2026-2027 EPISCOPAL DISTRICT/REGION DATES
The CME Church
FIRST EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
Fall Gathering — Arkansas Region-East District
Date: September 19, 2027
Location: Miles Memorial CME Church
Address: 1804 E. Capital Drive, Little Rock, AR 72202
Fall Gathering — East TN Region-Southeast District
Date: September 26, 2027
Location: Phillips Chapel CME Church
Address: 97 Lewis Street, Nashville, TN 37210
Fall Gathering — East TN Region, Southwest District
Date: October 3, 2026
Location: Denmark CME Church
Address: 1788 Britton Lane, Denmark, TN 38301
Fall Gathering — West TN Region-Northwest District
Date: October 10, 2026
Location: Douglass Chapel CME Church
Address: 3659 Stanton KoKo Road, Stanton, TN 38069
Fall Gathering — West TN Region-Northeast District
Date: October 24, 2026
Location: Temple of Love CME Church
Address: 5318 Elvis Presley Blvd., Memphis, TN 38116
First Episcopal District Cabinet Meeting and Leadership Training
Date: November 10–11, 2026
Address: 4466 Elvis Presley Blvd, Suite 222, Memphis, TN 38116
Service of Celebration of the 156th Founders’ Day of the CME Church
Date: December 12, 2026
Time: 3:00 p.m. Format: Hybrid Location: Arkansas Region, Site TBA
Bishop, Clergy, & Laity Drive-In Institute
Date: February 6, 2027
Region: East TN Region
Location: Mt. Pleasant CME Church
Address: 310 Hopper Baker Road, Jackson, TN 38305
Bishop, Clergy, and Laity Drive-In Institute
Date: February 20, 2027
Region: AR Region
Location: St. Vestal CME Church
Address: 2309 Nevada Street, El Dorado, AR 71730
Bishop, Clergy, and Laity Drive-In Institute
Date: February 27, 2027
Region: West TN Region
Location: Moody Chapel CME Church
Address: 1608 S. Cooper Road, Memphis, TN 38114
First Episcopal District Recognition Gala
Date: April 2, 2027
Location: Texarkana, AR
First Episcopal District Spring Gathering
Date: April 3–4, 2027
Location: Walker Chapel CME Church
Address: 2425 E. 14th Street, Texarkana, AR 71854
Lane College Support and Recognition Month
Date: May 2027
First Episcopal District Regions Joint Annual Conference — Part One
Date: June 19–20, 2027
Format: Virtual
Concluding 25th Annual Conference Session — Arkansas Region
Date: July 8–9, 2027
Location: Site TBD
Host: East District
Concluding 52nd Annual Conference Session — East TN Region
Date: July 19–20, 2027
Location: Mother Liberty CME Church
Address: 456 S. Highland Avenue, Jackson, TN 38301
Concluding 145th Annual Conference Session — West TN Region Date: July 22–23, 2027
Location: Martin Memorial Temple CME Church
Address: 65 S. Parkway W., Memphis, TN 38109
SECOND EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
Winter Meeting
Date: December 4–5, 2026
Format: Virtual
Spring Meeting
Date: April 16–17, 2027
Host: Metropolitan CME Church, 2815 Melrose Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45206
Kentucky Region Annual Conference
Date: July 14–16, 2027
Host: Keas Tabernacle CME Church, 105 S Queen St, Mt Sterling, KY 40353
Ohio Central Indiana Region Annual Conference
Date: July 21–23, 2027
Host: St. John CME Church, 1233 S Hawkins Ave, Akron, OH 44320
THIRD EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
Winter Gathering
Date: December 5, 2026
Format: Virtual
Spring Gathering
Date: April 8–10, 2026
Location: Oak Brook, IL
Joint Annual Conference
Date: July 18–21
Location: St. Louis, MO
FOURTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
Fall Reporting Meeting
Date: Saturday, December 5, 2026
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Host: Lynch Street CME Church, 2175 John R. Lynch Street, Jackson, MS
Spring Reporting Meeting
Date: April 3, 2027
