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At the annual conference session, for the first time and without a hitch, electronic voting was used to elect delegates to the General and Jurisdictional delegations, saving hours in time once used for balloting.

The Baltimore-Washington Conference delegation is noted for its diversity. Of the seven clergy and seven lay delegates elected to serve at the 2012 General Conference, seven are female and seven male; six are white, six are black and one is Korean.

An additional seven clergy and seven lay delegates and eight alternates were also elected to serve at the 2012 Jurisdictional Conference.

In the total delegation, 21 members are white, 14 are black and one is Korean;  there are 18 men and 18 women serving on the delegation. Four are young adults. 

The General Conference, a quadrennial gathering which draws together a body of 1,000 United Methodists from around the world to set the policies and priorities of the denomination, will be held April 12 through May 4, 2012 in Tampa, Fla.

The Jurisdictional Conference, where delegates elect bishops to lead The United Methodist Church, will be held July 18-20 in Charleston, W.Va.

Clergy Delegates

General Conference

T.R. Chattin
Laura Easto
Conrad Link
Rodney Smothers
J.W. Park
Joe Daniels
Joan Carter-Rimbach

Jurisdictional Conference

Chris Holmes
Ianther Mills
Joye Jones
Mary Kay Totty
Victoria Starnes
Rod Miller
Evan Young

Alternates:

John Rudisill
Donna Claycomb Sokol
David Simpson
Karin Walker

Laity Delegates

General Conference

Tom Price
Sandy Ferguson
Darius Butler
Melissa Lauber
Edith Williams
Charlie Moore
Jen Ihlo

Jurisidictional Conference

Darlynn McCrae
Michael Parker
Chris Schlieckert
Delores Martin
David Hosey
Sylvia Simpson
Ralph Williams

Alternates

Adam Briddell
Sarah Ford
Tim Donaldson
Maxine Jenkins