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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Bishop’s Word...... 4
Bishops of the AME Church ...... 7
General Officers ...... 8
Connectional Officers ...... 9
Judicial Council ...... 10
3rd Episcopal District Connectional & Episcopal Officers ...... 10
Council of Presiding Elders ...... 13
Conference Presidents/Directors/Coordinators ...... 13
The Staff ...... 15
2019 Annual Conference Schedule ...... 16
2019 Daily Conference Schedule ...... 19
Pittsburgh-West Virginia Annual Conference & Committees ...... 21
Ohio-South Ohio Annual Conference & Committees ...... 25
North Ohio Annual Conference & Committees ...... 29
Periodicals ...... 32
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OUR EPISCOPAL LEADERS
BISHOP FRANK M. REID, III UPERVISOR ARLAA EID S M ’ R
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BUSINESS AS USUAL IS NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE!
Come therefore, let us now kill him and cast him into some pit; and we shall say, ‘Some wild beast has devoured him.’ We shall see what will become of his dreams. (Genesis 37: 20).
The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. (John 10: 10.)
I beseech you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God that; that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. (Romans 12: 1-2).
As we begin the Third District series of Annual Conferences, we pause to remember the exemplary Christian service and legacy of Bishop McKinley Young and his extraordinary wife, Supervisor Dorothy Young. He’s was the servant Bishop for 6 months of the 2018-19 Annual Conference Year. Bishop Young now rests from his earthly assign- ment and his great works follow him. Well done good and faithful servant of Jesus Christ our Lord!
The theme for this Annual Conference Year is: ARE YOU A DREAM BUILDER OR A DREAM KILLER?: DON’T COUNT GOD OUT! During this year, the Third District and each Annual Conference has faced the devastating challenges of the thief who comes to steal to kill and destroy.
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From the death of Bishop Young to the storms that destroyed homes and entire communities, to the recent mass murder and shootings in downtown Dayton, Ohio, the thief has tried to steal, kill and destroy the dreams of the transforming Third Episcopal District.
The third verse from the Charles Wesley hymn says:
WHAT TROUBLES HAVE WE SEEN, WHAT MIGHTY CONFLICTS PAST, FIGHTING’S WITHOUT, AND FEARS WITHIN, SINCE WE ASSEMBLED LAST!
Sadly, we must admit that all the fighting has not only been without. The thief has slipped into our District, churches and even some people to try and destroy God’s Kingdom Agenda of a faithful, focused and free people and Third Episcopal District. Thus the relevant question is: ARE YOU A DREAM BUILDER OR A DREAM KILLER? Every Annual Conference, every Presiding Elders District, every Pastor Church and delegate will answer this question by their reports and their actions at the Annual Conference.
What is the purpose of an Annual Conference?
1) To report and praise God for the work our Lord did through us last Annual Conference Year.
2) To encourage, equip and empower the servant leaders of the churches and people to do greater works in the upcoming year.
3) To bring revival, restoration and renewal to all of the members of the Annual Conference and the city or region where the Conference is held.
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4) To rebuke the DREAM KILLER SPIRIT and fight the good fight of faith for God’s DREAM BUILDERS AGENDA for every church and community.
5) To embrace the love of God that will grow God’s church, heal our wounds and liberate us to do the GREATER WORKS Of Jesus Christ.
6) To activate the Nehemiah anointing and agenda so we go back to our church assignments with BIG goals and action plans that only the power of the Holy Spirit can prepare us to achieve.
Finally, remember, BUSINESS AS USUAL IS NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE! God is calling the Third District to go on to higher ground. We must move from doing AME Church business to doing the Kingdom business of the church. This will require us to:
1) Focus on the will of God. 2) Find and follow the will of God through prayer. 3) Live by faith. 4) Receive a fresh anointing of the Holy Spirit for the work of the 2019-20 Annual Conference.
