The call to the Sixty-first Annual Meeting of the Penn Central Conference of the United Church of Christ will convene at
Doubletree Resort by Hilton, 2400 Willow Street Pike, Lancaster, PA 17602

"Renewing the Covenant We Share"

 “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.” Ecclesiastes 4:9-10a 

June 9 - 10, 2023
This year Penn Central Conference's Annual Meeting returns to an in-person event! We will be gathering at Doubletree Resort by Hilton, 2400 Willow Street Pike, Lancaster, PA 17602 on June 9th & 10th, 2023. Business Plenaries will be available to join virtually.

Our special guest speaker is Rev. Jane Fisler Hoffman, author of "Covenant: A Study for the United Church of Christ"

We will once again offer workshops virtually on the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings before the meeting. There will also be in-person workshops on Friday and Saturday. Rev. Dr. Nora Foust will offer an in-person Boundary Training on Friday morning as well. All workshops are optional, but we are happy to offer them as a supplementary educational opportunity to those who have the time to attend.

If you are staying at the Doubletree, please reserve rooms here by May 11 to secure our special group rates. If you have questions, call the hotel directly at (717) 464-2711 and request the group rates for Penn Central Conference. 

Tentative schedule is as follows:
Friday, June 9th, 2023
9:00AM - registration
9:00AM - 11:00AM - board meeting
9:30AM - 11:30AM - Boundary Training
11:00AM - 11:30AM - Choir Rehearsal
12:00PM - 1:15PM - Lunch
1:30PM - 3:45PM - Opening Worship & Plenary #1
4:00PM - 5:30PM - Workshops
6:15PM - 8:00PM - Dinner, with theological reflection
8:00PM - Ice Cream social
Saturday, June 10th, 2023
7:00AM-7:45AM - Morning Motion
6:30AM - 8:30AM - Breakfast with theological reflection
8:45AM - 10:30AM - Plenary #2
10:45AM - 12:15PM - Workshops
12:00PM - 12:30PM - Choir Rehearsal
12:30PM - 1:30PM - Lunch
1:45PM - 3:00PM - Plenary #3 and closing worship
3:00PM - 4:00PM - Recognition and Celebration, with cake
"When the Conference meets, its voting membership shall be composed of the members of the Board of Directors, the authorized ministers holding standing in its Associations, and lay delegates selected by and representing the member churches, as set forth below... Each church shall be entitled to be represented by two (2) lay delegates."
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Visitors are welcome.--
We will be voting on two bylaws changes:

Addition of an annual PCC Fall Budget Meeting:
Amend Section VI. Finance, sub-section 5. from “The Board of Directors shall prepare the conference budget for approval by the Conference at the Annual Meeting.” To “The Board of Directors shall prepare the conference budget for approval by the Conference at a meeting of the Conference each fall held no later than November 15.” 

Creation of a Church Futures Commission
The PCC Board approved the establishment of the Church Futures Commission as presented. This will now be added to the agenda for the annual meeting for a vote by the delegates. 

For more information on the proposed Church Futures Commission, see here.
Submit questions in advance here: pccannualmeeting@gmail.com
Annual Meeting Mission Project

We are hosting a donation drive for The Period Project Harrisburg. We are asking congregations to collect, and annual meeting participants to bring, donations of period supplies. Please bring unopened packages of:
·      tampons with plastic applicators
·      thin maxi pads
·      boxes of individual personal wipes
All brands are acceptable. The period supplies will be collected in a designated location in the conference center in the Double Tree Resort hotel. All products collected will support those in the Harrisburg area who are unsheltered or who struggle to afford these essential items. The Period Project Harrisburg will ensure these supplies get to those who need them. Thank you for helping to end period poverty. 

A donation link will be available soon for those who prefer to donate money.
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