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my righteous right hand. ---Isaiah 41:10

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“God Our Creator, Christ Our Redeemer, The Holy Spirit Our Comforter, Humankind Our Family”

ANNUAL CONFERENCE SERIES

James202 L. Davis, Servant Bishop1 Arelis B. Davis, WMS Supervisor

MAILING ADDRESS Post Office Box 34247 Washington, DC 20043

EPISCOPAL DISTRICT OFFICE 1134 11th Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20001 202.842.3788 (Office)

[email protected] www.ame2.com 2

Our Episcopal Servants

3 JAMES LEVERT DAVIS † ARELIS BEEVERS DAVIS, Servant Leaders

The Bishop’s Annual Address "So he answered and said to me: "This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: 'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' Says the Lord of hosts." Zechariah 4:6 NKJV)

Dearly Beloved Second Episcopal District Church Family, Together – We Prayed and Persevered! Gave God Our Best! And God Blessed it! Arelis and I are delighted to welcome you to our fifth series of Annual Conferences of the magnificent Second Episcopal District(SED), African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church for the 2021 Conference Year. These memorable virtual Conference Sessions begin with the 205th Baltimore, April 12- 13th; 71st Washington, April 15-16; 155th Virginia, April 19-20; 152nd North Carolina, April 22-23rd and end with the 129th, Western North Carolina, April 29-30th, 2021. While 2020 is not the year any of us planned, it has shown us how critical churches are to our communities in our mission to carry out the mandate in Matthew 25:31-46 and the Great Commission in Matthew 28:16-20. On January 29, 2021, we all exhaled as we witnessed a peaceful transfer of power with the inauguration of our 46th president, Joseph Biden, and the historic swearing-in of our of 49th vice president, Kamala Harris, the first Black person, first Asian American, and the first woman elected to that position. What does this mean for you as a member of the SED of the AME Church? In the 2020 presidential election, by supporting and encouraging voter registration, more than 60% of eligible voters participated – making 2020 the most engaged election since 1900. Your vote made a difference in the election outcome. Just as you engaged in the democratic process and our nation's governance, an essential part of being a member of the AME Church is to attend to the shaping of its governance structure. Thus, we have assembled as the church in our respective Annual Conferences to account for our stewardship for the 2021 Conference Year. We've remained steadfast and true to our calling, knowing that despite what has happened in our lives, we are still accountable for the great things that God has done through His component ministries for our communal stewardship, evangelism, discipleship, and social and economic justice for all persons. Your engagement counts! Looking back, we remember that the Second Sunday in March 2020 was the Sunday we closed the doors of our churches in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic that had gripped the world. The doors of the church were closed; however, the church never closed; The work of the church continued. We have suffered untold physical and financial losses. Many have been overcome by the deaths of loved ones, friends, and acquaintances to COVID-19 and other underlying causes during this time. We've had numerous church members be called to their eternal home. Through all the grief and pain, we've not been able to memorialize, celebrate and honor their lives in ways to which we are accustomed in order to bring relief to those who mourn their passing. We pray that you may find blessed assurance in knowing that your loved ones are at eternal rest and peace with our Lord. We are praying for you. 4

When everything shut down in March 2020, our priorities immediately changed. We had to reimagine how we would meet the needs of delivering information to our members and community as quickly as possible. We had to find innovative ways to keep our members connected as well as secure funds to keep our churches operating. Given all the advance planning that goes into giving an accounting of the work in which we engaged throughout the year, who could have predicted we would need to diverge so wildly from our original paths because of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the fight for civil rights and social justice. Admittedly, many of us had to get over the shock of just how much change we would be facing. But very quickly, the outpouring of people all across the SED, wanting to know how they could continue to serve others, made us so incredibly proud of such a compassionate group of human beings. Your actions proved that the physical doors of the church are closed; however, the Word of God has no boundaries of time and space. It reaches inwardly and outwardly across communities, across America, and expands all across the world. Your creative use of the technology utilizing conference calls and social media platforms, such as Facebook, YouTube, Zoom, Webinars, and financial giving platforms, demonstrate that we do "Walk by Faith, and Not by Sight." We applaud you for being the resilient people of God who understand our mission to share Christ with the world through words and actions. We adapted to change and united in extraordinary ways, demonstrating the true substance of our character as a church by engaging in a plethora of new experiences and discovering new ways to realign our SED organizations with the world we live in today and with the "new normal" for a post-pandemic society. Throughout this Conference, year, we have focused on our churches working outwardly toward full community engagement. We are convinced that the church is not the building. We have come to accept that the church is within each of us. Thank you, presiding elders, pastors, clergy, laity -- children, youth, young adults, adults. Thank you, District Components, Committees, and Ministry Leaders. We applaud you for the great work you have done this conference year. We wish you all the best as we come to the close of this 2021 Conference Year and eagerly look forward to the breakthroughs and challenges of the 2022 Conference Year. We believe that unprecedented change comes with unprecedented opportunity. We have the opportunity to rewrite the rules; to have a say in history; to be engaged in reimagining the governance structure of the AME Church for a post- COVID-19 world. We will remain grounded in reimagining our lives for Kingdom building and Kingdom living, with total reliance on Almighty God, who is the source of all things; and Jesus Christ, His Son, who gave His all— His life—to redeem the sins of all humanity. The #REAL Church – Rising to the Challenge, will emerge victoriously, "Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' says the Lord of hosts." We are honored to be your servant leaders. We look forward to a positive, powerful, productive, and awe-inspiring Annual Conference; and 2022 Conference Year.

In the Spirit of the REAL Church, Rising to the Challenge

James & Arelis Davis Servant Leaders

Second Episcopal District

Baltimore Annual Conference Baltimore District Eastern Baltimore District

Washington Annual Conference Capital District Potomac District

Virginia Annual Conference Norfolk Eastern Shore District Portsmouth Richmond Roanoke District

North Carolina Annual Conference Northern District Southern District

Western North Carolina Annual Conference Eastern District Western District 6

2021 ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

205TH SESSION OF THE BALTIMORE ANNUAL CONFERENCE Monday, April 12, 2021 – WMS Annual Convention

Monday - Tuesday, April 12 – 13, 2021 V Business, Training & Worship Opening Annual Service – Monday, April 12, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. Closing and Commissioning Service – Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.

71ST SESSION OF THE WASHINGTON ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Thursday, April 15, 2021 – WMS Annual Convention

Thursday – Friday, April 15 – 16, 2021 V Business, Training & Worship Opening Annual Service – Thursday, April 15, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. Closing and Commissioning Service – Friday, April 16, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.

Monday, April 19, 2021 – WMS Annual Convention

Monday – Tuesday, April 19 – 20, 2021 V Business, Training & Worship Opening Annual Service – Monday, April 19, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. Closing and Commissioning Service – Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.

152ND SESSION OF THE NORTH CAROLINA ANNUAL CONFERENCE Thursday, April 22, 2021 – WMS Annual Convention

Thursday – Friday, April 22 – 23, 2021 V Business, Training & Worship Opening Annual Service – Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. Closing and Commissioning Service – Friday, April 23, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.

129TH SESSION OF THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA ANNUAL CONFERENCE Thursday, April 29, 2021 – WMS Annual Convention

Thursday – Friday, April 29 – 30, 2021 V Business, Training & Worship Opening Annual Service – Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. Closing and Commissioning Service – Friday, April 30, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.

2ND EPISCOPAL DISTRICT - PLANNING MEETING Friday – Saturday, May 14 – 15, 2021

The Bishops of the A. M. E. Church

DISTRICTS ELECTED BISHOPS

1ST ……………………… 118 …………………..… GREGORY GERALD MCKINLEY INGRAM 2ND……………………… 123 …………………..… JAMES LEVERT DAVIS RD 3 ……………………… 109 …………………..… FRANK MADISON REID, III 4TH ……………………… 130 …………………..… JOHN FRANKLIN WHITE 5TH ……………………… 131 …………………..… CLEMENT WILLIE FUGH 6TH ……………………… 132 …………………..… REGINALD THOMAS JACKSON 7TH ……………………… 125 …………………..… SAMUEL LAWRENCE GREEN, SR. 8TH ……………………… 129 …………………..… JULIUS HARRISON MCALLISTER, SR. 9TH ……………………… 133 …………………..… HARRY LEE SEAWRIGHT 10TH ………………….… 117 …………………..… VASHTI MURPHY MCKENZIE 11TH …………………… 115 …………………..… ADAM JEFFERSON RICHARDSON, JR. 12TH …………………… 134 …………………..… MICHAEL LEON MITCHELL 13TH …………………… 128 …………………..… JEFFREY NATHANIEL LEATH 14TH …………………… 127 …………………..… E. EARL MCCLOUD, JR. 15TH …………………… 124 …………………..… DAVID RWHYNICA DANIELS, JR. 16TH …………………… 135 …………………..… E. ANNE HENNING-BYFIELD 17TH …………………… 120 …………………..… WILFRED JACOBUS MESSIAH 18TH …………………… 137 …………………..… STAFFORD J. N. WICKER 19TH …………………… 127…………………..… E. EARL MCCLOUD, JR. 20TH …………………… 136 …………………..… RONNIE E. BRAILSFORD, SR. ECUMENICAL OFFICER… 138 …………………..… FRANK MADISON REID, III

121…………………..… PAUL JONES MULENGA KAWIMBE MCKINLEY YOUNG *…… 109

The Retired Bishops BISHOPS NO.

