General Conference 2008 Photo Gallery

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  • 05/02/2008 
  • Bishop Gregory Palmer preaches during closing worship on May 2 at the 2008 United Methodist General Conference in Fort Worth, Texas. Palmer is president of the church?s Council of Bishops. A UMNS photo by John C. Goodwin.  
  • 05/02/2008 
  • Bishop Gregory Palmer leads closing worship on May 2 at the 2008 United Methodist General Conference in Fort Worth, Texas. Palmer is president of the church's Council of Bishops. A UMNS photo by John C. Goodwin.  
  • 05/02/2008 
  • Bishop Thomas Bickerton (left) passes a basketball, signed by United Methodist bishops, to Bishop Bruce Ough at the 2008 United Methodist General Conference. 
  • 05/02/2008 
  • Bishop Thomas Bickerton holds a basketball, signed by United Methodist bishops at the 2008 United Methodist General Conference in Fort Worth, Texas. 
  • 05/02/2008 
  • During the May 2 celebration moment, Bishops Gregory Palmer Sharon Brown Christopher share highlights of the 2008 United Methodist General Conference. 
  • 05/02/2008 
  • Delegates study a petition printed in the Daily Christian Advocate during the 2008 United Methodist General Conference in Fort Worth, Texas. 
  • 05/02/2008 
  • Bishop Charlene Kammerer presides May 2 at the 2008 United Methodist General Conference in Fort Worth, Texas. 
  • 05/02/2008 
  • Bishop Thomas Bickerton presides May 2 at the 2008 United Methodist General Conference in Fort Worth, Texas. 
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  • Bishop Thomas Bickerton reads from Three Simple Rules, a book by retired Bishop Rueben Job, at the beginning of the May 2 plenary. 
  • 05/02/2008 
  • The sound truck: in a dark corner of a truck parked behind the 2008 United Methodist General Conference plenary session, technicians manipulate images and sound, controlling what delegates see and hear. 
  • 05/02/2008 
  • Michelle Menefee, a member of First United Methodist Church in Houston, interprets the proceedings of the denomination's 2008 General Conference in American Sign Language.