Hinton Avenue and First UMC to Vote on Merger at Feb. 12 Church Conferences
District Superintendent Rev. Hyo Lee has authorized simultaneous church conferences for the Hinton Avenue & First UMC congregations following the worship service on Feb. 12. The 11:30 AM conferences will begin with a joint information session to review a draft merger agreement that was prepared by a team composed of members of both congregations and approved by the leadership groups of both churches. That document is linked here.
Following the information and question time, the congregations will go to separate areas of the FUMC building for congregational votes. At a church conference, all professing members are eligible to vote. Rev. Joyner has been authorized to preside at the conferences.
Hinton Avenue and First UMC began worshipping together in July 2022 and have been working together to envision a next step in ministry. Please join us for this important session.