TABLE OF CONTENTS
Bishop’s Word Page 4
Bishops of the AME Church Page 6
General Officers Page 8
Connectional Officers Page 10
Judicial Council Page 11
3rd Episcopal District Connectional Page 12 & Episcopal Officers Council of Presiding Elders Page 14
Conference Presidents/Directors/ Page 15 Coordinators The Staff Page 16
2020 Annual Conference Schedule Page 17
2020 Daily Conference Schedule Page 18
Pittsburgh-West Virginia Page 19 Annual Conference & Committees Ohio-South Ohio Page 22 Annual Conference & Committees North Ohio Page 25 Annual Conference & Committees Periodicals Page 28
-2- -3- OUR EPISCOPAL LEADERS “YOU CANNOT FIX WHAT YOU WILL NOT FACE”
As the Third Episcopal District Team prepares to move into this series of Annual Conferences, I am reminded of a quote by one of America’s greatest writers, James Baldwin. The challenging and inspiring quote says: “You cannot fix what you will not face.”
In Baldwin’s quote, God has challenged us to face what needs to be fixed in us, our families, church and community. In this quote, the Lord has given us a powerful promise: IF YOU FACE IT, I WILL GIVE YOU HOLY STRENGTH TO FIX THE BROKEN PLACES AND BROKEN PEOPLE! BISHOP FRANK M. REID, III SUPERVISOR MARLAA’ REID Many of Team Third’s Churches have flourished or remained constant during COVID-19. Many of our churches were not able to overcome the spiritual, political, and financial COVID-19 backlash. If we face our churches’ challenges, God will empower us to fix them.
We enter this series of Annual conferences under the cloud of COVID-19. Nobody knows when our nation and world will recover from the after-effects of 2019. Some Scientists say January 2021; other scientists say between 2022 and 2024. If we face these health chal- lenges, God will equip us to fix them.
In Team Reid’s first Mid-Year meeting, 2019, we shared with Team TED God’s Recover All Vision for the District. We also shared with you that: Business As Usual Is No Longer Acceptable. COVID-19 has proven that both the vision and the statement are extraordinarily true.
As we approach this first, in an unprecedented series of Third District AME Annual Conferences, we must continue to inspire our people and churches to: 1. Recover All that the thief came to steal, kill, and destroy. 2. We must recognize that the Doctrine and Discipline of the AME Church was not written for how we would have to do and be the church in a medical and racial pandemic. This year has proven that we must do God’s business in a new and better way.
-4- 3. During this series of Conferences and our Third District Planning Meeting, we must enter a Romans 12: 1-2 mindset. We will never transform the church, ourselves or our world until we admit that we cannot fix what we will not face.
Beloved, we can make it through this unprecedented season of stress, grief and difficulty when we turn to each other and not on each other. We will make it through this when we face our individual and institutional fears, anger, grief, and anxiety. WE CAN NOT FIX WHAT WE WILL NOT FACE.
It is my prayer, as we approach each Conference, that Team TED will join me in this short prayer: FIX ME JESUS, FIX ME!
If God is going to fix African Methodism and the Third Episcopal District it will start when we choose to face what needs to be fixed in us. When the Third District sincerely prays, FIX ME JESUS, FIX ME, we will activate the presence and power of the Holy Spirt to help us face and fix the AME Church, the Third Episcopal District, our Nation and world.
Finally, Team Reid is grateful for each and every Presiding Elder, Pastor, church, constituent organization and all of our Third District Family. Thank you for your great work under extreme and difficult circumstances. The best is yet to come!
