Join us for Fall Annual Meeting, our first in-person event since the the pandemic. Our scriptures for the weekend will be Mark 8:27-30 and Ephesians 4:2-4. Bookmark this page to check for ongoing updates.
Registration
Registration should be completed by September 12. If you are registering by mail, the treasurer should receive your check by September 12.
Agenda
Friday
Gather with your friends from across the conference for an evening of fun and inspiration. Our theme will be Homecoming, and our guest speaker will be Pastor Tabitha Mock Rankin.
Saturday
We’ll begin the day with worship and be blessed by the words of Bishop Cynthia Harvey. We’ll also learn more about how our Hands-On Project donations will be used from Christine Riggle. It will be a full day of workshops, voting, business, and sisters in action.
Voting
On Saturday, we will be voting to approve our 2024 budget. You can see the proposed budget here.
We will also be voting to elect two new members to the Committee on Nominations. Nominees are:
- Ella Aubin
- Carren Rogers
Note that all women are invited to join us at our Fall Meeting (invite your friends!); however, non-members will not be able to vote.
Housing
There are two options for housing this year.
- Dorm Housing – Many people to a room. You’ll need to bring your own bed & bath linens, pillows and a flashlight.
- 1st Class Housing – Single or double occupancy. Linens & pillows are provided.
Food
There will be three meals available–a Friday meal, a Saturday breakfast, and a Saturday lunch. Your registration can include meals or you can provide your own.
Speakers
Bishop Cynthia Harvey
Cynthia Fierro Harvey serves as bishop of the Texas Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church, having been assigned there in November of 2022. Previously Harvey served as associate pastor of The Foundry United Methodist Church in Houston from 1992-1996 and as executive pastor for Memorial Drive UMC in Houston from 1996-2008. She then moved to the position of Director of Missional Excellence for the Texas Annual Conference, serving from February of 2008-May 1, 2010. Just prior to her election as a United Methodist bishop in 2012, Harvey served as Deputy General Secretary for United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). She is a graduate of Southern Methodist University, Perkins School of Theology in Dallas, where she earned a Master of Divinity and The University of Texas at Austin, where she earned her undergraduate degree in Journalism.
Bishop Harvey was born on May 5, 1959, in Big Spring, Texas. She and her husband, Dean Alan Harvey, were married in 1981. Dean is a financial advisor and owns his own firm. Their daughter Elizabeth Grace Harvey is a design specialist and makes her home in Dallas.
Pastor Tabitha Mock Rankin
Pastor Tabitha Mock Rankin is an Ordained Elder and has served within the Texas Annual Conference of the UMC for 10 years. She is currently serving as the director of the Texas Southern University Wesley Foundation. Other full time appointments have included Chaplain, Wiley College, Director, Tyler United Wesley Foundation, and Pastor, St. Paul/Pleasant Grove, Huntsville.
Pastor Tabitha is the mother of six beautiful children. Nyah – 21, Taylor -18, Zora – 15, Isaiah – 8 and twin girls Kennedy and McKenzie 7.
Pastor Tabitha loves to spend time with family, travel, eat crawfish and dance for fun! Ministry has taken her many places, however her most memorable experience was serving in Nairobi for 10 days. Her favorite scripture is Philippians 4:13 and she frequently recites this scripture.
Pastor Tabitha is a graduate of Sam Houston State University, Gammon Theological Seminary and is currently working towards earning an Ed.D in Christian Education Leadership.
Christine Riggle
Send any questions to txconfuwf@gmail.com.
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