Learn more about Crop Drop, AC Teachers
Every Monday through May 18, there will be a weekly digest of videos to help members prepare for AC 2026. These will be sent directly to AC member emails and also available on the conference website. View videos.
All members are asked to review these materials ahead of the June Annual Conference session to be well-informed.
You can also find this information as an article below:
AC Teachers
• Dr. Ashley Boggan, General Secretary of the General Commission on Archives and History, who will teach on “The Heart of our Mission” (Friday, June 19).
Dr. Boggan earned her PhD from Drew Theological School’s Graduate Division of Religion. Her Methodist lineage dates back to the early 19th century when her great-great-great grandfathers were Methodist circuit-riders.
• Rev. Dr. Candace M. Lewis, President and CEO of Gammon Theological Seminary, will teach on “Reclaiming the Heart of our Mission” (Friday, June 19).
She is an ordained elder in the Florida Conference of The United Methodist Church and a proud Gammon alum.
• Rev. Dr. David McAllister-Wilson, President at Wesley Theological Seminary, will be included on the Teaching Panel on Friday, June 19.
He earned his Master of Divinity (1988) and Doctor of Ministry (2001) degrees from Wesley Theological Seminary and is a member of the Virginia Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church, he was ordained Deacon in 1988 and Elder in 1993.
Events (and Banquets) at Annual Conference
This year, we are introducing a live, interactive Annual Conference schedule built on Teamup, the same calendar technology now used on our website. With the AC 2026 Events Calendar, you can browse sessions, meals, and events in the view that works best for you, with search and filtering built in. Each entry also includes registration and accessibility information where available. The Agenda PDF is still available if you’d like something you can download and reference offline. We want to make sure you can access the schedule in whatever format works best for you. Find instructions for how to use the new calendar here.
Crop Drop
The Society of St. Andrew (SoSA) is delighted to partner with the VAUMC Annual Conference to host a Crop Drop at James Madison University (JMU) this year. The United Methodist Men (UMM) in Virginia welcomed the sponsorship of SoSA’s hands-on service project to fight hunger, reduce food waste, and practice creation care while at conference.
The Crop Drop will take place Thursday, June 18, from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. in a parking lot adjacent to the Atlantic Union Bank Center.
Volunteers are needed to help unload produce from the delivery trailer, bag the product for distribution, sort bags for feeding agency pick-up, and load feeding agency vehicles. The Crop Drop is complete once all the fresh produce has been distributed. All conference attendees are welcome and encouraged!
If you wish to volunteer for the Crop Drop, please sign up through the Society of St. Andrew Volunteer webpage.
For more info, contact David Collins, President, United Methodist Men
email: djcoll@icloud.com or phone: 757-434-9393