It’s Time To Rise and Recover All, Team Reid3
Bishop Frank Madison Reid, III Servant Bishop Supervisor Marlaa MeShon Hall Reid Supervisor of the Third Episcopal District
-5- Bishops of the AME Church District Bishop Gregory Gerald M. Ingram 1st Bishop James Levert Davis 2nd Bishop Frank Madison Reid, III 3rd Bishop John Franklin White 4th Bishop Clement Willie Fugh 5th Bishop Reginald Tyrone Jackson 6th Bishop Samuel Lawrence Green, Sr. 7th Bishop Julius Harrison McAllister 8th Bishop Harry Lee Seawright 9th Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie 10th Bishop Adam Jefferson Richardson, Jr. 11th Bishop Michael Leon Mitchell 12th Bishop Jeffrey Nathaniel Leath 13th Bishop E. Earl McCloud, Jr. 14th Bishop David Rwhynica Daniels, Jr. 15th Bishop E. Anne Henning Byfield 16th Bishop Wilfred Jacobus Messiah 17th Bishop Stafford J.N. Wicker 18th Bishop E. Earl McCloud, Jr. 19th Bishop Ronnie Elijah Brailsford, Sr. 20th Bishop Frank Madison Reid, III Ecumenical Officer Bishop Paul J.M. Kawimbe No Assignment
-6- RETIRED BISHOPS Frederick Calhoun James Frank Curtis Cummings Phillip Robert Cousin, Sr. Henry Allen Belin, Jr. John Richard Bryant Robert Vaughn Webster Zedekiah LaZett Grady* William Phillips DeVeaux, Sr. Theodore Larry Kirkland Richard Franklin Norris Preston Warren Williams Carolyn Tyler Guidry
*Deceased
-7- GENERAL OFFICERS OF THE A.M.E. CHURCH
Dr. Richard Allen Lewis Treasurer / CFO AME Finance Department
The Reverend Dr. George F. Flowers Executive Director, Global Witness and Ministry
The Reverend Dr. Jerome V. Harris Executive Director, Department of Retirement Services
The Reverend Dr. James C. Wade Executive Director, Department of Church Growth and Development
The Reverend Dr. Jeffrey B. Cooper, Sr. General Secretary / CIO Officer
The Reverend Dr. Teresa L. Fry Brown Historiographer / Executive Director, Department of Research and Scholarship
The Reverend Dr. Roderick D. Belin President / Publisher AME Sunday School Union
Mr. John Thomas, III Editor, The Christian Recorder
The Reverend Dr. Garland F. Pierce Executive Director, Department of Christian Education
-8- RETIRED GENERAL OFFICERS
The Reverend Dr. Calvin Sydnor, III Editor, The Christian Recorder
The Reverend Dr. Daryl B. Ingram Executive Director, Department of Christian Education
The Reverend Dr. Johnny Barbour, Jr. President/Publisher, AME Sunday School Union
Dr. Kenneth H. Hill Executive Director, Department of Christian Education
Dr. Jamye Coleman Williams Editor, The AME Review
The Reverend Dennis C. Dickerson, Ph.D. Executive Director, Dept. of Research and Scholarship
Dr. Hercules T. Miles Secretary-Treasurer, Church Extension
Dr. Paulette Coleman Editor, The AME Review
-9- CONNECTIONAL OFFICERS Dr. Deborah Taylor-King President, Women’s Missionary Society
The Reverend Leodis Strong President, Connectional Council
Mrs. Jackie DuPont-Walker Consultant/Director, Social Action Commission
Mrs. Lula Shaw Cleckley President, CONN-M-SWAWO +PK’s
Mrs. Ora L. Easley, Administrator Clergy Family Information Center
The Reverend Maurice Wright Director, Music and Christian Arts Ministry
Ms. Wanda Ringgold Director, Young People’s and Children’s Division, WMS
Matikane Abednego Makiti President, Lay Organization
The Reverend Natalie Mitchem, M.Div., R.D. Executive Director, Health Commission
The Reverend Miriam J. Burnett, M.D., M.Div., MPH Medical Director
Mr. Richard Norris, III President, Young People’s and Children’s Division
Ms. Martinique Mix, President Richard Allen Young Adult Council (RAYAC)
Mrs. Lyndajo A. Jones Watson Administrator, Christian Debutante-Master
Attorney Patricia Mayberry President, Judicial Council
Attorney Douglass P. Selby General Counsel, A.M.E. Church
The Reverend Dr. Michele Goodloe President, Presiding Elder’s Council
-10- The Reverend Dr. Erika D. Crawford President, Women In Ministry
Chaplain Kenneth Johnson, Jr. President, AME Church Chaplains Assoc.
Mr. Monroe Miller President, Sons of Allen
Mr. Robert Nicholas, Executive Director AME Service and Development Agency (AME-SADA)
The Reverend Dr. Donald Tucker, Consultant General Board Nominating Committee
Mrs. Robin Porter Smith Chair, Fellowship of Church Educators
Mr. Clarence Crayton, Jr. Director, Boy Scouts
Ms. Vivianne Frye Perry Director, Girl Scouts
JUDICIAL COUNCIL Attorney Patricia M. Mayberry, President Judge Tania Wright, Vice President Dr. Derek H. Anderson, Secretary The Reverend Dr. Glenda Hodges, Assistant Secretary Dr. Thomas L. Bess, Chaplain
