CALENDAR & CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
UPCOMING EVENTS
Twentieth Episcopal District 2019 Calendar
January 1———————————————————————————New Year’s Day
January 3-5————————————AMEC Church Growth Department Conference
January 8-11—————————————Council of Bishops Retreat & Winter Meeting
(Dana Point, California)
February 14———————————————————Valentine Day Celebration (USA)
February 17-19————————————————AMEC Christian Education Summit
(Cape Town, South Africa)
February 20-22———————————————Global Development Council Meeting
(Cape Town, South Africa)
February 22-23—————————————————AMEC Women In Ministry Summit
(Cape Town, South Africa)
February 22-24——————————Lay Organization Advance Development Institute
(Cape Town, South Africa)
March 6————————————————————————————Ash Wednesday
March 10—————————————————————Daylight Savings Time Begins
March 12-22——————Health and Education Initiative/ The Medical Mission Group (Kasungu, Malawi)
March 26-29————————————————————Uganda Annual Conference
April 4-6—————————Mid-Year Conference and Christian Leadership Congress
(Lilongwe or Blantyre, Malawi) (Will Not Be Held—Many AMEC Meetings in 2019)
April 14—————————————————————————————Palm Sunday
April 19——————————————————————————————Good Friday
April 21————————————————————————————————Easter
May 2——————————————————————————National Day of Prayer
May 12————————————————————————Mother’s Day Celebration
May 14-24—————Health and Education Initiative/ The Methodist Student Network University of South Carolina (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe or Beira, Mozambique)
June 16————————————————————————Father’s Day Celebration
June 24-26—————————————Council of Bishops & General Board Meeting
(Birmingham, Alabama)
June 30-July 4—————————————Connectional Lay Organizational Biennial
(Seattle, Washington)
July 23-27—————————————AMEC Young People’s Department Convention (Columbus, Ohio)
July 27-August 1——————————AMEC Women’s Missionary Society Convention
(Columbus, Ohio)
August 21-25——————————————————Malawi North Annual Conference
(McAllister Temple AMEC, Karonga, Malawi)
August 28–September 1————————————Malawi Central Annual Conference
(____________ AMEC, Kasungu, Malawi)
September 11-15————————————————Malawi South Annual Conference
(Thomas Chapel AMEC, Salima, Malawi)
September 18-22————————————Northeast Zimbabwe Annual Conference
(Philip Life Center AMEC, Harare, Zimbabwe)
October 2-6————————————————Central Zimbabwe Annual Conference
(Gow Temple AMEC, Masvingo, Zimbabwe)
October 9-13——————————————Southwest Zimbabwe Annual Conference
(Thomas Chapel AMEC, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe)
November 28————————————————Thanksgiving Day Celebration (USA)
December 7-9———————————————————Lay Executive Board Meeting
(Atlanta, Georgia)
December 10-11——————————————————————Convo—Legislation
(Atlanta, Georgia)
December 25——————————————————Christmas Day Celebration (USA)
December 31—————————————————New Years Day Celebration (USA)
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Malawi North Annual Conference
Mzuzu, Malawi
Host Church: McAllister Temple A.M.E. Church, Mzuzu
Host Pastor: Rev. ________ Simtowe
Host Presiding Elder: Rev. Wilfred Ngwira
WMS Annual Day---------------------August 22, 2018
Annual Conference------------------August 23-26, 2018
Christian Education & Theological Institute---August 25, 2018
Malawi Central Annual Conference
Kasungu, Malawi
Host Church: Madziayela AMEC
Host Pastor: Rev. Alex Banda
Host Presiding Elder: Rev. Gladwell S. Mwale
WMS Annual Day------------------August 29, 2018
Annual Conference---------------Aug. 30-Sept. 2, 2018
Christian Education & Theological Institute---September 1, 2018
Malawi South Annual Conference
Lilongwe, Malawi
Host Church: Bethel A.M.E. Church
Host Pastor: Rev. Happy Chirwa
Host Presiding Elder: Rev. Davison Moyo
WMS Annual Day-------------------September 12, 2018
Annual Conference-----------------September 13-16, 2018
Christian Education & Theological Institute---September 15, 2018
Northeast Zimbabwe Conference (Includes Northwest Mozambique)
Beira, Mozambique
Host Church: São Paulo A.M.E. Church
Host Pastor: Rev. Samuel Filipe Mandava
Host Presiding Elder: Rev. Jose Bussane
WMS Annual Day---------------------September 19, 2018
Annual Conference-------------------September 20-23, 2018
Christian Education & Theological Institute---September 22, 2018
Central Zimbabwe Conference
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Host Church: Gow Temple A.M.E. Church
Host Pastor: Rev. Samuel Zvada
Host Presiding Elder: Rev. Piet Muparuri
WMS Annual Day-----------------October 3, 2018
Annual Conference--------------October 4-7, 2018
Christian Education & Theological Institute---October 7, 2018
Southwest Zimbabwe Annual Conference
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Host Church: Thomas Temple A.M.E. Church
Host Pastor: Rev. Mthokozisi Sibanda
Host Presiding Elder: Rev. Philip S. Gava
WMS Annual Day---------------October 10, 2018
Annual Conference-------------October 11-14, 2018
Christian Education & Theological Institute---October 14, 2018
Uganda Annual Conference
Pallisa District, Uganda
Host Church: Kyazanga A.M.E. Church
Host Presiding Elder: Not Applicable
Team Leader: Bro. Mac Turyeijuka
Host Pastor: Lic. Muwanguzi Moses
WMS Annual Day-------------------October 31, 2018
Annual Conference-----------------November 1-4, 2018
Christian Education & Theological Institute---November 3, 2018