From Tuesday through Sunday afternoon, Wesleyan will be hosting over 2,500 voting members and guests. Nearly 650 folks are staying on campus while the rest will be commuting from area motels and their homes.

And what is "Annual Conference?"

It is the basic organizational body in the United Methodist Church. It includes all UM churches within a geographically defined area. Annual conference membership consists of equal numbers of lay and clergy members and at least one layperson from each pastoral charge is to be a member.

Annual Conference members are responsible for the program and administration of the work of the annual conference and its local churches. This year, members will also be electing delegates to the 2004 General Conference and the 2004 Jurisdictional Conference.