MEMBERS Attorney TaShun Bowden-Lewis The Reverend Vernon Byrd, Esq. Mr. Warren H. Dawson, Esq. The Reverend Eduardo Curry, Esq. The Reverend Francine Brookins, Esq. Clerk of Council
ALTERNATES Mrs. Starr L. Battle, Lay The Reverend Frederick D. Sherrod III, Clergy
-11- 3RD EPISCOPAL DISTRICT CONNECTIONAL & EPISCOPAL OFFICERS Bishop Frank M. Reid, III 3rd District Presiding Prelate
Lady Marlaa’ Reid Episcopal Supervisor
Dr. Elfred Anthony Pinkard President, Wilberforce University
Dr. Michael Joseph Brown President, Payne Theological Seminary
Mrs. Adrienne A. Morris Trustee, Foundation Board Member WMS
Dr. Derek H. Anderson Secretary Judicial Council, AMEC
The Reverend Dr. Betty W. Holley Connectional Presiding Elder’s Council
The Reverend Dr. Louise V. Jackson General Secretary - Connectional, Women in Ministry
Mrs. Lyndia Mayo Financial Secretary, Connetional Lay Organization
Ms. Ametta L. Reaves Director of Lay Activities, Connectional Lay Organization
Dr. Willie C. Glover Emeritus President, Connetional Lay Organization
The Reverend Madonna Gray Treasurer, Connectional Fellowship of Church Educators
Mrs. Yuolanda Murray Scholarship Chair, CONN-M-SWAWO + PKs
Mrs. Yolanda Snyder Corresponding Secretary, Connectional MCAM
The Rev. Dr. Jermaine Covington Treasurer, Third District
TBA President ProTem
The Reverend Dr. Earl G. Harris Chairperson, District Board of Examiners
The Reverend Dr. Otis J. Gordon, Jr. Chairperson, District Board of Christian Education
The Reverend Dr. Karen Schaeffer Director, The Board of Christian Education
Mrs. JoAnn Harris District President, Women’s Missionary Society
Mrs. Quereda Covington District Director, Young People’s and Children’s Division WMS
-12- Bro. Andrew Coleman, III District President, Young People’s and Children’s Division WMS
Dr. Lenora Brogdon-Wyatt District President, Lay Organization
The Reverend Dr. Barbara Thompson District President, M-SWAWO’S Plus PK’s
The Reverend Dr. Peggy Turner District President, Women In Ministry (WIM)
The Reverend Thomas Fant District Coordinator, Sons of Allen
The Reverend Thomas Fant District President, Brotherhood
The Reverend Dr. Alphonse Allen District Chair, Evangelism
The Reverend Edwinna Davis District Co-Chair, Evangelism
The Reverend Dr. Felicia R. Bagneris District Church School Superintendent
The Reverend Micah C.T. Sims District Director, Social Action & Community Development
TBA District Chair, Health Commission
The Reverend Beverly Cofield District Director, MCAM
The Reverend Mila P. Cooper District Director, Disaster Relief
Mrs. Azalea Carter District President, Richard Allen Young Adult Council (RAYAC)
-13- THE COUNCIL OF PRESIDING ELDERS The Reverend Dr. Eric L. Brown The Reverend Alton B. Dillard, Sr. The Reverend Thomas H. Fant The Reverend Dr. Earl G. Harris The Reverend Dr. Betty W. Holley The Reverend Dr. Wesley I. Reid The Reverend Dr. Melonie A. Valentine
SUPERANNUATED PRESIDING ELDERS The Reverend Dr. Wilton E. Blake, I The Reverend Wendell L. Harewood The Reverend Dr. Charles Holmes The Reverend Elbert Matthews The Reverend Robert Settles The Reverend P. Robert Tate
WOMEN’S MISSIONARY SOCIETY CONFERENCE PRESIDENTS Marsha J. Washington Pittsburgh-West Virginia Conference
Jacqueline McIntosh Ohio-South Ohio Conference
Joylyn Billy North Ohio Conference
CONFERENCE YPD DIRECTORS Patricia Jackson Pittsburgh-West Virginia Conference
Amber Tillman Ohio-South Ohio Conference
Barbara Reese North Ohio Conference
-14- Conference Lay Organization Presidents Vernon Kelly Pittsburgh-West Virginia Conference
Marvin Harris Ohio-South Ohio Conference
Stephanie Bruce North Ohio Conference
Conference M-SWAWO Plus PK’s Presidents Mrs. Donna McLemore Pittsburgh-West Virginia Conference
Mrs. Ruby Kilpatrick Ohio-South Ohio Conference
Mrs. Yuolanda Murray North Ohio Conference
Conference (WIM) Women In Ministry Coordinators The Reverend Hazel Kelly Pittsburgh-West Virginia Conference
The Reverend Mila P. Cooper Ohio-South Ohio Conference
The Reverend Dr. LaCreta Clark North Ohio Conference
Conference Sons of Allen Coordinators The Reverend John Sylvia & The Reverend Darian Banks Pittsburgh-West Virginia Conference
The Reverend William C. Roberts II Ohio-South Ohio Conference
The Reverend Arnett Thornton North Ohio Conference
Conference Christian Education Department Directors Myrna Hardin Thomas Pittsburgh-West Virginia Conference
The Reverend Dr. Ruth McCants-Locke Ohio-South Ohio Conference
The Reverend Shameka Jones-Taylor North Ohio Conference
-15- Third District Staff
The Reverend Dr. District Treasurer Jermaine Covington
The Reverend Dr. District Administrator Felicia R. Bagneris
