Note: This is not a comprehensive calendar. Some meetings are of a private and confidential nature, and some days are blocked out for travel or preparation; these activities do not appear on the schedule. The Bishop seeks to respond to invitations that advance the mission and reflect the diversity of the Annual Conference, and visits are generally scheduled nine months to one year in advance. He also considers it a great privilege to share the gospel and to encourage clergy and laity throughout the Florida Conference.
Inquiries about the schedule can be forwarded to:
Shannon Redden
Administrative Assistant to Bishop Kenneth Carter, Jr.
Florida Area, The United Methodist Church
450 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.
Lakeland, FL 33815
sredden@flumc.org
| Date | Event | Location |
| 1 | Concordat Meeting: British Methodist Church and United Methodist Church | Virtual |
| 5-6 | Convocation, Duke Divinity School | Virtual |
| 6 | Meeting, Executive Committee, Council of Bishops | Virtual |
| 7 | Meeting, Appointive Cabinet | Virtual |
| Wednesday Night Bible Study Guest: Rev. Matthew Hartsfield, Bay Hope UMC, Lutz | Virtual | |
| 8 | South East District Clergy Meeting | Virtual |
| 13 | New Wesleyan Ecosystem Initiative, Texas Methodist Foundation | Virtual |
| 14 | Atlantic Central District Clergy Meeting | Virtual |
| Teaching Mission and Evangelism, Duke Divinity School | Virtual | |
| Wednesday Night Bible Study Guest: Rev. Ginger Gaines-Cirelli, Foundry UMC, Washington, DC | Virtual | |
| 15 | East Central District Clergy Meeting | Virtual |
| Meeting, Appointive Cabinet | Virtual | |
| 19 | Search Committee, Treasurer-Administrative Services | Virtual |
| 20 | Search Committee, Treasurer-Administrative Services | Virtual |
| 21 | Meetings, Appointive Cabinet; Cabinet/Strategic Leadership Team | Virtual |
| Wednesday Night Bible Study, Guest: Dean Greg Jones, Duke Divinity School | Virtual | |
| 22 | DART Meeting Manatee County Clergy and Laity | Virtual |
| 23 | Bible 2020 Podcast: "The Book of Acts" with Magrey deVega, Hyde Park UMC, Tampa | Virtual |
| 24 | Conference Table & Quadrennial Leadership Training; Guest Speaker: Bishop Gregory Palmer, West Ohio Conference | Virtual |
| 27 | New Wesleyan Ecosystem Initiative, Texas Methodist Foundation | Virtual |
| 30 | Meetings, Council of Bishops Officers and Executive Committee | Virtual |
| Date | Event | Location |
| 2-5 | Council of Bishops | Virtual |
| 10 | New Wesleyan Ecosystem Initiative, Texas Methodist Foundation | Virtual |
| 11 | Leighton Ford Mentoring | Blowing Rock, NC |
| Wednesday Night Bible Study | Virtual | |
| 16-17 | Ideas Workshop, Texas Methodist Foundation | Virtual |
| 17 | Conference Directors Gathering | Lakeland |
| 18 | Appointive Cabinet Retreat | Lakeland |
| Wednesday Night Bible Study | Virtual | |
| 21 | Appointive Cabinet; Cabinet/Strategic Leadership Team | Virtual |
| Wednesday Night Bible Study | Virtual | |
| 24 | New Wesleyan Ecosystem Initiative, Texas Methodist Foundation | Virtual |
| 25 | Wednesday Night Bible Study | Virtual |
| Date | Event | Location |
| 1 | Speaking, First UMC, Williston 150th Anniversary | Virtual |
| 2-5 | Meeting, Council of Bishops | Virtual |
| 4 | Wednesday Night Bible Study Guest: Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey, Louisiana Area | Virtual |
| 10 | New Wesleyan Ecosystem Initiative, Texas Methodist Foundation | Virtual |
| 11 | Mentoring Retreat Leighton Ford Ministries | Virtual/Blowing Rock, NC |
| Wednesday Night Bible Study | Virtual | |
| 14 | Speaking, United Methodist Women Annual Meeting | Virtual |
| 16 | Ideas Workshop, Texas Methodist Foundation | Virtual |
| 17 | Meeting, Conference Directors (outside) | Lakeland |
| New Wesleyan Ecosystem, Texas Methodist Foundation | Virtual | |
| 18 | Retreat, Appointive Cabinet (outside) | Lakeland |
| Wednesday Night Bible Study | Virtual | |
| 24 | New Wesleyan Ecosystem Initiative, Texas Methodist Foundation | Virtual |
| 25 | Wednesday Night Bible Study Love Feast | Virtual |
| 26 | Thanksgiving | |
| 29 | First Day of Advent |
| Date | Event | Location |
| 1 | Speaking, Imagine Hub/Fresh Expressions of People Over Property | Virtual |
| 7-8 | Meeting, Appointive Cabinet | Virtual |
| 8 | New Wesleyan Ecosystem Initiative, Texas Methodist Foundation | Virtual |
| 9 | Webinar, Keeping Peace in Home and Family: Navigating Conflict Through the Pandemic and Holidays | Virtual |
| 24 | Christmas Eve | |
| 25 | Christmas |
The Florida Conference of The United Methodist Church
450 Martin L King Jr Ave
Lakeland, FL 33815
(863) 688-5563 or toll free (800) 282-8011