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LAWSON -- The Rev. James Lawson preaches at Cleveland's First United Methodist Church on Sunday, May 7, between the two weeks of the denomination's 2000 General Conference. A UMNS photo by John C. Goodwin Photo number gc2kG07, 5/7/00

JAMES LAWSON -- The Rev. James Lawson preaches at Cleveland's First United Methodist Church on Sunday, May 7, between the two weeks of the denomination's 2000 General Conference. A UMNS photo by John C. Goodwin Photo number gc2kG06, 5/7/00

SIGNING -- Kenneth Schroeder (left) and Debbie Matthews interpret for the hearing impaired during a worship service sponsored by the Commission on the Status and Role of Women at the United Methodist Church's 2000 General Conference in Cleveland. A UMNS photo by Paul Jeffrey Photo number gc2kG05, 5/7/00

COSROW SERVICE -- Liturgical dancers Marcia McFee (left) and Pat Moreland dance during a worship service sponsored by the Commission on the Status and Role of Women during the United Methodist Church's 2000 General Conference in Cleveland. A UMNS photo by Paul Jeffrey. Photo number gc2kG04, 5/7/00

'FIVE STAR GALA' -- Musicians from five United Methodist-related colleges in Ohio perform before a packed house in Cleveland's historic Severance Hall. United Methodists are meeting in Cleveland through May 12 for their General Conference, the denomination's top legislative body. A UMNS photo by Mike DuBose Photo number gc2kG03, Accompanies UMNS# GC-032 5/7/00

'ADDED ATTRACTION' -- "The Added Attraction," show choir of Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio, performs during a concert for General Conference delegates and guests at Cleveland's historic Severance Hall. The conference is the United Methodist Church's top legislative body and runs through May 12. A UMNS photo by Mike DuBose Photo number gc2kG02, Accompanies UMNS# GC-032 5/7/00

CIRCUIT RIDER -- The Rev. Ralph E. Jarboe Jr. (right) and his son Matthew, age 12, arrive at Cleveland's historic Severance Hall after riding on horseback from St. Paul, Kan. Jarboe, dressed as a circuit rider, raised money for Habitat for Humanity and helped celebrate the bicentennial of the United Brethren in Christ Church. They departed Kansas on March 18 for the ride to Cleveland, site of the United Methodist Church's 2000 General Conference. A UMNS photo by Mike DuBose Photo number gc2kG01, 5/7/00