For With God Nothing Is Impossible,
Bishop Frank Madison Reid, III Servant Bishop
Supervisor Marlaa MeShon Hall Reid Supervisor of the Third Episcopal District
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BISHOPS OF THE A.M.E. 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 Paul J. M. Kawimbe ...... 19th Bishop Ronnie Elijah Brailsford, Sr...... 20th Bishop Frank Madison Reid, III...... Ecumenical Officer *Bishop McKinley Young……………….…………………
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
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GENERAL OFFICERS OF THE A.M.E. CHURCH
Dr. Richard Allen Lewis Treasurer / CFO AME Finance Department The Reverend Dr. Roderick D. Belin President / Publisher AME Sunday School Union 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. Garland F. Pierce Executive Director, Department of Christian Education Mr. John Thomas, III Editor, The Christian Recorder 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
RETIRED GENERAL OFFICERS Dr. Jamye Coleman Williams Editor, The AME Review Dr. Hercules Miles Secretary-Treasurer, Church Extension Dr. Paulette Coleman Editor, The AME Review Dr. Kenneth H. Hill Executive Director, Department of Christian Education The Reverend Dennis C. Dickerson, Ph.D. Executive Director, Dept. of Research and Scholarship The Reverend Dr. Johnny Barbour President/Publisher, AME Sunday School Union The Reverend Dr. Calvin Sydnor, III Editor, The Christian Recorder The Reverend Dr. Daryl B. Ingram Executive Director, Department of Christian Education
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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 Mrs. Valerie Gary Bell 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’ 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 Rev. Dr. Michelle Goodloe President, Presiding Elder’s Council 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)
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The Reverend Dr. Donald Tucker, Consultant General Board Nominating Committee Mrs. Robin Porter Smith Chair, Fellowship of Church Educators
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: The Reverend Vernon Byrd, Esq. Attorney TaShun Bowden-Lewis Mr. Warren H. Dawson, Esq. The Reverend Eduardo Curry The Reverend Francine Brookins, Esq. Clerk of Council
THIRD EPISCOPAL DISTRICT Connectional and Episcopal District 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
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Mrs. Adrienne A. Morris Trustee, Foundation Board Member WMS Dr. Derek H. Anderson Secretary Judicial Council, AMEC The Reverend Dr. Betty W. Holley Secretary Connectional Presiding Elder’s Council The Reverend Louise V. Jackson General Secretary Connectional, Women In Ministry Mrs. Lyndia Mayo Financial Secretary Connectional Lay Organization Ms. Ametta L. Reaves Director of Lay Activities Connectional Lay Organization Dr. Willie C. Glover Emeritus President Connectional Lay Organization The Reverend Madonna Gray Treasurer Connectional Fellowship of Church Educators Mrs. Yuolanda Murray Scholarship Chair C0NN-M-SWAWO + PK’s Mrs. Yolanda Snyder Corresponding Secretary Connectional MCAM The Reverend Dr. Third District Jermaine Covington Treasurer The Reverend P. Robert Tate President ProTem Presiding Elder’s Council The Reverend Dr. Earl G. Harris Chairperson District Board of Examiners The Reverend Dr. Otis J. Gordon, Jr. Chairperson 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 Bro. Brandon Hodge District President Young People's and Children’s Division WMS District Board of Examiners [12]
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Mr. Mark Mayo 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. District Church School Felicia Bagneris Superintendent The Reverend Dale B. Snyder, Sr. District Director Social Action & Community Development Mrs. Cheryl Boyce District Chair Health Commission The Reverend Beverly Cofield District Director MCAM
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THE COUNCIL OF PRESIDING ELDERS: The Reverend P. Robert Tate, ProTem The Reverend Dr. Eric L. Brown The Reverend Alton Dillard The Reverend Dr. James H. McLemore The Reverend Dr. Betty W. Holley The Reverend Dr. Earl G. Harris The Reverend Dr. Melonie Valentine
