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Africa University Today - Fall 2024
Black clergy honor Bishop Tracy Malone with AU scholarship
Something great happened in May at the 2024 Carolina Black Clergy Leadership Retreat and it was more than the Atlantic Ocean vibes felt in Myrtle Beach, SC.
Among the presentations, conversations, and renewal experiences, around 170 clergy and attendants heard a story that prompted a spontaneous response!
Each year, attendees hear about and celebrate the progress at Africa University (AU). “Africa University has been a long-standing supporter of this retreat,” said Rev. Regina Henderson Moore who served on the design team. “We’re always given words of gratitude from the development office about the work.”
In his report this year, James H. Salley, president and CEO of Africa University (TN) Inc., announced the East Ohio Conference’s
accomplishment of building and equipping a women’s dormitory, named the Bishop Tracy S. Malone Hall of Residence
Malone, a former retreat participant and presenter, is the first Black clergywoman to serve as president of the Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church. That connection and appreciation for Malone’s leadership led the group to raise more than $7,600 in scholarship support for a female student enrolled at AU. Attendees specifically wanted to sponsor a female student who would be living in the dorm named for Bishop Malone.
Something great did happen: Renewal for retreat attendees and a commitment to nurture a young woman leader at Africa University!
The Carolina Black Clergy Leadership Retreat is sponsored by the three annual conferences, Western North Carolina, North Carolina and South Carolina, but it routinely draws participants from beyond the Carolinas.
