New Mexico Annual Conference 2026
Schedule of Events
(subject to change)
All activities (unless otherwise noted) will be at Western Hills UMC, 524 Thunderbird Dr, El Paso, TX 79912
Wednesday, June 10
5:15 pm Conference Choir Rehearsal. WHUMC Choir Room
6:00 pm Pre-Conference Gathering, St. Mark’s UMC, 5005 Love Road - Registration required
Thursday, June 11
7:00 am Check-In
9:00 am Opening Worship – Bishop Carlo Preaching WHUMC Worship Center
10:30 am Break
11:00 am Clergy Session – Worship Center
Laity Session – FLC
12:00 pm Lunch on your own
1:30 pm Opening Plenary Session
- Organizing Motions
- Introductions
- Archives and History/Living Archives Awards
- Lydia Patterson Institute
3:00 pm Break
3:30 pm Plenary Session
Rev. Dr. Blair Thompson, Chief Learning and Innovation Officer at Wesleyan Impact Partners and Texas Methodist Foundation
5:00 pm 150th Anniversary Fiesta Celebration at Western Hills UMC
7:00 pm Commissioning Rehearsal
Friday, June 12
9:00 am Plenary Session - Rev. Dr. Blair Thompson
10:30 am Break
11:00 am Celebration of Ministry Service
12:00 pm Retiree Lunch
1:30 pm Plenary Session
- New Church Development
- Campus Ministry
- Disability Concerns
- Creation Care Resolution
- Land Acknowledgement Resolution
- Laity Address
3:00 pm Break
3:30 pm Plenary Session
- Claremont School of Theology
- Budget
- DS Salaries Resolution
- Co-Provosts Resolution
- BOPHB + Rental/Housing Resolution
- Conference Office Resolution
- CMT Report – Missional Priorities
4:00 Conference Choir Rehearsal
5:00 pm Dinner on your own
BOM Dinner - by invitation
7:00 pm Service of Commissioning – Bishop Grant Hagiya Preaching - WHUMC Worship Center
9:00 pm Reception
Saturday, June 13
9:00 am Closing Plenary
- Conference Chancellor
- Discontinuance – Ojo Amarillo UMC
- COB Leadership Gathering
- Nominations
- Consent Calendar
- Closing Resolutions
10:00 am Break
10:30 am Closing Worship/Fixing Appointments
12:00 pm Adjournment