JOHN HURST ADAMS *…………………………………………..….……………… 87 FREDERICK HILBORN TALBOT *……………….…………………..….…………… 90 FREDERICK CALHOUN JAMES………..…………………………..….……………… 93 FRANK CURTIS CUMMINGS…………………….………………..….……………… 95 PHILLIP ROBERT COUSIN, SR. ………..….……………………..….……………… 96 HENRY ALLEN BELIN, JR. ……………….………………………..….……………… 104 JOHN RICHARD BRYANT ……………….…………..……………..….……………… 106 ROBERT VAUGHN WEBSTER ……………………………………………..….…….. 110 ZEDEKIAH LAZETT GRADY ……………………………………………..….………… 111 CORNAL GARNETT HENNING, SR. * …………………………………………..… 112 WILLIAM PHILLIPS DEVEAUX, SR. ……………………………..….……………… 113 THEODORE LARRY KIRKLAND ……………….…………………..….……………… 114 RICHARD FRANKLIN NORRIS ………………..…………………..….……………… 116 PRESTON WARREN WILLIAMS, II ……………………………..….……………… 119 CAROLYN TYLER-GUIDRY ……………………………………………..….………… 122 * DECEASED 8

In Retrospect & Respect

The Bishops who have served the Second Episcopal District

BISHOPS SERVED RICHARD ALLEN 1816 – 1831 MORRIS BROWN 1831 – 1849 WILLIAM PAUL QUINN 1849 – 1852 WILLIS NAZREY 1852 – 1856 * DANIEL ALEXANDER PAYNE 1856 – 1868 ALEXANDER WASHINGTON WAYMAN 1868 – 1872 JABEZ PITT CAMPBELL 1872 – 1876 JOHN MIFFLIN BROWN 1876 – 1880 DANIEL ALEXANDER PAYNE 1880 – 1884 WILLIAM FISHER DICKERSON 1884 – 1884 JABEZ PITT CAMPBELL 1888 – 1892 WESLEY JOHN GAINES 1892 – 1896 JAMES ANDERSON HANDY 1896 – 1900 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN LEE 1900 – 1904 WESLEY JOHN GAINES 1904 – 1908 LEVI JENKINS COPPIN 1908 – 1916 JOHN ALBERT JOHNSON 1916 – 1928 ABRAHAM LINCOLN GAINES 1928 – 1931 MONROE HORTENSIUS DAVIS 1931 – 1946 GEORGE WILBUR BABER 1946 – 1948 LAWRENCE HENRY HEMINGWAY 1948 – 1954 DECATUR WARD NICHOLS ** 1954 – 1956 FRANK MADISON REID, SR. ** 1954 – 1956 FRANK MADISON REID, SR. *** 1956 – 1962 SHERMAN LAWRENCE GREENE, SR. 1962 – 1964 GEORGE WILBUR BABER 1964 – 1970 HENRY WENDELL MURPH 1970 – 1980 JOHN HURST ADAMS 1980 – 1988 HAMEL HARTFORD BROOKINS 1988 – 1994 FREDERICK CALHOUN JAMES 1994 – 1996 VINTON RANDOLPH ANDERSON 1996 – 2004 ADAM JEFFERSON RICHARDSON, JR. 2004 – 2012 WILLIAM PHILLIPS DEVEAUX, SR. 2012– 2016 JAMES LEVERT DAVIS 2016 -

* General Conference established Episcopal District

** Baltimore, Washington and Virginia Conferences *** North Carolina and Western North Carolina Conferences 9

The General Officers AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Dr. Richard Allen Lewis Treasurer Director/Chief Financial Officer, AME Finance Department

Dr. George F. Flowers Executive Director, Department of Global Witness and Ministry

Dr. Jerome V. Harris Executive Director, Department of Retirement Services

Dr. James C. Wade Executive Director, Department of Church Growth and Development

Dr. Jeffery B. Cooper General Secretary/Chief Information Officer

Dr. Teresa L. Fry Brown Historiographer/Executive Director, Department of Research and Scholarship

Rev. Roderick D. Belin President/Publisher, AME Sunday School Union

Mr. John Thomas, III Editor, The Christian Recorder

Dr. Garland F. Pierce Executive Director, Department of Christian Education

The Retired General Officers

Dr. Jamye Coleman Williams Dr. Dennis C. Dickerson Dr. Paulette Coleman Dr. Kenneth H. Hill Dr. Hercules Miles Dr. Johnny Barbour, Jr. Dr. Calvin Sydnor, III Dr. Daryl B. Ingram

The Connectional Officers AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Mrs. Deborah Taylor King Attorney Patricia M. Mayberry President, Women’s Missionary Society President, Judicial Council

Ms. Wanda T. Ringgold Attorney Douglass P. Selby Director, Young People’s Division-WMS AME Church General Counsel

Mr. Richard Franklin Norris, III Rev. Michele Goodloe President, Young People’s Division-WMS President, Presiding Elder’s Council

Mr. Makiti Rev. Dr. Erika D. Crawford President, Connectional Lay Organization President, Women in Ministry

Rev. Leodis Strong Chaplain Kenneth Johnson, Jr. President, Connectional Council President, AME Church Chaplains Association

Mrs. Jacquelyn Dupont-Walker Mr. Monroe Miller Consultant, Social Action Commission President, Sons of Allen

Ms. Lula Shaw-Cleckley Mr. Robert Nicolas President, CONN_M_SWAWO+PK’s Executive Director, AME SADA

Mrs. Ora L. Easley Rev. Dr. Donald Tucker Administrator, Clergy Family Information Center Consultant, General Board Nominating Committee

Rev. Maurice Wright Mrs. Robin Porter Smith Director, Music and Christian Arts Ministry Chair, Fellowship of Church Educators

Rev. Natalie Mitchem Mr. Clarence E. Crayton, Jr. Executive Director, Health Commission Boy Scouts Director

Rev. Miriam J. Burnett, M.D. Ms. Vivianne Frye Perry Medical Director, Health Commission Girl Scouts Director

Ms. Martinique Mix Mrs. Lyndajo A. Jones Watson President, Richard Allen Young Adult Council Administrator, Christian Debutante-Master

The Connectional Officers SECOND EPISCOPAL DISTRICT

Ms. Chandelle Ivy Rev. Dr. Glenda Hodges Mrs. Robin Porter Smith Treasurer, Women’s Missionary Society Assistant Secretary, Judicial Council Chair, Fellowship of Church Educators

Ms. Margaret Maske Rev. Conrad Pridgen PME Director, Women’s Missionary Society 2nd Vice President, Presiding Elder’s Council

Ms. Wanda Sims Mr. Timothy Dorsey Parliamentarian, Women’s Missionary Society Parliamentarian, Richard Allen Young Adult Council

Ms. Jordan DeVeaux Rev. Ronald Davis Second Vice President, Connectional YPD Vice President, Sons of Allen

Mr. Alvin R. White Rev. Abdue Knox Parliamentarian, Christian Debutante-Masters Corresponding Secretary, Sons of Allen

The Episcopal District Officers & Staff

James Levert Davis………..……………………………………….…………….…… Servant Bishop Arelis Beevers Davis………….…………………………………….….…………… Episcopal Supervisor Ms. Janet T. Benjamin…………………………………………………….…………………… Executive Administrator Rev. Evelyn G. Dunn ……………(2020-2021)…..…………….…..……… President, Presiding Elders’ Council Rev. Dr. Vanetta Brice ……………………………………………………...……… Treasurer, Chief Financial officer Rev. Johnie Branch ……………………………………………….…………..………… Financial Assistant Rev. Peter G. Taylor …………………………………………………………...………… Treasurer, General Conference Sustentation Rev. Dr. Harold Hayes ………………………………………………..…..………… Treasurer, Disaster Relief Fund Rev. Dr. Grainger Browning ……….………………………….………… Co-Chair, Finance Committee Rev. Bobby B. Cox, Jr. ……….……………………………………...……..………… Co-Chair, Finance Committee Mr. Matthew Douglas ………………………………………..……..…..………… President, Lay Organization Ms. D. Faye Conley ……….………………………………………………..……………… President, Women’s Missionary Society Ms. Annette Dockery ……….…………………………….………………………… Director, Young Peoples’ & Children’s Division Mr. Richard Jackson ……….………………………………………………………… President, Young Peoples’ & Children’s Division Ms. Jasmine M. D. Jones ………….………………………..……………… President, Richard Allen Young Adult Council Rev. Robert N. Brown, Jr. ……….……………………………..…………… Co-Coordinator, Sons of Allen Rev. Allen E. Warren ……….………………………………………………….……… Co-Coordinator, Sons of Allen Mrs. Jennifer A. Grayson ………………………………………….………… President, Ministers’ Spouses Rev. Anna Mosby ……….……………………………..……………………..……………… President, Women In Ministry Dr. Bester Joyce Bonner ……….…………………………….……………… Co-Director, Department of Christian Education Mrs. Robin Porter Smith ……………………………………………………… Co-Director, Department of Christian Education Mr. Alvin White ……….……………………………………………………..…………………… Co-Coordinator, CDMC Rev. Angie Cox ……….………………………………………………….….….…………………… Co-Coordinator, CDMC Mrs. Wanda Wilson ……….………………………………...…….…………………… Co-Coordinator, CDMC Rev. William H. Lamar IV …………………………….…………....………… Chair, Board of Examiners Rev. Dr. Andrea Cornett-Scott ………………………....………… Co-Dean, Board of Examiners Rev. Dr. Jonathan L. Weaver ……..………………………..……… Co-Dean, Board of Examiners Rev. Dr. Brent L. Edwards ……….…………………………..…………… Coordinator, Ministry of Evangelism Rev. Tony Lee ……….………………………………………...…………………………..………… Director, Social Action Ministry Rev. William H. Lamar IV ……….…………………………………..………… Co-Coordinator, Faith & Fairness in Justice Task Force Rev. Matthew Watley ……….……………………………………………..………… Co-Coordinator, Faith & Fairness in Justice Task Force Rev. Dr. Jonathan Weaver …………………………………..…………… Co-Coordinator, Nehemiah Ministry Rev. Dr. Stephen Lyons ………………………………………....…..…………… Co-Coordinator, Nehemiah Ministry Rev. Dr. Carrington Carter ………………………………..……………… Chair, Theological Scholarship Rev. Dr. A. Qismat Alim ……………………………….…………….…………… Coordinator, Clergy Care Assistance Program Rev. Charles Sembly ……….…..…………………………………………….………… Co-Historiographer

Rev. Dr. Clay Barrow ……….…..……………… …………………………..………… Co-Historiographer/Chief Reporter Christian Recorder Rev. Anthony Rogers ……….…..……..………………………….……….………… Chief, Marshal Rev. Vernon Ware ……….…..……..………………………………….……….………… Coordinator, Young Adult Ministry Rev. Akil Dickens ……….…..……..……………………………………….……….………… Coordinator, Children & Youth Ministry Rev. Anthony Radcliff ……….…..……..…………………………….…….………… Co-Coordinator, Ministry of Music Rev. Dana Porter Ashton………..……………………………….….………… Co-Coordinator, Ministry of Music Sis. Susan Tapper………..……………………………………………….……….………… Administrator, WEBSITE Rev. Bridgette V. Gloster…………………………………….…….………… Coordinator, IT Rev. Loxley O’Connor…………………………………………….………….………… CDC Board, Chair TBD…………………………………………………………………………………….……….……………….………… Level Up Committee, Chair 12

