• The Doctrines and Discipline of the AME Church (First Edition) (1817)
• The Life, Experience, Gospel Labours of the Rt. Rev. Richard Allen..., (1833)
• A History of the AME Church , Noah Caldwell Cannon, (p. 1842)
• A Short Account of the Rise and Progress of the African M. E. Church in America, , Christopher Rush (1866)
• An Apology for African Methodism, Rev.(Bishop) Benjamin T. Tanner (1867)
• Funeral services in respect to the memory of Rev. William Paul Quinn, (1873)
• Proceedings of the semi-centenary celebration of the AME Church of Cincinnati,..., Rev. Benjamin W. Arnett (1874)
• The Origin of Wilberforce University , Bishop D. A. Payne, (p. 1881)
• My Recollection of AME Ministers, Bishop Alexander W. Wayman, (p. 1881)
• Recollection of Seventy Years, Bishop Daniel Alexander Payne (1881?)
• Cyclopedia of African Methodism, Bishop Alexander W. Wayman, (p. 1882)
• The Genius and Theory of Methodist Polity..., Bishop Henry McNeal Turner (1885)
• Case of Bethel AME, Columbia, SC against Bishop Shorter and Rev. Wall, (1885)
• African Methodism in the South; or, Twenty-Five Years of Freedom, Bishop Wesley J. Gaines (1890)
• History of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Bishop Daniel Alexander Payne (1891)
• African Letters, Bishop Henry McNeal Turner (p. 1893)
• The Negro and the White Man, Bishop Wesley J. Gaines
• Africa and African Methodism, (c. 1896)
• The Quadrennial Address of the Bishops of the AME Church at the General Conference in Wilmington, NC, (1896)
• Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal History , Bishop James A. Handy (1902)
• The Sons of Allen (Great Preachers from the first 100 years), Horace Talbert (1906)
• How the AME Review Came Into Being, Bishop B. T. Tanner (1909)
• Centenary of Bishop Daniel Alexander Payne, Bishop Benjamin F. Lee (1911)
• Centennial Encyclopaedia of the African Methodist Episcopal Church..., Bishop R. R. Wright (1916)
• Unwritten History, Bishop Levi Jenkins Coppin (1919)
• Report on the 1920 AME General Conference, from The Cleveland Advocate (1920)
• The History of the Negro Church, Carter Woodson, (p. 1921)
• A History of the AME Church (supplemental), Bishop Charles Spencer Smith (1922)
• From Slavery to the Bishopric in the AME Church, Bishop William H. Heard (1924)
• Efforts at Black Church Merger, Dr. Mary R. Sawyer (Iowa State University), Journal of the Interdenominational Theological Center, Volume 13, Spring (1986)
• Minutes of the 124th Session: Kansas-Nebraska Conference (5), (1999)

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Episcopal Biographies

Bishop Henry McNeal Turner

Bishop Wesley John Gaines

Bishop Benjamin Tucker Tanner

Bishop Abraham Grant

Bishop Benjamin Franklin Lee

Bishop Moses Buckingham Salter

Bishop William Benjamin Derrick

Bishop Evans Tyree

Bishop Charles Spencer Smith

Bishop Levi J. Coppin

Bishop William Henry Heard

Bishop William Tecumseh Vernon

Bishop Reverdy C. Ransom

Bishop John A. Gregg

Bishop Richard Robert Wright

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Decatur Ward Nichols

Decatur Ward Nichols, the 59th bishop of the Church, is also the senior bishop of all Methodism. He was born in Georgetown, SC, on October 15, 1900 to Reverend Ruffin and Anna Nichols. He was educated in the public schools of Charleston. He received his AB degree from Howard University, Washington, DC and BD degree from Drew University, Madison, NJ.
Bishop Nichols was ordained a deacon in 1926 and an elder in 1927. He has pastored a number of churches. In 14 years, Nichols developed a membership of 2400, purchased a new building and organized the church into departments. Elected in 1940 at the General Conference in Detroit, MI, Nichols has served the 9th, 1st, 11th, 12th, and 7th Episcopal districts. In the 9th District, Bishop Nichols paid off mortgages, built the Episcopal residence, five other buildings, renovated property and worked successfully rebuilding Daniel Payne College in Birmingham, Alabama. He represented the AME church at the organization of the World Council of Churches in Amsterdam, Holland. He served for many years on the Executive Committee of the World Methodist Organization.
Bishop Nichols retired in 1976 at the General Conference in Atlanta, GA.

