Thursday, September 14, 2023
8:00am - 4:30pm
In Person & Via Zoom
Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR
8:00 – 8:20: Arkansas Methodist Foundation Welcome – Rev. Wayne Clark
8:20 – 8:30: Devotional – George Rhoades
8:30 – 10:00: Planned Charitable Giving & Related Legal Issues – Dr. Dan Heist
10:00 – 10:15: Break
10:15 – 10:45: 303 Creative, LLC v. Aubrey Elenis, U.S. (June , 2023) – Elizabeth Pearce Bynum
10:45 -11:15: Survey of Recent Judicial Council Opinions on Connectionalism - Bill Waddell
11:15 – 12:15: Update on Concealed Carry Law for Churches After Act 777 of 2023– Paul Keith
12:15 – 1:00: Lunch
1:00 – 2:00: Update on Disaffiliations & Local Church Separations under Paragraph 2553, Including Lingering Issues & Church Readmissions –Michelle Ator/Tony Griffin
2:00 – 3:00: Emotional Support Animals & Access to Public Facilities – Allan Gates/Cara Butler
3:00 – 3:15: Break
3:15 – 4:15: Ethics – ABA Formal Opinion 505 of May 3, 2023 & Its Impact – Stark Ligon
4:15 – 4:30: Communion – Bishop Laura Merrill
Lunch will be catered by Little Rock's Raduno Brick Oven & Barroom. Please let us know your meal preference by completing the survey linked below by the registration deadline of Friday, September 8th.
| Event Date | 09-14-2023 8:00 am |
| Event End Date | 09-14-2023 4:30 pm |
| Cut off date | 09-11-2023 8:00 am |
