Annual Conference Booklet 2023

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3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2023 Annual Conference Schedule ............................................................ 4 Our Episcopal Leaders ..................................................................................... 8 Bishop’s Word .................................................................................................... 10 Bishops of the AME Church ......................................................................... 12 General Officers of the AME Church ......................................................... 14 Retired General Officers ................................................................................ 15 Connectional Officers of the AME Church .............................................. 16 Presiding Elder Council of the Seventh Episcopal District ............... 19 Seventh Episcopal District Institutions .................................................... 21 Connectional Officers of the Seventh Episcopal District .................. 22 Episcopal District Officers of the Seventh Episcopal District........... 23 Schedule of Annual Conferences .............................................................. 24 2023 Annual Conference Agenda ............................................................. 32 The Palmetto South Carolina Annual Conference .............................. 34 The South Carolina Annual Conference .................................................. 42 The Northeast South Carolina Annual Conference ............................. 49 The Columbia South Carolina Annual Conference ............................. 57 The Central South Carolina Annual Conference .................................. 64 The Piedmont South Carolina Annual Conference ............................. 70
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Annual Conference WMS DAY Palmetto August 23 South Carolina September 13 Northeast September 27 Columbia October 11 Central October 18 Piedmont November 1 Annual Conference Women in Ministry Noon Hour of Power Palmetto August 23 South Carolina September 13 Northeast September 27 Columbia October 11 Central October 18 Piedmont November 1 Annual Conference Conference Dates Palmetto August 24 - 26 South Carolina September 14 - 16 Northeast September 28 - 30 Columbia October 12 - 14 Central October 19 - 21 Piedmont November 2 - 4
2023 ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

7TH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT

AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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Annual Conference Sons of Allen Thursday, at 4:00 PM Palmetto August 24 South Carolina September 14 Northeast September 28 Columbia October 12 Central October 19 Piedmont November 2 Annual Conference Lay Night Thursday, at 7:00 PM Palmetto August 24 South Carolina September 14 Northeast September 28 Columbia October 12 Central October 19 Piedmont November 2 Annual Conference YPD Witness Day Palmetto August 26 South Carolina September 16 Northeast September 30 Columbia October 14 Central October 21 Piedmont November 4

2023 ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

God First Post Convocation & Theological Institute

November 9 - 11, 2023

Florence, South Carolina

God First Holy Convocation & Theological Institute

April 18 - 20, 2024

Florence, South Carolina

Bishop Green’s End of Quadrennial and 20th Year

Episcopal Celebration

May 31, 2024

Florence, South Carolina

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7TH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT

AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Quadrennial Closeout Service

June 1, 2024

Florence, South Carolina

7th Episcopal District Holy Land Tour

June 3 - 12, 2024

Aspire 2024

July 17-20, 2024

Florence, SC

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OUR EPISCOPAL LEADERS

BISHOP SAMUEL LAWRENCE GREEN, SR.

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It is with joy and thanksgiving that we greet you in the name of the redeeming, forgiving, and loving name of Jesus Christ. On behalf of the episcopal supervisor, Mrs. Phyllis N. Green, and I, we welcome you this exciting season in the Seventh Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

The annual conference season is a period of witness and testimony of the faithfulness of God as we share in the ministry of Christ. We celebrate the leaders and members of our congregations throughout the Seventh Episcopal District for putting God First at the forefront of your endeavors to serve. Despite the many challenges, the church remains a space of empowerment, restoration, and healing for many who are suffering worldwide. We acknowledge and honor every lay member’s dedication to the AME Church.

For the past year, we have learned what it means to trust God when the odds are stacked against us. Pastors are proclaiming the Gospel in hybrid worship formats- online and in-person. Churches are exploring new ways to meet the needs of their communities through innovation. During the annual conference, we will rejoice over the reports from presiding elders, pastors, component ministries, and the conference committees. We will elect leaders to serve as delegates for the upcoming general conference. Finally, we will worship God for the faithfulness and blessings bestowed unto us.

Our theme for the 2023-24 Annual Conference Year is “Releasing the Power Within.” Over the next year, we are believing God for a

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supernatural unlocking of potential and capacity within each level of ministry throughout the episcopal district. For the past 7 years, we have provided a blueprint for how to serve in the present age. God has been faithful every year through grace and favor, showing us that the God First model for living is still effective. It is now time to transition into a season of spiritual activation that starts with every member. God has been faithful to the Seventh Episcopal District, and we believe that God has the power to do exceedingly and above what we have already experienced. The call for this year is that you simply tap into what is already deposited and stir up the power within to do the work of the Kingdom.

It has been a privilege to serve as your episcopal leader since 2016, I am eternally grateful to God for allowing our paths to intertwine for this time. We pray that God will culminate this time together by surprising us exponentially. God, do it again, Amen.

Sincerely,

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1st District Julius Harrison McAllister 129th 2nd District James Levert Davis 123rd 3rd District Errenous Earl McCloud 127th 4th District John Franklin White 130th 5th District Clement W. Fugh 131st 6th District Reginald T. Jackson 132nd 7th District Samuel Lawrence Green, Sr. 125th 8th District Stafford J.N. Wicker 137th 9th District Harry Lee Seawright 133rd 10th District Adam Jefferson Richardson, Jr. 115th 11th District Frank Madison Reid, III 138th 12th District Michael Leon Mitchell 134th 13th District E. Anne Henning-Byfield 135th 14th District Paul Jones Mulenga Kawimbe 121st 15th District Silvester S. Beaman 139th 16th District Marvin Clyde Zanders, Jr. 140th 17th District David Rwhynica Daniels, Jr. 124th 18th District Francine A. Brookins 141st 19th District Ronnie Elijah Brailsford, Sr. 136th 20th District Frederick Allen Wright 142nd Ecumenical Officer Jeffrey Nathaniel Leath 128th
BISHOPS OF THE AME CHURCH

LOCATED BISHOP

Wilfred Jacobus Messiah (120th)

RETIRED BISHOPS

Frederick Calhoun James (93rd)

Frank Curtis Cummings (95th)

Phillip Robert Cousin, Sr. (96th)

Henry Allen Belin, Jr. (104th)

John Richard Bryant (106th)

Robert Vaughn Webster (110th)

*William Phillip DeVeaux, Sr. (113th)

Theodore Larry Kirkland (114th)

*Richard Franklin Norris (116th)

Vashti Murphy McKenzie (117th)

Gregory Gerald McKinley Ingram (118th)

Preston Warren Williams, II (119th)

Carolyn Tyler Guidry (122nd)

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*DECEASED

GENERAL OFFICERS OF THE AME CHURCH

Rev. Dr. Jeffrey B. Cooper

General Church Secretary/CIO

Rev. Teresa Fry Brown, Ph.D.

Historiographer/Executive Director, Research and Scholarship

Rev. Dr. Roderick D. Belin

President/Publisher, AME Church School Union

Mr. John Thomas, III, Ph.D.

Editor, The Christian Recorder

Rev. Dr. Garland F. Pierce

Executive Director, Christian Education

Dr. Marcus T. Henderson, Sr. Treasurer/CFO, Finance Department

Rev. Dr. James F. Miller

Executive Director, Department of Annuity Investments & Insurance

Rev. Dr. John F. Green

Executive Director, Global Witness and Ministry

Rev. Dr. Marcellus A. Norris

Executive Director, Church Growth and Development

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RETIRED GENERAL OFFICERS

*Dr. Jamye Coleman Williams

*Dr. Hercules T. Miles

Dr. Paulette Coleman

Dr. Kenneth H. Hill

Rev. Dennis C. Dickerson, Ph.D.

Dr. Daryl B. Ingram

Dr. Johnny Barbour, Jr.

Dr. Calvin H. Sydnor, III

Dr. Richard Allen Lewis

Dr. George F. Flowers

Dr. Jerome V. Harris

Dr. James C. Wade

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*DECEASED

CONNECTIONAL OFFICERS OF THE AME CHURCH

Mrs. Deborah Taylor-King President, Women’s Missionary Society

Mrs. Richelle Fry Skinner Director, Young People’s Division

Women’s Missionary Society

Ms. Joyce Johnson President, Young People’s Division

Women’s Missionary Society

Rev. Dr. Leodis Strong President, Connectional Council

Mrs. Jacqueline DuPont-Walker Consultant Social Action Commission

Mr. Jeremy D. Satterwhite President

Richard Allen Young Adult Council (RAYAC)

Mrs. Lyndajo Jones-Watson Administrator

Christian Debutante-Master

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CONNECTIONAL OFFICERS OF THE AME CHURCH (CONTINUED)

Attorney Douglass P. Selby

General Counsel AME Church

Attorney Tania E. Wright

President, Judicial Council AMEC

Rev. Dr. Michele Goodloe

President, Presiding Elder’s Council

Mr. Matikane Abednego Makiti

President

Connectional Lay Organization

Rev. Dr. Natalie Mitchem, M. Div., RDN

Executive Director

Connectional Health Commission

Rev. Miriam J. Burnett, MD, MDiv, MPH

Medical Director, Health Commission

Mrs. Anita M. Brannon

President

CONN-MSWAWO + PK’s

Mr. Monroe Miller

President, Connectional Sons of Allen

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CONNECTIONAL OFFICERS OF THE AME CHURCH (CONTINUED)

Rev. Maurice Wright Director

Music and Christian Arts Ministry

Rev. Dr. Erika D. Crawford

President, Women In Ministry (WIM)

Chaplain G. Diane Lewis

President, AME Church Chaplains Association

Mr. Robert E. Nicolas

Executive Director

AME Service and Development Agency (SADA)

Mrs. Ora L. Easley

Administrator

The Clergy Family Information Center

Rev. Joy L. Gallmon

Fellowship of Church Educators

Mrs. Robin Porter Smith

Chair, Fellowship of Church Educators

Rev. Dr. Missouri McPhee Director, Boy Scouts

Ms. Michele L. Neal Director, Girl Scouts

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PRESIDING ELDER’S COUNCIL OF THE SEVENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT

Palmetto Annual Conference

Rev. Dr. Juenarrl Keith

Mt. Pleasant District

Rev. Dr. Sandy W. Drayton

Georgetown District

Rev. Remus Harper, Jr.

Kingstree District

Northeast Annual Conference

Rev. Dr. James S. Cooper

Sumter District

Rev. Johnnie O. Coe

Marion District

Rev. Dr. Joseph Postell

Florence-Dillon District

Columbia Annual Conference

Rev. Rosalyn Grant Coleman

Columbia District

Rev. Dr. M. Charmaine Ragin Merrick

Newberry District

Rev. Samuel L. McPherson

Lancaster District

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PRESIDING ELDER’S COUNCIL OF THE SEVENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT

South Carolina Annual Conference

Rev. Dr. Norvel Goff, Sr.

Edisto District

Rev. Dr. Allen W. Parrott

Charleston District

Rev. Phillip C. Anderson

Beaufort District Central Annual Conference

Rev. Dr. Charles E. Young

Midlands District

Rev. Dr. Herbert L. Temoney

Santee District

Piedmont Annual Conference

Rev. Judy M. Richardson

Greenville District

Rev. Dr. Derrick Scott

Abbeville-Greenwood District

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SEVENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT INSTITUTIONS

Allen University

Dickerson-Green Theological Seminary

Rev. Daniel Hembree, Ph.D.

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Reid House of Christian Services To Be Appointed

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CONNECTIONAL OFFICERS OF THE SEVENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT

Rev. Dr. Garland Pierce

Executive Director

Department of Christian Education

Rev. Eduardo Curry, Esq. Member, Judicial Council

Mr. Monroe Miller

Connectional President, Sons of Allen

Mr. Robert Commander

Connectional Treasurer, Sons of Allen

Mr. Wayne Singleton

Treasurer, Music and Christian Arts Ministry

Miss Cassie Maree Singleton

Financial Secretary, Young People’s & Children’s Division (YPD)

Ms. Jamesha Williams

Young Adult Representative, Connectional Lay Organization

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EPISCOPAL DISTRICT OFFICERS OF THE SEVENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT

Rev. Dr. Allen W. Parrott

President, Presiding Elder’s Council

Mr. Keith Britton

President, Lay Organization

Mrs. Sandra Anderson

President, Women’s Missionary Society

Dr. Ila McFadden

Director, Young People’s Division

Mr. Jaheim President

President, Young People’s Division

Mrs. Lakesha Adams

President, Ministers Spouses, Widows and Widowers Organization + Preacher’s Kids

Ms. Latoya Dennison

District Commissioner, Debutantes-Masters Commission (DMC)

Mr. James Z. Howell

President, Sons of Allen

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President, Richard Allen Young Adult Council (RAYAC)

Rev. Dr. Mary F. Rhodes

President, Women in Ministry (WIM)

Rev. Dr. Charles E. Young

Chair, State Board of Examiners

Rev. Dr. Kylon Middleton

Dean, State Board of Examiners

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SCHEDULE OF ANNUAL CONFERENCES

113th Palmetto South Carolina Annual Conference

Morris Brown AME Church

Charleston, SC, Host Church

Charleston Area Convention Center, Host Site

5001 Coliseum Drive, North Charleston, SC 29418 (843) 723-1961

The Reverend Dr. James Keeton, Jr., Host Pastor

The Reverend Dr. Juenarrl Keith, Host Presiding Elder

Palmetto South Carolina Annual Conference

Lay Electoral College Election Site

Charleston Area Convention Center

August 23, 2023 ....................................................... WMS

August 24 – 26, 2023 ........................

