United Methodists of Greater New Jersey, The Greater New Jersey Conference of the United Methodist Church (GNJ) is the regional body and central office for professional staff and ministry for the more than 530 congregations in New Jersey and parts of New York and Pennsylvania. There are more than 50,000 people who worship with us each week. GNJ is one of 57 annual conferences in the United States and 76 additional annual conferences internationally. There are more than 12 million United Methodists throughout the world.