SUPERANNUATED PRESIDING ELDERS The Reverend Dr. Wilton E. Blake, I The Reverend Wendell L. Harewood The Reverend Dr. Charles Holmes The Reverend Dr. Thomas E. Liggins The Reverend Elbert Matthews The Reverend Robert Settles
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 Carmen Dyer Ohio-South Ohio Conference Barbara Reese North Ohio Conference
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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 Buena Dudley Paschall Pittsburgh-West Virginia Conference The Reverend Mila P. Cooper Ohio-South Ohio Conference The Reverend Dr. Cecelia Williams 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 Directors
Myrna Hardin Thomas Pittsburgh-West Virginia Conference The Reverend Dr. Ruth McCants-Locke Ohio-South Ohio Conference Mr. Rodrick Mays North Ohio Conference
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THIRD DISTRICT STAFF
The Reverend Dr. District Consultant Floyd Alexander The Reverend Dr. District Treasurer Jermaine Covington
Theodore Whittaker Facilities Manager
General Counsel Attorney Arthur Harmon for the 3rd Episcopal District
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2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCES
ND 152 SESSION OF THE PITTSBURGH/WEST VIRGINIA CONFERENCE
YPD Annual Meeting Saturday, September 14, 2019
Women’s Missionary Society Annual Meeting Monday, September 16, 2019
Annual Conference Convenes September 17-21, 2019
St. James AME Church 444 Lincoln Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 Phone: 412-441-9706 The Reverend Dr. James H. Harris, Host Pastor The Reverend Dr. Eric L. Brown, Host Presiding Elder The Reverend Dr. James McLemore, Associate Presiding Elder The Reverend Alton Dillard, Associate Presiding Elder
Conference Lodging
Residence Inn by Marriott Pittsburgh University/Medical Center 3896 Bigelow Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (412) 621-2200
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TH 189 SESSION OF THE OHIO/SOUTH OHIO CONFERENCE
Lay Annual Meeting and YPD Annual Meeting Saturday, October 5, 2019
Women’s Missionary Society Annual Meeting Monday, October 7, 2019
Annual Conference Convenes October 8-12, 2019
Greater Allen AME Church th 1620 W. 5 Street, Dayton, OH 45402 Phone: 937-223-5115 The Reverend Elmer Martin, Host Pastor The Reverend Dr. Betty W. Holley Host Presiding Elder The Reverend Dr. Melonie Valentine Associate Presiding Elder
Conference Lodging
Crown Plaza Dayton 33 E. 5th Street Dayton, OH 45402 (937) 224-0800
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TH 138 SESSION OF THE NORTH OHIO CONFERENCE
Lay Annual Meeting and YPD Annual Meeting Saturday, October 12, 2019
Women’s Missionary Society Annual Meeting Monday, October 14, 2019
Annual Conference Convenes October 15-19, 2019 St. James AME Church 8401 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44103 Phone: 216-231-3562 Reverend Dr. Daryl B. Ingram, Host Pastor The Reverend P. Robert Tate Host Presiding Elder The Reverend Dr. Earl G. Harris Associate Presiding Elder
Conference Lodging
Holiday Inn Cleveland Clinic 8650 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44106 Phone: (216) 707-4200
POST CONFERENCE PLANNING CONVOCATION November 7 - 9, 2019
Renaissance Columbus Hotel 50 N. Third Street Columbus, Ohio 43215 614-228-5050
Guest Preacher – Bishop Marvin Sapp Psalmist – Richard Smallwood
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2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE THIRD EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
CONFERENCE DAILY SCHEDULE
MONDAY 9:00 a.m. Women’s Missionary Society Annual Meeting 10:00 a.m. Bishop meets with Presiding Elders 12:00 noon The Missionary Sermon 1:00 p.m. Lunch 2:00 p.m. Conference Trustees meet with Bishop 4:00 p.m. Board of Examiners meet with Bishop 5:00 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m. Missionary Witness
