Annual Conference 2023

AC2023 Livestreams Available Below!!

Click the buttons below to take you to the AC2023 livestreams. We will be livestreaming from our YouTube channel as well as our Facebook page. Livestreams will only show up on these channels when there is a worship service or business session going on. Check the schedule HERE to know when livestreams are available.

Clergy Session - June 15, 2023
Annual Conference - June 16-18, 2023

The 2023 Western North Carolina Annual Conference meeting will be held at Lake Junaluska, June 15-18. While the conference will be livestreamed for at-home viewing, registration and full participation (including voting) will ONLY happen in person.

WNC clergy who are in full connection, provisional members, associate members, and local pastors are required to attend the Western North Carolina Annual Conference meeting, June 15-18, 2023. Annual Conference will be live-streamed for at-home viewing, but registration and full participation (including voting) is only possible in person.

If you are not able to attend in person, please request an excused absence.
You can make that request HERE.

Clergy who are retired or are on leave of absence are automatically excused if they are not able to attend.

If you are a lay member of conference representing your local church/charge and find that you cannot attend, please pass this material to your pastor, who will give it to the alternate lay member. Member information should be updated by your pastor or church staff directly in the Church Leaders page of the Church Dashboard until June 1st.

District at-large members who can’t come should notify their district office.

Thank you for your faithful ministry and leadership in the conference and the kingdom.

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Latest News

Lay Delegate Elections at AC2023

5/15/2023

In order to participate in the upcoming lay elections at the Annual Conference in June, each lay member is expected to bring a device capable of connecting to the internet or a cellular network, such as a tablet, laptop, or smartphone.

Clergy Attendance at Annual Conference

5/11/2023

Clergy Who Cannot Attend Annual Conference Should Request an Excused Absence

Pass-the-Mantle Initiative Continues

5/11/2023

Celebrate the years of faithful service of WNCC retiring clergy by making a gift in their honor and to support WNCC seminary students.

Bishop Carter shares preliminary results of disaffiliation vote in letter to the Western NC Conference

5/8/2023

In a letter to the clergy and laity of the Western North Carolina Conference, Bishop Carter shares thoughts on the lead up to the May 6 special called session of the Annual Conference and preliminary results from the disaffiliation votes.

Western North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church Releases Preliminary Results of Disaffiliation Vote, 192 Churches Approved for Disaffiliation

5/8/2023

With less than 50 paper ballots still out, the Conference issued a provisional statement that the motion passed with approximately 96% of the vote approving the disaffiliations and approximately 4% disapproving. The 192 churches, representing about 15 percent of the membership of the Conference, will be allowed to continue with the disaffiliation process as laid out in Paragraph 2553 of The United Methodist Book of Discipline.

Join us for Lake Junaluska Women's Weekends

4/27/2023

Join sisters-in-Christ from around the Southeast for a Journey to Joy Women’s Retreat at Lake Junaluska.  Come on your own and make new friends, or come with members of your church, women’s group, friends, or family.  This weekend promises to be a time to grow closer to each other and to our Lord.  

Do you want your special event listed in the P&R and Supplement books?

4/24/2023

To include your gathering in the Special Events List in the Program & Reports and Supplement books, please share the event details through the submission form at www.wnccumc.org/ac2023-special-events by May 10!  If you haven't yet booked your special event at Lake Junaluska, do so by May 5th to have your rental fee waived!  Visit the AC2023 Special Events page for more info!

Bishop Carter and Appointive Cabinet announce Clergy Appointments to Local Churches

4/23/2023

Bishop Carter and the Appointive Cabinet announce the projected local church appointments for the 2023-2024 year.

Annual Conference Display Applications Due May 1

3/27/2023

Applications for Annual Conference Resource Fair displays are live! You must apply by May 1, 2023 to have a display at the 2023 Western NC Annual Conference, June 15-18. Please take note of the new addition this year – sales! Groups may sell products to support their ministry/mission efforts. The application, as well general information and display guidelines, can be found at https://www.wnccumc.org/ac2023-displays.