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2023 Oklahoma Indian Missionary Annual Conference

Name of conference: Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference

Location of conference gathering:  Northeast Ministry Center, Preston, Okla.

Dates of conference gathering: June 9-11

Conference theme:  “Are You Ready for the New Journey?

Officiating bishop: Bishop Jimmy Nunn

Main actions enacted by the conference: 

The conference passed a budget of $325,802, $14,468 less than 2023 asking budget.

Names of delegates for General Conference and jurisdictional conference:

  • Rev. Margaret Johnson
  • Rev. Elias McHenry
  • Josephine Deere
  • Anne Marshall

Number of clergy retired:  1

Membership stands at 5,268, down 118 from the previous year.

Worship attendance stands at 1,337, up 140 from the previous year.

Church school attendance stands at 970, down 124 from the previous year.

Professions or reaffirmations of faith for 2022: 23, up 8 from 2021.

Worshippers engaged in mission for 2022: 549, up 95 from 2021.

Compiled by the Rev. Margaret Johnson.

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