Annual Conference

August 26, 2023 .....................................................

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160th South Carolina Annual Conference

Greater St. James AME Church

Summerville, SC, Host Church

1831-B Jedburg Road, Summerville, SC 29486 (843) 688-5719

The Reverend Archie Fair, Host Pastor

The Reverend Dr. Allen W. Parrott, Host Presiding Elder

South Carolina Annual Conference

Lay Electoral College Election Site

Greater St. James AME Church (Old Sanctuary Building)

1831-A Jedburg Road, Summerville, SC 29486

September 13, 2023 ................................................. WMS

September 14 - 16, 2023 .................. Annual Conference

September 16, 2023 ............................................... Youth

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SCHEDULE OF ANNUAL CONFERENCES

132nd Northeast South Carolina Annual Conference

Mt. Pisgah AME Church, Sumter, SC, Host Church

Patriot Hall, Host Site

135 Haynesworth Street, Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 775-3844

The Reverend E. Robert Thomas, Host Pastor

The Reverend Dr. James S. Cooper, Host Presiding Elder

Northeast South Carolina Annual Conference

Lay Electoral College Election Site

Union Station AME Church

945 S. Main Street, Sumter, SC 29150

September 27, 2023 .................................................

September 28 - 30, 2023 ..................

September 30, 2023 ...............................................

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146th Columbia South Carolina Annual Conference

Bethel AME Church, Columbia, SC, Host Church

819 Woodrow Street, Columbia, SC 29205 (803) 779-0138

The Reverend Dr. Caesar R. Richburg, Host Pastor

The Reverend Rosalyn Grant Coleman, Host Presiding Elder

Columbia South Carolina Annual Conference

Lay Electoral College Election Site

Bishops Memorial AME Church

2221 Washington Street, Columbia, SC 29204

October 11, 2023 ...................................................... WMS

October 12 – 14, 2023 ...................... Annual Conference

October 14, 2023 ....................................................

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SCHEDULE OF ANNUAL CONFERENCES

100th Central South Carolina Annual Conference

Williams Chapel AME Church, Orangeburg, SC, Host Church

Santee Convention Center, Host Site

1737 Bass Drive, Santee, SC 29142 (803) 536-0600

The Reverend Dr. Stanley Rivers, Host Pastor

The Reverend Dr. Charles E. Young, Host Presiding Elder

Central South Carolina Annual Conference

Lay Electoral College Election Site

Live Oak AME Church

9843 Old Number Six Hwy., Vance, SC 29142

October 18, 2023 ......................................................

WMS

October 19 - 21, 2023 ....................... Annual Conference

October 21, 2023 ....................................................

Youth

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October 28, 2023

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Allen University Homecoming 2023

SCHEDULE OF ANNUAL CONFERENCES

100th Piedmont South Carolina Annual Conference

Allen Temple AME Church, Greenville, SC, Host Church

Greenville Convention Center, Host Site

1 Exposition Drive, Greenville, SC 29607 (864) 233-7394

The Reverend James E. Speed, Sr., Host Pastor

The Reverend Judy M. Richardson, Host Presiding Elder

Piedmont South Carolina Annual Conference

Lay Electoral College Election Site

Allen Temple AME Church

109 Green Avenue, Greenville, SC 29601

November 1, 2023 .................................................... WMS

November 2 - 4, 2023 ...................... Annual Conference

November 4, 2023 ..................................................

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Fall Convocation and Planning Conference

Central South Carolina Annual Conference

Host Conference

November 9-11, 2023

Florence Center

Florence, SC

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2023 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

WEDNESDAY

9:00 A.M. WMS ANNUAL CONVENTION

10:00 A.M. Board of Examiners meets with the Bishop

11:00 A.M. Bishop and Cabinet meet

12:00 P.M. WOMEN IN MINISTRY HOUR OF POWER

3:00 P.M. Bishop in private consultation with Pastors and congregations by request

6:00 P.M. WMS “NIGHT IN WHITE”

THURSDAY

6:00 A.M. COVID-19 Testing

8:00 A.M. Opening Business Session

10:30 A.M. OPENING WORSHIP SERVICE

1:00 P.M. LUNCH BREAK

3:00 P.M. Business Session

4:00 P.M. SOA WORSHIP SERVICE

5:30 P.M. DINNER BREAK

7:00 P.M. LAY WORSHIP SERVICE

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AGENDA

7TH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT

AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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THE PALMETTO SOUTH CAROLINA ANNUAL CONFERENCE

113TH SESSION

AUGUST 24-26, 2023

Morris Brown AME Church, Charleston, SC, Host Church

Charleston Area Convention Center, Host Site

5001 Coliseum Drive, North Charleston, SC 29418

The Reverend Dr. James Keeton, Jr., Host Pastor

The Reverend Dr. Juenarrl Keith, Host Presiding Elder

The Reverend Dr. Sandy W. Drayton, Associate Presiding Elder

The Reverend Remus Harper, Jr., Associate Presiding Elder

SERMONS

Women In Ministry

Reverend Rosetta Gant-Swinton (Mt. Pleasant)

Women’s Missionary Society

Reverend Debra Smalls-Gardner (Mt. Pleasant)

Annual Sermon

Reverend Jarrett B. Washington (Georgetown)

Sons Of Allen

Reverend Lowis Dorsey (Georgetown)

Lay Witness

Reverend Dr. Albert L. Jones (Kingstree)

Ordination

The Right Reverend Frederick A. Wright (142nd)

Presiding Bishop, 20th Episcopal District

YPD Witness/Young Preacher’s

Brother Jaheim President (Mt. Pleasant)

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CHURCH SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT

Sister: Eunice Brown

MINISTERIAL EFFICIENCY

Reverends: Robert E. Kennedy, Richard C. K. Harkness, Barbara Nelson, Carl Anderson, Leondra Stoney

JUDICIAL

Presiding Elder: Sandy W. Drayton

Reverends: James Keeton, Jr., Brian L. Williams, Bettye Broomfield, Barbara Chisolm, Winston Jones

TRIERS OF APPEALS

Presiding Elder: Remus Harper, Jr.

Reverends: Kelly Spann, II, Rosetta G. Swinton, Betty D. Clark, Arthur Ford

BOARD OF EXAMINERS

Presiding Elders: Juenarrl Keith, Sandy W. Drayton, Remus Harper, Jr.

Reverends: Robert E. Kennedy, James Keeton, Jr., Jarrett B. Washington, Sandra

Ladson, Leondra Stoney, Aundry N. Evans, Samuel Johnson, Sr., Eduardo K. Curry, Peggy Pope, Brian Williams, Bettye Broomfield, Richard C. K. Harkness, Barbara Fludd, William Pinckney, Dorine Fabor, William Swinton, Jr., Betty D. Clark, Adrian Kollock, Sr., Winston Jones

CONFERENCE TRUSTEES

Presiding Elders: Juenarrl Keith, Sandy W. Drayton, Remus Harper, Jr.

Reverends: Carl Anderson, Betty D. Clark, Jarrett B. Washington, Michael Burgess, Aundry N. Evans, Robert E. Kennedy, Franklin Fulmore, Arthur Lee

Holmes, James Keeton, Jr., William Swinton, Jr., Richard C. K. Harkness

Brothers: Gerald Williams, Anthony Vaird, Sr.

Sister: Tamara Mathis

MUSIC COMMITTEE

Reverends: Pamela Vereen, Michael Alston, Elsa B. Syndab

Brothers: Wayne Singleton, Cleveland Milton

Sisters: Cassandra Strickland, Cynthia Geathers

CLASS LEADERS

Reverends: Elsa B. Syndab, Yvonne Jenkins, Curtis J. Fludd

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Brothers: Ervin E. Greggs, Sr., Henry Griffin, Floyd A. Gant, Sr.

Sisters: Rosa Wilson, Thomasena Gant, Jametta Carter

DEEDS, ABSTRACTS, AND ABANDONED PROPERTY

Presiding Elders: Juenarrl Keith, Sandy W. Drayton, Remus Harper, Jr.

Reverends: Eduardo K. Curry, Sheri McClain-Brown, Adrian Kollock, Sr., Larry C. Stevens, Albert L. Jones, Joseph Swinton, Jr., Otis Dorsey, Barbara Nelson, Barbara

Chisolm, Claudia Lawton, Robert Morris, Jr.

Brothers: Joseph Pendergrass, Kennedy Saunders, Michael Johnson, Michael Nick, Christopher Burgess, Robert Barr

Sisters: Jacques Blake, Florine Russell, Elaine Rouse, Lourine Waiters, Madison

Bennett, Shirley Cooper, Frazalee McNeil

INCORPORATION OF CHURCH PROPERTY

Reverends: Kelly Spann, II, Eduardo K. Curry, Christopher Mathis, Jr., Arthur Ford, Harold O. Wilson, Curtis J. Fludd, Brian J. Swinton, Alonzo Redic, III, Oliver Burns, Jr., Vincent Vereen, Wallace Hurell, Rickey Dennis, Jr.

Brothers: Courtney Franklin, Harris Borden, Jr., Kennedy Saunders

Sisters: Idella Bradford, Naomi Alston, Eunice C. Vereen, Erica Hicks, Micky Livingston Jones, Jaylen Williams, Shirley Thompson, Janice McCrea, Tiffany Adams, Shanell Adam, Hazel Cuttino

MISSIONS, CIRCUITS, AND STATIONS

Reverends: Bettye Broomfield, Joe N. Knowlin, Nathalee Nelson, Debra Geathers, Ronald Lewis, Vincent Vereen, Ronald McInnis, Maggie Milton, Franklin Rutledge, Gwendolyn McNeil, Otis Dorsey, Earl Harris, Brian J. Swinton, Peggy Snipe, Viola Hardy, Clement Blake

Brothers: Robert K. Ford, Samuel Darby

Sisters: Takisha Herriott-Blain, Vergie Tennison, Macie Davis, Dora Howard, Rhonda Fordham, Claudette Graham, Frazalee McNeil, Valencia Burnett

PRESIDING ELDER’S SALARY/UPKEEP

Reverends: James Keeton, Jr., Betty D. Clark, Carl Anderson, Aundry N. Evans, Michael Burgess, Peggy Pope, Barbara Nelson, Jarrett B. Washington, Alfred Darby, Robert E. Kennedy, Brian L. Williams, Glannie Tisdale, Richard Crummy, Eduardo K. Curry, Adrian Kollock, Sr., William Swinton, Jr., Darien Jones, Leondra Stoney, Clinton McPherson, Albert L. Jones, Pamela Vereen

Brothers: Sterlin Green, Kaleb Lincoln

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Sisters: Betty Frazier, Vergie Tennison, Yvette Bellinger, Fharen Grant, Tamara Mathis, Bobby Greene, Wilhelmenia Pressley, Hope Manigault, Helen Fluitt, Marilyn Dingle, Cynthia Geathers

ANNUITY AND INVESTMENTS

Reverends: Jarrett B. Washington, William Swinton, Jr., Glannie Tisdale, Franklin Fulmore, Ida Mitchell, Jason Rouse, Betty D. Clark, Timothy Cooper, Thomas Habersham, Barbara Chisolm, Barbara Fludd

Brothers: Gerald Williams, Doral Grimmage, Joseph Smalls, Joel Chapman, Anthony Vaird, Sr., Jerry Burns

Sisters: Ethel Blake Bellamy, Idella Bradford, Roselyn R. Anderson, Barbara Flynn, Helen McFadden, Shelia Powell, Sandra Cave, Michelle Holt, Shantell Brown

CLASSIFICATION OF PASTORS

Reverends: Richard C. K. Harkness, Jarrett B. Washington, Elsa B. Syndab, Lowis Dorsey, Joseph Swinton, Jr., Patrick Staggers, Adrian Kollock, Sr., William A. Pinckney, Gloretia Spann, Pamela Vereen, Oliver Burns, Jr., Robert Morris, Jr., Peggy Snipe

Brothers: Ervin E. Greggs, James Alston, Angelo Muldrow, Christopher Burgess

Sisters: Macie Davis, Stephanie Singleton, Yvonne Barnes, Mae Frances Scott, Angela Anderson, Tanya Tucker, Mary Grant, Marilyn Dingle

SOCIAL ACTION

Reverends: Carl Anderson, Alfred Darby, Kelly Spann, II, Ronald McInnis, Clement Blake, Reddit Andrews, III, Isaac Grant, Franklin Fulmore, Larry Stevens, Debra Grant Briggman, Rickey Dennis, Jr., Rose Stokes Smalls, Terry Alston

Brothers: James Holmes, Tristen Lovejoy, Floyd A. Grant, Sr., Kenny Parson, Joel Chapman

Sisters: Margaret Rush, Kathy Cash, Fharen Grant, Doral Grimmage, Angela Anderson, Dora Howard, Yvonne Lincoln, Valencia Bumett, Shirley Cooper

CHURCH GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Reverends: Samuel Davis, Patrick Staggers, Johnny Vereen, Franklin Rutledge, Vincent Vereen, Alice P. Wright, Robin McGhee-Frazier, Virgil Hammett, Ida D. Mitchell, Clement Blake, Dorine Fabor, Arthur Lee Holmes

Brothers: Ronnie Camerson, Cleveland Milton, Robin Shaw, Jaylen Williams

Sisters: Margaret Rush, Taylor McCullough, Jacques Blake, Shirley McPherson, Erica Hicks, Mae Bell McBride, Margie Livingston, Theresa Humes, Verna Cooper, Tiffany Adams, Hope Manigault, Breelyn White

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CHURCH PLANTING

Presiding Elders: Juenarrl Keith, Sandy W. Drayton, Remus Harper, Jr.

