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FRIDAY | AUGUST 1, 2014

GAG E N E R A L A S S E M B L Y T O D A Y

75th Church of God International General AssemblyJuly 29 —August 1, 2014 | Orlando, Florida

International General Council SessionTimes: 8:30 am-12:00 noon

Intercessory Prayer RoomTime: 7:00 am-10:00 pmLocation: OCCC, S310E

International General AssemblyTime: 1:00 pm-5:00 pmLocation: OCCC

FRIDAY EVENTS

Church Embraces “Finish Challenge”For World Missions Ministry Emphasis

Looking Toward GA2016: Nashville, Tennessee

For the first time, the Church of God International General Assembly will be held in Nashville, the capital of the state in which the church was founded in 1886.

The 76th Assembly (GA2016) will be con-ducted on July 19-22, 2016, at the brand-new Music City Center (MCC) in the heart of downtown Nashville. The gleaming new convention venue has 1.2 million square feet of floor space on three levels, with two major ballrooms and more than 60 breakout areas

that can be converted to accommodate all sizes of events—all under one roof.

The choice of Nashville as the venue for GA2016 was decided before the MCC was even completed in May of 2013. Kevin Brooks is coordinator of public relations and confer-ence management for the Church of God, but is also a Tennessee state representative for the 24th district, which includes Cleveland. Brooks tells the story of observing the MCC “rise out of the ground” while attending

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FAITH • LORD • MISSION

By Cameron Fisher

“The FINISH Challenge” Thursday night became the driving force of World Missions for its future ministry emphases when Director Tim Hill chartered the course for the church to find lost people, especially among the unreached peoples of the world; intercede for

their salvation; nurture an environment of evangelism; invest in discipling and caring for converts; send missionaries; and harvest the end-time ingathering of souls.

The fast-paced missions service witnessed church leaders receiving humanitarian med-als from the prime minister of Cambodia, a Parade of Nations, an exposition of the Finish Challenge, a review of the achievements of the Marcelly’s Dream initiative, prayer for Ukraine, and an offering for ministry in Israel.

After pre-service videos about missions miracles in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Distinguished Humanitarian Service med-als were delivered to General Overseer Mark Williams and Director Tim Hill by People for Care and Learning executive director Fred Garmon for the church’s poverty reduction ministries in Cambodia. PCL is leading the church in a $2.5 million project of building homes for the poor, providing job training, and other assistance.

John Childers, assistant director of

General Council Votes to Extend State Overseer Terms

The International General Council moved to give state overseers more time to implement their vision at future appoint-ments by doubling their term of office to four years in a significant vote during Thursday morning’s session on the Main Hall floor.

If the International General Assembly passes the agenda item from today’s final voting session, the amendment to the Minutes of the International General Assembly will go into effect at the begin-ning of the 2016 General Assembly term.

After much consideration, the body of ordained bishops voted to keep intact

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By David White

Rev. Samuel RodriguezDirector of the National

Hispanic Leadership Conference, Rodriguez has been named by CNN and Fox News as the “The leader of the Hispanic Evangelical movement.” NBC/Telemundo called him “America’s most influential Latino Evangelical

leader.” Rodriguez was nominated by TIME magazine for their “100 Most Influential People in The World” list in 2013. Please join us this evening.

World Missions Director Tim Hill introduces Marcelly Thompson, of Marcelly’s Dream.

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General Assembly TODAY is in produced in the interest of delegates to the 75th Church of God International General Assembly. It is

published daily, Monday through Friday, July 28-August 1, 2014.

Produced under the auspices of the General Assembly Cabinet

David Ray, chair, Kevin Brooks, Tom Madden, Anthony Pelt, Julian Robinson, Sam Santana.

Mark Williams, executive liaison.

EditorCameron Fisher

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World Missions, addressed the congregation. “Tonight’s service is a time to worship and rejoice, to envision the global harvest, and determine to finish the work commissioned to us by Jesus Christ,” he declared.

Cecil Mullings, World Missions board mem-ber, read Scripture, and Waneda Brownlow, missionary to Africa, led in prayer. Prayer was also offered for Alexei Demidovich, overseer of the troubled Ukraine.

A video feature spotlighted many of the accomplishment of the Marcelly’s Dream proj-ects. In the past 20 months, the church has given $1.5 million to distribute Bibles, supply clean water, build and refurbish orphanages, schools, and churches, and provide medical care.

Dr. Hill returned to the podium to chal-lenge the congregation to give an offering for ministry in Israel, where the Church of God has outreaches and humanitarian work among Jewish people, churches and schools among the Arabic-speaking population, and among other immigrant groups.

Following the missions emphasis, just at the press deadline for General Assembly Today, Dr. Wallace Sibley, third assistant general overseer, introduced the preacher, Evangelist Joycelyn Barnett, for the message. v

House meetings.“From above, the Music City Center is in

the shape of a guitar, and it was exciting to see it come to life over the two years I watched it outside my hotel window,” Brooks said. “It is now one of the most sought-after venues in the country. If we had waited until it opened last year to negotiate for GA2016, we would not be going there. Contracts are being signed by organizations for events all the way into 2020.”

In addition to the new convention center, a brand-new state-of-the-art hotel, the Omni, opened about the same time. Located across the street, the 500-room Omni will be the site of events, as well as the primary hotel for GA2016. There are many other hotels, also within easy walking distance of the MCC. Attractions include the Country Music Hall of Fame, the historic Ryman Auditorium, and a multitude of one-of-a-kind dining establish-ments.

In a special video greeting, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam will give an invitation to all prospective delegates to, “come back to Tennessee,” for the first International General Assembly to be held in the Volunteer State since Memphis fifty years ago in 1966.

