Tentative Conference Schedule
As different parts of the Annual Conference Session are set into place, they will be added to the schedule on this page. Everything is subject to change, but every effort will be made to keep this page up to date.
All meetings are expected to take place online. Greater Northwest (GNW) sessions will include members from the Alaska, Oregon-Idaho and Pacific Northwest Conferences.
GNW Opening Session & Installation of Bishop Bridgeforth
SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2023
3 p.m. PT (2 p.m. AKT) – Click here to watch the recording.
PNW Clergy Sessions
WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2023
2-5 p.m. PT. Online only with GNTV support.
Registered members who are supposed to participate in Clergy Sessions will receive a webinar link and voting information in the days preceding the Clergy Session,

PNW Focus Sessions
FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2023
SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 2023, 6-8 P.M. PT
PNW Annual Conference Sessions
TUESDAY-THURSDAY, JUNE 13-15, 2023
The sessions will be hybrid with GNTV voting support.
Day One | Monday, June 12, 2023
5-7 p.m. | In-Person Check-In | Mason UMC, Foyer |
5:30 p.m. | Memorial Service Rehearsal | Mason UMC, Sanctuary |
Day One | Tuesday, June 13, 2023
7-9 a.m. | In-Person Check-In | Scheebeck Hall, Univ. of Puget Sound |
9 a.m. | Welcome & Opening Worship | Schneebeck Hall & Online – Watch Recording |
10 a.m. | Clergy Gathering | Kilworth Chapel, no Online option |
10 a.m. | Laity Session | Schneebeck Hall & Online – Watch Recording |
Noon | Lunch Break | Dining Hall (for those with meal plan) |
1:30 p.m. | Plenary #1 | Schneebeck Hall & Online – Watch Recording |
3:45 p.m. | Break | |
4 p.m. | Plenary #1 continues | Schneebeck Hall & Online – Watch Recording |
5:30 p.m. | Dinner Break | Dining Hall (for those with meal plan) |
7 p.m. | Memorial Service | Mason UMC & Online – Service Recording |
8:30 p.m. | Meetings or gatherings as needed | TBD |
Day Two | Wednesday, June 14, 2023
8 a.m. | Retirement Worship rehearsal | Schneebeck Hall |
9 a.m. | Devotion | Schneebeck Hall & Online |
9:15 a.m. | Plenary #2 | Schneebeck Hall & Online |
11:30 a.m. | Retirees worship/celebration | Schneebeck Hall & Online |
Noon | Lunch Break | Dining Hall (for those with meal plan) |
1:30 p.m. | Plenary #3 | Schneebeck Hall & Online |
3:00 p.m. | Break | |
3:30 p.m. | Plenary #3 continues | Schneebeck Hall & Online |
6:00 p.m. | Dinner Break | Dining Hall (for those with meal plan) |
7:30 p.m. | Ordination Rehearsal | Mason UMC |
Day Three | Thursday, June 15, 2023
9:00 a.m. | Plenary #4 | |
10 a.m. | Break | Sponsored by Faith Foundation NW |
11 a.m. | Service of Commissioning & Ordination | Mason UMC & Online – Watch the Recording |
6 p.m. | GNW Closing Worship | Online only. Watch Recording. |