Program Schedule

General Conference 2016 Schedule (tentative)

Wednesday, 29 June – Saturday, 2 July

Pre-Conference Institutes

Saturday, 2 July

12:00 – Registration Opens

Sunday, 3 July

8:00am – 8:00pm Registration and Hospitality Desk Open
9:00-10:00am Worship with Rev. Elder Freda Smith
3:00pm – 4:30pm Volunteer Orientation
8:00pm – 9:30pm Special Event: Concert with Bobbie Jo Valentine

Monday, 4 July – Conference Begins!

7:00am – 8:00am Breakfast on your own
8:00am – 7:00pm Registration and Info Desk
9:00am – 5:00pm Children and Youth Programs
10:00am – 12:00pm Opening Plenary with Keynote Speaker
Ani Zonneveld and Welcome
12:00pm – 1:00pm Lunch on your own
1:00pm – 5:00pm Business Forum
1:30pm – 10:00pm EXPO Opens
6:00pm – 7:00pm Dinner on your own
7:30pm – 9:00pm Opening Worship
9:00pm – 10:00pm Opening Reception
9:30pm – 11:00pm Affinity Groups

 

Tuesday, 5 July

7:00am – 8:00am Breakfast on your own
12 Step Meeting
Yoga
7:30am – 8:15pm Older Adults Affinity Group
7:30am – 8:15pm Global Readings of the Bible
 8:00am – 5:30pm Children and Youth Programs
8:00am – 7:00pm Registration and Hospitality Desk Open
Expo Open
8:30am – 9:30am Morning Worship
10:15am – 12:00pm Business Meeting
11:00am – 11:25am Pop Topic
11:30am – 11:55am Pop Topic
12:00pm – 1:30pm Lunch Break (on your own)
1:30pm – 5:00pm Business Meeting
1:30pm – 4:25pm Pop Topics in 25 minute sessions
5:00pm – 6:00pm Press Conference
5:30pm – 7:00pm Dinner Break (on your own)
7:00pm – 8:30pm Evening Worship
9:00pm – 10:30pm Evening Event: Vickie Shaw
9:00pm – 10:30pm  Affinity Groups

 

Wednesday, 6 July

7:00am – 8:00am Breakfast on you own
12 Step Meeting
Yoga
7:30am – 8:15am Global Readings of the Bible
 8:00am – 2:00pm Registration and Hospitality Desk Open
EXPO open
8:00am – 2:00pm Children and Youth Programs
8:30am – 9:30am Morning Worship
10:00am – 11:00am Celebrating Rev. Nancy Wilson’s Retirement
11:15pm – 12:45pm Human Rights Plenary with Mariela Castro
1:00pm – 7:00pm FREE TIME
7:00pm – 8:30pm Evening Worship
9:30pm – 11:00pm Evening Event: Film Screening, Upstairs Inferno

Thursday, 7 July

7:00am – 8:00am Breakfast on your own
12 Step Meeting
Yoga
8:00am – 5:00pm Children and Youth Programs
8:00am – 7:00pm Registration and Info Desk
EXPO Open
8:30am – 9:15am Bible Study
9:30am – 10:30am Morning Worship
11:00am – 12:45am Plenary Session with Jennifer Finney Boylan (book signing to follow)
12:30pm – 2:00pm Lunch on your own
2:00pm-3:30pm Workshops (90 minute sessions)
2:00pm-5:25pm Pop Topics (25 minute sessions)
4:00pm-5:30pm Workshops (90 minute sessions)
5:30pm – 6:30pm Dinner Break (on your own)
6:30pm – 8:00pm Evening Worship
8:15-10:00pm Moderator’s Circle Reception (by invitation)
 9:00pm – 10:30pm  Special Event: Jade Estrada

 

Friday, 8 July

7:00am – 8:00am Breakfast on your own
12 Step Meeting, Yoga
 8:00am – 5:00pm Children and Youth Programs
8:00am – 3:00pm Registration and Hospitality Desk Open
Resource EXPO
 8:15am – 9:00am Bible Study
9:30am – 10:30am Morning Worship
11:00am-5:30pm Day-Long Institute with Rev. Don Eastman

11:00am – 12:30am

 

Workshops (90 minute sessions)

11:00am – 12:25pm Pop Topics (25 minute sessions)
12:30pm – 1:30pm Lunch Break (on your own)
1:30pm – 3:00pm Workshops (90 minute sessions)
1:30pm – 3:25pm Pop Topic (25 minute sessions)
3:30pm – 5:00pm Workshops (90 minute sessions)
3:30pm – 5:25pm Pop Topics (25 minute sessions)
5:00pm – 6:30pm Dinner Break (on your own)
6:30pm – 8:00pm Closing Worship
8:00pm – 9:00pm Closing Reception Dance Party &
Celebration with New Moderator