08/12/2026
We are thrilled the North and South Georgia Conferences united to form the Georgia Confence.
Tonight, the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference made it official. With a unanimous vote, delegates approved the resolution that would unite the two conferences. Conference Lay Leaders Kim Powell and Scott Cleaveland are pictured here with Bishop Dease. What happens now?
On Saturday, September 26, at 10 a.m. Bishop Robin Dease has called a special meeting, the Georgia Unifying Conference: Working Together to Reach 8 Million Georgians. It will be a hybrid event that will take place at The United Methodist Center in Duluth and online. Registration will open later this month.
Then, on January 1, 2027, the Georgia United Methodist Conference will launch. We are grateful for the work of Bishop Dease, Rev. Dr. Rodrigo Cruz, and the hundreds of United Methodists across Georgia who served on a task force to make this vision a reality.