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George Wilbur Baber

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Hubert Nelson Robinson

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Henry Wendell Murph

Henry Wendell Murph, the 86th bishop of the Church, was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina to Reverend and Mrs. L.B. Murph. He attended the public schools of Orangeburg. He graduated from Allen University, Columbia, SC and Oberlin graduate School of Theology, Oberlin, Ohio. He has experience as a teacher, professor of theology, professor of philosophy and has distinguished himself as one of the great pastors of the AME church.
Bishop Murph was ordained a deacon and elder at the Southwest Georgia Conference. He was elected Bishop at the 38th General Conference in Philadelphia in 1968. He served the 18th, 17th, 2nd, 10th, and 5th districts before retiring in 1988 at the 43rd General Conference in Ft. Worth, TX.
Murph is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Southern Christian leadership Conference, and the NAACP. He has received numerous awards for outstanding service in all of the areas in which he has served.

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John Hurst Adams

John Hurst Adams, the 87th Bishop of the Church, is also the current Senior Bishop, a position he has held for 12 years. He was born in Columbia, SC, to Rev. and Mrs. Eugene A. Adams. He attended public school in Columbia, graduated from Johnson C. Smith University, Boston University School of Theology, and earned his Master's degree in Sacred Theology. He has studied further at Harvard University, union Theological Seminary, and the Urban Training Center for Missions.
Bishop Adams was ordained a deacon in 1949 and an elder in 1952. He taught at Payne Seminary and School of Theology, in Claremont, SC. He served as President of Paul Quinn College.
Bishop Adams was elected Bishop at the 39th General Conference in Dallas, TX in 1972. He served the 10th, 2nd, 6th, 7th, and 11th Districts before retiring at the 47th General Conference in 2004. He is progressive, well prepared, and forthright in his stand on every issue affecting Blacks in America.
Bishop Adams is married to Dr. Dolly Desselle Adams of New Orleans.

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Richard Allen Hildebrand

Richard Allen Hildebrand was born in Winnsboro, SC in a family of ten children. His mother, Mrs. Agnes Brogdon Hildebrand, was formerly President of the Central South Carolina Conference Branch of the Women's Missionary Society for over 40 years.
Bishop Hildebrand holds an AB from Allen University; MDiv, Payne Theological Seminary; STM, Boston University; DD, Wilberforce University; and LLD from Morris Brown College. He has pastored in South Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, Delaware, Florida, and New York. He served Bethel, NYC, for 15 years and Bridge Street AMEW, Brooklyn for 7 years. He was pastoring Bridge Street when he was elected Bishop in June 1972 in Dallas, TX. He served the 6th, 1st, and 3rd Districts before retiring in 1992 at the 44th General Conference in Orlando, FL.

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Frederick Hilborn Talbot

Frederick Hilborn Talbot, the 90th Bishop of the Church, was born in Airy Hall, Mahalcony, Guyana, South America to Simon and Helena Talbot. He attended private schools in Guyana. He received his BA from Allen University, where he graduated Cum Laude, Mdiv from Yale University and STM from Pacific School of Religion.
Bishop Talbot has served as a permanent representative to the United Nations, having been appointed by the Prime Minister of Guyana. In 1973, he was assigned the dual responsibility of being his country's Ambassador to the United States of America as well as High Commissioner to Canada.
Talbot was ordained a deacon in 1951 and an elder in 1952. He has pastored at First Methodist in New Haven; St. James in Colusa, CA, and St. Peter's, Georgetown, Guyana.
Bishop Talbot was elected bishop at the 39th General Conference in Dallas, TX, in 1972. He served the 16th, 6th, 12th, and 13th Districts before retiring at the 47th General Conference in Indianapolis in 2004. Bishop Talbot was once the Ecumenical Officer. Bishop Talbot has also contributed hymns to the 1984 revision of the AME Hymn Book.

