online editions of the DCA:

Assignments of current and newly elected Bishops to specific Annual Conferences/Episcopal Areas were made on Friday, July 20.

Full denominational coverage from all jurisdictions is available at http://elections.umc.org

A special prayer and devotional guide was developed for those preparing for the Conference. Download the 10 Days of Prayer booklet .
Three bishops in the Northeastern Jurisdiction are retiring this year; Bishop Ernest Lyght from West Virginia Conference, Bishop Jane Middleton from Susquehanna Conference, and our New England Conference Bishop Peter Weaver. Please pray for each of them as they prepare for this transition; for rest and rejuvenation, and for whatever ways Christ calls them to serve in their retirement!

 
What is the Jurisdictional Conference, anyway?
Learn more in this excellent description and history of what the Northeast Jurisdictional Conference is from the West Virginia Area’s resident bishop, William Boyd Grove.