Theodore Whittaker Facilities Manager
Attorney Arthur Harmon General Counsel for the 3rd Episcopal District
-16- 153RD SESSION OF THE PITTSBURGH-WEST VIRGINIA CONFERENCE Women’s Missionary Society Annual Meeting Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Annual Conference Convenes September 17-19, 2020 Bethel AME Church 2720 Webster Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Phone: (412) 683-2160
The Reverend Dale B. Snyder - Host Pastor The Reverend Thomas H. Fant - Host Presiding Elder The Reverend Dr. Eric L. Brown - Associate Presiding Elder The Reverend Alton B. Dillard, Sr. - Associate Presiding Elder
190TH SESSION OF THE OHIO/SOUTH OHIO CONFERENCE Women’s Missionary Society Annual Meeting - Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Annual Conference Convenes October 1-3, 2020 Allen Temple AME Church 7030 Reading Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45237 Phone: (513) 531-7539
The Reverend Dr. Alphonse Allen - Host Pastor The Reverend Dr. Melonie A. Valentine - Host Presiding Elder The Reverend Dr. Betty W. Holley - Associate Presiding Elder
139TH SESSION OF THE NORTH OHIO CONFERENCE Women’s Missionary Society Annual Meeting - Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Annual Conference Convenes October 15-17, 2020 St. John AME Church 2261 E. 40th Street, Cleveland, OH 44103 Phone: 216-431-2560
The Reverend Henry F. Curtis, IV - Host Pastor The Reverend Dr. Earl G. Harris - Host Presiding Elder The Reverend Dr. Wesley I. Reid - Associate Presiding Elder
POST CONFERENCE PLANNING CONVOCATION Friday, October 30th & Saturday, October 31st Guest Preachers - TBA
Ordination & Closing Commissioning Service Saturday, October 31st @11am Bishop Frank Madison Reid, III
-17- 2020 ANNUAL CONFERENCE THIRD EPISCOPAL DISTRICT CONFERENCE DAILY SCHEDULE
Wednesday 9:03a Women’s Missionary Society - Annual Meeting 10:03a Bishop meets with Presiding Elders 11:03a WMS Noon Day Hour of Power 2:03p Conference Trustees meet with Bishop 4:03p Board of Examiners meet with Bishop 5:03p Ministerial Efficiency Committee meet with Bishop
Thursday 5:03p Roll Call Organization of Conference Presiding Elder Summary Reports
7:03p Opening Worship Service
Friday
10:03a Business Session – Minutes Board of Examiners Report A CALL TO ACTION 12:03p Noon Day Worship
3:03p Business Session – Minutes
Pastoral Reports Literary Reports Trustee Board Report
Ministerial Efficiency Report
Finance Report
Disciplinary Questions
7:03 p.m. Ecumenical Worship Wilberforce-Payne Emphasis Saturday 9:03a Young People’s and Children’s Division 11:03a Resolutions Memorial and Retirement 12:03p Closing Worship & Commissioning Service
-18- PITTSBURGH-WEST VIRGINIA CONFERENCE 153rd Session September 17-19, 2020 Wednesday 9:03a Women’s Missionary Society - Annual Meeting SERMONS 10:03a Bishop meets with Presiding Elders MISSIONARY NOON DAY HOUR OF POWER 11:03a WMS Noon Day Hour of Power Dr. Deborah Taylor-King Connectional President, Women’s Missionary Society 2:03p Conference Trustees meet with Bishop African Methodist Episcopal Church 4:03p Board of Examiners meet with Bishop 5:03p Ministerial Efficiency Committee meet with Bishop ANNUAL SERMON The Reverend Cheryl Ruffin Thursday Pastor, St. Paul AME Church 5:03p Roll Call Pittsburgh, PA Organization of Conference Presiding Elder Summary Reports NOON DAY WORSHIP SERVICE The Reverend Dr. Vernon R. Byrd 7:03p Opening Worship Service St. Matthew AME Church Friday Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10:03a Business Session – Minutes Board of Examiners Report ECUMENICAL NIGHT The Reverend Dr. Otis Moss, III A CALL TO ACTION Trinity United Church of Christ 12:03p Noon Day Worship Chicago, IL
3:03p Business Session – Minutes CLOSING Pastoral Reports The Right Reverend Frank M. Reid, III Literary Reports Resident Bishop Trustee Board Report
Ministerial Efficiency Report
Finance Report
Disciplinary Questions
7:03 p.m. Ecumenical Worship Wilberforce-Payne Emphasis Saturday 9:03a Young People’s and Children’s Division 11:03a Resolutions Memorial and Retirement 12:03p Closing Worship & Commissioning Service
-19- CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
Board of Examiners: The Reverends: Debra Smoot, Dean; Dr. James Harris, Dale Snyder, Christina Reed, Barrett Spencer, Cheryl Ruffin, Madonna Gray, Oliver Banks. Ex-Officio: Presiding Elders: Eric L. Brown, Alton B. Dillard, Sr., (Interim) Thomas H. Fant.
Ministerial Efficiency: The Reverends: Dr. James Harris, Debra Smoot, Eddie McDaniel, Madonna Gray, Alfred Thompson.