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Hamel Hartford Brookins

Hamel Hartford Brookins is the son of a Yazoo, MS sharecropper. A charismatic blend of the pulpit preacher and the platform orator, his ministry in both the pastorate and the episcopacy reflected a concomitant high level of social and political activities on two continents, making him easily one of the unsung, but great heroes in the fight to achieve justice and equality for Black people.
He was educated at Wilberforce University, Payne Theological Seminary and the University of Kansas. His appointment to the prestigious First AME church of Los Angeles, CA put him on the scene to become one of the major equilibrating voices to help quell the Watts riots. He relocated FAME, built its present multi-million dollar sanctuary, and added hundreds of names to its membership roll, including that of late Mayor Tom Bradley, whose political rise he helped to architect.
Elected the 91st Bishop of the Church at the 39th General Conference in 1972, his first assignment was to the 17th Episcopal District embracing the five Central African countries, Zimbabwe and Zambia. He has also served the 5th, 12th, 2nd, 13th Districts, and as the Ecumenical Officer before accepting location in 2000 at the 46th General Conference in Cincinnati, OH and retiring at the 47th General Conference in Indianapolis in 2004.

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Vinton Randolph Anderson

Vinton Randolph Anderson, the 92nd Bishop of the Church, was born in Somerset, Bermuda. He attended private elementary schools in Bermuda. He received his BA from Wilberforce University, a Mdiv from Payne Theological Seminary in Ohio, and an MA in Philosophy from the University of Kansas.
Bishop Anderson was ordained a deacon in 1951 and an elder in 1952. In 1972 at the 39th General Conference in Dallas, TX, he was elevated to the bishopric. He served the 15th, 9th, 3rd, 5th, and 2nd Districts before retiring at the 47th General Conference at Indianapolis in 2004. He has also served as Ecumenical Officer, and President of the North American Jurisdiction of the World Council of Churches.

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Frederick Calhoun James

Ecumenical theologian, advocate for fair and decent housing, proponent of civil rights, political leader and public servant are only a few of the characteristics of Bishop Frederick Calhoun James, the 93rd Bishop of the Church. He was born on April 7, 1922, in Prosperity, S.C., the son of Rosa Lee Gray James and Edward James. He graduated from Drayton Street High School, Newberry, South Carolina, and earned his B.A. degree in History/English from Allen University (1943), and his Master's of Divinity degree from Howard University School of Religion (1947). He also studied at Union Theological Seminary in New York.
Bishop James was ordained a deacon in 1945 and an elder in 1947. He pastored five churches in South Carolina. James returned to South Carolina in 1947 to become pastor of Wayman African Methodist Episcopal Church, Winnsboro; Chappelle Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Church, Columbia; and Mt. Pisgah African Methodist Episcopal Church in Sumter, a position that he held for 19 years. He is the founder of Mt. Pisgah Apartments, inc. , as well as James Village, Sumter SC.
James served as a professor of Allen University and was also dean of Allen's Dickerson School of Theology.

He is a life member of the NAACP and co-organizer of the National Council on Religion and Race. As a champion for civil rights, he also became a community and state social and political action leader. In 1960, he was elected Consultant/Director of Social Action of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. In this position, he formed a close relationship with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In 1963, he became President of the Effective Sumter Movement of Sumter, South Carolina, a historic chapter in civil rights.
In 1967, as pastor of Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church, Rev. James led the sponsorship of the first 221(d)Rent Supplement Housing Project in South Carolina. In 1969, he initiated the first 221(h.)Home Ownership Project in the state. He was South Carolina's first African American Congressional District member of the Department of Alcohol and Drug Abuse and the Department of Social Services. From 1987 to 1992 he was a member of the Columbia Housing Authority and served as vice chair. He also served as Vice President of the S. C. Christian Action Council.

Bishop James was elected bishop at the 39th General Conference in Dallas in 1972. He was assigned Presiding Bishop of the AME Church in South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Swaziland, Namibia, and Mozambique. Headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, he established schools, a publishing house, churches, and other institutions. Bishop James later was assigned bishop in Arkansas and Oklahoma (1976). He formed a lifelong friendship with then Attorney Bill Clinton. In 1984, he was assigned to the 7th Episcopal District, State of South Carolina. In each of these positions, he built housing projects, strengthened schools and led two colleges Shorter College, N. Little Rock, Arkansas in 1981 and Allen University, Columbia, South Carolina in 1992. In 1992, Bishop James was assigned Ecumenical Bishop and Chaplaincy Endorsement Officer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church International. In 1993, he was given major fiscal and reconciliation duties as Bishop of the Second Episcopal District (Maryland, Washington, D.C., Virginia, and North Carolina) of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and he stabilized the District.