Reverends: John Taylor, Harold O. Wilson, Diana Davis, Jason Rouse, Reditt Andrews, III, Thomas Habersham, Gwendolyn McNeil, Merrielee Smalls-Salley, Samuel Johnson, Sr., Rose Stokes-Smalls

Brothers: Henry Griffin, Madison Bennett, Terry Alston Wilson, James Alston

Sisters: Helen McFadden, Kadence Taylor, Stephanie Singleton, Idella Bradford, Eunice C. Vereen, Ernestine Campbell, Theresa Humes

STATE OF THE CHURCH

Reverends: Darien Jones, Arthur Lee Holmes, Terry Alston, Patrick Staggers, Robin McGhee-Frazier, Gilbert L. Jenkins, William A. Pinckney, Karen Reed-Perrineau, Michael Alston, Alonzo Redic, III, Dorine Fabor, Debra Smalls-Gardner

Brothers: Henry Griffin, Cleveland Milton, Kenny Parson, Dakare Chatman, Antonio Ward, Joseph Smalls, III, Frank Wilson, Sr.

Sisters: Kertrina Graham, LaVerne Brown, M. Frances Middleton, Betty Smalls, Mary Grant, Thomasena Gant

STATE OF THE COUNTRY

Reverends: Eduardo K. Curry, Gloretia Spann, Mervin McBride, Gilbert L. Jenkins, Diana Davis, Debra Grant Briggman, Rose Stokes-Smalls, Adrian Kollock, Sr., Vincent Vereen, Alfred Darby, Wallace Hurell

Brothers: Anthony Vaird, Sr., Melvin Smith, Louie Davis

Sisters: Shirley Thomson, Janie McCrea, Doretta E. McKnight, Hazel Cuttino, Ernestine Frazier, Betty Smalls, Barbara Flynn, Tanya Tucker, Betty Pressley, Shirby Cooper, Gwendolyn McBride

TEMPERANCE

Reverends: Rosetta Gant-Swinton, Ida Mitchell, Isaac Grant, Sheri McClain-Brown, Alice Wright, Terry L. Alston, Timothy Cooper, Lowis Dorsey, Joseph Swinton, Jr., Viola Hardy, Barbara Chisolm, Earl Harris

Brothers: Gerald Williams, Ervin E. Greggs, Sr., Terry Alston Wilson, Silas Williams, Kaleb Lincoln

Sisters: Sandra Cave, Malik Rivers, Frances Scott, Vergie Tennison, Betty Pressley, Mae Bell McBride, Lourine Waiters, Jacqueline Gray, Diana P. White, Shirley Thompson

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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

Reverends: Virgil Hammett, Brian L. Williams, Bettye Broomfield, Bernice Cooper, Reddit Andrews, III, Lowis Dorsey, Curtis J. Fludd, Merrielee Smalls-Salley

Brothers: Michael Johnson, Gerald Williams, Harris Bolden, III, James Alston, Dakare Chatman, Joseph Smalls, III, Melvin Smith, Frank Wilson, Sr.

Sisters: Elaine Rouse, Aniya Johnson, Narvie Stewart, Georgetta Bryant, Bobby P. Greene, Betty Frazier, Naomi Alston, Shenell Alston, Robin Shaw, Angela Anderson

THE FAMILY LIFE

Reverends: Debra Smalls-Gardner, Claudia Lawton, Barbara Fludd, Beverly Burgess, Franklin Rutledge, Barbara Nelson, John Taylor, Joe N. Knowlin

Brothers: Samuel Darby, James Holmes, Bonnie Cameron, Joseph Smalls, Brister Harvin, Myron Steed

Sisters: Deloris Johnson, Cassandra Strickland, Barbara Flynn, Vera Waterman, Vernetha McFadden, Rhonda Fordham, Rosa Wilson, Jametta Carter

LAY ACTIVITIES

Brothers: Hewitt Dominick, Thomas Mention, Kenneth Parson, Leroy Spann

Sisters: Gloria McClam, Vergie Tennison, Debra Darby, Johnnie Ferguson, Marguerite D. Bryant, Doreen Green, Gwendolyn McBride

WOMEN’S MISSIONARY SOCIETY

Sisters: Nevja Smalls Wigfall, Tanya T. Harper, Sylvia Blake, Theresa Humes, Regina Cooper, Cynthia O. Williams, Joyce Linen, Diana P. White, Karen Mullen Mitchell, Lakesha Adams, Carol Rouse, Kadijah Winns, Verna Cooper, Ida Green-Dennis, Sonja Fleming, Lotosha Gibson, Eula Wise, Mary Darby, Amanda Burgess, Anna M. Keith, Gwen Ellington, Pradensia Drayton, Betty Spann Smalls, Cynthia GreenDukes

YOUTH MINISTRIES

Brothers: Eric Armstrong, Michael McCants, Jamarcus Washington, Kaleb Lincoln, Glenn Singleton

Sisters: Joyce Linen, Jordane Wright, Brianna Williams, Ka’Shanti Robinson, Journey Wright, Latajah Lambright, Chayann Simpson, Latarsha Taylor, Sandy Covington, Patricia Brown

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SONS OF ALLEN

Reverend: Robert E. Kennedy

Brothers: Joseph Pendergrass, Victor Lance, William M. Jenkins, Stan Umstead, Cleveland Darby, Johnny Clark, Louis Johnson, Don Manigault

WOMEN IN MINISTRY

Reverends: Elsa B. Syndab, Debra Grant Briggman, Bettye Broomfield, Robin

McGhee-Frazier, Bernice Cooper, Alice P. Wright, Sheri McClain-Brown, Debra Geathers, Gloretia L. Spann, Ida Mitchell, Diana Davis, Nathalee Nelson, Yvonne

L. Jenkins, Karen Reed-Perrineau, Pamela Vereen, Claudia Lawton, Barbara Fludd, Barbara Chisolm, Debra Smalls-Gardner, Rosetta Gant-Swinton, Rose

Stokes-Smalls, Merrilee Smalls Salley, Dorine Fabor, Gwendolyn McNeil, Peggy Pope, Sandra Ladson, Beverly Burgess, Viola Hardy, Cynthia Sumter, Terry Alston, Catherine Gibbs, Lyneatha Drayton, Linda Canteen, Barbara Grier, Jannie

McConnell, Muzzetta Young, Francine Grant, Beverly Rouse, Mattie Jenkins

YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY

Reverends: Brian J. Swinton, Gilbert L. Jenkins, Jarrett B. Washington, Jason

Rouse, Rickey Dennis, Jr., Darien Jones, Rosa Singleton

Brothers: Cleveland Milton, Johnathan Davis, Jaylen Williams, Eugene Alston, Jr., Tayveon Vasquez, Myron Steed

Sisters: Takisha Heriott-Blain, Kathy Gamble, Margie Livingston, Jasmine

Edwards, Courtney Franklin, Kathy D. Greene, Reva Footman Gadson, Tremone

Davis, Emalaa Hamlet, Shantell Brown, Shirley McPherson, Valencia Burnett

CHURCH SCHOOL

Reverends: Robert Kennedy, Virgil Hammett, Bernice Cooper, Gilbert Dekine, Diana Davis, Robert Morris, Leondra Stoney, Rosa Singleton, Brian J. Swinton

Brothers: Sterlin Green, Christopher Burgess, Glenn Singleton

Sisters: Eunice Brown, Betty Greene, Idella Bradford, L. Gala Greene, Mae Frances Scott, Martha Barr, Vera Waterman, Kathy Cash, Bree McKnight, Jackie Ford, Rhonda Fordham, Ethel Blake Bellamy, Janie McCrea, Shirley McPherson

PRISON MINISTRY

Reverends: Arthur Ford, Ronald McInnis, Johnny Vereen, Gilbert Dekine, Reddit

Andrews, III, Samuel Johnson, Sr., Debra Grant, Wallace Hurell

Brothers: Ervin E. Gregg, Sr., Louie Davis, Robert K. Ford, Angelo Muldrow, Myron

Steed, Harris Borden, Jr.

Sisters: Elaine Rouse, Yvonne Barnes, Kathy D. Gamble, Samantha Wynn, Micky

Livingston, Diana P. White, Claudette Graham

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HOSPITAL MINISTRY

Reverends: Claudia Lawton, Yvonne L. Jenkins, Winston T. Jones, Barbara Nelson, Maggie Milton, Mervin McBride, Nathalee Nelson, Debra Geathers, Oliver Burns, Jr.

Brothers: Joseph Smalls, Jerry Burns

Sisters: Eva Greene, LaVerne Brown, Reva Footman Gadson, Ruther Henry, Yvonne Lincoln, Kate Mapels, Taylor McCullough, Frazalee McNeil

MEMORIALS

Reverends: Peggy Pope, Barbara Nelson, Christopher Mathis, Jr., Alice P. Wright, Yvonne Jenkins, Merrielee Smalls-Salley, Ronald Lewis, Earl Harris, Francis McPherson

Brother: Melvin Smith

Sisters: Chayann Simpson, Eunice C. Vereen, Vernetha McFadden, Martha Barr, Emalaa Hamlet, Tanya Tucker, Jacqueline Gray, Shelia Powell

RESOLUTIONS

Reverends: Sandra Ladson, Kelly Spann, II, Ida Mitchell, Karen Reed-Perrineau, Rickey Dennis, Jr., Rosetta Gant-Swinton, Alonzo Redic, III, Clinton McPherson

Brothers: Tristen Lovejoy, Tayveon Vasquez, Brister Harvin

Sisters: Deborah Hill, Bobby Greene, Betty Smalls, Kertrina Graham, Wilhelmenia

Pressley, Yvette Bellinger, Thomasena Gant, Michelle Holt, Breelyn White, Gwendolyn McBride

DEVOTION/WORSHIP

Reverends: Michael Alston, Arthur Lee Holmes, Elsa B. Syndab, Maggie Milton, Willie B. Thomas, Terry Alston, John Taylor, Diana Davis, Alice P. Wright

Brother: Michael Nick

Sisters: Vergie Tennison, Bertha Tucker, Deborah Hill

FINANCE

(To Be Elected)

SECRETARY STAFF

(To Be Elected)

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THE SOUTH CAROLINA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 160TH SESSION

SEPTEMBER 14-16, 2023

Greater St. James AME Church, Summerville, SC, Host Church

1831-B Jedburg Road, Summerville, SC 29486

The Reverend Archie Fair, Host Pastor

The Reverend Dr. Allen W. Parrott, Host Presiding Elder

The Reverend Dr. Norvel Goff, Sr., Associate Presiding Elder

The Reverend Phillip C. Anderson, Associate Presiding Elder

SERMONS

Women In Ministry

Reverend Synetria Hawkins (Beaufort)

Women’s Missionary Society

Reverend LaShaun Flagg (Charleston)

Annual Sermon

Reverend Edward Alston (Beaufort)

Sons Of Allen

Reverend Eugene Collins (Edisto)

Lay Witness

Reverend Harold Jefferson (Edisto)

Ordination

TBA

YPD Witness/Young Preacher’s

Reverend Tremayne Bowman, Sr. (Charleston)

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CHURCH SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT

Reverend: Shirley Pinckney

MINISTERIAL EFFICIENCY

Reverends: Eric S. C. Manning, Hope C. Rivers, Randolph Miller, Kylon Middleton, Barbara L. Terry

JUDICIAL

Presiding Elder: Phillip C. Anderson

Reverends: Herbert L. Jenkins, Sr., Myra Meggett, Yvonne Gregg, Jon R. Black, Archie Fair

TRIERS OF APPEALS

Presiding Elder: Allen W. Parrott

Reverends: Leon Maxwell, Lawrence Gordon, Friendly Gadson, Shirley Pinckney

BOARD OF EXAMINERS

Presiding Elders: Norvel Goff, Sr., Allen W. Parrott, Phillip C. Anderson

Reverends: Lawrence Gordon, Jon R. Black, Eric S. C. Manning, Myra Meggett, Herbert L. Jenkins, Sr., Eugene Collins, Charles McLamore, Lorraine Bradley, Kylon Middleton, Archie Fair, Randolph Miller, Yvonne Gregg, Leon Maxwell, Jeannine Smalls, L. Vanessa Johnson, Shirley Pinckney, Barbara Ling-Terry, Henry A. S. Borbor

CONFERENCE TRUSTEES

Presiding Elders: Norvel Goff, Sr., Allen W. Parrott, Phillip C. Anderson

Reverends: Eric S. C. Manning, Lawrence Gordon, Herbert L. Jenkins, Sr., William Jones, Myra Meggett, Toney Slater, Jr., Kylon Middleton, Randolph Miller, Thornell Thompson, Lorraine Bradley, Friendly Gadson, Jon R. Black, Jeannine Smalls, Edward Alston

Brothers: Clifford Jones, Leon Alston, Leroy Linen, Charles Miller, Clarence Wiggins

Sisters: Ruby Martin, Theresa Gibson, Juanita Hill, Jeannie Rivers, Lucille Kannick

MUSIC COMMITTEE

Reverend: Cecelia Jenkins, Tradd Williams

Brother: Harrington Ford

Sister: Sylvia Singleton

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CLASS LEADERS

Reverends: William Jones, Tremayne Bowman, Sr., Arnold Gordon

Sisters: Natalie Green, Marjorie White, Kathleen Snooks

DEEDS, ABSTRACTS, AND ABANDONED PROPERTY

Reverends: Larry L. Harris, Charles McLamore, Spavarie Taylor, William Jones, Toney Slater, Jr., Clifford Levine, Yvonne Gregg, Thornell Thompson, Jerome Wilson, Phil Flowers, Roteshia Hamilton-Jackson, Rose Kitty

Brothers: James Ladson, Ben Mitchell

Sisters: Carolyn Butler, Lottie Witherspoon, Delores Olin, Albertha Scott-Walker, Dorothy Haynes, Joanne Johnson, Lakesha Price

INCORPORATION OF CHURCH PROPERTY

Reverends: Myra Meggett, Clifford Levine, Sinclair Frasier, Carol Berry, Michael Clark, Samuel Haney, Jr., Jeannine Smalls, Benjamin Dwight

Brothers: Julius Smalls, Jeffrey P. K. Graham, Randy Simmons

Sisters: April Rivers, Marjorie White, Jeannie Rivers, Betty Brown, Dorothy Haynes, Delores McCants, Mary Cox

MISSIONS, CIRCUITS, AND STATIONS

Reverends: James Mack, Jr., Nathan Brown, Walter Middleton, Etha J. Milligan, Michael Clark, Jesse Townsend, Henry A. S. Borbor, Tremayne Bowman, Sr.