Judiciary: (To be elected at the Annual Conference)
Presiding Elder’s Support: The Reverends: Madonna Gray, Dr. James Harris, Dale Snyder, Cheryl Ruffin, Darian Banks, Alfred Thompson, Debra Smoot, Barrett Spencer, Eddie McDaniel: Delegates: Rosalind Fisher, Gloria Gilmore, Cynthia Webb.
Board of Trustees/Deeds and Property: Bishop Frank Madison Reid, III, Chairperson; The Reverends: Dr. James Harris, Mr. Vernon Kelly, Dale Snyder, Christina Reed, Helen Burton, Eddie McDaniel, Debra Smoot, Madonna Gray, John Sylvia, Cheryl Ruffin, Alfred Thompson, Barrett Spencer.
Laypersons: Sharon Smith Banks, Reneta Powell, Janie Claytor Woodson, Vernon Kelly, Marsha Washington, Richard Frazier, Tonya Gibbs. Ex-Officio: Presiding Elders: Eric L. Brown, Alton B. Dillard, James H. McLemore.
State of the Church: The Reverends: Carl Kemp, Barrett Spencer, Alfred Thompson, Darian Banks, Oliver Banks. Delegates: Sara Lane, Rosalind Fisher, Carolyn Webster, Jacqueline Graham, Deborah Gray, Wanda Duncan.
State of the Country: The Reverends: Barrett Spencer, Helen Burton, Madonna Gray, Eddie McDaniel, Cheryl Ruffin. Delegates: Rosalind Fisher, Evelyn Franklin, Andre Nelson, Sarah Chappell, Jodi Smith.
Christian Education: Andre Nelson, Conference Director, The Reverends: Christina Reed, Darian Banks. Delegates: Tiffany Cofield, Tonya Gibbs, Myrna Thomas.
Evangelism: Church Growth and Development: The Reverends: Cheryl Ruffin, Christina Reed, Barrett Spencer, John Sylvia. Delegates: Lorraine Brown, Twyla Glasgow, Tiffany Cofield, Kathryn Sellers, Angela Plants.
Stewardship: The Reverends: Dale Snyder, Oliver Banks, Madonna Gray, Carl Kemp, Alfred Thompson, Hazel Kelly. Delegates: Andre Nelson, Gregory Martin, Richard Frazier, Angela Plants, Charlotte Somerset, Renee Lyles.
-20- Social Action and Community Development: The Reverends: John Sylvia, Dale Snyder, Hazel Kelly, Cheryl Ruffin, Lea Tunstalle. Delegates: Joyce Booker, Charlotte Somerset, Rosalind Fisher, Sharon Banks.
Sons of Allen: The Reverends: John Sylvia, Eric L. Brown, Alton B. Dillard, Sr., Thomas H. Fant, Dr. James Harris, Dale Snyder, Mark Alexander, Carl Kemp, Barrett Spencer, Darian Banks, Kary Williams, Geoffrey Tate, Alfred Thompson, John Cofield, Frank Brown, Mortty Ivy, Darrell Lowe, George Logan, Ernest Jones, Lloyd King. Laypersons: Andre Nelson, Richard Gray, David Wade, Coltide Anderson, Gregory Martin.
Classification of Churches/Missions, Circuits and Stations: The Reverends: Debra Smoot, Dale Snyder, Christina Reed, Barrett Spencer, James Harris, Eddie McDaniel, Carl Kemp. Delegates: Bessie Yates, Paul Battle, Andre Nelson, Charlotte Somerset.
Committee on Resolutions: The Reverends: Lea Tunstalle, Alfred Thompson, Christina Reed, Barrett Spencer, Darian Banks, Oliver Banks, Carl Kemp. Delegates: Twyla Glasgow, Jacqueline Graham, Evelyn Franklin, Bessie Yates, Stacy Williams.
Women in Ministry: The Reverends: Hazel Kelly, Coordinator, Helen Burton, Melva Hartzog, Lea Tunstalle, Madonna Gray, Debra Smoot, Cheryl Ruffin, Georgia Morrow, Regina Dykes, Christina Reed, Adrienne Rush, Donna King, Maureen Bolden, Brenda Montgomery, Orbelle Henderson, Deborah Widget, Linda Hughey, Lissa Foster, Wilma Jean Smith, Sylvia Morris, Aisha Tate, Marilyn Fisher, Prudence Harris, Paula Scott, Elizabeth Henderson, Linda Moore, Yvette Taylor, Roberta Smith, Carolyn Hairston, Constance Corbin.
Prison Ministry/Juvenile Justice: The Reverends: Alfred Thompson, Darian Banks, Hazel Kelly, Sylvia Morris, Marsha Phillips, John Cofield. Delegates: Tiffany Cofield, Helen Williams, Robert Wil- son, Janie Claytor Woodson, Sahara Johnson.
Ministries to Children, Youth and Young Adults: Mrs. Quereda Covington, Mrs. Patricia Jackson, Mrs. Janie Claytor Woodson.
