• Friends worshipping with music sheets and a guitar at a gathering at the Hinton Rural Life Center
  • People enjoying coffee around the lake at Lake Junaluska
  • Children and a mission team receiving guidance on how to properly brush their teeth
  • A view of the lake and mountains at Lake Junaluska
  • A youth mission team singing Heads, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes with children

Welcome to the Southeastern Jurisdiction (SEJ) of The United Methodist Church.

Jurisdictions are regional bodies that:

  • Promote the evangelistic, missionary, educational, and benevolent interest and institutions of The United Methodist Church;

  • Elect and deploy bishops to residential assignments;

  • Appoint various committees to nominate leaders to serve within our jurisdiction and at the broader, general UMC level; and,

  • Support and hold accountable the ministries of the jurisdiction.

We invite you to explore this website for various aspects of the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference's scope of ministries.

The 2024 Southeastern Jurisdiction Conference will be held July 10-12 at Lake Junaluska, NC.

Welcome to the Southeastern Jurisdiction (SEJ). As a ministry of The United Methodist Church, we provide spiritual formation, leadership development, and worship opportunities for all throughout the Southeastern Jurisdiction and beyond. We believe that informed, trained, and challenged Christians can bring much-needed transformation to the church and communities all over the world.

SEJ programs and facilities are found throughout the Jurisdiction. We strive to unify the Jurisdiction as we work with Annual Conferences to improve the quality and scope of our ministries. Each year thousands of people participate in our programs, and the impact is felt throughout the world. The three agencies - Gulfside, Hinton, and Lake Junaluska - and the various ministries of the SEJ, including the Heritage Center (SEJ Archives and History), the Intentional Growth Center (IGC), and SEJ United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM), all seek to engage persons throughout the Jurisdiction in growing in spirituality and service to God.

We see a future in which we live our oneness in Christ in a covenant community that includes all God's people. We are happy for the growing number of racial-ethnic groups that participate in the ministries of the SEJ and for a more inclusive staff. We desire to continue to grow in both of these areas. The Jurisdiction provides resources, centers, and experiences to assist that vision to become reality.

We strive for inclusivity, innovative leadership, partnership, mission, spirituality, and stewardship to guide our work. We trust God that our mission encompasses everything we do. As we "serve God by connecting individuals, congregations, and conferences in discipleship with Jesus Christ through The United Methodist Church," we invite you to join us as we become more effective servants of Jesus Christ.

Bishop laughing while presiding over SEJ conference
Bishops and lay people leading worship
Kids with hands raised during worship

Making Disciples Of Jesus Christ For The Transformation Of The World

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Making Disciples Of Jesus Christ For The Transformation Of The World 〰️

Join us in being more effective servants of Christ as we move into the future.

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