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General Conference 2019 Schedule

Following is the general program of the 2019 Special Session of the General Conference in St. Louis, Missouri. A more detailed schedule will be published in the first daily edition of the Daily Christian Advocate.

Saturday, February 23

Day of Prayer

9:00 – 10:00 A.M.

Plenary Prayer Service (Theme: Surrender to God's Purpose)

10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.

Experiential Prayer, guided by bishops from four different regions of the world

10:00 A.M. – Europe and Eurasia

10:45 A.M. – Africa

11:30 A.M. – United States of America

11:45 A.M. – Consecration of Prayer Room

11:50 A.M. – Lunch and Conversation or Fasting and Self-directed Prayer

2:00 – 3:30 P.M.

Plenary Prayer Service with Holy Communion (Theme: Seek God's Will)

4:00 – 6:30 P.M.

Preparation/Orientation

 

Sunday, February 24

7:30 – 8:30 A.M.

Opening Worship

8:20 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.

Morning Session 1:

Roll Call/Bar

Reports (Committee on the General Conference, Committee on Agenda and Calendar, Administrative Committees)

Break

Morning Session 2

Council of Bishops and Commission on a Way Forward Report

12:30 – 1:30 P.M.

Lunch

1:30 – 6:30 P.M.

Afternoon Session 1

Break

Afternoon Session 2

Worship

6:30 P.M.

Adjournment

 

Monday, February 25

8:00 – 8:20 A.M.

Worship

8:20 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.

Morning Session 1

Break

Morning Session 2

12:30 – 1:30 P.M.

Lunch

1:30 – 6:30 P.M.

Afternoon Session 1

Break

Afternoon Session 2

Worship

6:30 P.M.

Adjournment

 

Tuesday, February 26

8:00 – 8:20 A.M.

Worship

8:20 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.

Morning Session 1

Break

Morning Session 2

12:30 – 1:30 P.M.

Lunch

1:30 – 6:30 P.M.

Afternoon Session 1

Break

Afternoon Session 2

Closing Worship

6:30 P.M.

Final Adjournment

 

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