TUESDAY 7:00 a.m. Breakfast 8:00 a.m. Roll Call - Organization of Conference 10:30 a.m. Opening Worship Service 1:00 p.m. Lunch 3:00 p.m. Business Session – Board of Examiners Report 5:30 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m. Sons of Allen Witness
WEDNESDAY 7:00 a.m. Breakfast 8:00 a.m. Conference Institute: Are you a Dream Builder or a Dream Killer? Business Session – Pastors’ Reports 12:00 noon Worship 1:00 p.m. Lunch 3:00 p.m. Business Session – Pastors’ Reports 5:30 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m. Lay Witness
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THURSDAY 7:00 a.m. Breakfast 8:00 a.m. Conference Institute 9:00 a.m. Business Session GC Delegate Election 12:00 noon Worship Memorial and Retirement as needed 1:00 p.m. Lunch 3:00 p.m. Business Session 5:30 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m. Worship Service
FRIDAY 7:00 a.m. Breakfast 8:00 a.m. Business Session – Literary Reports 10:00 a.m. Ordination and Holy Communion 1:00 p.m. Lunch M-SWAWO Luncheon 3:00 p.m. Business Session – Conference Reports 5:30 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m. Educational Institution Night Wilberforce/Payne
SATURDAY 7:00 a.m. Breakfast 9:00 a.m. Conference Church School 10:00 a.m. Closing Worship
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PITTSBURGH-WEST VIRGINIA CONFERENCE 152st Session
September 17-21, 2019
SERMONS
MISSIONARY WITNESS The Reverend Madonna Gray Pastor, Ebenezer AME Church Aliquippa, PA
ANNUAL SERMON The Reverend Barrett Spencer Pastor, Bethel AME Church Lewistown, PA
SONS OF ALLEN/ECUMENICAL NIGHT Bishop Loran Mann Pentecostal Temple COGIC Pittsburgh, PA
LAY WITNESS
ORDINATION AND COMMUNION The Right Reverend James Levert Davis Presiding Bishop Second Episcopal District
CLOSING The Right Reverend Frank M. Reid, III Resident Bishop
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CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
Board of Examiners: The Reverends: Deborah Smoot, Dean; Dr. James Harris, Erwin McIntosh, Dale Snyder, Christina Reed, Kary Williams, Christina Reed, Cheryl Ruffin, Madonna Gray, Geoffrey Tate. Ex-Officio: Presiding Elders: Eric L. Brown, Alton B. Dillard, James H. McLemore.
Ministerial Efficiency: The Reverends: Dr. James Harris, Chair Deborah Smoot, Eddie McDaniel, Helen Burton, Alfred Thompson.
Judiciary: (To be elected at the Annual Conference)
Presiding Elder’s Support: The Reverends: Thomas Fant, Chair, Dr. James Harris, Dale Snyder, Madonna Gray, Darian Banks, Alfred Thompson, Deborah Smoot, Eddie McDaniel: Delegates: Elmira Lloyd, Richard Frazier, Gloria Gilmore.
Board of Trustees/Deeds and Property: The Reverends: Dr. James Harris, Erwin McIntosh, Dale Snyder, Christina Reed, Helen Burton, Eddie McDaniel, Deborah Smoot, Madonna Gray, John Silvia, Cheryl Ruffin, Alfred Thompson, Thomas Fant, Geoffrey Tate. Presiding Elders: Eric L. Brown, Alton B. Dillard, James H. McLemore. Sharon Smith Banks, Reneta Powell, Janie Claytor Woodson, Vernon Kelly, Marsha Washington, Richard Frazier, Tonya Gibbs.
State of the Church: The Reverends: Barrett Spencer, Chair, Kary Williams, Darian Banks, Geoffrey Tate, Oliver Banks. Laypersons: Sara Lane, Rosalind Fisher, Annette Hubbard, Carolyn Webster.
State of the Country: The Reverends: Kary Williams, Chair, Helen Burton, Rev. Madonna Gray, Rev. Aisha Tate, Andrew Newberry, Eddie McDaniel. Laypersons: Yvonne Murphy, Lynette Goins, Sarah Chappell.
Christian Education: Myrna Thomas, Conference Director, The Reverends: Christina Reed, Aisha Tate, Darian Banks. Laypersons: Tiffany Cofield, Tonya Gibbs, James Bivens, Carolyn Webster.
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Evangelism: Church Growth and Development The Reverends: Cheryl Ruffin, Chair, Christina Reed, Barrett Spencer, Oliver Banks. Laypersons: Sonya Holman, Karen Moore, Tiffany Cofield, Kathryn Sellers
Stewardship: The Reverends: Oliver Banks, Chair, Madonna Gray, Dale Snyder, Carl Kemp, Alfred Thompson, Hazel Kelly. Laypersons: Andre Nelson, Gregory Martin, Richard Frazier, Florence Plantes.
Social Action and Community Development: The Reverends: Dale Snyder, Chair, Hazel Kelly, Cheryl Ruffin, John Silvia, Buena Paschall. Laypersons: Stacy Williams, Yvonne Murphy, Sharon Banks.