COUNCIL OF PRESIDING ELDERS

BALTIMORE DISTRICT EASTERN DISTRICT Reverend Ernest L. Montague, Sr. Reverend Cordell Hunter, Sr. 3927 Lausanne Road 1398 Willshire Drive Randallstown, MD 21133 Aberdeen, Maryland 21001 410-496-5902 410-273-0424 410-496-5903 (Fax) 410-273-0424 (Fax) [email protected] [email protected]

CAPITAL DISTRICT POTOMAC DISTRICT Reverend Johnny R. Calhoun Reverend Dr. Ronald Braxton P. O. Box 118 6805 Diploma Drive Glen Burnie, MD 21060 Laurel, MD 20707 410-320-4268 (Cell) 301-725-1171 [email protected] 202-744-3884 (cell) [email protected]

NORFOLK EASTERN SHORE DISTRICT PORTSMOUTH/RICHMOND/ROANOKE DISTRICT Reverend Chester Wallace Morris Reverend Dr. Samuel E. Hayward, III Post Office Box 541 Post Office 2205 Eastville, VA 23347 Chesapeake, VA 23327 757-678-5617 443-286-7820 (cell) 757-999-7014 (cell) [email protected] [email protected]

SOUTHERN DISTRICT NORTHERN DISTRICT Reverend Evelyn Gail Dunn * Reverend Artie Odom, Jr. 9408 Perimeter Court 570 Singletary Avenue Zebulon, NC 27597 Elizabethtown, NC 28337 919-269-5924 910-297-1823 [email protected] [email protected]

EASTERN DISTRICT WESTERN DISTRICT Reverend Anita M. Thompson Reverend Dr. Conrad K. Pridgen 501 Jericho Road 941 Wychshire Court Hillsborough, NC 27278 Whitsett, NC 27377 919-732-4860 (Home) 336- 446-0137 984-364-9953 (Cell) [email protected] [email protected]

13 *President of the Council of Presiding Elders

The Component & Ministry Leadership

WMS CONFERENCE PRESIDENTS

Mrs. Virginia Hayman Baltimore Annual Conference

Mrs. Jeanette Hite Washington Annual Conference

Mrs. Peggy Ricks Virginia Annual Conference

Mrs. Diane Graham North Carolina Annual Conference

Mrs. Nikki Lyons Western North Carolina Annual Conference

Mrs. Wanda Wilson Baltimore Annual Conference

Ms. Krisie Williams Washington Annual Conference

Mrs. Mary Becker Virginia Annual Conference

Mrs. Veronica Simmons North Carolina Annual Conference

Mrs. Mary R. Harris Western North Carolina Annual Conference

YPD CONFERENCE PRESIDENTS

Wayne Curtis Baltimore Annual Conference

Stefone Threatt Washington Annual Conference

Yasmine Wilson Virginia Annual Conference

Mikayla Carroll North Carolina Annual Conference

Ajalia Corpening Western North Carolina Annual Conference

LAY ORGANIZATION CONFERENCE PRESIDENTS

Mr. Alvin White Baltimore Annual Conference

Ms. Glen White Washington Annual Conference

Mrs. Lawrence Buckner Virginia Annual Conference

Mrs. Edna Watson North Carolina Annual Conference

Mrs. Penny Oliver Western North Carolina Annual Conference

SONS OF ALLEN CONFERENCE PRESIDENTS

Rev. Robert N. Brown, Jr. Baltimore Annual Conference

Rev. Marcus Washington Washington Annual Conference

Rev. Andre’ Jefferson, Sr. Virginia Annual Conference

Rev. Ronald E. Davis North Carolina Annual Conference

Rev. John T. Capers Western North Carolina Annual Conference

WOMEN IN MINISTRY CONFERENCE COORDINATORS

TBA Baltimore Annual Conference

Rev. Latia Suite Washington Annual Conference

Rev. Marilyn Medley Virginia Annual Conference

Rev. Gaylian C. Barbour North Carolina Annual Conference

Rev. Dr. Gwendolyn Wise-Blackman Western North Carolina Annual Conference

MSWAWO+PKS CONFERENCE PRESIDENTS Mrs. Sherry Hudson Baltimore Annual Conference

Rev. Jerri Edmonds Washington Annual Conference

Mrs. Sonja Boyd Virginia Annual Conference

Mrs. Margie Odom North Carolina Annual Conference

Mrs. Lori D. Montgomery Western North Carolina Annual Conference 15

RAYAC CONFERENCE PRESIDENTS

Mr. Kyal Wright Baltimore Annual Conference

TBE at the Site of Annual Conference Washington Annual Conference

TBE at the Site of Annual Conference Virginia Annual Conference

Mr. Christopher Graham North Carolina Annual Conference

TBE at the Site of Annual Conference Western North Carolina Annual Conference

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Rev. David Young | Mr. Ronald Flamer | Ms. Jean Wilson Richie Baltimore Annual Conference

Rev. Loxley O’Connor | Mr. Walter Morris | Dr. Ronald E. Braxton Washington Annual Conference

Rev. Derrell Wade | Mr. Daryl Watson, Sr. | Rev. Vanessa Copeland Virginia Annual Conference

Rev. Cathy Alston Kearney | Ms. Tryphenia Wiseman | Rev. Theresa Holmes North Carolina Annual Conference

Rev. Dr. G. Wise-Blackman | Ms. Penny Oliver | Ms. Carlotta Armstrong Western North Carolina Annual Conference

CLERGY CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM The Reverend Dr. A. Qismat Alim 2nd Episcopal District - Coordinator Rev. Rosemary Cook | Rev. Rae Lynn Kingeter Baltimore Annual Conference

Rev. Dr. Melynda Clarke | Rev. Rowena White | Rev. Jonathan Davis Washington Annual Conference

Rev. Olivia Collins | Rev. Amy Ziglar | Rev. Marilyn Medley Virginia Annual Conference

Rev. Gloria Fields | Rev. Veronica Murphy | Rev. Jonathan Ford North Carolina Annual Conference

Rev. Dr. Barberetta McGill | Rev. Deborah Lawson-Smith | Rev. Brent Edwards Western North Carolina Annual Conference

CLERGY RECRUITMENT (40/24) The Reverend Christian Savage | The Reverend Brandon McAfee 2nd Episcopal District - Co-Coordinators

Rev. R. Kevin Brown | Rev. Bobby B. Cox, Jr. Baltimore Annual Conference

Rev. Vernon Ware | Rev. Dr. William Campbell Washington Annual Conference

Rev. Andre’ P. Jefferson, Jr. | Rev. Jazmine Brooks Virginia Annual Conference

Rev. Guy Sidbury | Rev. Christopher Edwards North Carolina Annual Conference

Rev. Kendal L. McBroom | Rev. Percy McIntyre Western North Carolina Annual Conference 16

DISASTER READINESS COMMISSION

The Reverend Herman Gladney | The Reverend Dr. Oretha Cross The Reverend Billy R. Hunter | The Reverend Jerry Pearson

2nd Episcopal District - Co-Coordinators

Rev. Marilyn Aklin Baltimore Annual Conference

Rev. Dr. Valdes Snipes-Bennett | Rev. George Odom | Rev. Herman Gladney Washington Annual Conference

Rev. Dr. Oretha P. Cross | Rev. Alfred Vann | Rev. Billy R. Hunter Virginia Annual Conference

Rev. Keith Davis | Rev. Jerry Pearson | Rev. Germaine Robinson North Carolina Annual Conference

Rev. Phyllis Royal | Rev. Roland Whitley | Mr. Reginald Johnson Western North Carolina Annual Conference

SEMINARY EDUCATION FUND

The Reverend Dr. Carrington Carter

2nd Episcopal District - Co-Coordinators

Rev. Marietta Ramsey Baltimore Annual Conference

Rev. Anna Mosby Washington Annual Conference

Rev. Vanessa A. Copeland Virginia Annual Conference

Rev. Judy V. Johnson North Carolina Annual Conference

Rev. Dr. Wayne Beatty Western North Carolina Annual Conference

2021 Virtual Annual Conference AGENDA & DAILY SCHEDULE

DAY 1

8am – 4pm Women’s Missionary Society Annual Convention (Zoom Webinar Platform B)

08:00 A.M. CONFERENCE MEMBERS SIGN-IN AND ENTER THE ZOOM WEBINAR ROOM 08:50 A.M. CONFERENCE PRAYER CLINIC Priceless Moments 09:00 A.M. OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE Expressions from Bishop James L. Davis Roll Call (Validation of the Official Roll will be done in the afternoon session) Transfers Acknowledgement of our Conference Guests Conference Organization Recommendations Presiding Elders’ Summary Report

09:45 A.M. BOARD OF EXAMINERS’ REPORT

10:15 A.M. CONFERENCE INSTITUTE 11:00 A.M. BREAK 12:00 P.M. WMS WORSHIP SERVICE (View LIVE on the 2nd Episcopal District Facebook Page) 01:00 P.M. MINI-BREAK 01:25 P.M. BUSINESS SESSION PRAYER Priceless Moments 01:30 P.M. BUSINESS SESSION - COMMITTEE REPORTS

Validation the Official Roll Call Property, Deeds and Abstracts Missions, Circuits, and Stations Abandoned Property Conference Trustee Presiding Elders Apportionment Employee Security Women’s Missionary Society Lay Organization Sons of Allen Women in Ministry Church Growth and Development Christian Education MSWAWO + PKs

03:00 P.M. PASTORS REPORT & CONGREGATION VIDEO 03:30 P.M. BREAK 05:30 P.M. JOIN THE WEBINAR PLATFORM (Use the same webinar link to join)

06:00 P.M. OPENING ANNUAL CONFERENCE WORSHIP SERVICE

DAY 2

08:00 A.M. CONFERENCE MEMBERS SIGN-IN AND ENTER THE WEBINAR PLATFORM 09:00 A.M. BUSINESS SESSION PRAYER Priceless Moments 09:05 A.M. BIBLE STUDY

09:30 A.M. READING OF THE MINUTES (Draft minutes will be emailed to registered Conference Members) 09:45 A.M. Faith and Fairness in Justice Task Force 09:55 A.M. POLITIC IS A LOCAL MATTER - (State Local Politician) 10:20 A.M. BUSINESS SESSION - COMMITTEE REPORTS

Ministerial Efficiency Report Conference Treasurer’s report • Report of Disaster Relief Offerings • Report of HBCU Support Offering SED Budget Presentation CDC Presentation

