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Sixteenth Episcopal District AMEC General Conference 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL CONFERENCE AGENDA. .......................................................................................................................... 2 BISHOPS OF THE CHURCH 2016-2020................................................................................................................... 13 RETIRED BISHOPS. ......................................................................................................................................................... 16 WOMEN’S MISSIONARY SOCIETY SUPERVISORS 2016-2020. .................................................................... 18 GENERAL OFFICERS 2016-2020. ............................................................................................................................. 23 CONNECTIONAL DEPARTMENT HEADS AND OFFICERS 2016-2020 ...................................................... 26 BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2016-2020. .......................................................................................................................... 30 JUDICIAL COUNCIL 2016-2020. ................................................................................................................................. 33 COLLEGE AND SEMINARY PRESIDENTS AND DEANS. ................................................................................... 34 ENDORSED AME CHAPLAINS. .................................................................................................................................... 37 GENERAL CONFERENCE COMMISSION. ................................................................................................................. 41 EPISCOPAL DISTRICT DELEGATIONS. .................................................................................................................... 45 GENERAL DIRECTORY ................................................................................................................................................... 172 Committee Assignments 1. Episcopal Committee ................................................................................................................................................. 136 2. Report of the Treasurer ............................................................................................................................................. 137 3. Annual Conference Boundaries .............................................................................................................................. 139 4. Credentials ...................................................................................................................................................................... 140 5. Rules ................................................................................................................................................................................... 141 6. Revisions .......................................................................................................................................................................... 142 7. Worship & Liturgy ....................................................................................................................................................... 143 8. General Secretary’s Report ...................................................................................................................................... 144 9. Department of Annuity Investments and Insurance .................................................................................... 145 10. Church Growth and Development ........................................................................................................................ 146 11. Christian Education ..................................................................................................................................................... 147 12. Sunday School Union ................................................................................................................................................. 148 13. The Christian Recorder .............................................................................................................................................. 149 14. Historiographer, Research & Scholarship ......................................................................................................... 150 15. Global Witness and Ministry ................................................................................................................................... 151 16. Women’s Missionary Society .................................................................................................................................. 152 17. Educational Institutions ............................................................................................................................................ 153 18. Theological Scholarships .......................................................................................................................................... 154 19. Episcopal District Projects ....................................................................................................................................... 155 20. Development of Districts .......................................................................................................................................... 156 21. Social Action ................................................................................................................................................................... 157 22. Economic Development ............................................................................................................................................. 158 23. Lay Organization .......................................................................................................................................................... 159 24. Richard Allen Young Adult Council ...................................................................................................................... 160 25. Health Commission ..................................................................................................................................................... 161 26. Public Relations ............................................................................................................................................................ 162 27. General Conference Commission .......................................................................................................................... 163 28. Christian Debutante-Masters Dedication .......................................................................................................... 164 29. Memoirs ............................................................................................................................................................................ 165 30. Reception of Fraternal Delegates .......................................................................................................................... 166 31. Episcopal District Marshals ..................................................................................................................................... 167 32. Episcopal District Staff ................................................................................................................................................ 168 33. Election Commission ................................................................................................................................................... 169 34. State of the Church ....................................................................................................................................................... 170 35. Women in Ministry ........................................................................................................................................................ 171 51st Quadrennial Session of the GENERAL CONFERENCE African Methodist Episcopal Church OFFICIAL PROGRAM From Legacy to Mission: A Call to Prophetic, Educational and Social Engagement Orange County Convention Center Orlando, Florida Cape Town International Convention Center Cape Town, South Africa July 6-10, 2021 Bishop John F. White, General Conference Commission Chairperson Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, Program Committee Chairperson Bishop Adam J. Richardson, Jr., Senior Bishop, Host Bishop Anne Henning Byfield, President, Council of Bishops Dr. Richard Allen Lewis, Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer Rev. Dr. Jeffery Cooper, General Secretary/Chief Information Officer The General Conference Commission voted to have the 51st Quadrennial Session of the African Methodist Episcopal Church called the “Orlando Hybrid” as it will comply with all federal, state, local laws and the Florida Department of Health and the Center for Disease Control’s guidelines. Point of contact information for emergencies, concerns and where to call/go for assistance will be given to Delegates, Alternates, and Registered Observers. • Full vaccination is strongly recommended for all attendees. All attendees must take personal responsibility to be masked, stay self-aware of how you feel daily, be observant of crowding in the hallways and elevators which will be marked, and follow the directions of the posted safety protocols. • Each Pre-General Conference Committee will meet in its own sanitized individual room of no more than 250 persons in Orlando and in South
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