General Conference 2012
Photos of Western PA Conference delegates, staff, volunteers, and friends at the 2012 General Conference in Tampa, FL.
During a Sunday break, Western PA delegates ride the trolley to historic...
Pat Morris pauses outside the Columbia restaurant in Ybor City.
Delegates Tina Whitehead and Donna Burkhart talk about experiences in...
Delegation chair Eric Park, center, welcomes Western PA delegates,...
Greensburg District Supt. William B.Meekins Jr., left, Diane Miller and...
Pat Morris sits back from flaming desserts.
Delegate John Ciampa listens to Greg Cox. In the background are Sharon...
Greg Cox explains logistics for the lunch as, Revs. Joe Stains (back to...
Bishop Bickerton enjoyed presentation of dessert.
Revs. Mark Goswick and Barbara Moore work in the office of the Secretary...
Bishop Bickerton on the big screen during a Sunday night presentation on...
Becca Swineford Clapp, center, leads the delegation in Monday morning...
Delegates Vicki Stahlman, left, William B. Meekins, Jr., Diane Miller,...
Pat Morris, Joan Reasinger, Sharon Gregory, Rev. Seth McPherson, and...
Rev. Stephanie Gottschalk and Larry Beatty share a laugh after the...
Indiana District Superintendent Sharon Schwab and Faith Geer. In the...
Delegates congratulate Bishop Bickerton on his Sunday evening presentation...
Delegates listen to Bishop Thomas J. Bickerton at the end of the group's...
Rev. Tom Kennedy, associate pastor of Chippewa UMC, is serving as a page...
Tracy Merrick, a reserve delegate and member of the Methodist Federation...
Rev. Isaac Kyambadde of Uganda, a delegate from the East Africa...
Delegation leaders William B. Meekins Jr., left, Eric Park and Pat Morris...
Rev. Seth McPherson, center, and Luella Kreiger at their table near the...
Delegates were seated at circular tables, with no seats on the side facing...
The view of the stage from the area where Western PA delegates are seated.
Delegates Diane Miller, right, Tina Whitehead, Rv. Alyce Weaver Dunn and...
From left, the Rev. William B. Meekins Jr. and Eric Park were seated at a...
Delegates John Ciampa and Larry Beatty demonstrate how to use voting pads.
Revs. Dale Shunk and Joseph Stains in the plenary room after a dinner...
Tina Whitehead and Tracy Merrick talk during an April 31 reception by the...
Rev. Emma Smith, pastor of Warren UMC in Pittsburgh, serves as a marshal...
Rev. Cyndi Bloise at her marshal's post after a long day.
Rev. Alan Morrison, business manager of the General Conference, left, and...
Rev. John Seth, pastor of Galloway UMC, and Vicki Stahlman of Brookville...
Bishop Bickerton stands to sing a closing hymn after the Monday evening...
Tina Whitehead, left, and the Revs. Stephanie Gottschalk, Seth McPherson...
Rev. Stephanie Gottschalk shares requests for prayer for other conferences...
A woman trying to navigate the systems set up to aid those living in...
Rev. Wilson Boots, right, and his wife Nora, front left, are pictured with...
Reserve delegate Vicki Stahlman, left, who has spent much time observing...
Delegate John Ciampa, left wearing flower lei, visits with wife Patsy,...
Western Pa group prays over Bishop Bickerton, who was scheduled to preside...
Reserve Sharon Gregory sits in "the bullpen" with Greg Cox, who also...
An ever-changing sand painting outside the plenary hall.
Joan Reasinger listens to prayer concerns on Wednesday morning.
Delegation Chair Eric Park shares news from Western PA.
Demonstrators from a coalition advocating full inclusion of LBGT people in...
Jaye Beatty, left, of Jumonville served throughout General Conference as a...
Faith Geer, right, of St. Paul's UMC, and Tracy Merrick of First UMC stand...
Some stand silently watching demonstrators after the General Conference...
Charlene Jacka, a Slippery Rock University student and member of Oakmont...
Inside the television production trailer, Jessica Jacka, farthest from...
Jessica Jacka of Oakmont UMC worked in the television production trailer...
Rev. Tom Kennedy, serving as a volunteer page, sits on the side of the...
Before morning devotions, Pat Morris creates a list of other annual...
Peggy Ward of Greenstone UMC leads Friday morning devotions for the...
UM Communications' Leslie Alexander applies powder to Delegation Chair...
Eric Park makes a point during a video interview.
Leslie Alexander eliminates the shine from William Meekins' face before a...
Delegates Larry Beatty, front, and the Rev. John Ciampa awaiting vote...
Delegates, from left, Rev. Seth McPherson, Luella Krieger, Revs. Bob...
Rev. Stephanie Gottschalk, left, and Pat Morris listen to an explanation...
Rev. Stehpanie Gottschalk, left, and Donna Burkhart prepare to vote.
Rev. Greg Cox, right, a member of the CALMS staff that provides...
Greg Cox keeps enters information on plenary action into the CALMS system ...
Rev. Tom Kennedy sits at his post during a plenary session. He was a...
Rev. Clara Belloit of the Franklin District, who serves in extension...