11:00 A.M. PASTORS REPORT & CONGREGATION VIDEO 11:25 P.M. MINI-REAK 12:00 P.M. LAY ORGANIZATION NOON-DAY SERVICE (PRE-RECORDED VIDEO) 12:45 P.M. MINI-BREAK 01:23 P.M. BUSINESS SESSION PRAYER Priceless Moments 01:25 P.M. BUSINESS SESSION

Statistical Report Level-Up Presentation General Conference Update Summer Meeting (Planning Meeting, Ministers’ Retreat & Christian Education Congress) HEALTLH & WELLNESS (COVID-19 VACCINE CENTERS)

01:15 P.M. RETIREMENT SERVICE

01:45 P.M. MEMORIAL SERVICE

02:10 P.M. BUSINESS SESSION

Disciplinary Questions Reading of the Minutes Resolutions Presentation of Certificates Expressions of Gratitude Motion to Adjourn

03:00 P.M. BREAK

05:30 P.M. JOIN THE WEBINAR PLATFORM (Use the same webinar link to join)

06:00 P.M. CLOSING AND COMMISSIONING WORSHIP SERVICE

06:45 P.M. READING OF THE APPOINTMENTS

2021 Annual Conference Organization

BALTIMORE ANNUAL CONFERENCE BOARD OF EXAMINERS All Conference Presiding Elders serve as Advisors to the Board

CHAIR ………………………………………………………….……….…………..…………………...……….………….. The Reverend Dr. Joan L. Wharton DEAN ………………………………….……….…………..……………………………………….…….……….………….. The Reverend Dr. Patrick Clayborn SECRETARY ………………………………….……….…………..………………………………….…….….………….. The Reverend Marietta Ramsey

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD: The Reverends Rosalyn Crosby, Doretha S. Whittington, Bess McCallister, Bobby B. Cox, Jr., A. Qismat Alim, Christopher Burnett, Brandon McAfee

ADMISSIONS INSTRUCTORS: THE Reverends Dana Porter Ashton, Robert Brown, A. Qismat Alim

FIRST YEAR STUDIES INSTRUCTORS: The Reverends Baron Young, Angelique Mason, Monique Davis

SECOND YEAR STUDIES INSTRUCTORS: The Reverends Bobby B. Cox, Jr, Brandon McAfee,

THIRD & FOURTH YEAR STUDIES INSTRUCTORS: The Reverends Joan L. Wharton, Bess McCallister, Charles Baugh, Christopher Burnett

CLASS ON LOCAL ORDERS INSTRUCTORS: The Reverends Howard Wright, Clifton Sparrow

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEES

MEMOIRS AND NECROLOGY: The Reverends Robert Brown, Jr., Darryl Ford, Michael Thompson, Brenda Carter, Harold McFadden Delegates: Kelly Abboola, Orlean Gumby, Mackie Saddler, Janet Fountain, Coretta Saadu, Dorothy Thomas, Regina Bennett

MINISTERIAL EFFICIENCY: The Reverends Charles Baugh, Bobby B. Cox, A. Qismat Alim, Rodrecus Johnson Sr., R. Kevin Brown and Douglas B. Evans, Sr.

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: The Reverends (PE) Cordell Hunter, Bobby B. Cox, Jr., Douglas Evans, Robert N. Brown, Jr., Nancy M. Dennis, & A. Qismat Alim

RED, INC TRUSTEES: The Reverends George Barnes, Lay: Erica McClammy, Esq.

EMPLOYEE SECURITY COMMITTEE: The Reverends Angelique Mason,Marietta Ramsey, Alfred Barnes, Jr., Angela Bullock, Nancy Dennis, Betty Smith, Dana Ashton, Clifton Sparrow, Monique Upshur Davis; Delegates: Fanetta Barr, Wynda Wright, Linda Shelton, Concetta Wright, Lamont Parker

BUDGET COMMITTEE: The Reverends George Barnes, Lay: Sheila Carr-Spence

CONFERENCE TRUSTEES: The Reverends Douglas Evans, Bess McCallister, Patrick Clayborn, Charles Baugh, David Young, A. Qismat Alim, and PE Cordell Hunter

FINANCE COMMITTEE: The Reverends Bobby B Cox, Jr., Rodrecus M. Johnson, Sr., Patrick D. Clayborn, Christopher Burnett, A. Qismat Alim, Randolph Fitchett, Lay: Quiana Johnson, Lamont Parker, Yvonne Epps

PROPERTY, DEEDS AND ABSTRACTS: The Reverends Doretha Whittington, Deborah Wright, William Fisher, Edwina Witherspoon; Delegates: Deneen Toney, Larry Cornish, Frances Johns, Maurice Bailey, Barbara Jones, Deborah Turner

ABANDONED PROPERTY: The Reverends Adrienne Breckenridge, Rashi Pinckney, Christian Johnson, Brenda Carter, Ellsworth Tolliver, Annette Fowler, Bess McCallister, Gregory Ball Delegates: Louise Green, Tracy Lake, Burnetta Conyer, David Holland, Ruth Hudson, Marvin McCain

PRESIDING ELDERS’ ASSESSMENT: The Reverends Patrick Clayborn, Rodrecus Johnson, Harriett McCombs, Delegates: Cynthia Bryant Pitts, Eric Broc, Sr., Emerson Cotton, Charlotte Owens

MISSIONS, CIRCUITS AND STATIONS: The Reverends Sandra Moore-Stanley, Michael Thompson, Edward Donnley, Mary Cook-Weir Delegates: Rufus Terrell, Yvonne Epps, Cloria White, Gerald Foster, Dora Best

CHURCH GROWTH: The Reverends Joan Wharton, Bess McCallister, R. Kevin Brown, Delegates: Catherine Howard, Chineta Alford, Alfreda Dennis Bowyer, Joanne Holly, Joyce Wright, Quiana Johnson

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION: THE Reverends Christopher Kirkland, Howard Wright, Richard Greene, Doretha Whittington, Bess McCallister, Marietta Ramsey, Dana Ashton, Robert Brown, Jr., Cynthia Laurie, Rosalyn Crosby; Delegates: Janet Johnson, Thomas Gross, Carolyn Wilkerson, Ella Myers, Yvonne Harris, Evelyn Jordan

CHURCH SCHOOL: Conference Supt.: Carolyn Brooks, Shawan Burke; The Reverends: Gail Kilgore, Christopher Kirkland, Ellsworth Tolliver, Lori Hines, Daniel Washington, Deborah Wright, Diana Wailes, Pamela Christian; Delegates: Doretha Gibson, Shawn Riddick, Marcia Potter, Edith Brown-Johnson, Shawan Burke, Ajene Atkins

RESOLUTIONS: THE Reverends Dana Porter Ashton, Robert N. Brown, Howard Wright, Harriett McCombs, Edwina Witherspoon, Tamitha Walker, Delegates: Aurisha Stanley, Mary Miller, LeRoy Lake, Helen Chapman, Faye Thomas, Genevieve Bradshaw

LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE: The Reverends A. Qismat Alim, Marilyn M. Aklin, Dana Porter Ashton, Kevin Brown Delegates: Sheila Carr-Spence

MISSIONARY SOCIETY: Mother Arelis B. Davis, Sisters D. Faye Conley, Virginia Hayman, Charquel Johnson, Amaris Maxwell, Christine Harris, Tamara Burns, Irene Montague, Joan W. Hunter, Arlette Stewart, Stephanie Kellum, Iris Mapp, Jean Gover

LITERARY COMMITTEES

STATE OF THE CHURCH: The Reverends Marietta Ramsey, Clifton Sparrow, Pearl Geter, Lorraine Huff-Castain, Marcia Clinkscale, Angela Bullock, Sharon Derricks; Delegates: Rosalind Hoxter, Pamela Tingle, Debbie Turner, Joann Harvin, Cynthia Berry, Stephanie Kellum, Lakisha Braham, Theodore Savage, Eugene Saunders

STATE OF THE COUNTRY: The Reverends Richard Greene, Myron Howe, Joan Wharton, Jacqueline Zimmerman, William Wingo Delegates: Beverly Smith, Shirley Hicks, Andrea Purnell, Carroll Wheatley, Troy Echols, Sharine Johnson, Michelle Wayman

ECOLOGY, TEMPERANCE AND HEALTH: The Reverends Rosalyn Crosby, Richard Greene, Marietta Ramsey, Stephanie Handy, Regina Hardy, Emma Dorsey-Barnes Delegates: Veronica Turner, Carolyn Hayman, Marjorie Govans, Bernard Watts, Sheila Brown, Sharine Johnson, William Flamer, Johanna Cephas, Alma Winchester

SOCIAL, CIVIL AND POLITICAL ACTION: The Reverends Nancy Dennis, Helen Holton, Howard Wright, Myisha Cherry, Augustus Gussner, Jules Howie, Stephanie Atkins, Barry Wilson, Delegates: Cynthia Bryant Pitts, LaKeha Hoxter, Randy Perkins, Clarence Franklin, Reba Green, Barnett Harper, Sr., Lisa Conic, Cynthia Cutler, Melvinia Jefferson

Color Codes First name of each committee represents the Committee Chair, who is • Red: 2020 Lay Delegates responsible for organizing • Black: 2021 Lay Delegates

WASHINGTON ANNUAL CONFERENCE BOARD OF EXAMINERS All Conference Presiding Elders serve as Advisors to the Board

CHAIR ………………………………………………………….……….…………..…………………...……….………….. The Reverend William H. Lamar IV DEAN ………………………………….……….…………..……………………………………….…….……….………….. The Reverend Dr. Marlene Mitchell SECRETARY ………………………………….……….…………..………………………………….…….….………….. The Reverend Dr. Mary C. Newton

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD: The Reverends Michael Bell Sr., Grainger Browning, Mary C. Newton, Jo Ann Browning, Carrington Carter, Harold Hayes, Marlene Mitchell, Diane Johnson, Daryl Kearney, Tony Lee, Charles T. Sembly, Jonathan Weaver, Johnny Branch, Aisha Clarke Johnson, Ronald L. Owens, Derrick N. Brown, Vanetta Brice, Gerald Folsom, Mark Whitlock, Matthew Watley, Terrence McKinley

ADMISSIONS INSTRUCTORS: The Reverends Jonathan Weaver, Marlene Mitchell, Michael E. Bell, Marie Braxton, C. Michele Langston, E. Gail Holness, Frances Sparkman, Jonathan Davis

FIRST YEAR STUDIES INSTRUCTORS: The Reverends Michael E. Bell, Grainger Browning, Ronald Boykin, Vanetta Brice, Derrick Brown, Wendell O. E. Christopher, Alan Gould, Diane H. Johnson, Terrence McKinley, Tony Lee, Mary C. Newton

