Third Annual Meeting of the Southern New England Conference
Third Annual Meeting of the Southern New England Conference
Post-Meeting Report
This was third Annual Meeting of the new Conference - and the third time it was held online due to the pandemic. it was announced at the meeting that the Fourth Annual Meeting will be held in person at Bryant University in Smithfield, RI, on June 10, 2023.
The meeting, attended by almost 400 people, opened and closed with worship, and in between included a keynote address by the Rev. Patrick Duggan, speakouts, reports from the Treasurer and from the President, and updates from staff. The only official vote taken was to vote in the Board of Directors, Officers and General Synod delegates. That slate can be seen here.
The meeting also included Ministry Engagement breakout sessions, where attendees could talk about faith formation and propotional giving, reimagining mission, learnings from the COVID pandemic, approaches to church governance and more. During lunch, attendees could watch a livestream of the Poor People Campaign's Moral March on Washington.
(Pictured: Moderator Persephone Hall)
Post-Meeting Resources
Video Showcase from the Annual Meeting
Go to this Vimeo showcase for downloadable recordings from the meeting, including the keynote and sermons and all the recorded segments of worship. All the videos have captioning.Churches may download any of the worship elements for their own use, but music must be streamed under the congregation's own license.
Coverage: Annual Meeting Speakers Encourage Churches to Embrace Who They Are Today
News article about the message from the keynote speaker, the Rev. Dr. Patrick Duggan, and the Executive Conference Minister, the Rev. Darrell Goodwin.Announcement Powerpoint
The opening announcements slideshow.