Living Well-Life in Balance: The Reverends: Cheryl Ruffin, Christina Reed, Madonna Gray, Helen Burton, Oliver Banks. Laypersons: Stacey Williams, Evelyn Franklin, Dorothy Young, Judith Saunders, Deborah Gray, Jodi Smith.
Faith and Technology in the 21st Century: The Reverends: John Sylvia, Dale Snyder, Christina Reed, Hazel Kelly. Delegates: Andre Nelson, Tiffany Cofield, Rosalind Fisher, Reneta Powell, Sharon Banks, Gregory Martin, Twyla Glasgow, Sherrine Rives.
Memoirs: The Reverends: Hazel Kelly, Darian Banks, Madonna Gray, Helen Burton, Christina Reed. Delegates: Helen Williams, Wanda Duncan, Deborah Gray, Evelyn Franklin, Rosalind Fisher, Kathleen Bryan.
Finance: (To be elected at the Annual Conference)
-21- OHIO-SOUTH OHIO CONFERENCE 190th Session October 1-3, 2020
SERMONS MISSIONARY NOON DAY HOUR OF POWER The Honorable Congresswoman Joyce Beatty Ohio 3rd Congressional District
ANNUAL SERMON The Reverend Rodric K. Reid Pastor, Mt. Vernon Avenue AME Church Columbus, OH
NOON DAY WORSHIP SERVICE The Reverend Dr. Marvin C. Zanders, II St. Paul AME Church Jacksonville, FL
ECUMENICAL NIGHT Pastor Smokie Norful Senior Pastor, Victory Cathedral Bolingbrook, IL
CLOSING The Right Reverend Frank M. Reid, III Resident Bishop
-22 CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
Board of Examiners: The Reverends: Dr. Alphonse Allen, Dr. John E. Freeman, Dr. Frederick A. Wright, Sr., Dr. Gerald Cooper, Dr. Ruth McCants Locke, Norma L. Felts, Dr. Jermaine D. Coving- ton, Gayle R. Simmons, Kevin J. Cooper, Michelle Godhigh, Timothy Liggins; Ex-Officio: Presiding Elders: Rev. Dr. Betty W. Holley, Rev. Dr. Melonie A. Valentine.
Ministerial Efficiency: The Reverends: Dr. Alphonse Allen, Jr., Dr. Felicia R. Bagneris, Elmer Martin, Dr. Peggy Turner, Dr. John E. Freeman.
Judiciary: (To be elected at the Annual Conference)
Presiding Elders Support: The Reverends: Dr. Gerald A. Cooper, Elmer Martin, Dr. Jermaine D. Covington, Rodric Reid, Dr. John E. Freeman, Dr. Ruth McCants Locke, Gayle R. Simmons, Kevin J. Cooper, Dr. Frederick A. Wright, Sr., Dr. Alphonse Allen, Norma L. Felts, William C. Roberts, II; Delegates: Elizabeth Rutledge, Patricia Moore, Barbara Rosser.
Board of Trustees/Deeds & Property: Bishop Frank Madison Reid, III, Chairperson; The Reverends: Dr. Frederick A. Wright, Sr., Dr. John Freeman, Rodric Reid, Dr. Gerald Cooper, Dr. Alphonse Allen, Kevin J. Cooper, Sr., Elmer S. Martin, William C. Roberts, II, Dr. Ruth McCants Locke, Michelle Godhigh; Melody Essex, Norma L. Felts, Attorney Arthur W. Harmon, Jr.,
Laypersons: Dr. Derek Anderson, Dr. Kimberly Brooks, Dr. Brenda Toler, Mrs. Edith H enderson, Mr. Carl White, Mr. Theodore Whitaker, Ms. Debra Tyus; Ex-Officio: Presiding Elders: Rev. Dr. Betty W. Holley, Rev. Dr. Melonie A. Valentine
State of the Church: The Reverends: George L. Russell, Jr., Bruce Wynn, Dr. Aimee Anderson, Emma Barnes; Delegates: Tina Hudson, Wayne Edmonson, Marta Cofer, Carlene Beverly.
State of the Country: The Reverends: Erwin McIntosh, Jr., Michael Menefield, Melody Essex, Clif- ton Kilpatrick, Doretha Martin, Margaret V.L. Tyson; Delegates: John Howell, Patricia Moore.
Christian Education: The Reverends: Dr. Karen R. Schaeffer, Dr. Ruth McCants Locke, Dr. Peggy Turner, Dr. Aimee Anderson, Trina McBroom, Dr. Barbara Thompson, Steven Reeves, Tracy Cross; Delegates: Rosie Harris, JoAnn Harris.
Evangelism: Church Growth & Development: The Reverends: Morne’ Meyer, Dr. John E. Free- man, Jacqueline Randolph, Dr. Barbara Thompson, Kevin Cooper; Dr. Veronica Watkins, Terrence Cato; Delegates: Norma Dunson, John Harding, Grace Clark.