SECOND YEAR STUDIES INSTRUCTORS: The Reverends Harold Hayes, JoAnn Browning, Wayne Bennett, Jonathan Davis, Raymond Edmonds, Charles T. Sembly, Valdes Snipes, Thann Young, Matthew Watley

THIRD YEAR STUDIES INSTRUCTORS: The Reverends Etoria Goggins, Anita Gould, Marlene Mitchell, Diane Johnson, Wanda London, Donald Marbury, Abraham Smith, Dana Swann, Johnie Branch

FOURTH YEAR STUDIES INSTRUCTORS: The Reverends William H. Lamar IV, Carrington Carter, Daryl Kearney, Richard McNair, Mark E. Whitlock

CLASS ON LOCAL STUDIES INSTRUCTORS: The Reverends Ronald Boykin, Marlene Mitchell, Marie Braxton, Jonathan Davis, S. Isaiah Harvin, Louis Kelly, Donald Marbury, Anna E. Mosby, Gerald Folsom, Anthony Young

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEES

MEMOIRS AND NECROLOGY: The Reverends Hedy Drummond, Donald Marbury, Luke Robinson Lay Delegates: Karen Epps, Lloyd Marshall, Mary Pollard, James F Robinson, Orlando Lee, Debi Williams, Carolyn Flowers, Wyman Robinson, Linda Harvey, Leon G. Clarke, Jr., Muriel Hicks,

MINISTERIAL EFFICIENCY: Reverends Michael E. Bell, Grainger Browning, C. Michele Langston, William H. Lamar IV, Jonathan Weaver, Anna Mosby

BUDGET COMMITTEE: The Reverends Etoria Goggins, Ronald Owens, Lay: Walter Morris

CONFERENCE TRUSTEES: The Reverends William H. Lamar IV, Charles Sembly, Ronald Braxton, Grainger Browning, Matthew Watley, Jonathan Weaver, Johnny Calhoun, C. Michelle Langston, Lay: Selerya Moore, Leona D. Mercadal

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: The Reverends Ronald E. Braxton (PE), Derrick Brown, Jonathan Weaver, Wanda London, Charles Sembly, William H. Lamar IV

RED, INC TRUSTEES: The Reverends Johnny Calhoun, Jonathan Weaver, Lay: Gwendolyn Kimbrough

LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE: The Reverends Linda Mouzon, Valdes Snipes, Vernon Ware, Brenda White, Etoria Goggins, Tony Lee, Harold Hayes 23

FINANCE COMMITTEE: The Reverends Grainger Browning, Vanetta Brice, Matthew Watley, Jonathan Weaver, Mark E. Whitlock, William H. Lamar IV, Dededrick O. Rivers, Tony Lee, Harold Hayes, Michael E. Bell Sr, Joan King, Herman Gladney, Anna Mosby, Derrick N. Brown, Lay: Paulette Armstrong, Melvin Clay, Melva Gilchrist

EMPLOYEE SECURITY COMMITTEE: The Reverends Derrick N. Brown, Raymond F. Edmonds, Joan King, Robert Ray, Richard McNair, Karen Myers, Dededrick Rivers, Abraham Smith, Delegates: Milton Jews, Patricia Pinnix, Kevin Jones, Sr., Cheryl Vaughn

PROPERTY, DEEDS AND ABSTRACTS: The Reverends Alan Gould, Wayne Bennett, Melynda Clarke, Diane D. Coles, Jonathan Davis, Anita Gould, Kim Hutchinson, Anthony Young, Jerome Singletary, Gerald Brown, Aisha Johnson, Carrington Carter Delegates: Georgia Ellard, Herman McKinney, James Barnes, Melva Gilchrist, Doreatha Brown, Lynette Middleton, Leona Dale Mercadal, Garland Kearney

ABANDONED PROPERTY: The Reverends Jonathan Davis, Rodney Barnes, Joseph Chandler, Diane D. Coles, Johnie Branch, Kendra Smith, Brenda White, Miesha Osborne, Carrington Carter Delegates: Earl Gray, Sr., Shuree Curtis, Rosalind Thomas, Richard Pointer, Jerry Butcher, Janeice Green, Erica Bennett

PRESIDING ELDERS’ ASSESSMENT: The Reverends Johnie Branch, Michael E. Bell Sr, Grainger Browning, William Lamar IV, Alan Gould, William Campbell, Ronald Owens Delegates: Michelle Bullock, Samuel K. Horace, Michael McCallum, Melvin Clay, Joan Young, Paulette Armstrong, Selerya Moore, Patricia Lowery

MISSIONS, CIRCUITS AND STATIONS: The Reverends Marlene Mitchell, Wendell O. E. Christopher, Etoria Goggins, Andra Hoxie, R. Phillip Jackson, Joan King, Tony Lee, C. Michelle Langston, Wanda London, Thann Young, Krishnan Natesan, E. Gail Anderson Holness, Joseph Brown, Ashley Davis Delegates: Herbert Nicholls, Tirquener Francois-Gibson, Geneva Chadwick, Alice Shaw, Wanda Naylor, Wendle Billups, Anne Pair, Tyaisha Inyamanh, Juanita Hartfield-Hazel, Beverly Johnson

CHURCH GROWTH: The Reverends JoAnn Browning, Charles T. Sembly, Ronald Boykin, Gerald Folsom, Andra D. Hoxie, Diane H. Johnson, Raymond Edmonds, Tony Lee, David Robinson, Vernon Ware, Robert Ray, Anita Gould, Kendra Smith, Valdes Snipes, Latisha T. Cokely, J Anthony Josey, Gerald Folsom Delegates: Sheila Kelly, Karen Epps, Kendra Anding, Christine Thompson, Gale Barbour, Janie Barnes

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION: Reverends Karen Myers, Kimberly Barnes, JoAnn Browning, Gwendolyn Coleman, Anita Gould, Etoria Goggins, S. Isaiah Harvin, Louis Kelly, Don Marbury, Roxanne Parson, Dana Swann, Rochelle Toyer, Beverly Wilson, Yolandra Johnson Delegates: Lisa Cotton, Karen Wilson, Yoketa Green, Vanessa Scott, Shauna Carter, Wilmetta Pollard, Michelle Morton, Francine Sutton, Imani Stutley

CHURCH SCHOOL: Reverends Jonathan Davis, Herman Gladney, Kellie Hayes, Anita Gould, Louis Kelly, C. Michelle Langston, Ayana Newton, Harold Simms, Barbara Ridley, Delegates: Brian Wilson, Darnelle Haile, Deborah Thomas, Francine Sutton, Pamela Montgomery, Tiffany Ham, Evelyn Thomas, Mary Redfearn-Herring, Trina Harding

RESOLUTIONS: The Reverends Donald Marbury, Howard Boyd, Melynda Clarke, Hedy Jamison-Drummond, Richard Brown, Stanley Fuller, Delegates: Gloria Jones, Darrell Wicker, BeBe Chase, Sonia Harrell, Eddie Arney, Titina Eason, Andrea Darden, Joseph Melton, Paul Biggs, Herbert Nicholls, Rosie Pointer, Kim Baker, Engla Gray

MISSIONARY SOCIETY: Mother Arelis B. Davis, Sisters D. Faye Conley, Jeannette Hite, Kristie Williams, Essie Thompson, Selerya Moore, Josephine Thomas, Renee Brooks, Elizabeth Smithay, Helen Boykins

LITERARY COMMITTEES

STATE OF THE CHURCH: The Reverends Diane Johnson, Darryl Kearney, Tony Lee, Wanda London, Forestine Robinson, Miesha Osborne, Curtis White, Vernon Ware, Delegates: Christie Wyatt, Jetty Viot, Adrienne Plater, Tonia James, Brian Johnson, Kim Chandler, James Johnson, Brenda Brown, John Hughes, Sandra Hardy, Diertra Chase, Tyrone Green, Sr., Nicole Josey, Ursula Lewis

STATE OF THE COUNTRY: The Reverends C. Michelle Langston, Leroy Anderson, Jr., Deborah Inyamah, Diane Johnson, Caroline Jones, Joan King, Donald Marbury, Collette Robinson, Luke Robinson, Abraham Smith, Anthony Young, E. Gail A. Holness Delegates: Wanda Johnson, Sylvia Cullins, Luavina Meade-Anthony, Michelle Hudson, Deborah Williams, Scherelle Makell, Nicole Rochester, Lola Mosby, Veronica Bowie, Ronald L. Jones, Eldora Jones, Sandy Forney

ECOLOGY, TEMPERANCE AND HEALTH: The Reverends Melynda Clarke, Mildred L. Clark, Hedy Drummond, Glenda Hodges, Evelyn Horn, Perdita Johnson-Abercrombie, Jacob Oliver, David Robinson, Frances Sparkman, Curtis White, Yolandra Johnson, Ayana Newton Delegates: Michelle McDuffie, Christine James, Pat Dean, Virginia Anna Doleman, Romelda Omeir, Bernard M. Hayes, Cynthia Glover, Lynell Blyden-Taylor, Sheryl Silvera-Moore, Daniel Johnson

SOCIAL, CIVIL AND POLITICAL ACTION: The Reverends Tony Lee, Leroy Anderson, Herman Gladney, Alan Gould, Sr., Richard Henderson, Daryl Kearney, Joan King, Glenda Hodges, Richard McNair, LaTashia S. Ogunlana, Charles Sembly, Jonathan Weaver, Adrian Young, Delegates: Cheryl Simon, Terrance Bradshaw, Betty Greene, Yvonne Chaney Harrison, Chenay Saunders, Demetria Brown, Leonard Patterson, Gloria Jones, Sidney Gibson, Doris Thomas, Charles Grace

Color Codes • Red: 2020 Lay Delegates • Black: 2021 Lay Delegates

First name of each committee represents the Committee Chair, who is responsible for organizing

VIRGINIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE BOARD OF EXAMINERS All Conference Presiding Elders serve as Advisors to the Board

CHAIR ………………………………………………………….……….…………..…………………...……….………….. The Reverend Timothy F. Smith, Sr. DEAN ………………………………….……….…………..……………………………………….…….……….………….. The Reverend Dr. Andrea Cornett-Scott SECRETARY ………………………………….……….…………..………………………………….…….….………….. The Reverend Gilbert Harper