Brothers: Frank Rice, Jeffrey P. K. Graham, Sidney L. Gray, Roosevelt Quarterman

Sisters: Velma Brown, Barbara Blackwell, Zelphair Grant, Sharon Blake, Betty Mitchell, Martha Graham

PRESIDING ELDER’S SALARY/UPKEEP

Reverends: Randolph Miller, Eric S. C. Manning, Lawrence Gordon, Clifford Levine, Friendly Gadson, Larry L. Harris, James Mack, Jesse Townsend, Carolyn Fields

Brothers: Joshua Gadsden, Frank Rice, Sidney L. Gray, Clarence Wiggins

Sisters: Theresa Gibson, Vera Dover, Jeannie Rivers, Christine Gaddist, Patricia Parker, Myrtle Robinson, Theresa Loadholt

ANNUITY AND INVESTMENTS

Reverends: L. Vanessa Johnson, Etha J. Milligan, Charles McLamore, Sinclair

Fraiser, Rufus I. Berry, Sr., Henry A. S. Borbor, Edward Alston

Brothers: Ben Wiggins, Jr., Lawrence Bryan

Sisters: Tara Simmons, Evelyn Bryant, Lillie Ann Heyward, Barbara Blackwell, Betty Brown, Teresa Hart, Alean Wright

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CLASSIFICATION OF PASTORS

Reverends: Hope C. Rivers, Lubert Pressley, James Peterson, Jr., LaShaun Flagg, Betty Walker-Collins, Joann Nesbitt, Deborah Green

Brothers: Jeffrey P. K. Graham, Carl Love

Sisters: Natalie Green, Victoria James, Genia Wilson, Gail Council, Dorothy Wiley, Margaret Mouzon, Alean Wright

SOCIAL ACTION

Reverends: Joseph A. Darby, Patricia Vanderhurst, Lashaun Flagg, Valerie Williams, Barbara Ling-Terry, Edna Dingle Stokes, Tanzala Shanklin, Bernard Brown

Brothers: Ben Wiggins, Jr., Randy Simmons

Sisters: Doris Mungin, Megan Doctor, Viola Glover, Kylilea Griffin, Ineather Thompson, Myrtle Robinson, Deloris Bryant

CHURCH GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Reverends: William Jones, Rhonda Heyward, Krystal Campbell, Ashanti Brown, Patricia Vanderhurst, Angela McGhee, Tremayne Bowman, Sr., Keith Parker, Pamelia Smalls

Brothers: Frank Rice, Jeffrey P. K. Graham, Cleveland Holmes

Sisters: Denise Ravenel, Christina McNeil, Martina Jacobs, Dorothy Wiley, Genia Wilson, Lenora Jenkins

CHURCH PLANTING

Presiding Elders: Norvel Goff, Sr., Allen W. Parrott, Phillip C. Anderson

Reverends: Jon Black, Myra Meggett, Etha J. Milligan, Toney Slater, Sinclar Frasier, LaShaun Flagg, Jackie Jamison, Tremayne Bowman, Synetria Hawkins

Brothers: Jeffrey P. K. Graham

Sisters: Velma Brown, Genia Wilson, Sylvia Summers, Sharon Blake, Gail Council, Kyilea Griffin, Jacqueline Green, Margaret White

STATE OF THE CHURCH

Reverends: Courtney Colleton, William Jones, Spavarie Taylor, Joseph A. Darby, Nathaniel Brown, Angela McGhee, Kortez Chisolm, Cora Singleton

Brothers: Gentry Jamison, Thaddeus Smith, Cleveland Holmes

Sisters: Marie Simmons, Chelsey Peterson, Marjorie White, Kimberley Smith, Albertha Walker, Ineatha Thompson, Teresa Loadholt, Annette Story

STATE OF THE COUNTRY

Reverends: Joseph A. Darby, William Jones, Spavarie Taylor, Nathan Brown, Valerie Williams, Michael Clark, Betty Walker-Collins, James Mack, Tradd Williams

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Brothers: Gentry Jamison, Roosevelt Quarterman

Sisters: Dorothy Wiley, Denise Major, Lillie Ann Heyward, Martha Graham, Lenora Jenkins

TEMPERANCE

Reverends: Keith Parker, Robert Gordon, Bernard Brown, James Peterson, James Nelson, Rufus Berry, Sr., Angela McGhee, Tremayne Bowman, Carolyn Fields, Pamelia Smalls

Brothers: Gentry Jamison, Lawrence Bryan

Sisters: Esther Freeman, Rebecca Seabrook, Kimberley Smith, Vylaria James, Albertha Scott-Walker, Alvenia Smalls, Margaret Mouzon, Delores Bryant

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

Reverends: Lawrence Gordon, Charles Watkins, Jr, Hope C. Rivers, Archie Fair, Rubin Smalls, Kathy Shider, Emmy Williams

Brothers: Gentry Jamison, Sidney L. Gray, Carl Love

Sisters: Carla Jones, Harriett Smalls, Angela Baptist, Patricia Parker, Scarlette Reid, Alvenia Smalls, Martina Jacobs, Margie Washington, Yolanda Aiken

THE FAMILY LIFE

Reverends: Spavarie Taylor, Shantay Fludd-Bowers, Carol Berry, Jerome Wilson, Synetria Hawkins, Rose Kitty, Biner Lawyer-Green

Brothers: Frank Rice, Sidney L. Gray, Ben Mitchell

Sisters: Denise Ravenel, Angela Baptiste, Julie Sanders, Christine Gaddist, Albertha Walker, Delores Olin, Majorie W. White, Aaliyah Gethers, Natalie Williams, Margaret White

LAY ACTIVITIES

Brothers: Leroy Linen, Anthony Blake, Sidney L. Gray, Cleveland Holmes

Sisters: Jeannie Rivers, Patti Britt-Pooser, Willie Mae Gibbs, Barbara Blackwell, Joanne Johnson, Mary Glenn, Marie Ladson, Lucille Kannick, Patricia Gabe, Darlene Ravenel, Wilhelmena Green, Josephine Freeman, Jackie Williams

WOMEN’S MISSIONARY SOCIETY

Sisters: Myra Haney Singleton, A. Marie Goff *, Barbara Parrott, Sandra Anderson, Dorothy Smalls, Tara Simmons, Faith Washington, Scarlette Reid, Paulette Crier, Kyilea Griffin, Vennie Mitchell, Myrtle Robinson, Natalie Williams (*Post-humously)

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YOUTH MINISTRIES

Brother: James Collins

Sisters: Tara Simmons, Loretta Gadsden, Barbara Stanley, Megan Doctor, Sebrena Smalls, Alisa Lemon, Evelyn Bryant, Sylvia Summers, Donna Black, Chassidy Terry

SONS OF ALLEN

Reverend: Arnold Gordon

Brothers: Robert Campbell, Clarence Wiggins, Leroy Linen, Jr., William McCoy, Clarence Jackson, Charles Brown, Ben Mitchell, Carl Love, Roosevelt Quarterman, Randy Simmons

WOMEN IN MINISTRY

Reverends: Yvonne Gregg, Spavarie Taylor, Shantay Fludd-Bowers, Rose Goodwater-Richardson, Hope C. Rivers, Etha J. Milligan, Elizan Collins, Albertha

Brown, LaShaun Flagg, Lorraine Bradley, Cora Singleton, Valerie Williams, Patricia Vanderhurst, Jackie Jamison, Angela McGhee, Betty Walker-Collins, Carol Berry, L. Vanessa Johnson, Emmy Williams, Biner Lawyer-Green, Carolyn Fields, Rose Kitty, Debra Green

YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY

Reverends: Herbert L. Jenkins, Sr., Ashanti Brown, Andre Thornhill, Sinclair Frasier, LaShaun Flagg, Tremayne Bowman, Sr., Tradd Williams

Sisters: Megan Doctor, Vernelle Lee, Kyilea Griffin, Lakesha Price, Aaliyah Gethers

CHURCH SCHOOL

Reverends: Shirley Pinckney, John Smalls, Jerome Wilson, Patricia Vanderhurst, Eugene Collins, Latanya Smalls, Robert Gordon, Cecelia Jenkins, Emmie Williams

Brother: Carl Love

Sisters: Saundra Middleton, Carla Jones, Lillie Heyward, Dorothy Wiley, Zelphair Grant, Lottie Witherspoon, Blanche Fowler, Annette Story, Yolaunda Aiken

PRISON MINISTRY

Reverends: Melvin Hunter, Charles McLamore, Thornell Thompson, Lubert Pressley, Patricia Vanderhurst, Samuel Haney, Jr., Joanne Nesbitt, Eugene Collins

Brother: Cleveland Holmes

Sisters: Zelphair Grant, Christine Gaddist, Vylaria James, Jeannie Rivers, Delores McCants, Mary Cox

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HOSPITAL MINISTRY

Reverends: Jerome Wilson, Charles Watkins, Jr., Brenda Thornhill, Mary Washington, Angela McGhee, John Smalls, LaShaun Flagg, Benjamin Dwight, Tradd Williams, Biner Lawyer-Green

Brother: Lawrence Bryan

Sisters: Ophelia Williams, Barbara Robinson, Scarlette Reid, Dorothy Wiley, Marjorie White, Inetha Thompson, Teresa Hart, Kathleen Snooks

MEMORIALS

Reverends: Harold Jefferson, James Peterson, Jr., Bernard Brown, Cora Singleton, Michael Clark, Barbara Ling-Terry, Tanzala Shanklin

Brother: Randy Simmons

Sisters: Viola Smalls, Zina Leftenant, Viola Glover, Sylvia Summers, Genia Wilson, Mary Glenn, Margie Washington

RESOLUTIONS

Reverends: Randolph Miller, Clifford Levine, Rose Goodwater-Richardson, Lashaun Flagg, Kortez Chisolm, Jackie Jamison, Arnold Gordon

Brother: Ben Mitchell

Sisters: Theresa Hunt, Mary Washington, Vylaria James, Margie Washington, Kyilea Griffin, Ineather Thompson, Natalie Williams, Jacqueline Green, Betty Mitchell

DEVOTION/WORSHIP

Reverends: Randolph Miller, Cecelia Jenkins, Valerie Williams, Jackie Jamison, Tremayne Bowman, Sr., Tradd Williams, Keith Parker

Brother: Harrington Ford

Sister: Sylvia Singleton

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

Presiding Elders: Norvel Goff, Sr., Allen W. Parrott, Phillip C. Anderson

Reverends: Eric S. C. Manning, Myra Meggett, Archie Fair, Lorraine Bradley, Jon R. Black, Jeannine Smalls

FINANCE

(To Be Elected)

SECRETARY STAFF

(To Be Elected)

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THE NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 132ND SESSION

SEPTEMBER 28-30, 2023

Mt. Pisgah AME Church, Sumter, SC, Host Church

Patriot Hall, Host Site

135 Haynesworth Street, Sumter, SC 29150

The Reverend E. Robert Thomas, Host Pastor

The Reverend Dr. James S. Cooper, Host Presiding Elder

The Reverend Johnnie O. Coe, Associate Presiding Elder

The Reverend Dr. Joseph Postell, Associate Presiding Elder

SERMONS

Women In Ministry

Reverend Joanna Coe (Florence-Dillon)

Women’s Missionary Society

Reverend Deirdre Howard (Sumter)

Annual Sermon

Reverend Dr. Dwayne Bruce (Sumter)

Sons Of Allen

Reverend John Lewis (Marion)

Lay Witness

Dr. Derek H. Anderson

Judicial Council Member Ordination

Reverend Dr. Thomas Bess (Ret.)