In 1994, President Clinton selected him as an official member of the delegation to attend the inauguration of South African President Nelson Mandela, and in 1998 he was again chosen to accompany President and Mrs. Clinton on an official visit to South Africa. He and his wife, Theressa, had retired from active duty in 1996 and returned to live at home in Columbia, South Carolina.

Bishop James is a member of the White House Advisory Board on Historical Black Colleges and Universities, the U.S. State Department's Advisory Board on Religious Freedom, and National Vice President of the Interfaith Alliance. A life member of the NAACP, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, and a 33rd degree Mason, he was inducted into the South Carolina Black Hall of Fame (1991) and the Columbia Housing Authority Wall of Fame (1994).

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Philip Robert Cousin

Philip Robert Cousin, the 96th Bishop of the Church, was born in Pittston, PA to Rev. Sylvester and Mary Cousin. He attended public schools in West Palm beach, GL. He received his AB from Central State University; MTh from Boston University; and Dmin from Colgate-Rochester Divinity School.
Bishop Cousin taught at Southeastern Seminary and Duke University. He served in the US Army, 2nd Lieut., and served as the president of Kittrell College.
Cousin was ordained a deacon in 1952 and an elder in 1955. He had pastored in Norfolk and Danville, VA, Reviera Beach, FL, and St. Joseph, Durham, NC. He was elected a bishop at the 40th General Conference in Atlanta, GA in 1976 and has served the 9th, 11th, 1st, and presently the 4th Districts. Bishop Cousin has also served as a president of the National Council of Churches.
Bishop Cousin is married to Margaret Joan Cousin, and is the father of five preaching sons.

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Rembert Edwards Stokes (Link not yet active as of March 21, 2002)

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Donald George Kenneth Ming

Donald George Kenneth Ming, the 97th Bishop of the Church, was born in Devonshire, Bermuda to C.E. and Mable Ming. He attended Elliot School and Howard Academy. He earned his BS degree from Wilberforce University and his Mdiv from Payne Theological Seminary.
Bishop Ming's star steadily ascended in the AME church from a small charge in the New Jersey Conference to the Delaware Conference, where he built Mt. Zion, Dover and motivated the building found and purchased the site of the land where New Murph Church, Chester PA now stands to the New York Conference where he built and paid for Allen, Jamaica.
Bishop Ming was elected 97th bishop at the 40th General Conference in Atlanta in 1976. He served the 15th, 16th, 8th, 6th, and 1st Districts.

Bishop Ming passed away on March 12, 2002.

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Cornelius Egbert Thomas

Cornelius Egbert Thomas, the 99th Bishop of the Church, was born in Marion Alabama to Reverend James and Serena Thomas. He attended Perry County schools. He earned an AB from Daniel Payne College and an Mdiv from Gammon Theological Seminary.
Bishop Thomas was ordained a deacon in 1942 and an elder in 1944. He has pastored St. Mark, Dora, Flat-top Circuit, Bethel Ersely, and St. John, Birmingham. At St. John, he paid off the mortgage; organized a credit union; established a scholarship fun; and purchased a modern Church and facilities.
Thomas was elected a bishop at the 40th General Conference in Atlanta, GA in 1976. He served the 17th, 13th, and 9th Districts before retiring in 1996 at the 45th General Conference in Louisville, KY.

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James Haskell Mayo

James Haskell Mayo, the 100th Bishop of the Church, was born in Springfield, OH to Mark and Estelle Mayo. He attended the public schools of Springfield. He received his AB degree from Wilberforce University and BD degree from Payne Theological Seminary.
Bishop Mayo was ordained an elder at the Ohio Annual Conference. He was appointed to First, Xenia, in 1942. He pastored St. John River Rouge, MI; Ward, Washington, DC; St. James, St. Louis, MO; Shorter, Denver, CO; and Coppin, Chicago, IL.
Mayo was elected a bishop at the 41st General Conference in New Orleans in 1980. He served the 14th, 16th, 10th and 4th Districts before retirement in 1996 at the 45th General Conference in Louisville, KY.

