The weekend of November 10-12, your General Council was thrilled to be able to join with the South Atlantic Association in Daytona Beach, Florida as part of our fall meetings. We were blessed to celebrate Sabbath with them, including the graduation of 12 hardworking individuals from SALT 2 on Friday evening and beautiful worship, presentations and festivities on Saturday.

The General Council meetings provided opportunities to respond to Conference Action items as well plan for our upcoming Winter Virtual Delegates Forum and Town Hall Meeting. We were excited to hear how grants are empowering our churches and church plants for ministry and advancing key areas from our Vision Map. We were especially encouraged by initiatives in Leadership Development…