AME Protocol for Scheduling Connectional Meetings

The General Secretary/CIO of the AME Church shall maintain an Official Calendar for the AME Church. To schedule any connectional meeting or event, a request from the head of that organization must be made in writing to the General Secretary/CIO no less than 180 days before the requested date(s). Requests must be approved in writing by the General Secretary before any notices or correspondence concerning the proposed meeting or event is shared. After the request is approved, the General Secretary will place the event or meeting on the AME Church Official Calendar. Only then should any preparations be made for the proposed event or meeting.

AME Council of Bishops

General Board 2018


AME CONNECTIONAL MEETING CALENDAR

2023 – 2024

2023

JANUARY 2023

International Health Commission (Hybrid):

Wellness Event

Cleveland, OH

January 14, 2023

Church Growth Seminar and Evangelist Certification

January 23 – 26, 2023

Location: Greater Bethel AME Church – Nashville, TN

16th Episcopal District

WMS Convention

January 26, 2023

Haiti Annual Conference

January 27, 2023

International Health Commission – Virtual Monthly Meeting

January 28, 2023

11:00 am (EST)

Zoom

FEBRUARY 2023

13th Episcopal District

Founder’s Day: East TN Conference

February 5, 2023

Location: TBD

Turner Theological Seminary

129th Founders’ Observance

February 5-7, 2023

16th Episcopal District

WMS Convention

February 8, 2023

Dominican Republic Annual Conference

February 9-12, 2023

Location: Mother Bethel AME Church – Dominican Repubic

Rev. Justino Rodridguez Jones, Pastor

Rev. Manolin Nunez Capios, Presiding Elder

13th Episcopal District

Founder’s Day: Kentucky Conference

February 12, 2023

Location: TBD

13th Episcopal District

Founder’s Day: Tennessee Conference

February 19, 2023

Location: TBD

Global Development Council (GDC) 2023

Monrovia, Liberia

February 22-25, 2023

International Health Commission – Virtual Monthly Meeting

February 25, 2023

11:00 am (EST)

Zoom

13th Episcopal District

Crowns: 13th District Clergy and Lay Women Conference

February 24-26, 2023

Location: Murfreesboro, TN

13th Episcopal District

Founder’s Day: West TN Conference

February 26, 2023

Location: TBD

MARCH 2023

6th Episcopal District

111th Session of the South Georgia Annual Conference

March 1-3, 2023

Hilton Garden Inn Albany

101 S. Front. Street

Albany, GA 31701

16th Episcopal District

WMS Convention

March 1, 2023

Windward Islands Annual Conference

March 2-5, 2023

Location: Sealy Memorial AME Church – Barbados

Rev. Carlene Sobers, Pastor & Presiding Elder

13th Episcopal District

Mid-Year Conference

March 2-4, 2023

Location: Memphis, TN

6th Episcopal District

127th Session of the Southwest Annual Conference

March 15-17, 2023

St. James AME Church

1002 6th Avenue

Columbus, GA 31901

16th Episcopal District

WMS Convention

March 15, 2023

Guyana-Suriname Annual Conference

March 16-19, 2023

Location: Franklyn Talbot Memorial AME Church – Guyana

Rev. Andrew C. Morris Grant, Pastor & Presiding Elder

AME Church Scholar’s Conference (In-Person)

May 22-24, 2023

Location: TBA

International Health Commission:

AME Purple Sunday (Virtual)

March 19, 2023

4:00 pm (EST)

Zoom Call

16th Episcopal District

WMS Convention

March 23, 2023

Virgin Islands Annual Conference

March 24-26, 2023

Location: St. Luke AME Church Christiansted, St. Croix US Virgin Islands

Rev. Jermaine Mulley, Pastor

Rev. Uclyn Hendricks, Presiding Elder

International Health Commission – Virtual Monthly Meeting

March 25, 2023

11:00 am (EST)

Zoom

6th Episcopal District

158th Session of the Georgia Annual Conference

March 29-31, 2023

Location: TBD

APRIL 2023

6th Episcopal District

109th Session of the Augusta Georgia Annual Conference

April 12-14, 2023

Bethel AME Church

623 Crawford Avenue

August, GA 30904

Department of Christian Education

Annual Ministries in Christian Education Meeting

April 13-15, 2023

16th Episcopal District

WMS Convention

April 13, 2023

European Annual Conference

April 14-16, 2023

Location: Richard Allen AME Church – London, England

Rev. Lucinda Burgess Jones, Pastor & Presiding Elder

CLO Executive Board Meeting (Virtual)