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Harold Benjamin Senatle

Harold Benjamin Senatle, the 102nd bishop of the Church, was born in Christiana, South Africa to William and Anne Senatle. He as educated in Christiana. Ordained in 1950 in East Transvaal, South Africa, he has pastored at Brandford, Orange Free State; Mt. Sinnah, Edenburg; Mt. Pisgah, Bethlehem; Mt. Nebo, Wikom; Mt. Zion, Gloemfontein, and St. Peter in East Transvaal.
He had served as the administrative assistant to Bishops: Harrison Bryant, Frederick James, G. Dewey Robinson, Donald G. K. Ming, and John Hunter.
Senatle was elected at the 42nd General Conference in Kansas City in 1984. He served the 18th, 19th, and 15th Districts before retiring in 2000 at the 46th General Conference in Cincinnati. His legacy includes building the Episcopal Headquarters for the 19th District.

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Henry Allen Belin, Jr.

Henry Allen Belin, Jr., the 104th Bishop of the Church, was born in Oakdale, LA to Beatrice Boney Belin and Henry Allen Belin Sr. (himself an active minister in the 8th District for more than 60 years before his passing). He attended the public schools in Baton Rouge, LA. He received his MS degree from the Mapton School of Religion in Jackson, MS and his BA and BTh degrees from Leland College in Baker, LA.
Bishop Belin has pastored , remodeled an built churches in both the 8th and 13th Episcopal Districts, including Payne Chapel Nashville, TN. He also served as a presiding elder in the 8th District. Before being elected bishop, Belin was elected Secretary-treasurer of the Sunday School Union in 1972.
Belin was elected the 104th bishop of the Church at the 42nd General Conference in Kansas City in 1984. He served the 15th, 12th, 3rd, and 7th Districts before retiring at the 47th General Conference in in Indianapolis in 2004. He is married to Lucinda Crawford Belin, originally of Vicksburg, MS. They have three children, two of whom are AME preachers.

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Vernon Randolph Byrd, Sr.

Vernon Randolph Byrd, Sr. is a native of South Carolina, born in Enroee County where he received his public school education. After graduating from Bell Street High School, he enrolled at Allen University where he received the BA degree. He received the MSTh degree from Boston University.
Bishop Byrd was called to preach at the age of 12 and was licensed at the age of 17. His ministry included the following pastorates: Macedonia, Seaford, DE; St. Paul, Hamilton, Bermuda; Macedonia, Camden, NJ; Morris Brown, Philadelphia, PA; and St. James, Newark. He also served as the presiding elder of the Newark District for a year.
Married to the former Theora Lindsey, he is the father of four children, and has several grandchildren.
In 1984 he was elected bishop at the 42nd General Conference in Kansas City. He served the 14th, 16th, 13th, and 5th Districts before accepting location at the 46th General Conference in Cincinnati due to health. Bishop Byrd retired at the 47th General Conference in Indianapolis in 2004.

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John Richard Bryant

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Richard Allen Chappelle

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McKinley Young

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Robert Vaughn Webster

The bishop in the Third Episcopal District of the AME Church (Ohio, West Virginia, Western Pennsylvania) is the Right Reverend Robert Vaughn Webster, who previously served the Sixteenth Episcopal District (The Caribbean, South America and England). He is a product of the North Little Rock public school;s. He received his B.S. Degree from Wilberforce University and his Master of Divinity Degree from Payne Theological Seminary, both at Wilberforce, OH. He has extensive community involvement with organizations such as: the Urban League; NAACP (Life Member and past First Vice President of the Jacksonville Branch); Advisory Board of SCLC; HUD Advisory Board; member of the Executive Board of Boys Clubs of America; member of the Blue Ribbon Committee on Ethics; and other organizations. His assignment to the Third Disttrict became effective July 12, 2000.

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Preston Warren Williams

Preston Warren Williams is the 119th Consecrated Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He presides over the 7th District of South Carolina. He previously presided over the 17th Episcopal District that is comprised of Central Africa including the Democrat Republic of the Congo (Zaire), Zimbabwe, Zambia, Burundi, Tanzania, Rwanda and Malawi.

At the time of his election, he served as the senior pastor of Allen Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church in Atlanta, Georgia. He served St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church for 16 years, where his life and ministry affirm his commitment to GodÕs call on his life. He is a champion of political and economic empowerment, business enterprise development and evangelism. Over 5,000 souls have received Christ under the ministry of Bishop Williams.