Details: TBA
Fourth Episcopal Annual Conferences: Monday Considered Travel Time
- Louisiana Region
Date: July 5–8, 2027
Host: Reeves Temple CME, 1400 Winterhalter St, Lake Charles, LA 70601 - Mississippi-South Region
Date: July 12–15, 2027
Location: Goodwater CME Church, 325 Raleigh Dr., Magee, MS 39111
Host: Gloster Hattiesburg District - North-East Mississippi
Date: July 19–22, 2027
Location: Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Blvd., Oxford, MS 38655
FIFTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
Winter Council Meeting
Date: December 4–5, 2026
Format: Virtual
Spring Convocation
Date: March 12–13, 2027
Format: Virtual
Birmingham Region Annual Conference
Date: July 8–10, 2027
Southeast Alabama Region Annual Conference
Date: July 14–16, 2027
North Central Alabama Region Annual Conference
Date: July 21–23, 2027
Florida Region Annual Conference
Date: July 28–30, 2027
SIXTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
Christian Training Institute & Winter Gathering
Date: December 4–5, 2026
Format: Virtual
Spring Gathering
Date: April 9–10, 2026
Location: TBD
SEVENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
Combined Winter Meeting -New York-Washington & Carolina Regions
Date: December 11–12, 2026
Format: Virtual
Annual Conference – Jamaica Annual Conference:
Date: March 30–April 1, 2027
Format: In-person
Spring Meeting – Carolina Region:
Date: April 16–17, 2027
Format: In-person
Location: Charlotte, NC
Spring Meeting – New York – Washington Region:
Date: April 30–May 1, 2027
Format: In-person
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Annual Conference – Carolina Region:
Date: July 11–15, 2027
Format: In-person
Location: Columbia, SC
Annual Conference- New York – Washington Region:
Date: July 26–30, 2027
Format: In-person
Location: Hartford, CT
EIGHTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
Fall Reporting Meeting
Date: December 11–12, 2026
Format: Virtual
Spring Meeting
Date: April 9–10, 2027
Location: Dallas, TX
Annual Conference *DFW/NW Texas
Date: July 7–10, 2027
Location: Dallas, TX
Annual Conference *SE TX
Date: July 14–17, 2027
Location: Houston, TX
Annual Conference *Central Texas
Date: July 21–24, 2027
Location: Tyler, TX
Annual Conference East Texas-Oklahoma
Date: To be determined.
NINTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
Fall Gathering – Alaska Pacific
Date: November 6
Time: 6:00–7:30 p.m. PST
Format: Virtual
Fall Gathering – Arizona New Mexico
Date: November 7
Time: 1:00–2:30 p.m. PST
Format: Virtual
Fall Gathering – Northern California
Date: November 20
Time: 6:00–8:00 p.m. PST
Format: Virtual
Fall Gathering – Southern California
Date: November 21
Time: 1:00–3:00 p.m. PST
Format: Virtual
Annual Conference – Alaska Pacific
Date: July 14–15
Location: Allen Temple CME, Portland, Oregon
Annual Conference – Arizona New Mexico
Date: July 16–17
Location: Phillips Chapel, Albuquerque, NM
Annual Conference – Northern California
Date: July 22–24
Location: Beebe Memorial Cathedral, Oakland, CA
Annual Conference -Southern California
Date: July 29–31
Location: Lewis Metropolitan, Los Angeles CA
TENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
ELEVENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
Tanzania Region Annual Conference
Date: November 3–8, 2026
Location: Kyela Mbeya
Zimbabwe Region Annual Conference
Date: March 4–7, 2027
Location: Harare
Africa Methodist Council 3rd General Conference
Date: March 9–14, 2027
Location: Harare-Zimbabwe
Kenya Region Annual Conference
Date: April 1–4, 2027
Location: Nairobi
Burundi Region Annual Conference
Date: July 16–18, 2027
Location: Bujumbura