Stewardship: The Reverends: Timothy Liggins, Janet Windham, Dwight Smith, Edward Henson, Phillip Turner, Emma Barnes; Delegates: Michael Goss, Natalie Graves, Carl White.
-23- Social Action & Community Development: The Reverends: Dr. John E. Freeman, Kevin Al- dridge, Evelyn Flewellen, Sandra Mack, Victor L. Davis; Delegates: Velma Wise.
Sons of Allen: The Reverends: Bruce Wynn, Eugene Mitchell, Edward Henson, Craig Smith, Wil- liam C. Roberts, II, George Russell, Dr. Duane L. Davis; Delegates: Michael Goss, Steven Williams.
Classification of Churches/Missions, Circuits, Stations: The Reverends: Michelle R. Godhigh, Dr. Candy R. Hardy, Timothy Liggins;
Ex-Officio: Presiding Elders: Rev. Dr. Betty W. Holley, Rev. Dr. Melonie A. Valentine.
Committee on Resolutions: The Reverends: Melody Essex, Dr. Peggy Turner, Brenda Freeman, Eugene Mitchell, Margaret V.L. Tyson, Victor L. Davis; Delegates: Vernell Parker, Dorothy Vivians.
WIM (Women in Ministry): The Reverends: Mila P. Cooper, Edwina Davis, Dr. Peggy Turner, Dr. Candy Hardy, Dr. Veronica Watkins, Mary V. Turner, Dr. Barbara Thompson, Karen Fox, Tina Elliott, Dr. Karen R. Schaeffer, Rachel Gilbert, Cheryl T. Woods, Dr. Ruth McCants Locke, Melody Essex, Emma D. Barnes, Sandra Mack, Doretha Martin, Sandie Cunningham, Doris Bowers, Lindora Felder, Gayle Simmons, Norma Felts, Margaret V.L. Tyson, Becky Dyer, Evelyn Flewellen, Paula Harris, Michelle Godhigh, Alice Cato, Jacqueline Randolph, Doretha Martin, DeBora Duckett, Phyllis Clemons, Brenda Freeman, Dr. Felicia R. Bagneris, Vanessa Cummings, Dr. Aimee Ander- son, Kathryn Davis, Trina McBroom, Margret Brown; Dr. Buena D. Paschall; Presiding Elders: Rev. Dr. Betty W. Holley, Rev. Dr. Melonie A. Valentine.
Prison Ministry/Juvenile Justice: The Reverends: Vanessa R. Cummings, Doretha Martin, Craig Smith, Dr. Duane L. Davis; Delegates: Charles Smith.
Ministries to Children & Youth & Young Adult –District YPD Director; Shelia Floyd, Amber Tillman, Carmen Tisdale, Robin Scott, Crystal E. Harris; Consultant, Adrienne A. Morris.
Living Well-Life in Balance: The Reverends: Acie Collins, Melvyn Huguely, Jacqueline Randolph, Emma Barnes; Delegates: Yvonne Henry, Deanna Martin.
Faith and Technology in the 21st Century Church: The Reverends: Samuel A. Harris, Jr., DeB- ora Duckett, Michael Menefield, Vanessa Cummings, Dr. Ruth McCants Locke; Delegates: Gwen Brown, Jacky Johnson, Yvonne Henry, Deanna Martin.
Memoirs: The Reverends: Dr. Jermaine D. Covington, Melvyn Huguely, Margret E. Brown, Dr. Veronica Watkins; Delegates: Yvonne Henry, Angela Brown.
Finance: (To be elected at the Annual Conference)
-24- NORTH OHIO CONFERENCE 139th Session October 15-17, 2020
SERMONS MISSIONARY NOON DAY HOUR OF POWER The Reverend Dr. LaCreta Clark Pastor, St. Stephen AME Church Toledo, OH
ANNUAL SERMON The Reverend Jeannette Hubbard Pastor, St. Andrewes AME Church Youngstown, OH
NOON DAY WORSHIP SERVICE The Reverend Dr. Silvester S. Beaman Bethel AME Church Wilmington, Delaware
ECUMENICAL NIGHT Pastor Debra B. Morton Senior Pastor, Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist Church New Orleans, LA
CLOSING The Right Reverend Frank M. Reid, III Resident Bishop
-25- CONFERENCE COMMITTEES Board of Examiners: The Reverend Dr. Otis J. Gordon, Jr., Dean: The Reverends: Dr. Daryl B. Ingram, Dr. John H. McCants, Jr., Dr. Cecelia Williams, Dr. Louise V. Jackson, Gwendolyn Johnson, Henry F. Curtis, IV, Rose Russell; Ex-Officio: Presiding Elders: Dr. Earl G. Harris, Dr. Wesley I. Reid.
Ministerial Efficiency: The Reverends: Dr. Daryl B. Ingram, Dr. Louise V. Jackson, Arnett Thornton, Gregory S. Thomas, Esq., Dr. Cecelia Williams.