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD: The Reverends Christian Savage, André Jefferson, Sr., Vanessa Copeland, Rueben Boyd, Gilbert Harper, Edward Scott, Oretha Cross, Morris Reddon, Jr., Tony Boone, Matthew Shannon

ADMISSIONS INSTRUCTORS: The Reverends Vanessa Copeland, Granger Flythe, Vernon Ricks

FIRST YEAR STUDIES INSTRUCTORS: The Reverends André Jefferson, Sr., Rueben Boyd, Gilbert Harper, Vanessa Baldwin, Ronald Knight, Amy Hodge-Ziglar

SECOND YEAR STUDIES INSTRUCTORS: The Reverends Andrea Cornett-Scott, Rueben Boyd, André Jefferson, Sr., Vanessa Copeland

THIRD YEAR STUDIES INSTRUCTORS: The Reverends Oretha Cross, Matthew Shannon, Herbert Gibbs, Gilbert Harper

FOURTH YEAR STUDIES INSTRUCTORS: The Reverends Edward Scott, Rueben Boyd, André Jefferson, Sr., Timothy Smith

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEES

MEMOIRS AND NECROLOGY: The Reverends Matthew Shannon, Amy Hodge-Ziglar, Gwendolyn Minor, Kenneth Ruff, Timothy Johnson, Myra Payne, Delegates: Raquel Booker, Edwin Warren, Sandra Hairston, James Ghee, Regina Finney, Nannie R. Walker

MINISTERIAL EFFICIENCY: The Reverends Oretha Cross, Billy Ray Hunter, Ronald Knight, Andre’ Jefferson Sr., Eugenia Bowser, Andrea Cornett-Scott, Vanessa A. Copeland, Vernon Ricks, Sr.

BUDGET COMMITTEE: The Reverends Kenneth Ruff, Sherri Gibbs, Lay: James Ghee

CONFERENCE TRUSTEES: The Reverends Bernard Holmes, Andre’ Jefferson, Sr., Chester W. Morris, Andrea Cornett- Scott, Samuel E. Hayward, III, Michael Gray, Lay: Valerie Terry

RED, INC TRUSTEES: The Reverends Derrell Wade, Oretha Cross, Lay: Curtis Hurdle

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: The Reverends Chester W. Morris (PE), Gwendolyn Minor, Olivia Collins, Edward Scott, Granger Flythe, Kevin Wilson

LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE: The Reverends Derrell Wade, Vanessa Copeland, Billy Ray Hunter, Granger Flythe, Carmen White, Christian Savage Delegates: Nannie Walker, Kausha Parrish

FINANCE COMMITTEE: The Reverends Christian Savage, Andre’ P. Jefferson Sr, Vanessa Copeland, Reuben Boyd, Amy Hodge-Ziglar, John L. Swann Jr, Vernon L Ricks Sr, Lay: Matilda Watson, Linda Gray, Shirley Carter

EMPLOYEE SECURITY COMMITTEE: The Reverends Granger Flythe, Ronald Knight, Marilyn Medley, Derrell Wade, Andrea Cornett-Scott, Tony Boone, David Holliday, Torrey Dekine, Delegates: Anthony Cason, Florence Matthews, Inetha Holmes, Brenda Williams, Dorothy Grant

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PROPERTY, DEEDS AND ABSTRACTS: The Reverends Deborah Bryant, Evelyn Johnson, David Holliday, Marvette Hines- DeCree, Valerie Knight, Delegates: Jeno Cunningham, Peggy Ricks, S. Eugene Porter, Allen White, Sharon Johnson, Nancy Vander, Dorothy Grant, Ethel Mae Maddox, Hurley Waples

ABANDONED PROPERTY: The Reverends Bernard Holmes, Timothy Johnson, Herbert Gibbs, Earl Morris, Stephanie Webber, Derrell Wade, Kenneth Ruff, Frank Hill, Anthony Sanders Delegates: Joan Wilson, Cora Lee Ricks, Matilda Watson, Annette C. Brown, Katherine Jamison, James Lewis, Edward Warren

PRESIDING ELDERS’ ASSESSMENT: The Reverends Ronald Knight, Granger Flythe, Gwendolyn Minor, Andre Jefferson, Vanessa Copeland, Reuben Boyd, Andrea Cornett-Scott, Delegates: Trudy Neal, Aalliyah Turner-Faush, Elaine Satchell, Sterling Thomas, Linda Gray

MISSIONS, CIRCUITS AND STATIONS: The Reverends Timothy Smith, Anthony Sanders, Otelia Barksdale-Osahon, Alfred Vann, II, Kevin Wilson, Olivia Collins, Willie Boothe, Frank Hill, Matthew Shannon, Delegates: Millie Bagwell, Tracy Hinton, Herman Hawkins, Fred Melton, Sonya Artis, Constance Snell, Brenda Jones, Shirley Carter, Simona Smith, James A. White, Brenda Williams

CHURCH GROWTH: The Reverends André Jefferson, Sr., Ronald Freeman, Sr., David Holliday, Herbert Gibbs, Amy Hodge-Ziglar, Torrey Dekine, Willie Boothe, Gilbert Harper Delegates: Betty Sims-Bell, Sadie Kellam, Jean Langston, Jenna Warren, Charlene Williams Lewis, Brenda White

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION: The Reverends Christopher Savage, Kimberly Young, Andrea Cornett-Scott, Kevin Wilson, Kimberly Neal, Eugenia Bowser, John Swann, Sherri Garrett, Delegates: Wynola Wyatt, Marie Newby, Linette Hunter, Sharon Thomas, Inetha Rogers, Marie Murphy, Velda Gullap

CHURCH SCHOOL: The Reverends Vanessa Copeland, Herbert Gibbs, Anthony Sanders, Frank Hill, Kevin Wilson, Allan White, Otelia Barksdale-Osahon, Timothy Johnson, Valeria Knight, Marvette Hines-DeCree, Matthew Shannon Delegates: Lynn Abrams, Marion Edwards, Barbara Ford, Ida Henry, Roy Welcher, Alice Hall

RESOLUTIONS: The Reverends Billy Ray Hunter, Eugenia Bowser, Olivia Collins, Sherri Garrett Delegates: Joann Finney, Caroline Harvey, Francine Williams, Sharon Gordon, Carmen Battle, Glen Jones

MISSIONARY SOCIETY: Mother Arelis B. Davis, Sisters D. Faye Conley, Peggy Ricks, Deborah Morris, Althea Hayward, Yvonne Davis, Rita Turner, Mary Becker, Veronica Carter, Debra DeMills Smith, Dee Jean Mendez, Adrienne Buckner, Mary Vick, Rita Willis

LITERARY COMMITTEES STATE OF THE CHURCH: The Reverends Kenneth Ruff, Reuben Boyd, Timothy Smith, Otelia Barksdale-Osahon, Evelyn Johnson, Gilbert Harper, Frank Hill, Gwendolyn Minor, Kimberly Neal, Delegates: Victoria Hall, Dwight Ellicott, Miranda Rountree, Loretta Freeman, John Sommerville, Jacqueline Britton, Charles Chandler

STATE OF THE COUNTRY: The Reverends Edward Scott, Deborah Bryant, John Swann, Willie Boothe, Billy Ray Hunter, David Brown, Timothy Dorsey, Michael Gray, Douglas Strand, Charlotte Ritchie Delegates: Bettye Moore, Marcia Whitley, Doris Dancy, Melainea Grubbs, Armer Mitchell Jr., Brenda Sheffey, Julia Williams

ECOLOGY, TEMPERANCE AND HEALTH: The Reverends Myra Payne, Phyllis Whichard, Gwendolyn Minor, Olivia Collins, Michael McCray, Andre Jefferson, Jr., Delegates: Velma Bass Foster, Daphne Riddick, Brenda Taylor, Delphia Jones, Annie Dickerson, Loleata Darcus, Atiyah Cash, Irene Coefield

SOCIAL, CIVIL AND POLITICAL ACTION: The Reverends Derrell Wade, Deborah Bryant, Bernard Holmes, David Holliday, Granger Flythe, Willie Boothe, Marilyn Medley, Temera Tatum, Vanessa Baldwin, Delegates: Edwin Williams, Walter Wesley, Florence Matthews, Marian Ames, Ethel Mae Mattox, Linda Moseley, Joan Wilson, Wanda Hill 27

NORTH CAROLINA ANNUAL CONFERENCE BOARD OF EXAMINERS All Conference Presiding Elders serve as Advisors to the Board

CHAIR ………………………………………………………….……….…………..…………………...……….………….. The Reverend Dr. Orin E. Gill, Sr. DEAN ………………………………….……….…………..……………………………………….…….……….………….. The Reverend Dr. Cassandra Sparrow SECRETARY ………………………………….……….…………..………………………………….…….….………….. The Reverend Dr. Patricia Freeman

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD: The Reverends Howard Johnson, Theresa Holmes, Gloria Fields, Philip Blair, Freda Humphrey, Glen Orr, Robert Goode, Judy Johnson, Justin Nick, Orin Gill

ADMISSIONS INSTRUCTORS: The Reverends Philip Blair, Glenn Orr

FIRST YEAR STUDIES INSTRUCTORS: The Reverends Gloria Fields, Justin Nick

SECOND YEAR STUDIES INSTRUCTORS: The Reverends Howard Johnson, Phillip Blair, Gloria Fields, Theresa Holmes, Gwendolyn McNeill

THIRD YEAR STUDIES INSTRUCTORS: The Reverends Orin Gill, Howard Johnson, Patricia Freeman, Freda Humphrey

FOURTH YEAR STUDIES INSTRUCTORS: The Reverends Theresa Holmes, Judy Johnson, Robert Goode

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEES

MEMOIRS AND NECROLOGY: The Reverends Tony Mills, Sandra David, Joanne Bedford-Boyd, Jerry Pearson Delegates: Gwen Ward, Ethel Bell, Barbara Logan, Albert Maynor, William Hand, Shirley Cohen, Gwen Keith, Kenneth Keith, Christopher Graham, Mildred Beatty, Ella Scarborough

MINISTERIAL EFFICIENCY: The Reverends Edward Sloan, Wilma Hansley, Millard Davis, Doris Lindsey, Gloria Field, Orin Gill

BUDGET COMMITTEE: The Reverends Ruth Pugh, Edward Sloan Lay: Tina McNair

CONFERENCE TRUSTEES: The Reverends Evelyn Dunn, Robert Goode, Theresa Holmes, Michael G. Redd, Lay: Erma Johnson, Arvelle Moore, Sr.

RED, INC TRUSTEES: The Reverends Gaylian Barbour, Robert Yarborough, Lay: Arlene Lawson

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: The Reverends Evelyn Dunn (PE), Thomas O. Nixon, Patricia Freeman, Robert Bland, Cathy Alston-Kearney, Robert Goode

LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE: The Reverends Patricia Freeman, Robert J. Yarbrough, Glenn L. Orr, Sabrina S. Moore, Dewey Farmer

FINANCE COMMITTEE: The Reverends Edward Sloan, Theresa Holmes, Howard Johnson, Thomas o Nixon, Orin E. Gill Sr, Glenn Orr, Lay: Arlene Lawson, Evelyn McKoy, Rebecca Sanders, Carolyn Dixon

EMPLOYEE SECURITY COMMITTEE: The Reverends Robert Yarbrough, Christopher Haywood, Philip Blair, Janice Harris, Glenda Poindexter, Cassandra Maultsby Delegates: Toni Richard, Cathy Greggs, Arlene Lawson, Alexis Graves, Ronald Armstrong, Joseph Nixon Sr.

PROPERTY, DEEDS AND ABSTRACTS: The Reverends Thomas O. Nixon, Jerould Richburg, Robert McKoy, Jr., Ronald Davis, Janice Harris, Doris Lindsey Delegates: Elbert Davis, Dyann Rowell, William Hopton, Patricia Mosley, Ima Thomas, Raymond Freeman, Levi Daniels, Harold Sidberry, Christina Washington 28

ABANDONED PROPERTY: The Reverends Jerould Richburg, Dewey Farmer, Pamela Taylor, Patricia Freeman, Charles Corbett, Joseph Batts, Robert Bland, Delegates: Lynnwood Ballard, Arvelle Moore, Sr., Larry Rhodes, Sr., Mildred Ellerby, Hattie Hamm, Linda Moore, Paula Sneed, Desiree Smith

PRESIDING ELDERS’ ASSESSMENT: The Reverends Howard Johnson, Theresa Holmes, Thomas Nixon, Delegates: Holloway Adair, Pleshette Nicholson, Soisette Words, Arlean Brooks, Evelyn McKoy, Carolyn Mainor

MISSIONS, CIRCUITS AND STATIONS: The Reverends Millard Davis, Gloria Fields, Freda Humphrey, James Sheares, Robert Yarbrough, Germain Robinson Delegates: Adnita Sidbury, Rose Jones, Ruth King, Toni Ingram, Lisa Massenburg, George Finney, Skekila Dupree

CHURCH GROWTH: The Reverends Melech E. M. Thomas, Michael Redd, Doris Lindsey, Patricia Freeman, Glenn Orr, James Knox, Philip Blair, Kathy Alston-Kearney, Gwendolyn McNeill, Delegates: Bernetta Ghist, Leon Deloatche, Linda Harris, Mary Harvey, Terence Sykes, Janice Green, Leslie Sampson, Treva Gaddy

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION: The Reverends Cassandra Sparrow, Philip Blair, Gaylian Barbour, Annette Joyner-Moore, Tanya Lowe, Wilma Hansley, Charles Corbett, Cassandra Maultsby, Delegates: Jessica Kisseih, Esther Penney, Nancy Cokeley, Helen Highsmith, Hubert Saunders, Louise Foye, Josephine Hankins, Carrie Joyner

CHURCH SCHOOL: The Reverends Daphne Solomon, Joan Hopton, Donna Bertram, Millard Davis, Erica Price- Pollock, Raynard Griffin, Veronica Murphy, Freda Humphrey, Angela Clark Delegates: Wesley Brown, Shirley Cohen, Februa Bass, Sonja Brown, Janice Boone, Cynthia Williamson, Ingor Sidbury, Daisy Robertson

RESOLUTIONS: The Reverends Pamela Taylor, Ruth Pugh, James Sheares, Germain Robinson, Janice Harris, Betty Strickland, LaTauna Pickett Delegates: Aletha Mebane, Lucille Fleming, Verda Darrell, Portia Silva, Betty Wallace, Dwight Miller, Albert Baker

MISSIONARY SOCIETY: Mother Arelis B. Davis, Sisters D. Faye Conley, Diane Graham, Paulette Bryant, Veronica Simmons, Gwen Keith, Phyllis Morrison

LITERARY COMMITTEES

STATE OF THE CHURCH: The Reverends Virginia Ware, Annette Joyner-Moore, Tanya Lowe, Veronica Murphy, Joanne Bedford-Boyd, Judy Johnson, Delegates: Soisette Word, Raymond D Freeman, Jr., Janet Nichols, Timothy Owens, Gwendolyn Whitley, Connie Grate, Brenda Blue, Jereann Johnson, Rebecca Sanders, Rochelle Dennings

STATE OF THE COUNTRY: The Reverends Jonathan Ford, Justin Nick, Tanya Lowe, Dewey Farmer, Dauna Bertram, Stephanie Revell, Delegates: Georgiana Mack, Walter Boardeaux, Gwendolyn Mason, Shanta K. Brown, Helen Rogers, Carolyn Northern, Leanora Corbett, Annette Powell, Shirley Brown, Emma J. Foye, Glenda Joseph, Alicia D. Jones, Patricia Walker

ECOLOGY, TEMPERANCE AND HEALTH: The Reverends Gaylian Barbour, Serena Lofton, Robert McKoy, Jr., Keith Davis, Wilma Hansley, Tony Mills, Sandra David, Angela Clark, Virginia Ware, Delegates: Mary Andrews, Deborah Jones, Carolyn Bowden, Bernice Ford, Carolyn Dixon, Paulette Smith Bryant, Katrina Coston, John Graham, Rosa Davis, Rosalind Smith, Evone Smith

SOCIAL, CIVIL AND POLITICAL ACTION: The Reverends Ronald Davis, James Knox, Geraldine Dereef, Doris Lindsey, Janice Harris, Delegates: James Page, Joseph Nixon, Sr., Carolyn Ballard, Anthony Battle, Angelo Lonell Walker, Helen Johnson, Wendell Boykins, Debra Knox, Mildred Evans, Michael Clark, Vonda Draughon, Eugene Murphy, Mable Jones

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WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA ANNUAL CONFERENCE BOARD OF EXAMINERS All Conference Presiding Elders serve as Advisors to the Board

CHAIR ………………………………………………………….……….…………..…………………...……….………….. The Reverend Dr. Michael A. Cousin, Sr. DEAN ………………………………….……….…………..……………………………………….…….……….………….. The Reverend Dr. Clay L. Barrow SECRETARY ………………………………….……….…………..………………………………….…….….………….. The Reverend Dr. Bridgette V. Gloster

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD: The Reverends Saundra Bullock-Hunter, Kim Moss, Barbareta McGill, Patrice Fields, Byron Grayson, Sr., Gwendolyn Benjamin, Larry McDonald, Sr., Steven Lyons, Jonathan C. Augustine, Abdue Knox, Allonia Holmes, Wayne Johnson, Angela Walker, Kendal McBroom

ADMISSIONS INSTRUCTORS: The Reverends Barbareta McGill, Larry McDonald, Kim Moss

FIRST YEAR STUDIES INSTRUCTORS: The Reverends Kendal McBroom, Clay Barrow, Marion Robinson, Saundra Hunter- Bullock

SECOND YEAR STUDIES INSTRUCTORS: The Reverends Jonathan C. Augustine, Patrice Fields, Allonia Holmes

THIRD YEAR STUDIES INSTRUCTORS: The Reverends Byron Grayson, Gwendolyn Benjamin, Steven Lyons, Angela Walker

FOURTH YEAR STUDIES INSTRUCTORS: The Reverends Abdue Knox, Saundra Bullock-Hunter, Patrice Fields, Wayne Johnson

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEES

MEMOIRS AND NECROLOGY: The Reverends Barrington Ross, Willie Sellars, Daisy Long, Theodora Moss, Marcia Isley, Kim Moss, Phyllis Caldwell Delegates: Marlene Montague, Gwen Poteant, Ron Robinson, Andrea Caudle, Edward Mathes, Victor Bartell, Kim Jordan, Melvin Stone Sr., Patricia Penn

MINISTERIAL EFFICIENCY: The Reverends Patrice Fields, Jonathan C. Augustine, Shelton Miles, Abdue Knox, Alphonso McGlen, Byron Grayson, Sr.

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: The Reverends (PE) Conrad Pridgen, Byron J. Grayson, Barrington Ross, Marcia Isley, Steven Lyons

RED, INC TRUSTEES: The Reverends Kim E. Moss, Steven Lyons, Patrice Fields

BUDGET COMMITTEE: The Reverends A. O. Carmichael, Natasha Miller, Esq. Lay: Carlotta Armstrong-Young

CONFERENCE TRUSTEES: The Reverends Gwendolyn Benjamin, Kevin Odom, Michael A. Cousin, Sr., Phyllis Royal, Robert L. Hodges, Sr. Lay: Jessie Cardwell, William Marsh, III

LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE: The Reverends Clay Barrow, Kim Moss, David Lowe, Barrington Ross, Byron Grayson, Delegates: Penny Oliver, Matthew Holland, Randy Harrington, Mary Ann Alston

FINANCE COMMITTEE: The Reverends Michael A. Cousin Sr, Robert Hodges, Patrice Fields, Abdue Knox, Clay Barrow, Jonathan Augustine, Lay: Dorothy Jeffreys, Linda Davis, Emma Devine

EMPLOYEE SECURITY COMMITTEE: The Reverends Larry McDonald, Marion Robinson, Allen Terrell, Sherrie Gibbs, Percy McIntyre, Casimir Brown, Gwendolyn Benjamin Delegates: Tim Slade, Gerald Logan, Nicki McCain, Patricia Wiley, Jackie Moore

PROPERTY, DEEDS AND ABSTRACTS: The Reverends Wayne E. Beatty, Shelton Miles, Henry Davis, Deborah Brown, Barbareta McGill, Tamara Kersey-Brown, Diane Conley, Phyllis Royal, Saundra Bullock-Hunter, Dedrick L. Jones, Delegates: Joy Grandy, Eva Gee, Ann Jefferies, Tony Ray Bowers, Lennie Alexander, Bobbie Cross 30

ABANDONED PROPERTY: The Reverends Shelton Miles, Willard Rogers, John Capers, Renee Shade, Larry McDonald, Willie Sellars, Kevin Odom, Mildred Conley, Anthony Radcliff, Christopher Robinson Delegates: Jesse Cardwell, Eric Thomas, Beverly Hester-Stephens, Ida Pope, Constance V. Pearson, Richard Evans, Maxie Jones

