Special Called Conference: what to expect

The Special Called Conference of the Oklahoma Conference of the United Methodist Church will begin with registration, which is open 3 to 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 13.

Worship begins at 6:30 p.m., and business commences at 7 p.m. After a voting demonstration, episcopal reports, a trustees report and a closing worship moment, the meeting will recess at 9 p.m.

Registration opens again at 7 a.m. Saturday, with gathering music at 8:30 a.m. Conference business starts at 9 a.m., and if all goes as planned, should adjourn a little after 11 a.m.

Forty-four churches are seeking disaffiliation, and six churches are recommended for discontinuance.

Data on churches seeking disaffiliation can be found here.

Click here to download the pre-conference workbook.

The special offering focus for the October Called Annual Conference Session will be Project Transformation. Visit their website to learn more. PT, as it is commonly known, engages college-age young adults in ministry and service with children and youth in host churches across Oklahoma as they work on reading improvement and other skills in a summer camp environment.

Churches are encouraged to take an offering and bring that with them.

Rev. Derrek Belase, Executive Director of Connectional Ministry, explains the 2024 Oklahoma Conference budget in this video.

Questions may be emailed to ac2023@okumc.org.