The Southeastern Jurisdiction is part of The United Methodist Church. In the United States of America, The United Methodist Church is divided into five areas known as jurisdictions: Northeastern, Southeastern, North Central, South Central and Western. These provide some program and leadership training events to support the annual conferences.  Every four years the jurisdictional conferences meet to elect new bishops and select members of general boards and agencies. (From United Methodist Member's Handbook, p. 25)

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