News about the Southeast Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church.
March 26, 2021 – The College of Bishops of the Southeastern Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church, in accordance with ¶521 of the 2016 Book of Discipline, calls for a special session of the jurisdictional conference on July 21, 2021. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. EST /9 a.m. Central and will be held virtually. […]
From a message sent to all SEJ Delegates: The decision has been made to postpone all 2020 U.S. Jurisdictional Conferences scheduled for July. According to our Book of Discipline, all Jurisdictional Conferences occur simultaneously on a date set by the Council of Bishops. As soon as the dates for the rescheduled General Conference are released, the […]
January 16, 2020 The 2020 Southeastern Jurisdiction (SEJ) Leadership Gathering was held in Montgomery, AL, January 7-9. SEJ Bishops, Directors of Connectional Ministries, Lay Leaders and the Committee on Episcopacy gathered from nine states and fourteen conferences to worship, collaborate in ministry, and discuss the current climate of the United Methodist Church. The meeting was […]
The Tennessee Conference Board of Laity, Lay Leader Holly Neal, and Bishop McAlilly have issued a 7-day call to prayer for August 20 – 26. They encourage all our Tennessee brothers and sisters – clergy and lay – to contemplate, pray, and make changes in our lives/communities for reconciliation and healing in our churches, communities, […]
“The things, good Lord, that we pray for, give us grace to labor for.” – Thomas More, UMH, 408 Serving with you in the Southeastern Jurisdiction, we grieve the violence in Charlottesville. We renew our baptismal covenant to trust and serve Christ, to resist evil, and to honor all in the human family. We share […]
There is no place in Methodism that has seen more episcopal elections than Stuart Auditorium on the campus of Lake Junaluska. By the close of the afternoon session July 13, five new bishops had been elected in the historic building that has been the site of the Southeastern Jurisdictional Confernce since 1956. Among the five […]