Judiciary: (To be elected at the Annual Conference)
Presiding Elders Support: The Reverends: Micah C. T. Sims Henry F. Curtis, IV, Dr. Daryl B. Ingram, Gregory S. Thomas, Esq., Jeannette Hubbard, Dr. John H. McCants, Jr.,
Board of Trustees/Deeds and Property: Bishop Frank Madison Reid, III, Chairperson; The Reverends: Henry F. Curtis, IV, Micah C. T. Sims, Gregory S. Thomas, Esq., Dr. Otis J. Gordon, Jr., Daryl B. Ingram, Dr. John H. McCants, Jr., Dr. Louise V. Jackson;
Laypersons: Stephanie Bruce, Jeffrey Pressley, Jimmie Lee Jackson, Leona H. Butler, Shirley LeCompte, Ametta L. Reaves, Joylyn Billy, Fred McFall. Ex-Officio: Presiding Elders: Dr. Earl G. Harris, Dr. Wesley I. Reid
State of the Church: The Reverends: Stephen Chifunda, Terry Williams; Keith L. Collins, I, Rose Russell, Dr. Wilson Marimi; Delegates: Cheryl McRae, Dene’ Humphries, Dianna Alexander, Michelle Furr.
The State of the Country: The Reverends: Dr. LaCreta Clark, Terrance Slayton, Yolanda Wright, Henry F. Curtis, IV, Dr. Taylor T. Thompson; Delegates: Willie Dean Adams, Anne McPherson, Dana Lambert, Elizabeth Thompson.
Christian Education: Rodrick Mays, The Reverends: Shameka Taylor-Jones, Dr. Daryl B. Ingram, Dr. John H. McCants, Jr., Dr. Otis J. Gordon, Jr.; Delegates: Robin Harris, Shirley Powell, Susanne Inge, Jacquelyn Mullins.
Evangelism: Church Growth and Development: The Reverends: Jeannette Hubbard, Dr. Wilson Mugambi Marimi, Dr. LaCreta Clark, Lisa B. Martin, Micah C. T. Sims; Delegates: Laura Harris, Joyce Davis, Elyane Dunlap. Sheilah Moman.
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Social Action and Community Development: The Reverends: Henry F. Curtis, IV, Rose Russell, Vicky L. Smith, Micah C.T. Sims; Delegates: Sheilah Moman, Rachel A. McClintok, Theresa Powell, Sharon Johnson.
Sons of Allen: The Reverends: Arnett Thornton, Charles Davis, James Evans, Merle Robinson; Delegates: George Floore, Sylvester Primous, John Covington, Robert Daniels, Fredrick Adams.
Classification of Churches/Missions, Circuits, Stations: The Reverends: Gregory S. Thomas, Esq., Dr. Daryl B. Ingram, Micah C. T. Sims, Dr. Taylor T. Thompson, Shameka Jones-Taylor; Delegates: John Covington, Mae White, Bertha Payton, Shirley LeCompte.
Committee on Resolutions: The Reverends: Rose Russell, Pamela Thomas-Slayton, Juelene Thompson, Brenda Johnson, Cynthia Kirk; Delegates: Carolyn Bush, Lenora Key, Sylvester Pri- mous,
WIM (Women in Ministry): The Reverends: Dr. LaCreta Clark, Rose Russell, Dr. Louise V. Jackson, Barbara Houston, Gwendolyn Johnson, Deborah A. Austin-Sanders, Yolanda Wright, Dr. Cecelia Williams, Shirley Lyons.
Prison Ministry/Juvenile Justice: The Reverends: Keith L. Collins, I, John Kidd, Terrance Slayton, Merle Robinson; Charles Davis, Sr.; Delegates: Carolyn Bush, George Floore, Elayne Dunlap.
Ministries to Children, Youth and Young Adults: Quereda Covington, District YPD Director, Rev. Shameka Jones-Taylor, Conference CED Director, Tawyna Primous-Smith, Conference YPD Director, Azalea Carter, District President RAYAC.
Living Well-Life in Balance: The Reverends: Lisa Martin, Viola Dixon, Barbara Houston; Delegates: Carol Smith, Shirley Powell, Jacqueline Mullins, Tamara Jones.
Faith and Technology in the 21st Century Church: The Reverends: Terry Williams, Lisa Martin, Shameka Jones-Taylor; Delegates: Cheryl McRae, Anne McPherson, Dianna Alexander.
Memoirs: The Reverends: Deborah Austin Sanders, Rose Russell, Cynthia Kirk, Eddie Renfroe; Delegates: Mae White
Finance: (To be elected at the Annual Conference)
-27- PERIODICALS The Christian Recorder $36
The A.M.E. Review $25
The Voice of Missions $25
The Journal of Religious Education $25
The Women’s Missionary Society Magazine $25
The Secret Chamber $25
The Y.P.D. Gazette (Newsletter) $15
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