2025 Agenda

  • 11:30 am-12:45 pm
    Extension Ministries Luncheon @ Selena Rotunda
  • 1:00 pm-5:00 pm
    Delegate Check-in @ Upstairs Pre-Function Area
  • 7:00 pm-9:00 pm
    SMU Perkins Dinner @ Room 105
  • 7 am – 10:30 am
    Delegate Check-in @ Upstairs Pre-Function Area
  • 8:30 am – 9:45 am
    Clergy Session @ Henry Garrett Ballroom
  • 8:45 am – 9:45 am
    Laity Session @ WaterGarden A
  • 10:00 am – 11:00 am
    Opening Worship with Holy Communion + Episcopal Address @ Henry Garrett Ballroom
  • 11:15 am – 1:00 pm
    First Plenary Session + Constitutional Amendments Vote @ Henry Garrett Ballroom
  • 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
    Lunch
  • 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
    Huston-Tillotson Lunch
  • 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm
    Q&A with Wespath @ Room 104
  • 2:00 pm – 4:15 pm
    Second Plenary Session + Three Practice Circles Breakout Sessions @ Henry Garrett Ballroom
  • 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
    Service of Remembrance @ Henry Garrett Ballroom
  • 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm
    Pre-Gathering with Methodist Healthcare Ministries @ Upstairs Pre-Function Area
  • 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
    Methodist Healthcare Ministries Banquet - Celebrate 30 years of tremendous partnership & impact between Methodist Healthcare Ministries, HCA Healthcare & Methodist Healthcare System @ WaterGarden A
  • 6:00 am – 10:00 am
    Clergy Wellness Blood Draw and Breakfast @ Rooms 106-107
  • 6:45 am – 8:30 am
    Mission Breakfast featuring Michael Beck @ WaterGarden A
  • 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
    Third Plenary Session featuring Teaching Session with Michael Beck @ Henry Garrett Ballroom
  • 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
    Lunch
  • 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
    Licensed Local Pastors Luncheon @ C104
  • 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
    Retired Clergy Luncheon @ Upstairs Pre-Function Area
  • 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
    Austin Presbyterian Luncheon @ Selena Rotunda
  • 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
    Commissioning and Ordination Rehearsal @ Corpus Christi First UMC
  • 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
    Q&A - Finance Table Dialogue @ Room 104
  • 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
    Teaching Session with Michael Beck @ Henry Garrett Ballroom
  • 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm
    Service of Retirement @ Henry Garrett Ballroom
  • 3:15 pm – 4:45 pm
    Fourth Plenary Session @ Henry Garrett Ballroom
  • 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
    Service of Commissioning and Ordination at Corpus Christi First UMC Sanctuary
  • 8:30 pm – 9:00 pm
    Reception @ Corpus Christi First UMC Fellowship Hall
  • 9:00 am – 9:45 am
    North District gathers @ Henry Garrett Ballroom
    Central District gathers @ WaterGarden A
    South District gathers @ Upstairs Pre-Function Area
  • 9:45 am – 12:30 pm
    Fifth Plenary Session + Nominations Vote + Finance Table Vote + Fixing of Appointments & Going Forth Worship Service @ Henry Garrett Ballroom

Shuttle Information

    A shuttle service will run between Omni Corpus Christi and Shoreline Blvd. Entrance

    If you are not staying at the Omni, you can park at the American Bank Center and still use the shuttle.

    A Distance Brothers Shuttle is provided for Conference delegates & guests. The shuttle does not run all day, just Thursday & Friday morning & evening.

  • 6:30 am to 9:30 am & 5 pm to 7:30 pm
  • 5:30 am to 9:30 am
  • The loop will be American Bank Center ➔ Omni ➔ First UMC - 5 pm to 9:30 pm

MHM Banquet

Join us as we celebrate 30 years of tremendous partnership and impact between these three organizations—rooted in faith and connection to the Rio Texas Conference—that also serve our congregations and communities: Methodist Healthcare Ministries, HCA Healthcare and Methodist Healthcare System.

RSVP for the Methodist Healthcare Ministries Banquet here!

Mission Breakfast

The Mission Breakfast features guest presenter & storyteller: Michael Adam Beck. He is Director of the Fresh Expressions House of Studies at United Theological Seminary, Director of Fresh Expressions for the Florida Conference, and Director of Fresh Expressions for the United Methodist Church. Michael serves as co-pastor of Wildwood UMC and St. Mark’s UMC, Ocala with his wife Jill, where they house a faith-based inpatient treatment center (House of Hope), and a shelter for those experiencing homelessness (Open Arms Village). These are traditional congregations and a network of fresh expressions that gather in tattoo parlors, dog parks, salons, running tracks, community centers, burrito joints, EV charging stations, and digital spaces. Michael earned a Doctorate in Semiotics and Future Studies at Portland Seminary with his mentor Leonard Sweet. He is the author of nine books widely utilized in the missional church movement. Learn more here.

This complimentary breakfast is made possible through the generous support of Methodist Healthcare Ministries, Inc. of South Texas.The Transforming Communities Vision Team is grateful for MHM’s partnership and steadfast commitment to seeking the wellbeing of communities.

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Free Rio Texas Annual Conference Wellness Screening for HealthFlex Participants

Friday, June 13th
6:00 AM – 10:00 AM
American Bank Center, 1901 Shoreline - Corpus Christi, TX 78401
(Room C107 & 106 near 1st Floor Hallway Behind Escalators)

Register Here: Log in to Personify Health (Formerly Virgin Pulse)

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MHM Banquet

Join us as we celebrate 30 years of tremendous partnership and impact between these three organizations—rooted in faith and connection to the Rio Texas Conference—that also serve our congregations and communities: Methodist Healthcare Ministries, HCA Healthcare and Methodist Healthcare System.

RSVP for the Methodist Healthcare Ministries Banquet here!

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