Bishop Carter shared this brief list of what took place during the closing session of the AC:
- The election of our 2020 General and Jurisdictional Conference Delegations – led by Alex Shanks and Molly McEntire.
- The Ordination, Commissioning and Licensing of 52 persons.
- Over $37,000 given to the Bishop’s Offering in order to start a new church within the Lowell Correctional Institute and the revitalization of FAMU Wesley.
- We now have 301 Fresh Expressions in Florida and we chartered a new church (Good Samaritan UMC in Tallahassee).
- Apportionment giving increased last year and we reduced our 2020 Budget to return more resources to the local church.
- We enthusiastically approved a new ministry plan for Latino/Latina ministries.
- We engaged in dialogue about our church’s social teaching and public witness and approved funding for seminary scholarships for the next five years.
34 Impact Singers and 8 chaperones arrived home safely from singing and serving in Charleston, SC. During the week they: