2024 Desert Southwest Annual Conference
June 13-16, 2024
Tucson Convention Center, 260 S Church Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701
REGISTRATION RATES
$199 Registration Feb 15-May 15
$299 Late Registration May 16-Jun 1
REGISTRATION
Select from the items below to access. The Lay Member to Annual Conference form includes change requests and alternate information.
- Annual Conference Registration (Due June 1)
- Childcare Registration (Due June 1)
- Hotel Reservation
- Ministry Fair Table Request (Due April 15)
- Orientation to Ministry Registration (Due June 7)
- Vendor Table Request (Due Apr 15)
- Youth Registration included in Annual Conference Registration
DRAFT SCHEDULE
- Pre-Conference Briefing: May 15
- Opening & Devotional: June 13, 9 AM
- Clergy Session: June 13, 10:30 AM
- Laity Session: June 13, 10:30 AM
- Plenary June 13, 1:30-3:30 PM
- Ministry Fair: June 15, 11 AM-Noon
- Memorial at Convention Ctr: June 13, 4 PM
- Ordination Rehearsal at Catalina: June 13, 6 PM
- Plenary: June 14 & 15, 9-5 PM
- Ordination at Catalina UMC: June 15, 7 PM
- Plenary: June 16, 9 AM
- Closing Worship: June 16, ending at Noon
2024 QUICK LINKS
- Annual Conference Home Page
- AC2024 Logo (Black & White Square)
- AC2024 Logo (Full Color Square)
- Church Story Submission (Due May 15)
- Conference Lay Leader Nomination (Due Mar 31)
- Journal Web Page
- Lay Member to Annual Conference Form (Due Apr 30)
- Mission Project totals to Billie Fidlin (Due June 5)
- Parliamentary Procedures
- Pre-Conference Report Submission (Due Apr 30)
- Resolution Submission by Conference Board or Five People (Due Apr 30)
- Subscribe to Conference News
- Template for Pre-Conference Report
- Template for Resolutions
- Voting Platform
HOTEL PARKING INFORMATION
Doubletree by Hilton Tucson Downtown Convention Center is located at 280 S Church Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701, with direct indoor access from the hotel to the convention center.
- Self Parking = $12/day
- Valet Parking = $16/day
Both rates include in/out privileges.
TUCSON CONVENTION CENTER (TCC) PARKING
- Click here for the “Where to park map”
- Parking Garage
- Parking Lots B & C (closest to front entrance of TCC)
Annual Conference News
A Word from One of Our DSC Asylum Churches – Annual Conference Mission Project
For safety reasons we will keep both the author and location of this site confidential. This is the first in a series of articles, supporting our Annual Conference Mission Project: Asylum Aid and Border Ministries Fund. Greetings Friends, I am grateful to have...
Bishop Carlo’s Call to Annual Conference 2024
Bishop Carlo A. Rapanut hereby calls the regular session of the Desert Southwest Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church to meet on June 13-16, 2024 in Tucson, AZ. This is a milestone year for us as we mark 40 years as the Desert Southwest Conference of The United Methodist Church.
Tour the 2024 Annual Conference Venue
Rev. Dr. Khalif Smith, Director of Connectional Ministries in the Desert Southwest Conference, gives a tour of the 2024 Annual Conference venue, the Tucson Convention Center, showcasing the indoor access from the Doubletree by Hilton in Tucson, Arizona. Find out more...
Annual Conference 2024 Mission Project Announced
During the most recent Sessions meeting (planning body for Annual Conference), members agreed that this year’s mission project would focus on support for churches engaged in asylum and border mission. In the coming weeks we will announce items that may be donated to one or two organizations who work in this same area.
Annual Conference Deadlines Reminder
This year’s Annual Conference will occur on June 13-16, 2024, at the Tucson Convention Center. Details about the event and hotel registration will be published soon at https://dscumc.org/ac. In the meantime, please take note of the following deadlines and instructions...
One Big Thing – Church Stories for Annual Conference
Celebrating 40 years of God at work in the Desert Southwest Conference, share your church’s ONE BIG THING your most proud of before the May 15 deadline to be included in a family tree style, timeline display at Annual Conference!
Find out how many lay members to Annual Conference each church can elect
In consultation with the Cabinet of the Desert Southwest Conference, the provided table lists the number of lay delegates each church is eligible to elect for the June 2024 Annual Conference. These numbers reflect the current clergy membership of 293. There is also a...
Annual Conference 2024 deadlines and legislation submission instructions
This year's Annual Conference will occur on June 13-16, 2024, at the Tucson Convention Center. Details about the event and hotel registration will be published soon. In the meantime, please take note of the following deadlines and instructions about how to submit...