The 2016 Annual Conference will be held June 9-11, 2016 at the Ramkota Inn in Sioux Falls, SD. The theme of this year's annual conference is “Living Generously Unleashing God's Gifts.” We will celebrate the ways in which we are answering God's call to use resources of all kinds to live out the scriptural imperatives to grow in love of God and neighbor, reach new people, and heal a broken world.

Pre-Conference Workshops

Everyone is invited to attend educational and informational workshops that will equip your local congregation on Wednesday, June 8. You need not plan on attending the entire conference session and there is not  a charge. We do request that you register so we know that you are planning to attend. Each workshop will be offered twice, at 1:30 p.m. and at 3:15 p.m. at the Ramkota Inn. Four workshops will be offered: Hope for the Creation: Earthkeeping as Discipleship led by Rev. Tim Eberhart, What happened to the Offering? led by Rev. Ken Sloane, Wesley’s Way of Making Disciples led by Rev. Jim Harnish and Church Financial Myths led by Jeff Pospisil snd Sheri Meister. 

Click here tor more details on Pre-Conference workshops.

Special Events

Several groups will be holding special events throughout the 23rd Session of the Dakotas Annual Conference. You can find all of the special events on the Dakotas Conference website, including seminary lunches, a luncheon for local licensed pastors, breakfast for United Methodist Men, United Methodist Women and alumni of Dakota Wesleyan Unifersity. Several boards and agencies will be meeting.  Click here to find out all of the details. 

The Historical Society will hold a luncheon on Wednesday, June 8, at 12 p.m. in the Roosevelt Room of the Ramkota Inn.  The Annual Conference Historical Society Luncheon Speaker will be Mary Alice Halverson, Chair of the History and Records Committee at the Yankton UMC (SD). Her topic will be “Why History?” This topic will explore how the Yankton UMC has been intentional about policy and practices leading to accurate record keeping. What is and/or isn’t saved and pieces of interesting history from Yankton UMC’s past will also be highlighted. 

Register here for the Historical Society Luncheon and Annual Conference.

You can find the schedule and other details about the 23rd Annual Conference Session of the Dakotas Conference here.  We cannot wait to see you there.