Minnesota Annual Conference: Day 1

Bishop Lanette Plambeck gave a compelling Episcopal Address on June 16 as she looked back to our past Conference theme of “Loving Boldly,” and how this has truly been a year of bold love. She also examined the word “Ecclesia”, which means a summons onto us from God. This summons calls us into reorienting our hearts to God’s service. This forming and action by God calls us into the 2026 Annual Conference theme of “Serving Joyfully,” as Bishop Lanette noted that when God calls people together, God does it so that big things can happen in our world.  Read article

Day 2 Schedule: Wednesday, June 17 9-10 a.m. Worship: Sermon by Bishop Bridgeforth & Baptism 10 a.m.-noon Plenary: Historic Questions, Women’s Ordination Anniversary, Missional Report Noon-1:30 p.m. Lunch (will not be live streamed) 1:30-3 p.m. Plenary: Teaching Session by Bishop Bridgeforth, UMVIM Anniversary 3-5 p.m. Workshops (will not be live streamed) 7 p.m. Celebration of Life in Ministry Worship Service (reception to follow) If you’re not in St. Cloud, watch the live stream on the Minnesota Conference Facebook page (a Facebook account is not required). You can also access English closed captioning when the sessions are live (note: you must refresh the captioning link each day). Spanish translation is being provided to attendees on-site.