This year · June 17–20, 2026
12th Río Texas Annual Conference
The full schedule, hour by hour. Business and votes are highlighted — the items that decide something link to the explainer for what they are and how they work.
Wednesday, June 17
- 10:00 amOrdination/Commissioning BrunchFellowship
- 12:00 pmOrdination Rehearsal / PhotosPrep
- 12:00 pmMinistry Booth Area openDisplay
- 2:00 pmBoard of Ordained MinistryBusiness
- 2:00 pmLocal Pastors MeetingBusiness
- 2:00 pmDelegate Check-InCheck-in
- 3:00 pmLay Leader Team MeetingBusiness
- 5:30 pmSMU Alumni DinnerFellowship
- 6:00 pmMariachis MexicanísimoMusic
- 7:00 pmOpening Worship, Holy Communion & Episcopal AddressWorship
Thursday, June 18
- 7:00 amDelegate Check-InCheck-in
- 8:30 amLaity SessionBusiness
- 10:00 amClergy SessionBusiness
- 1:00 pmClergy Benefits WorkshopTraining
- 1:00 pmStanding Rules Q & AQ&A
- 1:45 pmCall to Order — First Plenary SessionBusiness
- 2:00 pmOrganization of the ConferenceBusiness
- 2:10 pmConsent AgendaBusiness
- 2:25 pmStanding Rules ReportBusiness
- 2:40 pmLay Leader ReportBusiness
- 2:55 pmBoard of Ordained MinistryBusiness
- 3:20 pmTexas Methodist FoundationBusiness
- 3:35 pmDisaster Response ReportBusiness
- 4:05 pmRecessBreak
- 5:00 pmService of RemembranceWorship
- 6:00 pmIglesia Hispana Annual Conference DinnerFellowship
- 8:00 pmGather: Young Adult MeetupFellowship
Friday, June 19
- 6:30 amMission Breakfast: Building the Beloved CommunityFellowship
- 8:45 amCall to Order — Second Plenary SessionBusiness
- 9:00 amJuneteenth WorshipWorship
- 9:45 amHuston-TillotsonBusiness
- 10:05 amLydia Patterson InstituteBusiness
- 10:25 amProject TransformationBusiness
- 10:50 amNominations SlateBusiness
- 11:15 amTeaching Session I — Love Boldly: Immigration ResponseTeaching
- 11:40 amAnnouncement & Finance Q & AQ&A
- 1:00 pmFinance Q & AQ&A
- 1:45 pmCall to Order & Prayer — Third Plenary SessionBusiness
- 2:00 pmUniting TableBusiness
- 2:20 pmMethodist Healthcare MinistriesBusiness
- 2:30 pmTeaching Session 2 — Serve Joyfully: Flood ResponseTeaching
- 3:10 pmUnited Women in FaithBusiness
- 3:20 pmDirectors' ReportBusiness
- 3:45 pmMinistry with Youth and Young AdultsBusiness
- 4:05 pmBlessing of YouthWorship
- 4:15 pmSMU Perkins School of TheologyBusiness
- 4:35 pmLeadership Gathering 2026 Report & Episcopal Fund ReportBusiness
- 4:45 pmRecessBreak
- 6:30 pmService of Commissioning and OrdinationWorship
- 8:30 pmReception for Commissioned and OrdainedFellowship
Saturday, June 20
- 9:00 amCall to Order & Prayer — Fourth Plenary SessionBusiness
- 9:10 amTeaching Session 3 — Lead Courageously: 70th Anniversary of Women's Ordination, 30th Anniversary of the Order of DeaconsTeaching
- 9:35 amBe UMC Awards & One Matters AwardRecognition
- 9:45 amChancellor's ReportBusiness
- 10:05 amReport of the TrusteesBusiness
- 10:20 amPensions & BenefitsBusiness
- 10:35 amEpiscopacy ReportBusiness
- 10:50 amNominations Report FinalizedVote
- 11:05 amFinance Table Report & VoteVote
- 11:20 amResolutions PresentedBusiness
- 11:35 am2027 Río Texas Annual Conference InformationQ&A
- 11:40 amFixing of Appointments with Covenant PrayerWorship
- 12:00 pmAdjourn — 4th Plenary & the 12th Río Texas Annual ConferenceAdjourn
Source: riotexas.org/ac-2026-schedule (12th Río Texas Annual Conference)
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