Closing worship of General Conference

by Art McClanahan May 5, 2012

“Follow” was the theme for the closing worship service of the 2012 General Conference of The United Methodist Church. Bishop Rosemarie Wenner’s parting word was: “Where You Lead Us We Will Go.” The singing leave-taking declared, “If You lead me, Lord, I will follow…Where You lead us, Lord, we will go.”

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