Judicial Council Member

YPD Witness/Young Preacher’s TBA

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CHURCH SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT

Brother: L. Carlyle Dixon

MINISTERIAL EFFICIENCY

Reverends: Merritt B. Graves, Johnathan K. Greene, Sr., Ralph L. Brown, Jr., Debbie Bowen-Davis, Lisa Spears

JUDICIAL

Presiding Elder: Joseph Postell

Reverends: Janice McMillian, Angia Taylor, Benjamin Sims, E. Robert Thomas, James Leonard

TRIERS OF APPEALS

Presiding Elder: Johnnie O. Coe

Reverends: Darryl Woodberry, James O. Rodgers, Jeanette Collins-Murray, Donna Jackson

BOARD OF EXAMINERS

Presiding Elders: James S. Cooper, Johnnie O. Coe, Joseph Postell

Reverends: Johnathan K. Greene, Sr., William C. Miller, E. Robert Thomas, Alvin Webb, Ralph L. Brown, Jr., Harold Conyers, Janice McMillian, Glenn McLellan, Dwayne Bruce, Orlando McCauley, Jr., Elroy Davis, Gus Brown, Lisa Spears, James O. Rodgers, Robert Hunter, Eva Smith-Smiling

CONFERENCE TRUSTEES

Presiding Elders: James S. Cooper, Johnnie O. Coe, Joseph Postell

Reverends: Harold Conyers, Debbie Bowens-Davis, Johnathan K. Greene, Sr., William C. Miller, Janice McMillian, Merritt B. Graves, Eva Smith-Smiling, Don Robinson, Jeanette Collins-Murray, Archie S. Temoney, Sr.

Brothers: Keith Britton, Robert Commander, Ricarldo Washington, James Lighty, Roosevelt Miott

Sisters: Misbrew L. Times, Ruth Ham, Barbara Martin, Vivian McFadden

MUSIC COMMITTEE

Brother: Thomas Slater

CLASS LEADERS

Reverends: Harold Conyers, James Leonard, Letitia Miller-Pringle

Brothers: Harold Britton, Henry Stanley, Kenny McElveen, Isaiah Johnson

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Sister: Francine Gasque, Renita Robinson, Sarah Davis, Bernice McElveen, Anna Coaxum, Leevy Allen

DEEDS, ABSTRACTS, AND ABANDONED PROPERTY

Reverends: Merritt B. Graves, Gus Brown, Angia Taylor, Frederick Johnson, Elroy Davis, Willie L. Holmes, David Bright, Lemuel Washington

Brothers: Raymond Mack, Bennie Richardson, Sam Smith, Bennie Vereen, Jr., Ernest Groover

Sisters: Betty Judge, Barbara Martin, Judith Bethune, Janet Alston, Wanda Manning

INCORPORATION OF CHURCH PROPERTY

Reverends: Leo Chapman, Jr., Angia Taylor, Donna Jackson, Gus Brown, Felix Jordan, Eugene Dunson, Tony Paige, James Leonard, Shernard Barnes, John Brown

Brothers: Anthony Shields, David Rowell, Charles Bradley, Henry Stanley, Bennie Richardson, Bennie Vereen, Jr.

Sisters: Brenda Bowens, Geraldine Hogan, Diane Reaves, Margie Scott, Essie Moultrie

MISSIONS, CIRCUITS, AND STATIONS

Reverends: James Leonard, James P. Gause, Leo Chapman, Jr., Sidney Hampton, Eric Robinson, Robert Taylor, Jr., Robert China, Jr., Alvin Webb, Jeanette CollinsMurray, Mary Rose, Kenneth Johnson, Frederick Johnson, Oliver Davis

Brothers: Robert Anderson, Richard Murray, Roosevelt O. Miott, Willie J. Davis, Chris Johnson, Earl McDuffey, John Nelson

Sisters: Gloria Bradshaw, Marilyn Ragin, Sara Davis, Rowena Phillips, Magalen Jenkins, Tywanna Dargan, Estelle Gilbert

PRESIDING ELDER’S SALARY/UPKEEP

Reverends: Harold Conyers, John Lewis, Archie S. Temoney, Sr., James P. Gause, Glenn McLellan, Merritt B. Graves, Frederick Johnson, Leonard Simmons, Ralph

L. Brown, Jr., Orlando McCauley, Jr., Johnathan K. Greene, Sr., William C. Miller, Shernard Barnes, Drusilla Harvin, Frederick Graves, Jerome McCray, Benjamin Sims, Abraham Temoney, Jr., Cynthia Meyers

Brothers: Robert Commander, Coleman Randall, Glen J. Foxworth, Ricarldo

Washington, Keith Britton, Issac Johnson

Sisters: Teresa Toney, Wanda Manning, Dottie Cox, Felicia Davis

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ANNUITY AND INVESTMENTS

Reverends: E. Robert Thomas, Melvin Lewis, Dwayne Bruce, Cynthia Meyers, Orlando McCauley, Jr., Frederick Graves, Christopher Powell, Abraham Temoney, Jr., Donna Jackson, Mildred Watson, Earnest Brown, Benjamin Sims, April Jackson, Darryl Woodberry

Brothers: Keith Britton, Larry White, Larry Jackson, Robert Abson

Sisters: Willie Mae Martin, Louvenia Wilson, Bertha Goodman, Clerria Teshima, Maggie Green, Theresa Dewitt, Renell Jones

CLASSIFICATION OF PASTORS

Reverends: James O. Rodgers, Alvin Webb, Merritt B. Graves, Lisa Spears, Archie S. Temoney, Sr., Robert Hunter, Kenneth Johnson, Marie Lanier, Eva Smith-Smiling, Glenn McLellan, Debbie Bowens-Davis, Donna Jackson, Samuel Temoney, Oliver Davis, Jeanette Collins-Murray, Patsy Brown, Larry M. Jackson

Brothers: James Felder, James Rose

Sisters: Geraldine Hogan, Lou Ella Wilson, Pearlie Hammonds

SOCIAL ACTION

Reverends: William C. Miller, Jerome McCray, Frederick Johnson, Christopher Powell, Gus Brown, Melvin Lewis, Angia Taylor, Deirdre Howard, Michael Scott

Brothers: Douglas Mixon, George Gibson, Johnny Mouzon, Isiah Johnson, James

Spain, Charles Doizer

Sisters: Sandra Wilson, Barbara Wilson, Dana Mitchell, Marguerite McCoy, Esternell Foxworth, Wanda Brown, Barbara Davis, Maggie Green, Loubirdie Law, KarCelia German

CHURCH GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Presiding Elders: James S. Cooper, Johnnie O. Coe, Joseph Postell

Reverends: Leonard Simmons, Jerome McCray, Angia Taylor, Robert Hunter, Gus Brown, Leo Chapman, Jr., Geraldine Dixon, Jeanette Collins-Murray, Frederick Graves, Oliver Davis, Sonya Temoney, Melvin Lewis, Glenn McLellan, Earnest Brown, Eric Ramsey, Deirdre Howard, Anthony Ford

Brothers: Ronald Johnson, Anthony Shields, James Rose, Winston Harrell, James Rich, Arthur McCommings, Samson Spencer

Sisters: Renell Jones, Albertha Knowlin, Helen Highsmith, Janet Alston, Veronica Gilliard

CHURCH PLANTING

Reverends: Ralph L. Brown, Jr., Merritt B. Graves, William C. Miller, Johnathan K. Greene, Sr., Larry Michael Jackson, Alvin Webb, Benjamin Sims, Anthony Ford,

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Letitia Pringle-Miller

Brothers: Johnny Mouzon, Roosevelt O. Miott

Sisters: Wilhelmina Gross, LaRaven Temoney, Lukeshia Pearson, April Cook, Louvenia Wilson, Dana Mitchell, Eleanor Solomon, Ashanti Gillespie

STATE OF THE CHURCH

Reverends: Orlando M. McCauley, Jr., Shernard Barnes, Donna Jackson, Frederick Johnson, Janice McMillian, Elroy Davis, James Leonard, Henry J. Murray, Jr., Michael Scott, Benjamin Sims, Sidney Hampton

Brothers: James Rich, Douglas Mixon, Earl McDuffie, Mac Brown, Donald Gerald, Raymond Mack, Charles Dozier

Sisters: Linda Johnson, Mary Dicks, Kimberly Epps, Sytricia Price, Esther Goff, Barbara Martin, Barbara Gamble, Linda Battle, Joanne Coaxum

STATE OF THE COUNTRY

Reverends: Jerome McCray, Lemuel Washington, James Gasque, Deirdre Howard, Henry J. Murray, Jr., Michael Holmes, Elroy Davis, James Leonard, Willie Holmes, Benjamin Sims

Brothers: Roosevelt O. Miott, Earl McDuffie, Henry Stanley, David Rowell

Sisters: Helen Highsmith, Sytricia Price, Dana Mitchell, Maggie Green, Dottie Cox, Sarah Stevens

TEMPERANCE

Reverends: Lisa Spears, Robert Taylor, Drusilla Harvin, Robert Hunter, Oliver Davis, Frederick Johnson, Elroy Davis, Don Robinson, Robert China, Jr., Henry J. Murray, Jr., Mildred Watson, Johnathan K. Greene, Sr., Merritt B. Graves, Leo Chapman, Jr.

Brothers: Larry Jackson, Sam Smith, John Nelson, Larry White, Douglas Mixon, George Gibson, Coleman Randall, Johnny Mouzon, John C. Cusack

Sisters: Ruth Ham, Ann Cade, Vanessa McCray, Victoria Belin, Christine Williams, Ethel Parker, Brenda Arnette, Marilyn Israel, Queen Ester Davis, Vivian Rogers, Betty Williams, Margaret Fore, Necole Reed

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

Reverends: Glenn McLellan, Merritt B. Graves, Mildred Watson, Letitia Pringle Miller, Johnathan K. Greene, Sr., Joanna Coe, Deirdre Howard, April Jackson, D. Pennie Damon

Brothers: Robert Commander, Douglas Mixon, Coleman Randall, Robert Adson, Richard Alford, Heskeith Myler

Sisters: Shirley Lowery, Ann Cade, Annie Hatcher, Pamela Williams, Teresa Toney, Connie Cox, Tiffany Cusack, Berneta P. Belin

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THE FAMILY LIFE

Reverends: Dwayne Bruce, Debbie Bowens-Davis, Patsy Brown, Lisa Spears, Anthony Ford, Eugene Dunson, Sonya Temoney, Eric Robinson, Eric Ramsey, Johnny Randall

Brothers: James Rich, Larry Jackson

Sisters: Betty Williams, Elizabeth McCall, Frances Baker, Janie Calhoun

LAY ACTIVITIES

Brothers: Ricarldo Washington, Dale Wilson, James Lighty, Heskeith Myler, Kenneth Lowery

Sisters: Loubirdie Law, Esternell Foxworth, Pamela Williams, Brenda Bowens, Mary Cooke, James Washington, Markesta Bethea, Marquette Bethea, Yvette Robinson, Francine Gasque, Betty Jo Judge, Shirley Jones, Misbrew Times

WOMEN’S MISSIONARY SOCIETY

Sisters: Eva Grant, Roxanne Postell, Miriam Cooper, Joanna Coe, Lizzie Graves, Kathleen Simmons, Myra Palmer, Joyce Green, Thomasena McNeil, Lillie J. Muldrow, Terri Brown, Odessa Graves, Mattie Chapman, Sandra Conyers, Bernice

Sanders, Mary Dicks, Gayle Wilson, Willie Mae Martin, Felicia Davis, Carolyn Jones, Albertha Knowlin, Dorothy Hemmingway, Pamela Williams, Gwendolyn Mishoe, Farrah Woodberry, Lisa Holmes, Celessia Stevenson, Estele Harrell, Mable

Cox, Wilhelmina Goss, Rebecca Stanley, Marguerite Brant, Jennifer Parsley, Ann Williams, Gayle China, Katie Washington, Amy Brown, Odell McCauley

YOUTH MINISTRIES

Reverends: April Jackson, Eric Ramsey, James C. Brown, Travis Reames

Brothers: Christopher Nowlin, Christopher Hyman, Derrick McCoy, Jarwon Kelly, Merritt B. Graves, II, Mikwan Coles

Sisters: Destinee Reese, Tiffany Cusack, Marquette Bethea, Gayle Wilson, Barbara Robinson, Janeisha Hannah, Tammy Bellamy, Gwendolyn Mishoe, Jaleel Eaddy, Andreana Jones, Rose Toney, April Cook, Chaquanda Park, Lukeshia Pearson, Tabitha James, Jamesha Robinson, Demetria Davis, Gloria Ham, Robin Graves

SONS OF ALLEN

Reverends: Merritt B. Graves, Eric Robinson, Ralph L. Brown, Jr., Abraham

Temoney, Jr., Darryl Woodberry, Elroy Davis, Eric Ramsey, Gus Brown, James

P. Gause, James O. Rodgers, Michael Holmes, Anthony Ford, Shernard Barnes, Christopher Powell

Brothers: Robert L. Commander, Harold Hughes, Henry Stanley, Jr., Harold

Britton, William Wilson, Derrick Green, Hughie Bryant, John Oxendine, Rodney

Session, Ronald Parrott, Thad Lane, George Brown, Kevin Simmons, James

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Calhoun, Richard Murray, Jr., Levern Israel, Harold Phillips, Leroy Wilson, Ernest Cooper, Johnny Mouzon, James Spain, Clarence Gilbert, Clint Pack, Ronnie Fling, William Alford, Clarence Freedom, Glenn Foxworth, Bobby Brown, Johnny Graves, Kenny Lowery, Titus Bethea, Kenneth McElveen

WOMEN IN MINISTRY

Reverends: Debbie Bowens-Davis, Drusilla Harvin, Donna Jackson, Janice McMillian, Angia Taylor, Mildred Watson, Eva Smith-Smiling, Marie Lanier, Geraldine Dixon, Lisa Spears, Patsy F. Brown, Letitia Pringle Miller, Jeanette CollinsMurray, D. Pennie Damon, Joanna Coe, April Jackson, Deirdre Howard, Sonya Temoney, Pauline Godbolt, Diane Foxworth, Gwen Stevenson, Cynthia Meyers

YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY

Reverends: Darryl Woodberry, Abraham Temoney, Jr., April Jackson, Carlos Shields, Larry Michael Jackson

Brothers: Jarwon Kelly, Derrick McCoy, William Bristow, Micah P. Gore, Anthony Germany, Benzel Vereen

Sisters: Marquette Bethea, Jameshia Hannah, Gayle Wilson, Tammy Bellamy, Monique Sumter, LaRaven Temoney, Jaleel Eddy, Jazzmyn Mack, Iesha Murray, Shamira Williams, April Cook, Zipporah Ford, Theresa Hatcher, Gloria Ham, Tiffany Cusack

CHURCH SCHOOL

Reverends: Glenn McLellan, Orlando McCauley, Jr., Janice McMillian, Willie L. Holmes, Joanna Coe, David Bright, Eric Ramsey, Marie Lanier, Leo Chapman, Jr., Robert Hunter, Joseph Tucker

Brothers: L. Carlyle Dixon, George Gibson, Ricky Rowell, Douglas Mixon, Nathaniel Rowell, Kevin McElveen

Sisters: Sharon Ford, Ethelene James, Joanne Coaxum, Mary Bethea, Omijean Sanders, Ruth Ham

PRISON MINISTRY

Reverends: Elroy Davis, Mildred Watson, James O. Rodgers, Abraham Temoney, Jr., David Bright, Shernard Barnes, Gus Brown, Alvin Webb, Michael Holmes, Felix Jordan, D. Pennie Damon, Christopher Powell

Brothers: John White, Sr., Winston Harrell, Ted Bellamy, Michael P. Gore

Sisters: Judy Gregg, Judith Bethune, Shirley Davis, Judy Livingston, Estelle Lee Harrell, Judy Livingston, Michelle Geddis, Maggie Green, Theola Clark

HOSPITAL MINISTRY

Reverends: Drusilla Harvin, Mildred Watson, Alvin Webb, Donna Jackson, Jerome McCray, Elroy Davis, Geraldine Dixon, Michael Scott, Robert Taylor, Jr., Letitia Pringle-Miller

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Brothers: Mac Brown, David Rowell, Donald Gerald

Sisters: Sharon Grice, Veronica Gillard, Margie Scott, Helen Highsmith, Suzette Robinson, Sharon Stevenson, Carolyn Moody Jones, Marguerite McCoy

MEMORIALS

Reverends: Robert China, Jr., James C. Brown, Emanuel Davis, Lisa Spears, Elroy Davis, Frederick Graves, Eric Robinson, Henry J. Murray, Jr., John Brown, Bobby Rogers

Brothers: Samson Spencer, Douglas Mixon, John Smith, Michael Jackson, James Felder, George Gibson

Sisters: Vivian McFadden, Ann Jones, Helen Highsmith, Wilhelmina Gross, Dana Mitchell, Jennifer Parsley

RESOLUTIONS

Reverends: Letitia Pringle-Miller, James P. Gause, James O. Rodgers, Lemuel

Washington, Anthony Ford, Sonya Temoney, Deirdre Howard

Brothers: Samson Spencer, James Felder, L. Carlyle Dixon

Sisters: Fran Hudson, Elizabeth McCall, Diane Reames, Helen Highsmith, Dana Mitchell, Sytricia Price, Berneta P. Belin

DEVOTION/WORSHIP

Reverends: Johnathan K. Greene, Sr., David Bright, April Jackson, Christopher Powell, Larry Michael Jackson, James C. Brown

Brothers: Samson Spencer, Joseph Banks, Mikwan Cole

Sisters: Patricia Johnson, Joann Thomas

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

Reverends: William C. Miller, Glenn McLellan, Anthony Ford, Larry Michael Jackson, Cynthia Myers, Sidney Hampton

Brothers: Heskeith Myler, Ronald Parrott, Roosevelt Miott

FINANCE

(To Be Elected)

SECRETARY STAFF

(To Be Elected)

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THE COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA ANNUAL CONFERENCE

146TH SESSION

OCTOBER 12-14, 2023

Bethel AME Church, Columbia, SC, Host Church

819 Woodrow Street, Columbia, SC 29205

The Reverend Dr. Caesar R. Richburg, Host Pastor

The Reverend Rosalyn Grant Coleman, Host Presiding Elder

The Reverend Dr. M. Charmaine Ragin Merrick, Associate Presiding Elder

The Reverend Samuel L. McPherson, Associate Presiding Elder

SERMONS

Women In Ministry

TBA

Women’s Missionary Society

Reverend Carey A. Grady (Lancaster)

Annual Sermon

Reverend Marion Reeves (Columbia)

Sons Of Allen

Reverend Ertha Bowman (Columbia)

Lay Witness

Reverend G. Bernard Davis (Newberry)

Ordination

Reverend Dr. David B. Cousin, Sr.

Pastor, Bridge Street AME Church, Brooklyn, NY

YPD Witness/Young Preacher’s

Reverend Michael Bell, Jr.

Pastor, New Mt. Zion AME Church, Tallahassee, FL

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CHURCH SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT

Reverend: Eric R. Dent

MINISTERIAL EFFICIENCY

Reverends: Kenneth Taylor, Larry Clark, Rhudene Toomer, Tobie Pollock, Stanley Flowers

JUDICIAL

Presiding Elder: Rosalyn Grant Coleman

Reverends: Phillip Washington, Mary Glisson, Steven Evans, Yvonne Feaster, Caesar R. Richburg

TRIERS OF APPEALS

Presiding Elder: M. Charmaine Ragin Merrick

Reverends: Carey A. Grady, Rodella B. Rivers, Wanda Rapley, Ertha Bowman

BOARD OF EXAMINERS

Presiding Elders: Rosalyn Grant Coleman, M. Charmaine Ragin Merrick, Samuel L. McPherson

Reverends: Maxine R. Sumpter, Stanley Flowers, Yvonne Feaster, Jannie Collier, Rhudene Toomer, Debora Grant Scotland, James W. Dennis, III, Danté Kenly, Bobby Seepersaud, Tobie H. Pollock, Carey A. Grady, Larry Clark, Moses Rembert, Elaine Eskew, Mary Glisson

CONFERENCE TRUSTEES

Presiding Elders: Rosalyn Grant Coleman, M. Charmaine Ragin Merrick, Samuel L. McPherson

Reverends: Caesar R. Richburg, Carey A. Grady, James W. Dennis, III, Debora Grant Scotland, Furman Miller, Jr., Michael Harp, Ertha Bowman, Sonya Lybrand, Mary Glisson, Steven Evans, Phillip Washington, Danté Kenly

Brothers: Larry Thompson, Allen Etheredge, Clinton Huff, Walter Savage, Alton Cobb

Sisters: Joann Richardson, Joann Grant

MUSIC COMMITTEE

Reverends: Darryl Lee, Rosa Kelly, Lynda Jones

Brothers: Curtis Coles, Marcus Robinson, Darris Hassell, Clinton Huff

Sister: Tryphena Taylor

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CLASS LEADERS

Reverends: Lynda Jones, Ruth E. D. Robinson, Michael Hill

Brother: DaMarkus Robinson

Sisters: Dianne Labrew, Mary Arnold

DEEDS, ABSTRACTS, AND ABANDONED PROPERTY

Reverends: James Johnson, Timothy McKenzie, Issac Booker, III, Leonard

Simmons, Timothy Taylor, Aaron Davis

Brothers: Herbert McCray, Leroy Harvin

Sisters: Margie B. Mack, Lillie Boozer

INCORPORATION OF CHURCH PROPERTY

Reverends: Schrendria Robinson, Furman Miller, Jr., Dennis Broughton, Jr., Ertha

Bowman, Lorenzo Dinkins, Janie Williams

Brothers: Charlie Smith, André Thompson

Sisters: Fayette Belton, Kathy Rabb

MISSIONS, CIRCUITS, AND STATIONS

Reverends: John G. Davis, Sonya Lybrand, Teresa Clark, Wayne Pratt, Wallace

Preston, Kayla Eskew, Ernestine Pringle

Brothers: Walter Nathaniel, Sr., James Anderson, Jr.

Sisters: Emma Geiger, Janet Adams, Doretta Irby, Rita Wise Lane, Bessie Ruff

PRESIDING ELDER’S SALARY/UPKEEP

Reverends: Caesar R. Richburg, Phillip Washington, Michael Harp, Rodella B. Rivers, David Owens, Jr., James W. Dennis, III, Elaine Eskew, Furman Miller, Jr., Valarie Walker

Brothers: Eddie F. Goins, II, Walter Nathaniel

Sisters: Wendy Clark, Jurelsan Pratt, Beverly Brown, Dorothy Wilson

ANNUITY AND INVESTMENTS

Reverends: Chaunté Rogers, Larry D. Clark, Rhudene Toomer, Rodella B. Rivers, Janie Williams, Steven Dowling

Sisters: Joann Richardson, Joann Grant, Brenda Jones, Catherine Brown, Fay Henley

CLASSIFICATION OF PASTORS

Reverends: Timothy McKenzie, Ruth E. D. Robinson, Mary Glisson, Camille

Carpenter, David Owens, Jr., Janie Williams

Brother: Alton Cobb

Sisters: Vergie Moore, Mary Arnold, Jacqueline Fleming

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SOCIAL ACTION

Reverends: James W. Dennis, III, Steven Evans, Leonard Simmons, Silas Spann, Sr., Chaunté Rogers, Terry Gilyard, Ronald McFadden, Lillie Williams

Brothers: Leroy Harvin, Jr., Joshua Mcfadden

Sisters: Connie Lumpkin, Saundra Roach, Ursula Rivers, Gayle Pitt

CHURCH GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Reverends: Debora Grant Scotland, Odell Glenn, Bobby Seepersaud, Michael Buckson, Sonya Lybrand, Theodora Black, James Vant, Valarie Walker

Brothers: Thomas Miller, Jr., Jason Simpkins, Reggie Macon, Bruce Fuller

Sisters: Juanita Burrell, Vickie Capers, Pat Green, Janet Adams, Gloria Williams

CHURCH PLANTING

Presiding Elders: Rosalyn Grant Coleman, M. Charmaine Ragin Merrick, Samuel L. McPherson

Reverends: Schrendria Robinson, Valarie Walker, Kenneth Charles, Darryl Lee, Lorenzo Dinkins

Brother: Reggie Macon

Sisters: Mary Arnold, Nicole Kessler, Vernie Oliphant

STATE OF THE CHURCH

Reverends: Stanley Flowers, Jose Lozano, Lawrence Pralour, Yvonne Feaster, Krystle McHoney, Michelle Simpkins

Brother: James Anderson, Jr.

Sisters: Fayette Belton, Catina Whitner, Carolyn Gates, Janet Adams, Loretta B. Moon

STATE OF THE COUNTRY

Reverends: Carey A. Grady, Debora Grant Scotland, Stepheny Pratt, Michael Buckson, Debra Bradley, Noluthando Ntsangani

Brothers: Herbert McCray, Robert Cunningham, Charlie Smith

Sisters: Joann Richardson, Helen Grant, Dorothy Irby, Mary Arnold, Debora W. Jones, Linda Williams

TEMPERANCE

Reverends: Marion Reeves, Terry Gilyard, Gary Dent, G. Dion Richmond, Leonard Simmons, Kenneth McFadden, Cassius Barclay

Brothers: Thomas Miller Jr., Jimmie Metts, Leroy Harvin

Sisters: Lorene Anderson, Catherine Brown, Beverly Wise, Inda C. Huggins

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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

Reverends: Maxine Sumpter, Eric R. Dent, G. Bernard Davis, Jannie Collier, Vincent Hall, Odell Glenn

Brothers: Bernard Gilliard, Walter Nathaniel, Micah Graydon, James Anderson, Jr.

