North Alabama United Methodist Conference
The North Alabama Conference is the connection of the approximately 698 United Methodist churches within the geographical area from the middle of Alabama north to the Tennessee state line. The United Methodist Center is located at 898 Arkadelphia Road on the campus of Birmingham-Southern College.
An Annual Conference is the basic organizational body in The United Methodist Church. A Bishop presides over an Annual Conference. The Annual Conference is organized in smaller groups of churches called Districts. The North Alabama Conference is made up of eight Districts.
United Methodist pastors are itinerate within an Annual Conference area, which means they they are ether reappointed to the same church or to a different church every year. As a result they move from church to church during their ministry career.
External References
- North Alabama Conference website