FIFTEENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH 2017 Annual Conferences “I can do all things through Christ” — PHILIPPIANS 4:13 “Everything Rises and Falls on Leadership” — JOHN MAXWELL Annual Conferences Angola • Boland • Cape • Eastern Cape • Kalahari • Namibia • Queenstown THE VEvangelism...feelision it! Education...see it! Economic Empowerment... live it! “Brighter Future” “It is no secret what God can do” Supervisor Mother David Rwhynica Daniels, Jr. Dr. Irene Moifoi Daniels PRESIDING BISHOP EPISCOPAL SUPERVISOR Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ, It is unbelievable to think that we are about to enter our second year in the 15th Episcopal District. It has been an exciting first year. The people of the 15th have given us reasons to continue celebrating the goodness of God. They are wonderful, dedicated and hardworking people who love the Lord and African Methodism. Thank you, precious people of the 15th for given us unprecedented support, cooperation and encouragement since our arrival. Frankly, you are the BEST in all of African Methodism. We arrived six years ago believing that the people of the 15th were destined for greatness because you are great people of God created with divine purpose. You have not stopped showering us with love, respect and unparalleled reasons to get excited about working as your servant leaders. Supervisor Moth- er Irene Moifoi Daniels and I are praying for God to bless us with spirit-filled fruitful Annual Conferences this year as well. We praised God that you have embraced the 3 E’s which define our ministry and Episcopacy. Evangelism – Feel It – Our focus this year is on “The Great Commission”, Anvil theme. Our middle management team has welcomed our theme: “Vision 15th/15th”. We are praying, planning and working for God to double our membership and stewardship in 15 years. We, the District Leader- ship want each Presiding Elder to plant at least one new church per year in his Presiding Elder’s District. We are encouraging every church to make “seeking to save souls” a top priority. We are intentionally providing opportunities for our people to sit under good sound teaching. The Lord has blessed us to bring in preachers and teachers to teach and preach to our people during all or annual conferences and meetings. Education – See It – We are in the developing stage of organizing a seminary for the 15th Episcopal District. I have commissioned Rev. Dr. Albert D. Tyson, III to work with Payne Theological Seminary and he has made the proper connection with the Rev. Dr. Michael J. Brown, President of PTS. Reverends Willem Burger, Keith Links and Quinton Liebenberg flew to the United States out of their own resources to work with Dr. Brown and his staff in finalizing the Memorandum of Understanding, (MOU). I flew to Dayton, Ohio, where Payne Theological Seminary is located to be with them in the dialogue and discussions. These brothers deserved our high commendations for their commitment to our theological educational priorities. We are prioritizing and en- couraging our local churches to establish schools. We are encouraging existing schools to expand. Economic Empowerment – Live It – We have organized ourselves to invest in the building of Student residence as a viable economic project for the 15th Episcopal District. When this Vision is actualized, it will create and generate needed funding for building new churches, new schools and funding the establishment of new congregations in new commu- nities across the District. We praise God for the willingness of the wonderful people of the 15th Episcopal District to raise our own connectional budget each year. We are thankful to God for enabling the 15th Episcopal District, the “Can Do Attitude People’s Team”, to be committed to economic development for self-sustainability. In addition, we are appreciative to all our people for seeing the need to assist in raising money for the tremendous legal debt we inherited. To God be the Glory! Supervisor Mother Irene M. Daniels and I thank you for your commitment to exploring and finding sustainable initiative for economic development and investment for our future. The Fifteenth has caught the “Vision to Not Eat the Seed” but plant and invest for the future harvest. The Fifteenth Is On Fire for The Father! God bless you all. Yours in His Service David Rwhynica Daniels, Jr. & Supervisor Mother Dr. Irene Moifoi Daniels FIFTEENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Annual 2017 Conferences The Episcopal Team David Rwhynica Daniels, Jr. PRESIDING BISHOP Mother Dr. Irene Moifoi Daniels EPISCOPAL SUPERVISOR Episcopal Headquarters 39 Kasselsvlei Road Bellville South, 7530 Telephone: 021 9514230 / 021 9516636 (fax) AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Bishops District Bishop Order Third McKinley Young 109 Eleventh Adam Jefferson Richardson 115 Tenth Vashti Murphy McKenzie 117 First Gregory Gerald McKinley Ingram 118 Seventeenth Wilfred Jacobus Messiah 120 Nineteenth Paul Jones Mulenga Kawimbe 121 Second James Levert Davis 123 Fifteenth David Rwhynica Daniels, Jr. 124 Seventh Samuel Lawrence Green, Sr. 125 Fourteenth E. Earl McCloud, Jr. 127 Thirteenth Jeffrey Nathaniel Leath 128 Eighth Julius Harrison McAllister, Sr. 129 Fourth John Frankin White 130 Fifth Clement Willie Fugh 131 Sixth Reginald Thomas Jackson 132 Ninth Harry Lee Seawright 133 Twelfth Micheal Leon Mitchell 134 Sixteenth E. Anne Henning-Byfield 135 Twentieth Ronnie Elijah Brailsford, Sr. 136 Eighteenth Stafford Joe N. Wicker 137 Ecumenical Officer Frank Madison Reid, III 138 Retired Bishops Order John Hurst Adams 87 Frederick Hilborn Talbot 90 Frederick Calhoun James 93 Frank Curtis Cummings 95 Philip 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 De Veaux, Sr. 113 Theodore Larry Kirkland 114 Richard Franklin Norris 116 Preston Warren Williams, II 119 Carolyn Tyler-Guidry 122 PAGE 4 2017 ANNUAL CONFERENCES Leadership AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH General Ofcers Dr. Richard Allen Lewis Treasurer/Chief Financial Offcer Rev. Dr. George F. Flowers Executive Director, Department of Global Witness Rev. Dr. Jerome V. Harris Executive Director, Department of Annuity Investments and Insurance Rev. Dr. James Wade Executive Director, Department of Church Growth and Development Rev. Dr. Jeffery B. Copper General Secretary / Chief Information Offcer (CIO) Rev. Dr. Roderick Belin President/Publisher AMEC Church School Rev. Dr. Garland Pierce Executive Director, Department of Christian Education Bro. John Thomas, III Editor, The Christian Recorder Rev. Dr. Teresa L. Fry Brown Historiographer/Executive Director, Department of Research and Scholarship Retired General Ofcers Dr. Jamye Coleman Williams Rev. Dr. Dennis C. Dickerson Dr. Paulette Coleman Rev. Dr. Kenneth Hill Rev. Hercules Miles Rev. Dr. Johnny Barbour, Jr Rev. Dr. Calvin H. Syndor, lll 2017 ANNUAL CONFERENCES PAGE 5 FIFTEENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT Connectional Ofcers Dr. Shirley Cason-Reed President, Women’s Missionary Society Dr. Willie C. Glover President, Connectional Lay Organization Rev. Gregory V. Eason, Sr. President Connectional Council Mr. Derek Anderson President, Richard Allen Young Adult Council (RAYAC) Mrs. Gloria Massey Ward Administrator, Christian Debutante-Master Attorney Douglass P. Selby General Counsel, AMEC Church Attorney Patricia M. Mayberry President, Judicial Council AMEC Rev. Dr. Earl Ifill President, Presiding Elder’s Council Ms. Wanda T. Ringgold Director, Young People’s Division, Women’s Missionary Society Mr. Chinelo Cary Tyler President, Young People’s Division, Women’s Missionary Rev. Miriam J. Burnett, MD Connectional Medical Director Mrs. Lula Shaw-Cleckley President, CONN-M-SWAWO & PK’s Mr. George Brown President, Connectional Sons of Allen Rev. Anthony Vinson, Sr. Director, Connectional Music and Arts Ministry Rev. Ericka D. Crawford President, Women in Ministry (WIM) Chaplain Mark Cisco President, AMEC Chaplains Association Mrs. Jackie DuPont-Walker Consultant/Director, Social Action Commission Mr. Robert Nicholas Executive Director AMEC Service and Development Agency (SADA) Mrs. Ora L. Easley Administrator, The Clergy Family Information Center Mrs. Joy L. Gallmon Fellowship of Christian Educators PAGE 6 2017 ANNUAL CONFERENCES AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH 15 th Episcopal District Reverend Innocent Monare Presiding Elders’ Council, President [email protected] Reverend M. Henderson Bisiwe District Treasurer [email protected] Ms. Phyllis Fezeka Baduza-Kabi Episcopal WMS President [email protected] Mr. M. Chris Qwane Episcopal Lay President [email protected] Mrs. Beverly Jacobs Episcopal YPD Director [email protected] Mr. Ashley Saunders District Accountant [email protected] Reverend Sydney Gordon Episcopal BOCE Director [email protected] Mrs. Charlene Jordaan Bishop’s Secretary [email protected] Mr. Bevan Kruger Episcopal YPD President [email protected] 2017 ANNUAL CONFERENCES PAGE 7 PRESIDING ELDERS’ COUNCIL OF THE Fifteenth Episcopal District ANNUAL CONFERENCE Angola Rev. Manuel Samento Rev. Albilio Rev. Domingos Rev. Sara Braga Administrative Assistant Alberto Andrade Daniel Quissaki Alberto Quibusso Kwanza South District Luanda South District Marimba District Malange District Rev. Manuel Mateus Sampaio Rev. Manuel Capitao Rev. Mauricio Cumbi Luanda North District Uige District Cahombo District Boland ANNUAL CONFERENCE Rev. Willem Burger Rev. Samuel G.