The annual session of the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands Conference of the Methodist, Church in the Caribbean and the Americas will convene at Wesleyan Methodist Church in Blue Hills Providenciales from today 13th to the 24th January 2011 under the theme PURSUING OUR MISSION TOGETHER THROUGH COMMITTED AND RESPONSIBLE SERVICE.
The Conference will commence with a Ministerial retreat from today Thursday to Friday, followed by a Ministerial session on Saturday. Lords Day Sunday will be devoted to worship services at the Various Methodist Churches where Probationer presbyters and evangelists in training, will do their trial services.
On Monday at 2.15 p.m., the flag-raising ceremony, chaired by the Vice President Mrs. Judy Munroe, will take place during which time the flags of the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands will be raised followed by the Conference flags. The representative session commences at 5.30 p.m. and during the evening, the welcome and communion service will take place at 7p.m.
Conference continues with sessions during the day and evangelistic and open air services during the evening as well as the annual Conference Prayer breakfast on Saturday. The official Conference service will be held at 10.00 a.m. on Sunday 23rd January.
Conference will be chaired by the President, Bishop Rev Derek C O Browne who is presiding over his first Conference since becoming Bishop of the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands Methodist Conference. Delegates will come from through the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos as Well as representatives from the Connexional Conference headquarters in Antigua.
RTC News will have more as the Conference progresses.