Sons of Allen: The Reverends: John Silvia, Chair, James Harris, Erwin McIntosh, Dale Snyder, Thomas Fant, Mark Alexander, Carl Kemp, Barrett Spencer, Darian Banks, Solomon Cooper, Kary Williams, Geoffrey Tate, Alfred Thompson, Andrew Newberry, John Cofield, Frank Brown, Mortty Ivy, Darrell Lowe. Laypersons: Andre Nelson, Frederick Rush, Douglas McDonald, David Wade.
Classification of Churches/Missions, Circuits and Stations: The Reverends: Dale Snyder, Chair, Christina Reed, Barrett Spencer, James Harris, Eddie McDaniel, Geoffrey Tate, Carl Kemp, Laypersons: Bessie Yates, Paul Battle, Andre Nelson.
Committee on Resolutions: The Reverends: Geoffrey Tate, Chair, Christina Reed, C. Bill Mangrum, Darian Banks, Oliver Banks, Carl Kemp. Laypersons: Yvonne Murphy, Stacy Williams, Bessie Yates.
Women in Ministry: The Reverends: Buena Paschal, Chair, Helen Burton, Melva Hartzog, Lea Tunstale, Madonna Gray, Deborah Smoot, Cheryl Ruffin, Georgia Morrow, Regina Dykes, Christina Reed, Adrienne Rush, Donna King, Maureen Bolden, Brenda Montgomery, Hazel Kelly, 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.
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Prison Ministry/Juvenile Justice: The Reverends: Alfred Thompson, Chair, Darian Banks, Alfred Thompson, Hazel Kelly, Sylvia Morris, Buena Paschal, Marsha Phillips, John Cofield. Laypersons: Annette Hubbard, Helen Williams, Robert Wilson, Janie Claytor Woodson.
Ministries to Children, Youth and Young Adults: Mrs. Quereda Covington, Mrs. Patricia Jackson, Mrs. Janie Claytor Woodson.
Living Well-Life in Balance: The Reverends: Madonna Gray, Chair, Christina Reed, Helen Burton, Oliver Banks. Laypersons: Elmira Lloyd, Stacy Williams, Beverly King, Dorothy Young, Sarah Chappell.
Faith and Technology in the 21st Century: The Reverends: Erwin McIntosh, Chair, Dale Snyder, John Silvia, Christina Reed, Buena Paschall. Laypersons: Andre Nelson, Tiffany Cofield, Rosalind Fisher, Reneta Powell, Sharon Banks.
Memoirs: The Reverends: Hazel Kelly, Chair, Darian Banks, Madonna Gray, Helen Burton, Christina Reed, Auvarn Staples. Laypersons: Joyce Booker, Wanda Duncan, Lealor Powe, Renee Lyles.
Finance: (To be elected at the Annual Conference)
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OHIO-SOUTH OHIO CONFERENCE 189th Session
October 8-12, 2019
SERMONS
MISSIONARY WITNESS The Reverend Jacqueline Randolph Pastor, New North AME Church Springfield, OH
ANNUAL SERMON The Reverend Dr. Frederick A. Wright, Sr. Pastor, Quinn Chapel AME Church Forest Park, OH
SONS OF ALLEN/ECUMENICAL NIGHT The Reverend Cory J. Pruitt Pastor, Mt. Enon Baptist Church Dayton, OH LAY WITNESS
ORDINATION AND COMMUNION The Right Reverend Robert Vaughn Webster Retired Bishop
CLOSING The Right Reverend Frank M. Reid, III Resident Bishop
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COMMITTEES:
Board of Examiners: The Reverends: Dr. Alphonse Allen, Dr. John E. Freeman, Dr. Frederick A. Wright, Sr., Dr. Gerald Cooper, Dr. William S. Wheatley, Dr. Faye Taylor, Dr. Ruth McCants Locke, Norma L. Felts, Dr. Jermaine D. Covington, John S. Gaitawe, Kevin J. Cooper, Michelle Godhigh, Ronald Eskridge, Timothy Liggins Ex-Officio: Presiding Elders: Rev. Dr. Betty W. Holley, Rev. Dr. Melonie A. Valentine
