2016 GENERAL CONFERENCE EVENTS & MEETINGS SPONSORED BY MARCHA
General Conference Venue: Oregon Convention Center – 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Portland OR 97232
| DATES & TIME | NAME OF THE EVENT | DESCRIPTION | LOCATION |
| Saturday
May 7 12:00pm |
Lunch with Delegates from Autonomous Churches | Lunch and fellowship with delegates from Autonomous Churches of Latin America and the Caribbean with MARCHA Team. | Stanford Restaurant
913 Lloyd Center Portland, OR |
| Saturday
May 7 2:00pm |
Briefing with Delegates from Autonomous Churches | Briefing with the delegates from the Autonomous Churches of Latin America and the Caribbean by MARCHA Team. | Convention Center
Room A105 |
| Sundays
May 8 & 15 |
Worship Services in Spanish | Sunday Worship Services in Spanish at the United Methodist Church Las Naciones at 1:00pm. (30 to 40 min. from the Convention Center) Sunday School is at 12:00pm. Pastor: Rev. Jorge Rodríguez (971) 217-3221 | Las Naciones UMC
168 NE 8th Ave Hillsboro OR Blue Line Train Tuality Hospital stop |
| May 9-14 & 16-20
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Immigration Task Force Exhibits | An exhibit of Hispanic/Latino art from La Plaza United Methodist Church, Los Angeles, CA. (Pastor Vilma Cruz) There will also be other exhibits related to the migrants in Europe. | Convention Center
Global Migration Exhibits |
| Monday
May 9 6:30pm |
Briefing for Women’s Delegates | Briefing for Women’s Delegates sponsored by United Methodist Women and General Commission on the Status and Role of Women (GCSRW) | Convention Center |
| Monday
May 9 7:30pm |
Meeting with IESDG | Meeting with Advocates and Monitors of the Inter- Ethnic Strategy Development Group (IESDG). | Inn Hotel at Convention Center
Old Dining Hall |
| Tuesday
May 10 9:30am |
Briefing for Youth & Young Adults Delegates | Briefing for Youth & Young Adults delegates. | Convention Center |
| Tuesday
May 10 9:30am |
Briefing for Delegates of Colors and Allies | Briefing for Delegates of Color and Allies sponsored by the General Commission on Religion and Race (GCORR). | Convention Center |
| Tuesday
May 10 11:30am |
Ecumenical Worship Service for Justice
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Witness demonstration for immigrants rights sponsored by an ecumenical clergy group from the Portland Area. | Martin Luther King Statue at the Convention Center |
| Tuesday
May 10 6:30pm
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Multicultural Celebration | Reception for Central Conference and International Delegates sponsored by the Inter-Ethnic Strategy Development Group (IESDG). Celebration of our diversity with national and international delegates with food, music and fellowship. | Jupiter Hotel
800 E Burnside St. Portland, OR (503) 230-9200 |
| May 11 to June 10
Open Weekdays 9am – 5pm, Sunday 2pm – 6pm. |
Amamantary Migrar Mother’s Day Month
Art & Action Exhibition |
Amamantar y Migrar is a diverse group of immigrant mothers and families, public health workers, advocates for immigrants, gender, reproductive justice, and policy-makers in the Portland metro-area for a bilingiual (Spanish & English) multi-media exhibit. | Latino Network
410 NE 18th Ave Portland, OR (Downtown Area) More information contact: Adriana López (503)367-0157 |
| Sunday
May 15 10:00am |
GCSRW Worship Service | Worship Service sponsored by the General Commission on the Status and Role of Women (GCSRW) | Convention Center
Oregon Ballroom 201-203 |
| Sunday
May 15 3:00pm |
Love Your Neighbor Coalition Worship Service | Love Your Neighbor Coalition (LYNC) Worship Service | First United Methodist Church of
Portland 1838 SW Jefferson St. Portland, OR |
| Sunday
May 15 5:30pm |
Dinner with Autonomous Churches & Hispanic/Latino Delegates | Fellowship Dinner with Autonomous Churches & Hispanic/Latino delegates. Sponsored by MARCHA and The National Plan for Hispanic/Latino Ministries. School Bus will be available from the Convention Center main entrance at 4:00pm (first come, first serve up to 80 persons) | West Portland United Methodist Church: 4729 SW Taylors Ferry Rd, Portland, OR
(503) 246-4343 |
| Monday
May 16 12:45pm (Lunch Recess) |
Human Rights Rally | MARCHA will be co-sponsoring this event with the United Methodist Women and other ethnic caucuses. The rally calls for: “Don’t Poison Our Water: Water is a Human Right”. | Convention Center
Outside the Oregon Ballroom
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