IPHC is looking forward to the 30th General Conference on July 15-17, 2026, at the Mobile Conference Center in Mobile, Alabama.
General Conference is a gathering that takes place every four years to worship, fellowship, select leaders, cast vision, adopt policies, enact legislation, receive training, and other activities that promote the mission/vision of the IPHC to fulfill the Great Commission (p.93). The General Conference voting membership plays a crucial part in this event. The voting membership is comprised of those who are licensed and ordained as part of the IPHC and laity certified by local churches to be delegates. According to the IPHC Manual, each church can send one delegate for every 25 members within the church (p.94). Local churches should begin planning for the General Conference and who they will send to represent them.
As IPHC plans for the upcoming conference, committees are already meeting and working. The Bylaws Committee for 2026, appointed by the Council of Bishops, is tasked “to review the Bylaws for any necessary amendments and to consider proposed amendments submitted to the committee in writing” (p.95). The Committee is as follows:
Chairperson: Keith Gilliam (Cornerstone Conference)
Justin Blankenship (Heartland Conference)
Bill Rose (North Carolina Conference)
Kelly Santos (Red de Ministerios)
Dave Ragan (Sonshine Network)
Tim Lamb (Lifepoint Ministries)
Stan Reynolds (Pacific Western Network)
Jason Beiler (Alpha Conference)
Jamie Grisham (Tennessee Valley Conference)
Ray Boggs (Spirit Life Ministries)
William Peralta (Texas Latin Conference)
Brad Thomas (New Horizons Ministries)
Barbara Carter (Heartland Conference)
Parthenia Lane (South Carolina Conference)
Patrick Estrada (Great Plains Conference)
Ryan Linkous (Appalachian Conference)
Greg Hearn (Acts2Day Conference)
If you would like to ask the Bylaws Committee to consider a particular item, please contact Chairperson Keith Gilliam at kgilliam@livinghopelenoir.com
In 2022, the General Conference introduced a motion “For the Executive Committee of the Council of Bishops to establish a study commission on the role of lay leadership in the local church and to report at the next General Conference.” The Council of Bishops formed the Laity Study Commission and is as follows:
Chairperson: Gary Crouch (New Horizons Ministries)
Mike Ainsworth (Cornerstone Conference)
Anthony Craver (Cornerstone Conference)
Linda Thomas (North Carolina Conference)
Allen Powell (Redemption Ministries)
You can reach out to Chairperson Crouch at gary@crouchco.com
General Superintendent A.D. Beacham, Jr. shared: “I encourage IPHC ministers and laity from across IPHC to attend the 30th General Conference as we gather to worship Jesus and seek His face for the future of IPHC.”
As General Conference gets closer, check this website for additional information: https://iphc.org/generalconference/