Ministerial Efficiency: The Reverends: Elmer Martin, Dr. William S. Wheatley, Dr. Peggy Turner, Dr. John E. Freeman, Dr. Alphonse Allen, Dr. Felicia Bagneris
Judiciary: (To be elected at the Annual Conference)
Presiding Elders Support: The Reverends: Dr. Jermaine D. Covington, Dr. William S. Wheatley, Elmer Martin, Dr. John E. Freeman, Dr. Ruth McCants Locke, Gayle R. Simmons; Rev. Dr. Gerald A. Cooper, Rev. Dr. Frederick A. Wright, Rev. Dr. Alphonse Allen, Rev. Kevin J. Cooper Delegates: Troy Hamilton, Wendall Sanders
Board of Trustees/Deeds & Property: (List Trustees) Bishop Frank Madison Reid, III Chairperson; The Reverends: Dr. Frederick A. Wright, Dr. John Freeman, Dr. William Wheatley, Dr. Gerald Cooper, Dr. Alphonse Allen, Rev. Kevin J. Cooper, Sr., Rev. Elmer S. Martin, Clifton Kilpatrick, Vanessa Cummings, Rev. William C. Roberts, II, Rev. Norma L. Felts, Dr. Ruth McCants Locke, Rev. Michelle Godhigh; Rev. Melody Essex, Conference Secretary; Rev. Dr. Jermaine Covington, Conference Treasurer
Laypersons: Dr. Derek Anderson, Dr. Kimberly Brooks, Dr. Brenda Toler, Mrs. Edith Henderson, Mr., Kevin Mays, Mr. Carl White, Attorney Arthur W. Harmon, Jr; Mrs. Bertha Thomas, Ms. Debra Tyus, Mr. Theodore Whitaker, Mr. Marvin Harris, Mrs. Jackie McIntosh
Ex-officio-Presiding Elders: Rev. Dr. Betty W. Holley, Rev. Dr. Melonie A. Valentine
State of the Church: The Reverends: Bruce Wynn, Dr. Solomon Avotri, Dr. Aimee Anderson, Samuel Harris, Jr., Dr.
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Karen R. Schaeffer, George Russell: Delegates: Vorlet Taylor, Jay Mills, Elaine Graves
State of the Country: The Reverends: Michael Menefield, Melody Essex, Clifton Kilpatrick, Dr. Candy R. Hardy, Ronald R. Eskridge, Doretha Martin; Delegates: Michael Goss, Alice Berryman, Aretha Johnson, Carl White
Christian Education: The Reverends: Dr. Ruth McCants Locke, Dr. Peggy Turner, Dr. Aimee Anderson, Trina McBroom, Dr. Barbara Thompson, Dr. Karen R. Schaeffer, Rev. Duane L. Davis: Delegates: Tina Hudson, Gerald Stewart, Norma Dunson, Marsha Pate, Carlotta Shelton
Evangelism: Church Growth & Development: The Reverends: Morne’ Meyer, Elmer S. Martin, Dr. Alphonse Allen, Jr. Dr. John E. Freeman, Jacqueline Randolph, Dr. Barbara Thompson, Terrence Cato, Kevin Cooper; Delegates: Carol Wilson, Yvonne Dudley, Troy Hamilton,
Stewardship: The Reverends: Timothy Liggins, Janet Windham, Dwight Smith, Edward Henson, Veronica Watkins, Phillip Turner, Delegates: Leoda Cash, Yvonne Henry, Rosie Harris, Velma Wise
Social Action & Community Development: The Reverends: Rev. William C. Roberts, II, Kevin Aldridge, Victor L. Davis, ReLoy Gainey, Evelyn Flewellen, Sandra Mack, Delegates: Nan Harshaw, Marie Wood, Larry Aldridge, Maybelle McPherson
Sons of Allen: The Reverends: George Russell, Eugene Mitchell, Bruce Wynn, Edward Henson, William Roberts, Craig Smith, Tracy Cross, Duane Davis, Delegates: Carl White, Larry Aldridge, John Harding,
Classification of Churches/Missions, Circuits, Stations: The Reverends: Clifton Kilpatrick, Timothy Liggins, Lynn Felts, Dr. Candy Hardy: Presiding Elders: Rev. Dr. Betty W. Holley, Rev. Dr. Melonie A. Valentine, Ex-officio
