2024 Annual Meeting Summary
The 2024 annual meeting was held in person June 20-22 at Goshen College, College Mennonite Church.
Videos of worship and delegate sessions will be added as they become available. Note: The delegate sessions were recorded in the fellowship hall via Zoom. The fellowship hall does not have any room mics and was unable to pick up the audio in a clear and distinct way, which is why the music is not clear.
Thursday, June 20: Worship Video
Friday, June 21: Delegate Session 1
Friday, June 21: Delegate Sessions 2&3
Saturday, June 22: Worship Video
Saturday, June 22: Delegate Session 4
Listening Together Seminar with Sally Weaver Glick
Seasons in the Life of a Congregation Seminar
Congregational Leadership Suggestions
Four Week Wisdom Worship Series
Schedule
Thursday, June 20
- 2:00p – Registration begins at College Mennonite Church in the hall outside the fellowship hall
- 3:00p – Listen! Wisdom is Calling with Sally Weaver Glick in the Sanctuary
- 5:00p – Pastor Appreciation Dinner in the Koinonia Room. Childcare available.
- 7:30p – Worship at College Mennonite Church in the sanctuary
- 9:00p – Ice cream in the fellowship hall
Friday, June 21
- 8:30a – Delegate Session I
- Welcome
- State of Conference Address
- Congregational Story:
- ACTION: Review of 2023 Minutes – AFFIRMED
- Treasurers Report and Presentation of Proposed 2024-2025 Spending Plan
- ACTION: Presentation of 2024-2025 Slate of Nominees – AFFIRMED
- Break
- 10:15a
- Committee Reports: Ministerial Committee, Missional Church Committee, Camp Friedenswald
- Presentation of Provisional Membership Amendment to By-laws
- Introduction of Peace Mennonite Fellowship – Letter requesting membership, CDC Board recommendation
- Introduction of Knoxville Mennonite Church – Letter requesting membership, Letter requesting withdrawal from Virginia Mennonite Conference, CDC Board recommendation
- ACTION: Vote to receive St Louis Mennonite Fellowship, Affirmation of membership criteria and polity
- Dwelling in the Word
- Introduction of Guests
- Announcements
with Celeste Kennel-Shank Groff
- 12:00p – 1:30p – Lunch
- 1:30p – Delegate Session II
- 3:15p – Break
- 3:45p – Delegate Session III
- MC USA Church Safety Presentation
- Table Discussion
- 4:50p – Stretch Break
- 5:00p – Seminars
- Anabaptism at 500 with Gerald Mast and Lisa Weaver
- Bluffton University with Doug Luginbill and Jane Wood
- Seasons in the Life Cycle of Congregations with Celeste Groff
- 6:00p Dinner
Saturday, June 22
- 8:30a – Worship at College Mennonite Church in the sanctuary
- 9:30a – Break
- 10:00a – Delegate Session IV
- Table Discussion – Missional Church Committee
- Recognition of new credentials and deaths – Ministerial Committee
- ACTION: Provisional Membership By-laws Amendment – AFFIRMED
- ACTION: on the 2024-2025 Spending Plan – AFFIRMED
- Open Mic
- Closing
- Listening Committee Report
- Evaluations & Committee Nominations
- Closing words from Board President
- Closing Meditation and Songs
