North Georgia Annual Conference


The North Georgia Conference is a regional episcopal area, of the United Methodist Church. This conference serves the northern half of the state of Georgia, with its administrative offices and the office of the bishop located in Atlanta, GA. It is part of the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference. The bishop is Robin Dease.

Bishops

  • 1996 - 2008: Bishop G. Lindsey Davis
  • 2008 - 2016: Bishop B. Michael Watson
  • 2016 - 2022 Sue Haupert-Johnson
  • 2023 - Current Robin Dease
Bishop Robin Dease began service on January 1, 2023.

Districts

The North Georgia Annual Conference is further subdivided into 5 smaller regions, called "districts," which provide further administrative functions for the operation of local churches in cooperation with each other. This structure is vital to Methodism, and is referred to as connectionalism. The Districts that comprise the North Georgia Conference are: