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.

IMPORTANT LINKS/PAGES

Latest News

Now Booking AC2023 Special Events!

3/27/2023

Lake Junaluska is now accepting requests for booking special events at Annual Conference!  Please visit the AC2023 Special Events page to submit your event request, or make your arrangements offsite.  After you've received confirmation that your event is booked, please visit the Special Events page again to submit your event details for inclusion in the Special Events list in the Program & Reports and P&R Supplement books!

Guarantee Your On-Site Meals at AC2023!

3/20/2023

Visit the Housing & Meals page of the AC2023 website to pre-order meals for annual conference!  To reduce waste, Lake Junaluska will only make a few extra servings each mealtime, so if already know you'll want to eat in one of the dining rooms, please order your custom meal plan by May 26th!  Yes, custom!  You can pick and choose which meals you want!  Click on the 2023 Lake Junaluska Meals Pre-Purchasing button to get started!

Clergy Excused Absence Requests for AC2023

2/10/2023

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.    If you are not able to attend in person, please request an excused absence. You can make that request at this link.  Clergy who are retired or are on leave of absence are automatically excused.   To request an excused absence from the May 6 Called Session, please visit this link. The eligible clergy to ...