Bishop WilliamsÕ vision, astute and inspiring leadership have led congregations to experience renewed hope and spiritual revival. At St. Paul, he renovated a quarter of a million dollar sanctuary, built a multi-million dollar Family Life Center, initiated the purchase of a 33 unit apartment complex for homeless mothers and children, and expanded the congregationÕs outreach ministries. The Family Life Center touches the life of youth, young adults and seniors. At Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Augusta Georgia, he renovated the church, increased the membership and expanded the churchÕs community involvement. At St. Mark African Methodist Episcopal Church under his leadership the church purchased a new edifice and 17 acres of land to implement many outreach and community partnerships, and the membership increased to 1,500. At Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church (Atlanta, Georgia), the church purchased their current multi-million dollar complex that resulted in an increase in ministries including the use of the facility for additional classroom space for AtlantaÕs Public Schools. At Paradise African Methodist Episcopal Church (Jefferson, Georgia), the church purchased three acres of land to build its edifice. At St. Mark African Methodist Episcopal Church (Athens, Georgia), the church renovated and constructed an educational building.

His commitment to self-help, faith, perseverance and hard work is evident in his pastorates in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. His ministry exemplified structural acquisition, renewal and expansion, as well as spiritual growth and development.

He served as the treasurer of the Sixth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and is a member of the Turner Theological Seminary Board where he served as the Comptroller of Finance. Under his leadership the school was able to construct a 2 million dollar student dormitory and administration office. He has served as a member of the General Assembly of the World Council of Churches, has been chosen as Distinguished Churchman of the State of Georgia, and served as Director of Communications in radio and television for the State of Georgia Ð reaching over one hundred thousand Georgians. He was actively involved in AtlantaÕs Board of Education, serving as President, Vice President, Chairman of the Superintendent Search Committee and Chairman of the Finance committee where he was responsible for the plans and management of $430 million budget with a $160 million referendum that was passed by the citizens of Atlanta in support of the Board. He served on President Jimmy CarterÕs Inaugural Committee and was a member of his Transitional Team from 1975-76.

His concern for social action is evident in his leadership involvement within the community. He is a member of the NAACP, Free and Accepted Masons, Urban League, and the Democratic Party.

He earned a Bachelor of Science from Southeastern University, Master of Divinity from Turner Theological Seminary Ð Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, attended Yale University Divinity School and earned his Doctorate Degree from American UniversityÕs Wesley Theological Seminary. Bishop Preston Williams has received several honorary degrees: Doctor of Law Ð Daniel Payne College (Birmingham Alabama), Doctor of Humane Letters Ð Lee Theological Seminary (Jacksonville, Florida), Doctor of Humane Letters Ð Morris Brown College (Atlanta, Georgia) and Doctorate of Divinity Ð Turner Theological Seminary and Jackson Seminary (Little Rock, Arkansas). He is a gifted preacher, teacher, manager and social activist. He is often sought after for his creative depth of interpretation of GodÕs message of reconciliation for His people.

He is married to the former Wilma Delores Webb of Leeds, Alabama and they are the proud parents of four children: Arnold Andre; twin daughters Wilma Priscila, Stella Jacinta; and Prestina Delores.

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Paul Jones Mulenga Kawimbe

Rev. Dr. Paul J.M. Kawimbe has a proven record of Ministry in the trenches of Africa. Born and bred in the heart of Mother Africa, he was given an employment opportunity in England but opted to come back to Africa to serve his own people. He has been consistent and committed with a conviction to his calling and he has competently served the African Methodist Episcopal Church on the continent of Africa. He has been Bishop Williams' forerunner for expansion to the Democratic Republic of Congo.ÊÊ

Bishop Kawimbe is a strong defender of the Doctrine and Discipline of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in the 17thÊDistrict. He is married to Yvonne C.M Kawimbe. Born to this union are Emanuel, Joshua Paul Jr., Damaris and Jemima.

Bishop Kawimbe went to public and private Schools in Zambia and also attained education from England and United States of America .Bishop Kawimbe is the holder of:

• Certificate in EvangelismÊ
• Diploma in Biblical Studies
• Diploma in Organizational Techniques•
• Diploma in Missiology
• Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Theology
• Masters of Divinity - Regis University
• Doctorate in Applied Philosophy
• Doctorate in Ministry

Bishop Kawimbe's first episcopal assignment is his home district, the 17th.

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