PRESIDING ELDERS’ ASSESSMENT: The Reverends Byron Grayson, Steven Lyons, Phyllis Royal, Michael Cousin, Archie Evans, Shirley W. Hines, Dwayne Alston, Robert McNeill, Delegates: Carlotta Armstrong-Young, Charles Avery, Hoover Footman, Tonya Goins, Mary Ann Alston

MISSIONS, CIRCUITS AND STATIONS: The Reverends Abdue Knox, Kerry Rigsbee, Sarah Springs, Barbareta McGill, Marion Robinson, James Acolatse, Brenda Prince, Camelia Eaves, Angela Walker, Patti Frazier, Dorinda Cummings, Kendal McBroom, Delegates: Sarah Collins, George Tate, Anna Mackey, Renee White, James Reed, Mark Ervin, Stephanie Moore

CHURCH GROWTH: The Reverends K. Akil Dickens, Allen E. Warren, Kathy Merritt, Theodora Moss, Diane Conley, Kerry Rigsbee, William Alston, Archie Evans, David Lowe, Samuel Patterson Delegates: Margie Alston, Harold Russell, Tonya Shoffner, Janie Russell, Valerie Murphy, Anita Lloyd, Sullivan Hamlet, Ghesia Yellock

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION: The Reverends Brenda Prince, Casimir Brown, Tamara Kersey-Brown, Larry McDonald, Delegates: Louise Bowens, Ernest Dark, Linda Mason Lloyd, Phyllis Daye-Drew, Bessie Walker, Mary L. Roseberg, Olivia Banner

CHURCH SCHOOL: The Reverends Allonia Holmes, Willie Sellars, Angela Walker, Deborah Brown, Phyllis Royal, Stephanie Revell Delegates: Debra Graham, Stephanie Davis, Nikki Cross, Kathleen Lightfoot, Martha Jeffries, Laura Gilliam, Preston L. Thomas, Cheryl Jones

RESOLUTIONS: The Reverends Gwendolyn Benjamin, Christopher Robinson, Allen Terrell, Archie Evans, Percy McIntyre, Kendal McBroom, Sarah Springs, Saundra Bullock-Hunter, Samuel Patterson Delegates: Laura Echols, Margie Watkins, Tanisha McKensie, Ralph Conley, Lisa Woods, Carlene Timmons, Linda Davis, Loretta Thomas

MISSIONARY SOCIETY: Mother Arelis B. Davis, Sisters D. Faye Conley, Nikki Walker Lyons, Frances Hope, Gertrude Foust, Everlena Diggs, Mary Royster Harris, Carlotta Armstrong Young, Janie Wilson, Diane Tawwab, Joy Grandy, Ajaila Corpening

LITERARY COMMITTEES

STATE OF THE CHURCH: The Reverends Diane Conley, Vernon Burns, Barbareta McGill, Phyllis Caldwell, Wayne Beatty, Toma Shaw, Roland Whitley, Delegates: Ed Mathis, Jessica Stukes, Teresa Parker, Marie McClairy, Johnathan Drumwright, Margaret Carson, Lenora Woods, Audrey McCain, Rochell Luckett, Milton Graham, Alison Parker

STATE OF THE COUNTRY: The Reverends Christopher Robinson, Jacqueline Robertson, Kendal McBroom, Archie Evans, Lakesha Caldwell, Henry Davis Delegates: Debra O'Neil, Cheryle Leary, Tonya Dula, Dorothy Jeffreys, Robert Trotter, Louise Butler, Aloyisus Frazier, Susie Harrington, Roberta Davis

ECOLOGY, TEMPERANCE AND HEALTH: The Reverends Larry McDonald, Allonia Holmes, Milton Battle, Barbareta McGillDeborah Odom Delegates: JoAnne McKnight, Phyllis Burt, Stella Carver, Azzie Conley, Diane Brown, Jackie Williams, Victor Torain, Emma Devine, Michael White, Anne Barnes

SOCIAL, CIVIL AND POLITICAL ACTION: The Reverends Patrice Fields, Wayne Beatty, Kim Moss, Kendal McBroom, Donald Holman, Kevin Royster, Willard Rogers, Delegates: Roberta Stone, Phillip Royal, Claudette Alston, Sheila Pankey, Joan McCullum, Carolyn Wade, Cheryl Austin, Janie B. Wilson, Monica Miles

Color Codes • Red: 2020 Lay Delegates • Black: 2021 Lay Delegates First name of each committee represents the Committee Chair, who is responsible for organizing 31

The Retirement Celebration Service THE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE We come now in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit to give God the praise for the life and labors of this/these preacher(s) who is/are retiring from the itinerancy and to acknowledge his/her/their service in the ministry of the church.

THE INVOCATION Let us pray. Direct us, O Lord, in all our doings, with your most gracious favor, and further us with your continual help, that in all our works, begun, continued, and ended in you, we may glorify your Holy Name, and finally by your mercy obtain everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE PRESENTATION OF PREACHER(S) Reverend Father in God, the ___ Annual Conference desires formally to recognize at this session the completion of the active service of ___ of its ministers. As Secretary of the Annual Conference, I present unto you these faithful ministers for this service of recognition and honor, in appreciation of their untiring labors in the Christian ministry.

THE RESPONSE “He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.” Psalm 126:6

THE TESTIMONIES TO THE LIFE OF MINISTRY

THE RETIREMENT POEM

THE RESPONSE AND EXPRESSIONS FROM THE RETIREES

THE MESSAGE OF TRIBUTE Beloved, the record of your active ministry is written. It is written in the records of God.

Your Church is deeply grateful for your ministry and for the care which you have exercised in faithfully fulfilling your vows of ordination. May the precious memories of your years of sacrificial service and fruitful labor be blessed and hallowed.

And now, as you yield your official responsibilities in the active ministry of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, be assured that the years that are yet to be, may be filled with good works and become the crown of all your ministry, bringing glory and honor to you and to the Church. The congregation of which you will be a member will look to you for spiritual guidance and godly example. Your brethren in the ministry will continue to seek and respect your counsel. They will annually listen for your answer to the Roll Call of the Conference.

THE FINAL WORD OF APPRECIATION & THE BISHOP’S BLESSING

Clergy Expressed Intent to Superannuate The Reverend Dr. Bess McCallister, Baltimore Annual Conference The Reverend Rashi I. Pinckney, Baltimore Annual Conference The Reverend Betty M. Smith, Baltimore Annual Conference The Reverend Doretha S. Whittington, Baltimore Annual Conference The Reverend Howard C. Wright, Baltimore Annual Conference

The Reverend Dr. Linda E. Mouzon, Washington Annual Conference The Reverend Priscilla Boswell, Washington Annual Conference The Reverend Marcia Clinkscales, Washington Annual Conference The Reverend Deloris Prioleau, Washington Annual Conference The Reverend Othel Adams, Washington Annual Conference

The Reverend Granger Flythe, Virginia Annual Conference The Reverend Vernon Ricks, Virginia Annual Conference The Reverend Earl A. Glover, Sr, Virginia Annual Conference

The Reverend Jerould Richburg, Sr., North Carolina Annual Conference The Reverend Wilma Louise Hansley, North Carolina Annual Conference

The Reverend Kerry Rigsbee, Western North Carolina Annual Conference The Reverend Leroy Mitchell, Western North Carolina Annual Conference 32

The Memorial Moment Service THE CALL TO PRAISE

THE HYMN OF PRAISE

THE PRAYER

THE SCRIPTURE

THE SELECTION

THE PRESENTATION OF NAMES OF THOSE BEING MEMORIALIZED

MEMORIAL POETIC TRIBUTE

WORDS OF REMEMBRANCE

THE LORD’S PRAYER

THE EXPRESSIONS FROM THE BISHOP

THE BENEDICTION In Remembrance

BALTIMORE CONFERENCE REV. BRENDA J. CARTER – Baltimore District REV. MARVELLA TRAVIS – Baltimore District REV. HAZEL PRYEAR – Baltimore District REV. BEDELIA COMMODORE – Eastern Baltimore District REV. KENNETH STEWART – Eastern Baltimore District

WASHINGTON CONFERENCE REV. DR. FREDERICK HARRISON – Capital District REV. LINDA L. HELMS – Capital District REV. JAMES R. GIBSON – Capital District REV. DESSIE CARTER – Capital District

VIRGINIA CONFERENCE REV. RONALD L. FREEMAN, SR. – Norfolk-Eastern Shore District REV. WILLIE CUFFE – Norfolk-Eastern Shore District REV. VALERIE HARPER – Portsmouth Richmond Roanoke District

NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE REV. OREA JONES-WELLS - Southern District REV. RITA FLEMISTER - Southern District

WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE REV. ALPHONSO MCGLEN – Western District REV. BENNIE LEE CRISP – Eastern District REV. ADE MAE STOKES-WILLIAMS – Eastern District REV. VERA ELIZABETH YORK – Eastern District REV. NAOMI BLACKMAN-LIGGINS – Eastern District Rest in Peace, Servants!

The Disciplinary Questions 1. Who are the preachers admitted on trial? 2. Who remain on trial? 3. Who are admitted or readmitted to full connection? 4. Who have been elected and ordained deacons? 5. Who have been elected and ordained elders? 6. Who have been located this year? 7. Who have been elected by the General Conference to exercise the Episcopal Office and to superintend the African Methodist Episcopal Church? 8. Who are the supernumerary preachers? 9. Who are the superannuated preachers? 10. Who have been expelled from the Connection by this Conference? 11. Who have withdrawn this year from this Conference and the Connection? 12. Are all the preachers blameless in life and conversation? 13. What members of the Conference have died this year? 14. Have all the preachers subscribed to at least 2 of the following: The Christian Recorder and also to The A. M. E. Church Review, The Voice of Missions, The Journal of Christian Education, The Secret Chamber, or The Missionary Magazine? 15. What preachers are indebted to any of the departments or the church publications? 16. (A) Does each station, circuit, or mission in this Annual Conference have a Lay Organization? (B) If not, what stations, circuits, or missions do not have a Lay Organization? 17. (A) Does each station, circuit, or mission in this Annual Conference have a RAYAC Ministry? (B) If not, what stations, circuits, or missions do not have a RAYAC Ministry? 18. When shall this Annual Conference next meet? 19. Where shall our next Annual Conference be held? 20. Where are the preachers stationed this year?