Committee on Resolutions: The Reverends: Melody Essex, Dr. Peggy Turner, Brenda Freeman, Michele Godhigh, Margaret Brown, Steven Reeves, Vanessa Cummings, Eugene Mitchell; Delegates: Deborah Fleetwood, Stella Browder, Rebecca Palmer, Lyndia Mayo
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WIM (Women in Ministry): The Reverends: Rev. Mila Cooper, Rev. Edwina Davis, Dr. Peggy Turner, Dr. Candy Hardy, Veronica Watkins, Mary V. Turner, Dr. Barbara Thompson, Dr. Faye Taylor, 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, Dr. Ruth McCants Locke, DeBora Duckett, Phyllis Clemons, Brenda Freeman, Evelyn Flewellen, Felicia Bagneris, Vanessa Cummings, Dr. Aimee Anderson, Kathryn Davis, Trina McBroom, Margaret Brown; Presiding Elders: Rev. Dr. Betty W. Holley, Rev. Dr. Melonie A. Valentine;
Prison Ministry/Juvenile Justice: The Reverends: ReLoy Gainey, Doretha Martin, Craig Smith, Victor L. Davis, Emma Barnes, Delegates: Clara Godhigh, Larry Aldridge, Danielle Bentley
Ministries to Children & Youth & Young Adult –District YPD Director; Shelia Floyd, Carmen Tisdale, Robin Scott, Crystal E. Harris; Consultant, Adrienne A. Morris
Living Well-Life in Balance: The Reverends: Rev. Dr. Felicia Bagneris, Acie Collins, Melvyn Huguely, Jacqueline Randolph, Tracy Cross, Margaret Brown; Delegates: Monte Toney, Jacky Johnson, Mary Sutton, Otis Miller
Faith and Technology in the 21st Century Church: The Reverends: DeBora Duckett, Michael Menefield, Vanessa Cummings, Rev. Samuel A. Harris, Jr., Ruth McCants Locke; Delegates: Gwen Brown, Jacky Johnson, Deborah Fleetwood
Memoirs: The Reverends: Rev. Margaret V. L. Tyson, Rev. Victor L. Davis, Jermaine D. Covington, Melvyn Huguely, Ronald Eskridge. Delegates: Tina Hudson, Yvonne Henry, Janelle Robinson
Finance: (To be elected at the Annual Conference)
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NORTH OHIO CONFERENCE 138th Session
October 15-19, 2019
SERMONS
MISSIONARY WITNESS Licentiate Gwendolyn Matthews St. Paul AME Church Akron, OH
ANNUAL SERMON The Reverend Wesley Reid. Pastor, Lee Memorial AME Church Cleveland, OH
SONS OF ALLEN/ECUMENICAL NIGHT
LAY WITNESS “An Evening With the Lay”
ORDINATION AND COMMUNION The Reverend Dr. Theresa L. Fry Brown General Officer Executive Director Research and Scholarship
CLOSING The Right Reverend Frank M. Reid, III Resident Bishop
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Board of Examiners: The Reverend Dr. Otis J. Gordon, Jr., Dean: The Reverends: Dr. Wesley I Reid, Dr. Bruce L. Butcher, Dr. John H. McCants, Jr., Dr. Cecelia Williams, Louise V. Jackson, Gwendolyn Johnson, Henry F. Curtis, IV, Rose Russell, Presiding Elders: P. Robert Tate, Dr. Earl G. Harris
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
Ministerial Efficiency: The Reverends: Dr. Daryl B. Ingram, Louise V. Jackson, Arnett Thornton, Gregory S. Thomas, Dr. Cecelia Williams
Judiciary: (To be elected at the Annual Conference)
Presiding Elders Support: The Reverends: Dr. Wesley I. Reid, Henry F. Curtis, IV, Daryl B. Ingram, Gregory S. Thomas, Jeannette Hubbard, Dr. John H. McCants, Jr.