Sisters: Rhonda Anderson, Janet Adams, Luevester Davis, Brenda Jones, Geraldine Butler, Gloria Williams

THE FAMILY LIFE

Reverends: Debra Bradley, Cassandra Sligh-Conway, Steven Evans, Steven Dowling

Brother: Heyward Neal

Sisters: Bessie Ruff, Brenda Martin, Georgia Faye Hawkins, Bertha Allen, Frances Watson, Rita Wise Lane

LAY ACTIVITIES

Brothers: Larry Thompson, Allen D. Etheredge, Reggie Wicker, Laval Oxendine, Alonzo C. Lewis, Ervin Lane, Edison Dupree, Warnell Rhett, Kendrick Cleckley, James Green, Walter Nathaniel, Michael Mack, Darrius Hassell, Michael Miller, DaMarkus

Robinson, Eric Jeffcoat

Sisters: Thelma Griggs, Margie Mickle, Cynthia Toland, Pamela Griddine, Joretha

Jenerette, Deborah Portee, S. Yvette Vant, Evon Whitt, Eunice Miller, Connie

Lumpkin, Loretta Moon, Diane Caldwell, Niovia Davis, Barbara Means, Dianne Boyd, Central McFadden

WOMEN’S MISSIONARY SOCIETY

Sisters: Felita Grady Hicks, Evon Whitt, LaTarsha Cleckley, Quana Couthen, Jacqueline Woods, Shirley McPherson, Harriet Etheredge, Denise Marshall, Yvonne Hall, Eunice Miller, Geraldene Robinson, Deborah Portee, Linda Sha

Robinson, Annie G. Simmons, Sandra Pratt, Wilhemenia Broughton, Miranda

Blocker, Carolyn Gates, Michelle Riley, Joan Huell, Ernestine Yeadon

Brother: Winslow Merrick

YOUTH MINISTRIES

Brothers: Austin Jones, Ashton Jackson, Jeremiah Days, Zachary Shepherd, Daylon Hall

Sisters: Miranda Nixon Blocker, Adriane Boulware, Robin Cleckley, Andrea Byrd, Cierra Bowers, LaDazia Anderson, Amari Rogers, Iyanna Broadus, Sydney Largent, Cheyenne Chambers, Kristin Webber, Destinee Taylor

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SONS OF ALLEN

Reverends: Larry Clark, James Vant

Brothers: Alton Cobb, Lowery Williams, Clinton Huff, Vincent Taylor, Monroe Miller

WOMEN IN MINISTRY

Presiding Elders: Rosalyn Grant Coleman, M. Charmaine Ragin Merrick

Reverends: Ruth E.D. Robinson, Wanda Rapley, Tobie Pollock, Yvonne Feaster, Rosa Kelly, Debora Grant Scotland, Debra Bradley, Teresa Galloway Clark, Angella

Beckford Days, Stepheny O. Pratt, Kayla Eskew, Schrendria Robinson, Rodella

Rivers, Debra Bradley, Yvonne Feaster, Sonya Lybrand, Betty Wannamaker, Marilyn Dorley, Tina Gogo

YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY

Reverends: Danté Kenly, Steven Dowling, Krystle McHoney, Noluthando

Ntsangani, Richmond G. Dion, Lawerence Pralour, Jonique Smalls Comrie, Benjamin Pratt

Brothers: Deonta Washington, Eddie F. Goins, II, Micah Graydon, Jerimiah Martin, Cameron Hall, Johnathan Williams, Benjamin Pratt, Shelton Lybrand, DeMarkus

Robinson, Donte Irby

Sisters: Sarah Hodge, Ashley Pearson, Deandra Davis, Destiny Gregg, Undrena

Croomer, Quavian Mayrant, Nakeisha Shorter, Kekola Boyd

CHURCH SCHOOL

Reverends: Eric R. Dent, Maxine Sumpter, G. Bernard Davis, Vincent Hall, Sonya Lybrand

Brothers: Thomas Miller, Wilson Caldwell, Leroy Harvin

Sisters: Laurene Davis, Janet Adams, Luevester Davis, Rhonda Anderson, Fayette

Belton

PRISON MINISTRY

Reverends: Sylvia Roberts, Debra Bradley, Jacques Days, Lynda Jones, Janie Williams, Sherry Highbaugh, Lorenzo Dinkins

Brothers: Walter Savage, Walter Nathaniel

Sisters: Ursula Rivers, Margie B. Mack

HOSPITAL MINISTRY

Reverends: Camille Carpenter, Ruth E. D. Robinson, Angella Beckford Days, Tobie

Pollock, David Owens, Ernestine Pringle

Brother: James Anderson, Jr.

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Sisters: Diane Labrew, Saundra Roach, Ernestine Mickens, Ursula Rivers, Joann

Richardson, Nettie Koon

MEMORIALS

Reverends: Wanda Rapley, Chaunté Rogers, Janie Williams, Izora Adamson, Terry Gilyard, Jose Lozano, Darryl Lee

Sister: Faye Bookman

RESOLUTIONS

Reverends: Ertha Bowman, Yvonne Feaster, Vonda Gallman, Tobie Pollock, Wallace Preston, Elaine Eskew, Marion Reeves

Sisters: Sylvia Lewis, Juanita Burrell, Ursula Rivers, Kathleen Boyd, Camille Reeder

DEVOTION/ WORSHIP

Reverends: Darryl Lee, Michael Hill, Ernestine Pringle

Brothers: Curtis Coles, Marcus Robinson, Darris Hassel, Bruce Fuller

Sister: Barbara Means

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

Reverends: Cassandra Sligh-Conway, Larry Clark, Ertha Bowman, Sylvia Roberts, Leonard Simmons, Rodella Rivers, Wanda Rapley, Phillip Washington

Brother: Allen Etheredge

Sisters: Mary Thomas, Thosha Hill, Donna Bouknight

FINANCE

(To Be Elected)

SECRETARY STAFF

(To Be Elected)

COMMITTEES AND APPOINTMENTS 63

THE CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 100TH SESSION

OCTOBER 19-21, 2023

Williams Chapel AME Church, Orangeburg, SC, Host Church

Santee Convention Center, Host Site

1737 Bass Drive, Santee, SC 29142

The Reverend Dr. Stanley Rivers, Host Pastor

The Reverend Dr. Charles E. Young, Host Presiding Elder

The Reverend Dr. Herbert L. Temoney, Associate Presiding Elder

SERMONS

Women In Ministry

Reverend Robyn Perrineau Kendrick (Santee)

Women’s Missionary Society

Reverend Moses Rembert (Midlands)

Annual Sermon

Reverend Larry Nelson (Santee)

Sons Of Allen

Reverend Dr. Frankie White (Santee)

Lay Witness

Reverend Dr. Jimmy L. Ravenel, Sr. (Midlands)

Ordination

Reverend Dr. Donald E. Greene

Pastor, Andrews Chapel Baptist Church, Orangeburg, South Carolina

President, Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina (BEMCSC)

YPD Witness/Young Preacher’s TBA

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CHURCH SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT

Brother: James Keller

MINISTERIAL EFFICIENCY

Reverends: Melissa W. Green, Mary A. Hodge, Willie Brown, Lavern Witherspoon, Nathaniel Kendrick

JUDICIAL

Presiding Elder: Charles E. Young

Reverends: Stanley Rivers, Georgeann Tyler-Pringle, Lee Vinnie Smalls, Harvey Doctor, Mary F. Rhodes

TRIERS OF APPEALS

Reverends: James Stukes, Malcolm Simpson, Marie Harvin, Patricia Montgomery, Frankie White

BOARD OF EXAMINERS

Presiding Elder: Charles E. Young, Herbert L. Temoney

Reverends: George Hicks, Willie Brown, Melissa W. Green, Mary A. Hodge, Mary F. Rhodes, Stanley Rivers, Moses Rembert, Lavern Whitherspoon, Corinthea Stack, Malcolm Simpson, Timothy Johnson

CONFERENCE TRUSTEES

Presiding Elders: Charles E. Young, Herbert L. Temoney

Reverends: Stanley Rivers, Melissa W. Green, Lester Drayton, Jr., Mary A. Hodge, Jimmy Ravenel, Sr., Moses Rembert, George Hicks

Brothers: James Z. Howell, Kenneth Vinson, Daniel Bouldrick, Joann Thomas, Mary Allen

Sisters: Carolyn Groom, Barbara Felder

MUSIC COMMITTEE

Brother: Brian Dingle

Sister: LaTonya Wearing

CLASS LEADERS

Reverends: Mary F. Rhodes, Timothy A. Johnson

Brother: Cleutus Griddle

Sister: Barbara Felder

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DEEDS, ABSTRACTS, AND ABANDONED PROPERTY

Reverends: Lavern Witherspoon, Larry Nelson, Roberta Jackson, Marie Harvin, Grenlen Martain, Frankie White, Patricia Montgomery, Mary A. Hodge, Corinthea

Stack, James Peeples

Brothers: Nathaniel Stevens, Fredric E. Mallett

Sisters: Debra Gray, Sally Guess, Lillie Greene, Pauline Nelson

INCORPORATION OF CHURCH PROPERTY

Reverends: Andrew Jordan, Earl Clark, Corinthea Stack, Patricia Montgomery, Leslie Lovett

Brother: James Dingle

Sisters: Mortistine Whetstone, Cassandra Keller, Patricia Williams, Dianne Sumpter

MISSIONS, CIRCUITS, AND STATIONS

Reverends: Willette Canty, James Stukes, James Peeples, Leslie Lovett, Eric Ginyard, Joe Lockwood

Brothers: Herbert Gladdens, Daniel Boulderick

Sisters: Burnadette Dupree, Emmie Mellerson, Betty Glover, Gloria Canty, Joyce Davis

PRESIDING ELDER’S SALARY/UPKEEP

Reverends: Lester Drayton, Harvey Doctor, Stanley Rivers, Georgeann TylerPringle, Lee Vinnie Smalls, Jerry Smalls, Moses Rembert

Brother: Watson Cleckley

Sisters: Catherine Schuler, Melanie Briggman

ANNUITY AND INVESTMENTS

Reverends: Georgeann Tyler Pringle, James Stukes, Gregory Williams, Marie Harvin, Larry Nelson, Patricia Montgomery, Jimmy Ravenel, Sr.

Brothers: Watson Cleckley, Daniel Boulderick

Sisters: Lillie Greene, Shelia Howell

CLASSIFICATION OF PASTORS

Reverends: Mary A. Hodge, Willie Brown, Michael Canty, Larry Nelson, James Peeples, Lee Vinnie Smalls

SOCIAL ACTION

Reverends: Anthony Washington, Earl Clark, Fedrick Wilson, Patricia Montgomery

Brothers: James Tindal, Lewis Polk, Joseph Glover, Jr.

Sisters: Mary Lou Butler, Isabella Way, Mary Whaley, Patricia Whaley

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CHURCH GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Reverends: Nathaniel Kendrick, Andrew Jordan, Mary A. Hodge, Corinthea Stack, Lavern Witherspoon

Sisters: Babette Boston, Geneva King

CHURCH PLANTING

Presiding Elders: Charles E. Young, Herbert L. Temoney

Reverends: Mary F. Rhodes, Fedrick Wilson, James Peeples, Grenlen Martain, Larry Nelson

Brothers: James Dingle, Abraham Wright

Sisters: Breanna Harvin, Deborah Glover

STATE OF THE CHURCH

Reverends: Richard McKnight, Anthony Washington, Willette Canty, Malcolm Simpson

Brother: Aaron Jones

Sisters: Jennifer Nelson, Yvonne Daney, Helen Gladden, Cassandra Keller

STATE OF THE COUNTRY

Reverends: Patricia Montgomery, Angela Jamison, Leslie Lovett, Patsy Rhett

Brother: Lewis Polk

Sisters: Betty Pringle, Debra Gary

TEMPERANCE

Reverends: Frankie White, Marie Harvin, Nina Washington, Angela Jamison

Sisters: Bessie Harmon, Babette Boston

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

Reverends: Michelle Vandross, Malcolm Simpson, Roberta Jackson

Brothers: Watson Cleckley, Herbert Briggman, Moses Levy

Sisters: Pearl Logan, Catherine Shuler, Cassandra Keller, Barbara Dozier, Josephine Mitchell

THE FAMILY LIFE

Reverends: Jimmy L. Ravenel, Sr., Tiffany Jamison Weldon

Sisters: Josephine Mitchell, Willie Mae Thompson

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LAY ACTIVITIES

Brothers: Kendrick Rush, Jerome Felder, Kenneth Vinson, Abraham Wright

Sisters: Shakeia Hampton, Laverne Felder, Cynthia Guess, Ethel Bryant, Cynthia Zeigler

WOMEN’S MISSIONARY SOCIETY

Sisters: Marie Artis, Sandra Young, Kimberly Temoney, Iris Larrymore, Glenda Martin, Josephine Mitchell

YOUTH MINISTRIES

Sisters: Gwendolyn Brown, Nigel Johnson, Tracy Pelzer, Shatiqua Hill Cooper, Gail Chisholm, Erica Shuler, Ruthie Amaker, Chancey Pam, Dorothy Tindal Ragin, Bessie Leonard

SONS OF ALLEN

Brothers: Nathaniel Stevenson, Nathaniel Abraham, Curtis Randolph, Aaron Jones, Enoch Nelson, Arthur Jones, Daniel Bauldrick, Andrew Brown, Oscar Mack, Kenneth Vinson, DeMarius Frederick

WOMEN IN MINISTRY

Reverends: Roberta Jackson, Tiffany Jamison Weldon, Roberta Montgomery, Patricia Montgomery, Melissa W. Green, Mary F. Rhodes, Mary A. Hodge, Lee Vinnie Smalls, Grenlen Martain, Willette Canty, Marie Harvin, Angela Jamison

YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY

Reverends: Fedrick Wilson, Malcolm Simpson, Michelle Vandross

Brother: Shaquille Brown

Sisters: Bessie Leonard, Michela Rutledge, Latrice Wright

CHURCH SCHOOL

Reverends: Malcolm Simpson, Anthony Washington, Lee Vinnie Smalls

Brothers: James E. Keller, Kenneth Vinson, Watson Cleckley

Sisters: Josephine Mitchell, Bertha Jackson, Debra Wright

PRISON MINISTRY

Reverends: Corinthea Stack, James Peeples, Michael Canty, Roberta Jackson

Sister: Wilhelmina Taylor

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HOSPITAL MINISTRY

Reverends: Dorothy White, Angela Jamison, James Oliver, Jr., Sterling

Dowling

Sister: Bobbie Fogle

MEMORIALS

Reverends: Larry Nelson, Corinthea Stack, David Owens, Jr.