April 14-15, 2023

AME Sunday School Union

Cornerstone Dedication

April 15, 2023

16th Episcopal District

WMS Convention

April 19, 2023

Jamaica Annual Conference

April 20-23, 2023

Location: Chapel of Christ Our Redeemer AME Church – Kingston, Jamaica

Rev. Emily Pardue, Pastor

Rev. Shawn Reynolds, Presiding Elder

International Health Commission – Virtual Monthly Meeting

April 22, 2023

11:00 am (EST)

Zoom

6th Episcopal District

140th Session of the Macon Georgia Annual Conference

April 26-28, 2023

St. Paul AME Church

2501 Shurling Drive

Macon, GA 31211

2nd Episcopal District

207th Session of the Baltimore Annual Conference

WMS Annual Convention

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Business, Training, & Worship

Thursday – Saturday, April 27-29, 2023

Opening Annual Worship Service

Thursday, April 27, 2023 @ 6:30 pm

Ordination Worship Service

Friday, April 28, 2023 @ 10:00 am

Lay Worship Service

Friday, April 28, 2023 @ 6:30 pm

Young Peoples’ Division

Saturday, April 29, 2023 @ 8:00 am

Closing and Commissioning Service

Saturday, April 29, 2023 @ 11:00 am

MAY 2023

2nd Episcopal District

73rd Session of the Washington Annual Conference

WMS Annual Convention

Thursday, May 4, 2023

Business, Training, & Worship

Thursday – Saturday, May 4-6, 2023

Opening Annual Worship Service

Thursday, May 4, 2023 @ 6:30 pm

Ordination Worship Service

Friday, May 5, 2023 @ 10:00 am

Lay Worship Service

Friday, May 5, 2023 @ 6:30 pm

Young Peoples’ Division

Saturday, May 6, 2023 @ 8:00 am

Closing and Commissioning Service

Saturday, May 6, 2023 @ 11:00 am

6th Episcopal District

149th Session of the Atlanta-North Annual Conference

May 10-12, 2023

Big Bethel AME Church

220 Auburn Avenue NE

Atlanta, GA 30303

The Power of a Thinking Church”

Department of Research and Scholarship

AME Church Scholars and Practitioners Conference

May 18-20, 2023

Location: Emory Conference Center, Atlanta , GA

2nd Episcopal District

157th Session of the Virginia Annual Conference

WMS Annual Convention

Thursday, May 18, 2023

Business, Training, & Worship

Thursday – Saturday, May 18-20, 2023

Opening Annual Worship Service

Thursday, May 18, 2023 @ 6:30 pm

Ordination Worship Service

Friday, May 19, 2023 @ 10:00 am

Lay Worship Service

Friday, May 19, 2023 @ 6:30 pm

Young Peoples’ Division

Saturday, May 20, 2023 @ 8:00 am

Closing and Commissioning Service

Saturday, May 20, 2023 @ 11:00 am

13th Episcopal District

Bishop Henning Byfield’s Unleash Conference

May 19-20, 2023

Location: Nashville, TN

International Health Commission:

Mental Wellness Webinar (Virtual)

Date: TBD

6th Episcopal District Planning Meeting

May 24-26, 2023

Location: TBD

2nd Episcopal District

154th Session of the North Carolina Annual Conference

WMS Annual Convention

Thursday, May 25, 2023

Business, Training, & Worship

Thursday – Saturday, May 25-27, 2023

Opening Annual Worship Service

Thursday, May 25, 2023 @ 6:30 pm

Ordination Worship Service

Friday, May 26, 2023 @ 10:00 am

Lay Worship Service

Friday, May 26, 2023 @ 6:30 pm

Young Peoples’ Division

Saturday, May 27, 2023 @ 8:00 am

Closing and Commissioning Service

Saturday, May 27, 2023 @ 11:00 am

International Health Commission – Virtual Monthly Meeting

May 27, 2023

11:00 am (EST)

Zoom

2023 International Stewardship & Economic Empowerment Summit (Hybrid)

(Dept. of Retirement Services and the Commission on Economic Development)

May 30-31, 2023

JUNE 2023

2nd Episcopal District

131st Session of the Western North Carolina Annual Conference

WMS Annual Convention

Thursday, June 8, 2023

Business, Training, & Worship

Thursday – Saturday, June 8-10, 2023

Opening Annual Worship Service

Thursday, June 8, 2023 @ 6:30 pm

Ordination Worship Service

Friday, June 9, 2023 @ 10:00 am

Lay Worship Service

Friday, June 9, 2023 @ 6:30 pm

Young Peoples’ Division

Saturday, June 10, 2023 @ 8:00 am

Closing and Commissioning Service

Saturday, June 10, 2023 @ 11:00 am

International Health Commission:

Annual IHC Training (Virtual)

June 10, 2023

Zoom

Council of Bishops and General Board

June 19-21, 2023

New Orleans, LA

CLO Biennial Convention

June 26-30, 2023

Chicago, IL

JULY 2023

13th Episcopal District Learning Academy

July 6-8, 2023

Location: TBD

International Health Commission:

Faith Based Health, Wellness, Nutrition and Fitness Webinar (Virtual)

Juluy 16, 2023

11:00 am (EST)

Zoom

20th Quadrennial Convention of the Women’s Missionary Society and Young People’s Division

July 23 – August 3, 2023

YPD Convention: July 23 – 28, 2023

Transition Day: July 29, 2023

WMS Convention: July 30 – August 3, 2023

AUGUST 2023

International Health Commission:

Clergy and Clergy Family Wellness Webinar (Virtual)

August 5, 2023

11:00 am (EST)

9th Episcopal District

WMS & YPD Annual Conference

August 19, 2023

14th Session of the Alabama River Region Annual Conference

August 23-25, 2023

St. John’s AME Church – Montgomery

Rev. Roosevelt Williams III, Host Pastor

Rev. Dr. Jacquelyn L. Denson, Host Presiding Elder

12TH Episcopal District

WMS Day

August 25, 2022

Oklahoma Annual Conference

August 25-26, 2022

Youth (YPD) Day

August 27, 2022

SEPTEMBER 2023

International Health Commission:

Disaster Preparedness and Church Security Webinar (Virtual)

September 2, 2023

11:00 am (EST)

Zoom

9th Episcopal District

WMS & YPD Annual Conference

September 2, 2023

14th Session of the Northwest Alabama Annual Conference

September 6-8, 2023

Daniel Payne Community Plaza

Rev. Dr. Ronald D. Sterling, Host Pastor

Rev. Dwight Dillard, Host Presiding Elder

13th Episcopal District

WMS Convention

September 6, 2023

East TN Annual Conference

September 7-10, 2023

YPD Meeting

September 9, 2023

9th Episcopal District

WMS & YPD Annual Conference

September 16, 2023

14th Session of the Southeast Alabama Annual Conference

September 20-22, 2023

Hines Chapel AME Church – Dothan

Rev. Paul Horn, Host Pastor

Rev. Dr. Frederick Sherrod, Host Presiding Elder

13th Episcopal District

WMS Convention

September 20, 2023

Kentucky Annual Conference

September 21-24, 2023

YPD Meeting

September 23, 2023

International Health Commission – Monthly Meeting

September 23, 2023

11:00 am (EST)

Zoom

OCTOBER 2023

9th Episcopal District

WMS & YPD Annual Conference

September 30, 2023

14th Session of the Northeast Annual Conference

October 4-6, 2023

Washington Chapel AME Church – Tuskegee

Rev. Dr. Isaac N. Hudson, Host Pastor

Rev. Dr. Letitia Watford, Host Presiding Elder

13th Episcopal District

WMS Convention

October 3, 2023

West TN Annual Conference

October 4-8, 2023

YPD Meeting

October 7, 2023

9th Episcopal District

WMS & YPD Annual Conference

October 14, 2023

14th Session of the Alabama Annual Conference

October 18-20, 2023

Bethel AME Church – Mobile

Rev. Trevor Woolridge, Host Pastor

Rev. Charles Lewis, Host Presiding Elder

13th Episcopal District

WMS Convention

October 17, 2023

Tennessee Annual Conference

October 18-22, 2023

YPD Meeting

October 21, 2023

International Health Commission – Monthly Meeting

October 28, 2023

11:00 am (EST)

Zoom

NOVEMBER 2023

9th Episcopal District Planning Meeting

November 2-4, 2023

Daniel Payne Community Plaza

1500 Daniel Payne

Birmingham, AL 35214

13th Episcopal District Planning Meeting

November 9-11, 2023

International Health Commission – Monthly Meeting

November 18, 2023

11:00 am (EST)

Zoom

DECEMBER 2023

International Health Commission – Monthly Meeting

December 16, 2023

11:00 am (EST)

Zoom

2024

JANUARY 2024

International Health Commission – Monthly Meeting

January 27, 2023

11:00 am (EST)

Zoom

FEBRUARY 2024

International Health Commission – Monthly Meeting

February 24, 2023

11:00 am (EST)

Zoom

General Conference

August 21-28, 2024

Columbus, OH

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