2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10

The Kansas East Annual Conference met June 8-11 at United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Kansas City. All images copyright the Kansas Area Communications Office of the United Methodist Church and may be used with credit by local United Methodist congregations. Unless otherwise noted, photographs are taken by Britt Bradley, area communications media specialist.

2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
Jacob Cloud blows the shofar to call conference members to devotions.
2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
Wes Gately, a member of CCYM, shares his experiences during the morning...
2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
Jim Hopwood leads the conference in prayer at the end of morning devotions.
2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
Rev. Morgan Whitaker Smith gives the reports of the Legislative Committees.
2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
Rev. Frank Dorsey presents a petition to General Conference to change the...
2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
Erin Hawkins, general secretary of the Commission on Religion and Race,...
2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
Rev. Eduardo Bousson, campus minister at Washburn and member of the...
2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
Rev. Jan Todd explains the five-finger voting process.
2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
Rev. Kenton D. Van requests that the vote on the transition team report be...
2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
A conference member writes comments on the five-finger ballot.
2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
Julie Pohl gives an update on the tornado that affected Reading.
2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
Rev. Howard E Johnson speaks about the recovery efforts in Reading.
2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
Bishop T. Larry Kirkland addresses the Kansas East Annual Conference....
2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
Rev. Mitch Reece shares the latest news about LifeBridge United Methodist...
2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
Rev. Mic McGuire shares the latest news about the new church start Living...
2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
A member of Living Water shares a poem she wrote about coming to faith.
2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
Rev. Molly Wiggins Simpson shares news of the Church of the Resurrection...
2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
Rev. Brad Wheeler, pastor at FirstLight, shares his excitement about the...
2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
Rev. Kent Melcher gives the New Church Development report.
2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
Bishop Scott Jones announces the results of the final clergy ballot.
2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
Members of CCYM share the history of Institute.
2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
Rev. Evelyn Fisher talks about the work of Youthville and the need to...
2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
Tovia Bulla, chief financial officer for Youthville, explains the changes...
2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
Rev. Janet Maxwell talks about the Mulberry United Methodist Church, which...
2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
Rev. Dennis Ackerman talks about the Leroy United Methodist Church, which...
2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
Rev. Larry Danforth, Area Archives and History, gives a brief report about...
2011 Annual Conference, Friday, June 10
Sue Luttrell, conference United Methodist Women president, gives the UMW...