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All times are Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4)
Friday, May 3
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. - Worship
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9:00 - 10:00 a.m. - Plenary Session
- Opening Prayer
- Monitoring Report
- Administrative Committee Reports
- General Commission on Finance & Administration Report
- Calendar Items & Conference Business
- Announcements
10:20 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Plenary Session
- Opening Prayer
- Calendar Items & Conference Business
1:30 - 3:40 p.m. - Plenary Session
- Opening Prayer
- Recognition of New Judicial Council Members and those members completing their service
- Recognition of General Conference Staff and Local Host Committee
- Calendar Items & Conference Business
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. - Plenary Session
- Opening Prayer
- Calendar Items & Conference Business
- Evening Devotion
6:00 - 6:30 p.m. - Closing Worship
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Previous Days
Tuesday, April 23
2:00 - 3:30 p.m. - Opening Worship
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3:50 - 6:30 p.m. - Plenary Session
- The Power of Communication
- Journey from 2016-2020
- Commission on General Conference Report
- Elections
- Report of the Committee on Agenda and Calendar
Wednesday, April 24
8:30 - 10:35 a.m. - Plenary Session
- Episcopal Address
- Monitoring Report
- Report on Social Principles Revision
- Nominations
10:55 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Plenary Session
- Young People's Address
- General Book of Discipline Report and Dialogue
- Financial State of the Church
- Jurisdictional Study Committee
2:00 - 4:30 p.m. - Organization of the Legislative Committees
Thursday, April 25
8:00 - 8:45 a.m. - Worship
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8:45 - 9:30 a.m. - Plenary Session
- Monitoring Report
- Laity Address
- Administrative Committee Reports
- Calendar Items
Rest of the Day in Legislative Committees
- No Live Stream
Friday, April 26
8:00 - 8:45 a.m. - Worship
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8:45 - 10:20 a.m. - Plenary Session
- Monitoring Report
- Connectional Table Report
- Administrative Committee Reports
- Calendar Items
Rest of the Day in Legislative Committees
- No Live Stream
Saturday, April 27
8:00 - 8:45 a.m. - Worship
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8:45 - 9:50 a.m. - Plenary Session
- Monitoring Report
- Wespath - New Retirement Plan Overview
- Administrative Committee Reports
- Consent Calendars
- Calendar Items
Rest of the Day in Legislative Committees
- No Live Stream
Sunday, April 28
Sabbath - No meetings
Monday, April 29
8:00 - 9:10 a.m. - Worship
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- Consecration of Deaconesses and Home Missioners for Lifetime Service
9:10 - 10:00 a.m. - Plenary Session
- Monitoring Report
- Administrative Committee Reports
- Consent Calendars
10:20 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Plenary Session
- United Women in Faith
1:30 - 3:40 p.m. - Plenary Session
- Africa University Report
- Higher Education and Ministry Report
- Calendar Items & Conference Business
4:00 - 6:30 p.m. - Plenary Session
- Abundant Health Initiative Report
- United Methodist Men
- Calendar Items & Conference Business
- Evening Devotion
Tuesday, April 30
9:30 - 10:00 a.m. - Plenary Session
- Monitoring Report
- Administrative Committee Reports
- Consent Calendars
10:20 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Plenary Session
- Calendar Items & Conference Business
1:30 - 3:40 p.m. - Plenary Session
- Recognition of Retiring Bishops and Presentation of New Episcopal Leadership
- Calendar Items & Conference Business
4:00 - 6:30 p.m. - Plenary Session
- Calendar Items & Conference Business
- Evening Devotion
Wednesday, May 1
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. - Worship
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9:00 - 10:00 a.m. - Plenary Session
- Monitoring Report
- Methodist Family Day
- Administrative Committee Reports
- Consent Calendars
10:20 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Plenary Session
- Calendar Items & Conference Business
1:30 - 3:40 p.m. - Plenary Session
- 100th Anniversary of the United Methodist Building
- 80th Anniversary of UMCOR and Migrant Ministries
- Calendar Items & Conference Business
4:00 - 6:30 p.m. - Plenary Session
- Calendar Items & Conference Business
- Elections
- Trustees of John Street Church
- Secretary-designate of the General Conference
- Commission on the General Conference
- General Agencies
- Judicial Council
- University Senate
- Standing Committee on Central Conference Matters
- Evening Devotion
Thursday, May 2
9:00 - 10:00 a.m. - Plenary Session
- Opening Prayer
- Monitoring Report
- Mission Bicentennial
- Administrative Committee Reports
- Calendar Items & Conference Business
10:20 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Plenary Session
- Opening Prayer
- Calendar Items & Conference Business
1:30 - 3:40 p.m. - Plenary Session
- Opening Prayer
- Calendar Items & Conference Business
4:00 - 6:30 p.m. - Plenary Session
- Opening Prayer
- Calendar Items & Conference Business
- Evening Devotion