Susquehanna LINK - April 2015


Changing of the guard in the Camping Office T


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n April 15, 2015, Kaye Anderson, administrative


assistant in the Camping Office, retired. Kaye


had served for seven years in this position. “Kaye has been a strong force with camp registration, a calm voice on the phone, and has added fun and creativity to the office,” said Anne Horton, Director of Camp and Retreat Ministry. Kaye and her husband, Lon, plan to do more traveling and enjoy more time with their children and grandchildren.


PHOTO: STACY ECKERT


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he Susquehanna Conference welcomes Patricia Frye as the new face and voice in the position of


administrative assistant in the Camping Office. Tricia is from Middletown, Pa. She


comes with a background in supervising and managing an office, as well as planning, scheduling, and use of a variety of different software applications. Tricia has a strong background with the


United Methodist Church and is presently a member of Fishburn UMC.


United Methodists: A Connected Church


LOCAL CHURCH


• Where laity hold membership


EPISCOPAL AREA


One or more annual conferences to which a bishop is assigned


• Elects at least one member to Annual Conference


ANNUAL


• Elects delegates to General and Jurisdictional or Central Conference


• Votes on constitutional amendments


• Sets ministry priorities and budget for its region


• Where clergy hold membership • Elects and assigns bishops


• Determines boundaries of annual conferences and Episcopal areas in its region


• Supports regional ministries and institutions


GENERAL CONFERENCE


• Only body which speaks as the United Methodist Church


• Has 600-1,000 members, equally divided among laity and clergy


• Includes all active and retired United Methodist bishops


• Provides oversight and vision for the whole church


• May call a special session of General Conference


• Meets once every four years and defines church membership


• Defines powers and duties of all clergy, deaconesses, and home missioners; annual, central, district, and charge conferences, and congregational meetings


• Provides a judicial system for the church • Provides the hymnal and church ritual


• Establishes the boards and commissions for the general work of the church


• Nine members elected by General Conference


• Determines the constitionality of General Conference actions


• Reviews all bishops’ decisions of law


• Is the final court of appeal in the church’s judicial system


DISTRICT


May bring churches in a region together in shared mission or ministry


District superintendent provides leadership


RECREATED FROM A FEATURE APPEARING IN THE JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2014 ISSUE OF INTERPRETER MAGAZINE, A PUBLICATION OF UNITED METHODIST COMMUNICATIONS


2015


Begin the process of evaluating the results of the current plan Design a strategy to listen to our churches and their needs


Develop the appropriate guiding adaptive questions to be considered as we look ahead


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