Board of Trustees/Deeds and Property: The Reverends: , Dr. Wesley I. Reid, Bruce L. Butcher, Henry F. Curtis, IV Gregory S. Thomas, Dr. Otis J. Gordon, Jr., Dr. John H. McCants, Jr., Louise V. Jackson; The Presiding Elders: P. Robert Tate, Dr. Earl G. Harris; Lay Persons: Stephanie Bruce, Jimmie Lee Jackson, Jeffrey Pressley, Leona H. Butler, Shirley LeCompte, Ametta L. Reaves, Joylyn Billy, Fred McFall
State of the Church: The Reverends: Stephen Chifunda, Terry Williams; Keith L. Collins, I, Rose Russell, Delegates: Cheryl McRae, Dene’ Humphries, Dianna Alexander, Michelle Furr
The State of the Country: The Reverends: Dr. Bruce L. Butcher, Terrance Slayton, Yolanda Wright, Dr. LaCreta Clark, Henry F. Curtis, IV; Delegates: Willie Dean Adams, Garnetta Stallworth, Sharon Johnson, Debra Jelks
Christian Education: Rodrick Mays, The Reverends: Rev. Shameka Taylor-Jones; Dr. Daryl B. Ingram, Dr. John H. McCants, Jr,. Dr. Otis J. Gordon, Jr.; Delegates: Sherida Collins, Gwen Murphy, Earlene Lipkins, Susanne Inge, Jacquelyn Mullins
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THIRD EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
Evangelism: Church Growth and Development: The Reverend: Jeannette Hubbard, Dr. Wilson Mugambi Marimi, Dr. Wesley I. Reid, Dr. La Creta Clark; Delegates: Anne McPherson, Robin Harris, Daryl White, Lenora Keys, Tamara Jones
Stewardship: The Reverends: Gregory S. Thomas, Thomas Darden, Stephen Chifunda, Eddie Renfroe; Delegates: Mildred Jackson, Robin Harris
Social Action and Community Development: The Reverends: Dr. Bruce L. Butcher, Rose Russell, Vicky L. Smith, Henry F. Curtis, IV; Delegates: Robert Daniels, Neil Dukes, Frederick Adams, Laura Harris
Sons of Allen: The Reverends: Arnett Thornton, Charles Davis, James Evans, Archie L. White; Delegates: John Covington, David Adams, Jonathan Cooper, Ashanti Allison, Theodore Thompson, Robert Parker
Classification of Churches/Missions, Circuits, Stations: The Reverends: Gregory S. Thomas, Dr. Daryl B. Ingram, Dr. Wesley I. Reid, Shameka Jones-Taylor; Delegates: Cheryl McRae, Gwen Murphy, Bertha Payton, Sheila Roberts
Committee on Resolutions: The Reverends: Rose Russell, Pamela Thomas-Slayton, Juelene Thompson, Brenda Johnson, Dixie Smith; Delegates: Carolyn Bush, Joyce Davis
WIM (Women in Ministry): The Reverends: Dr. Cecelia Williams, Rose Russell, Louise V. Jackson, Barbara Houston, Gwendolyn Johnson, Deborah A. Austin-Sanders, Yolanda Wright, Dr. LaCreta Clark
Prison Ministry/Juvenile Justice: The Reverends: Keith L. Collins, I, John Kidd, Terrance Slayton, Merle Robinson; Charles Davis, Sr.; Delegates: Carolyn Bush, George Floore
Ministries to Children, Youth and Young Adults: Quereda Covington, District YPD Director, Rev. Shameka Taylor- Jones, Conference CED Director, Barbara Reese, Conference YPD Director, Azalea Carter, District President RAYAC
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THIRD EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
Living Well-Life in Balance: The Reverends: Patricia Melton, Dr. Cecelia Williams, Barbara Houston; Delegates: Mary Primous-Harknesss, Sheila Roberts, Elayne Dunlap
Faith and Technology in the 21st Century Church: The Reverends: Terry Williams, Gregory S. Thomas, Dr. Bruce L. Butcher; Delegates: Frances Tyus, Cheryl McRae
Memoirs: The Reverends: Deborah Austin Sanders, Rose Russell, Cynthia Kirk, Eddie Renfroe; Delegates: Dianna Alexander, Sue Hill, Rowland Sanders`
Finance: (To be elected at the Annual Conference)
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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