Sisters: Mary Nelson, Helen Thompson, Tina Thomas

RESOLUTIONS

Reverends: Roberta Montgomery, Lee Vinnie Smalls, Melissa W. Green

Brother: Laverne Huston

Sisters: Catherine Shuler, Melanie Briggman

DEVOTION WORSHIP

Reverends: Earl Clark, Dorothy White, Angela Jamison, Patsy Rhett

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

Reverends: Stanley Rivers, George Hicks, Mary A. Hodge, Lee Vinnie Smalls, Michael Canty

FINANCE

(To Be Elected)

SECRETARY STAFF

(To Be Elected)

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THE PIEDMONT SOUTH CAROLINA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 100TH

SESSION

NOVEMBER 2-4, 2023

Allen Temple AME Church, Greenville, SC, Host Church

Greenville Convention Center, Host Site

1 Exposition Drive, Greenville, SC 29607

The Reverend James E. Speed, Sr., Host Pastor

The Reverend Judy M. Richardson, Host Presiding Elder

The Reverend Dr. Derrick Scott, Associate Presiding Elder

SERMONS

Women In Ministry

Reverend Lebbie Ligon (Abbeville-Greenwood)

Women’s Missionary Society

Reverend Reginald C. Morton (Greenville)

Annual Sermon

Reverend Dr. Julius M. Johnson (Abbeville-Greenwood)

Sons Of Allen

Reverend Patrick Mellerson (Abbeville-Greenwood)

Lay Witness

Reverend Clifford Jackson (Greenville)

Ordination

TBA

YPD Witness/Young Preacher’s

Reverend Treakivious Lyons (Abbeville-Greenwood)

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CHURCH SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT

Sister: Carmella Powell

MINISTERIAL EFFICIENCY

Reverends: James E. Speed, Sr., Jennifer Brown, Gregory E. Singleton, Paul Wharton, Pamela Aiken

JUDICIAL

Presiding Elder: Judy M. Richardson

Reverends: Lebbie Ligon, Arthur Raven, James Louden, III, Beatrice O. Coleman, Julius Johnson

TRIERS OF APPEALS

Presiding Elder: Derrick Scott

Reverends: Roland E. D. Sigman, Sandra Smith, Adam China, Cornell Richardson, Jr.

BOARD OF EXAMINERS

Presiding Elders: Judy M. Richardson, Derrick Scott

Reverends: Roland E. D. Sigman, Beatrice O. Coleman, Lebbie Ligon, Adam China, Gregory E. Singleton, Carroll Wells, Jr., Reginald C. Morton, Julius Johnson, Aungento Lockhart Sigman, Clifford Jackson, James Louden, III

CONFERENCE TRUSTEES

Presiding Elders: Judy M. Richardson, Derrick Scott

Reverends: James E. Speed, Sr., Adam China, Roland E. D. Sigman, James Louden, III, Reginald C. Morton, Julius Johnson, Cornell Richardson, Jr., Paul Wharton, Carroll Wells, Jr.

Brothers: Roger Richburg, John Merrill, Sr., Kenneth Brownlee

Sisters: Renae Frazier, Yvonne Goodwin, Pauline Thomas, Kimberly Chamberlain, Roberta Gray, Lusylvia Glover, Roberta Weathers

MUSIC COMMITTEE

Reverends: Reginald C. Morton, Dedrick Smith

Brother: John Merrill, Jr.

CLASS LEADERS

Reverends: Michael Young, Paul Wharton

Sisters: Victoria Anderson, Jackie Rapp

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DEEDS, ABSTRACTS, AND ABANDONED PROPERTY

Presiding Elders: Judy M. Richardson, Derrick Scott

Reverends: Paul Wharton, George Oliver, Carroll Wells, Jr., Clifford Jackson, Barry Leverette

Brothers: James Tisdale, Willie M. Fant, James Finley

Sisters: Mary Tolbert, Victoria Anderson, Thelma Woods, Tessie Singleton, Thedora Williams

INCORPORATION OF CHURCH PROPERTY

Reverends: George Oliver, Clifford Jackson, Annette Edwards, Billy Cleveland

Brothers: John Merrill, Sr., Bernard Wideman

Sisters: Patricia Yelldell, Barbara Tolbert, Caroline Chiles, Iris Davis

MISSIONS, CIRCUITS, AND STATIONS

Reverends: Beatrice O. Coleman, Arthur Raven, Corey Moss, Cornell Richardson, Jr., James Louden, III, Harold Chapman, Katherine Allen, Betty Martin

Brothers: David Gaskins, Johnnie Carter, Michael Williams

Sisters: Joyce Tinch, Roberta Weathers, Brenda Tolbert, Deidre Moore, Thedora Williams

PRESIDING ELDER’S SALARY/UPKEEP

Reverends: James E. Speed, Sr., Adam China, Carroll Wells, Jr., Julius Johnson, Roland E. D. Sigman, James Louden, III, Sandra Smith, Jennifer Brown, Clifford Jackson

Brothers: Robert Duncan, John Merrill, Sr., Kenneth Brownlee

Sisters: Carmella Powell, Charlene Louden, Roberta Weathers, Teresa Griffin, Jenell Ryan

ANNUITY AND INVESTMENTS

Reverends: James Louden, III, Michael Young, Andrew Jones, Gregory E. Singleton, Pamela Aiken, Treakevious Lyons

Brothers: Donald Moss, Herbert McAlister

Sisters: Mona Rogers, Ruth McCullough, Margie Olewunne, Victoria Anderson, Pasty Floyd

CLASSIFICATION OF PASTORS

Reverends: Gregory E. Singleton, Patrick Mellerson, Melton Aiken, Katherine Allen, Reginald C. Morton, Franklin Pruitt, Jr.

SOCIAL ACTION

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Reverends: Carroll Wells, Jr., Annette Edwards, Reginald C. Morton, Melody

Morton, JoAnne McIntosh, Efrem Zeigler, Pearly Goodwin

Brothers: Emmanuel Sellers, Jimmie Hurley, John Merrill, Sr., Herbert McAlister

Sisters: Vanessa Pressly, Renae Kinard-Suber, Karla Carpenter, Gladys Long, Rose

Sutton, Johnnie Thompson, Shirley Jefferson

CHURCH GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Reverends: Paul Wharton, Barry Leverette, Krystal F. Bryant, James Brownlee, Beverly Weaver, Ricardo Herriott

Brother: Bernard Wideman

Sisters: Edna Richardson, Carolyn Simmons, Roberta Weathers

CHURCH PLANTING

Presiding Elders: Derrick Scott, Judy M. Richardson

Reverends: Roland E. D. Sigman, Dedrick Smith, James E. Speed, Sr., Douglas Belcher, Michael Young, James Brownlee, Joseph Cade

Brothers: Bernard Wideman, Herbert McAlister

Sisters: Kimberly Chamberlain, Edna Richardson, Joyce Floyd, Carolyn Simon, Yvonne Goodwin, Belinda Young

STATE OF THE CHURCH

Reverends: Lebbie Ligon, JoAnne McIntosh, Corey Moss, Clifford Jackson, Anthony Dunlap, III, Ricardo Herriott

Brothers: David Gaskins, Herbert McAlister, Edmond Wright

Sisters: Clara Sanders, Shirley Mullings, Iris Davis, Martha Belton, Victoria

Anderson, Patricia Yelldell, Joyce Floyd

STATE OF THE COUNTRY

Reverends: Roland E. D. Sigman, Wesley Pinkett, James E. Speed, Sr., L. Annette

Thomas, James Brownlee, Emanuel Donaldson, James Curenton

Brothers: DeAutra Lee, Kenneth Brownlee, Robert Byrd

Sisters: Charlene Reeder, Elaine Williams, Kimberly Chamberlain, Taurus Aiken, Yvonne Goodwin, Pasty Floyd, Roberta Weathers, Renae Suber-Kinard, Tessie Singleton

TEMPERANCE

Reverends: Franklin Pruitt, Jr., Michael Young, Carroll Wells, Jr., Pearly Goodwin, Barry Leverette

Brothers: DeAutra Lee, Johnnie Carter, Jammie Hurley, Herbert McAlister, Robert Duncan

Sisters: Shirley Jefferson, Mattie Gordon, Janice Siebert, Tessie Singleton, Roberta Gray, Carmella Powell

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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

Reverends: James E. Speed, Sr., Adam China, Carroll Wells, Jr., Marilyn Gailbreath, James Brownlee, JoAnne McIntosh

Brothers: Roger Richburg, John Merrill, Sr., James Finley

Sisters: Carmella Powell, Mary Tolbert, Brenda Tolbert, Renae Suber-Kinard, Kathelene Belcher, Charlene Louden, Charlene Reeder

THE FAMILY LIFE

Reverends: John W. Paul, Sr., Sandra Smith, Annette Edwards, Jacquline Aiken, Beverly Weaver, Eunice Turman

Brothers: DeAutra Lee, Donald Moss

Sisters: Luslyvia Glover, Ethelene Belcher, Jenell Ryan, Chiquita Morris, Kimberly Chamberlain, Henrietta Austin

LAY ACTIVITIES

Brothers: James Tisdale, Bruce Moore, Jody Harkness, Amos Well, Larry Morris, Donald Moss, Frankie Jones

Sisters: Mary W. McCier, Jacqueline Goggins, Teresa Griffin, Ella Stroud, LaVonne G. Holloway, Frances Washington, Olar Barksdale, Ann Marie Nash

WOMEN’S MISSIONARY SOCIETY

Reverend: Cornell Richardson, Jr.

Sisters: Belinda C. Adams, Twanna Scott, Veronna Stoddard, Gwendolyn

Alexander, Charlene Reeder, Evelyn Wardlaw, Bessie E. Williams, Allison Dendy, Pecoila Garrett, Adriann Williams, Victoria Anderson, Lila Ray, Teressa Griffin, Elestine Norman, Sabrinia Conner, Chiqutia Morris, Dawn Mills, Mary E. Brown, Janie Aiken, Mary W. McCier, Vallery Smith, Elizabeth Hallums, Lusyliva Glover, Roberta Weathers

YOUTH MINISTRIES

Reverends: Michael Young, Carroll Wells, Jr., Andrew Jones, Douglas Belcher, Beatrice O. Coleman,

Brothers: Tyron Pahn, Jalyn Long

Sisters: Veronna Stoddard, Shirley Jefferson, Candice Wideman, Elaine Kennedy, Mary Wideman, Kimberly Chamberlain, Marcia Leake, Sabrina Conner, Chiquita Morris, Martella McGowan, Delilah Tillman, Amania Steward

SONS OF ALLEN

Reverends: Melton Aiken, John Booker

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Brothers: Solomon Hampton, James Finley, Charles Hunter, Kelly Brownlee, Sammy Drennon, Jodie Harkness, Frankie Jones

WOMEN IN MINISTRY

Presiding Elder: Judy M. Richardson

Reverends: Aungeto Lockhart Sigman, Jacqueline Aiken, Pamela Aiken, Katherine Allen, Jennifer Brown, Krystal F. Bryant, JoAnn Burton, Natasha Calhoun, Marlene

Calloway, Annette Edwards, Mary Elmore, Marilyn Galbreth, Pearly Goodwin, Lebbie Ligon, Betty Martin, JoAnne McIntosh, Carnetta Morton, Melody Morton, Beulah Reagins, Carrie Samuel, L. Annette Thomas, Eddie Lee Thompson, Eunice

Truman, Helen Washington, Betty Weaver, Sarah Williams

YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY

Reverends: Michael Young, Ricardo Herriott, Corey Moss, JoAnn McIntosh, Beverly Weaver

Brothers: Emmanuel Sellers, Michael Williams, DéAutra Lee, Cory McIntosh

Sisters: Lusylvia Glover, Contessa Tate, Tarus Aiken, Dawn Mills, Dawn Evans, Amy Aiken, Whitney Nicholson

CHURCH SCHOOL

Reverends: James Brownlee, George Oliver, L. Annette Thomas, Pamela Aiken, Eunice Turman

Brothers: Kenneth Brownlee, Donald Moss, Robert Duncan, Douglas Robinson

Sisters: Carmella Powell, Doris Hunter, Johnnie Thompson, Deidre Moore

PRISON MINISTRY

Reverends: Jennifer Brown, Gregory E. Singleton, James Curenton, Billy Cleveland, Jacqueline Aiken, Jamesetta Smith, Anthony Dunlap, III

Brothers: Robert Byrd, Roger Richburg

Sisters: Gladys Long, Theodora Williams, Mattie Gordon, Janice Sibert

HOSPITAL MINISTRY

Reverends: Clifford Jackson, Marilyn Galbreth, Barry T. Leverette, Beatrice O. Coleman, Harold Chapman

Brothers: David Gaskins, John Merrill, Sr., Bernard Wideman

Sisters: Roberta Weathers, Clara Carpenter, Jenell Ryan, Diane Anderson, Belinda Young, Pauline Thomas, Treasa Griffin, Tessie Singleton

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MEMORIALS

Reverends: Reginald C. Morton, Lebbie Ligon, Alicia Smith, Arthur Raven, Julius

Crawford, Melody Morton, Wesley Pinkett

Brother: Herbert McAlister

Sisters: Edna Richardson, Carolyn Chiles, Kimberly Chamberlain, Diane Anderson

RESOLUTIONS

Reverends: Beatrice O. Coleman, Roland E. D. Sigman, Betty Martin, Ricardo Herriott

Brothers: James Finley, Robert Duncan, Michael Williams

Sisters: Mattie Gordan, Yvonne Goodwin, Roberta Gray

DEVOTION/WORSHIP

Reverends: George Oliver, Jacqueline Aiken, John Booker, Melton Aiken, Beverly Weaver, Alicia Smith

FINANCE

(To Be Elected)

SECRETARY STAFF

(To Be Elected)

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