To learn more about the GA2016 conven-tion venue, visit www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com. v

Beginning today, Dr. R. Lamar Vest begins his term as president of the Pentecostal Theological Seminary. Earlier this year Vest was selected by the PTS Board of Trustees in consultation with the International Executive Committee of the Church of God to serve as its tenth president.

The announcement was first made dur-ing the seminary’s commencement exer-cises on May 31. Vest follows Dr. Steven J. Land who announced in January his intention to transition to a role as “teacher, author, and consultant.”

Called to preach at the age of 14, Vest accepted his first pastorate at the age of 20. Since then, he has led a life of dis-tinguished ministry service that includes positions as state evangelist for the Church of God in South Carolina, state youth and discipleship leader (Oklahoma, California, and Maryland), director of the International Youth and Christian Education Department, president of Lee College (now Lee University), member of the Church of God Executive Committee, and in 1990 he was selected to serve as general overseer. Vest served until tenure limitations placed him out of office in 1994. Just two years later he was reelected to the committee, advancing again to general overseer in 2000 and serv-ing until 2004.

Most recently, Vest served as president of the American Bible Society from 2009 to 2013. He served for six years as chair-man of the ABS board before being tapped

to fill the post of executive vice president for Global Scripture Ministries in 2006. He served in that capacity until moving to the presidency in 2009.

In speaking of Vest and his leader-ship through the years, current Church of God General Overseer Mark Williams said, “Lamar Vest holds the rare combination of leadership abilities which demonstrate servanthood, while at the same time gar-nering the respect and integrity needed to lead large organizations. He is a trans-generational leader whose legacy in Church of God history has been solidified, but his contributions go far beyond this movement to touch the entire Body of Christ.” v

When Max and Debbie Thompson were leaving Brazil, awaiting their next assign-ment, their then-7-year-old adopted daugh-ter, Marcelly, had a vivid dream in which she believed Jesus told her she would preach the Word of the Lord to the children of Africa. A few days later, the Thompsons received an appointment to direct an orphanage in Liberia, Africa, and within months Marcelly’s dream became reality.

Learning about the dream later, Director Tim Hill related it to the needs of the chil-dren of Africa and beyond for the Word, and expanded it to include other vital needs. These included—in his strategy—the Word, water, walls, and wellness. Based around the four Ws, a widespread initiative has been developed.

In its first 20 months, Marcelly’s Dream has attracted $1.5 million in missions gifts. Thousands of Bibles have been distributed, scores of water wells drilled, many buildings erected or refurbished, and medical and counseling care offered.

Marcelly’s Dream will continue to receive strong emphasis during the continu-ing leadership vision of Dr. Hill. v

Marcelly InitiativeAttracts $1.5 Million


General Council

Julian Robinson Retiring After 33 Years

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Rev. Julian Robinson, director of Business and Records at the Church of God International Offices, announced his retirement earlier this year. It will be effective with his end-of-year report to the International Executive Council in September.

Robinson’s contribution, not only to the International Offices, but also to the

12-year term limits in non-mission states. They also referred four agenda items related to state overseer orientation back to the International Executive Council. The body seemed to agree with the sentiment of Dr. Gene D. Rice, who spoke in opposition to eliminating term limits.

“If you give them forever to do it, it’ll take them forever to do it,” Dr. Rice said from the floor, inspiring an immediate call to vote.

State overseers previously served appoint-ments in two-year increments. Though the International Executive Committee still reserves the authority to remove or reassign state overseers any time it’s deemed neces-sary during any given term, Thursday’s vote is a large step toward giving state overseers the additional time needed to impact real change and allow for better continuity at the state government level. v

Council Rejects GeneralAssembly Format Change

Foundation’s work and made presentations to Rick Whitter, overseer of Minnesota, and Stan Holder, overseer of Alaska, for church planting projects in their states.

After rejecting a motion to refer item 53 to the Executive Council, the General Council voted down the measure calling for the International General Assembly to alternate during each quadrennial term as International General Assembly Business and International General Assembly Celebration. Failure of item 53 eliminated item 54, which called for the International General Council to meet quadrennially.

A call to suspend the rules and con-sider Agenda items 55-58 together because of their similar wording was approved. However, because of questions about tenure, the measure was referred to the Executive Council for perfecting. During a brief recess, the Executive Council met and perfected the bundled items, which were then approved by the General Council with the understanding that a measure coming through the Motions Committee would finalize the perfection of the measure.

Agenda item 59, which called for mem-bers of the Council of Eighteen to be elected quadrennially, was voted down by the General Council.

General Overseer Mark Williams com-mended the Council on the completion of the printed agenda.

The Resolutions Committee presented two resolutions prior to adjournment. A resolution on the Second Coming of Christ was passed. At the time of adjournment, a spirited debate was underway on the wording of a resolution regarding peace in Israel. v

After devoting much of the Thursday morning General Council session to debat-ing Agenda item 53, a proposal to change the format of the International General Assembly, the Council took up the issue again in the afternoon session.

Prior to resuming the business session, General Overseer Mark Williams introduced Clayton Watson, president of the Church of God Foundation, who gave a review of the

Julian Robinson, right, converses on stage with his successor at the International Offices, Raymond Hodge.

General Assembly dur-ing that period, has been extraordinary. As chief financial officer under the secretary general, Robinson is responsible for the day-to-day fiscal operations of the Church. During the Assembly, he oversees several areas as a member the GA Cabinet. He is regularly called upon during the Assembly to report mat-ters of financial nature to the International General Council. On Thursday, General Overseer Williams made

an impromptu announcement of Robinson’s retirement to the International General Council, from whom he received a standing ovation of appreciation.

“We are a grateful church for the service you have rendered to us,” Williams said.

Robinson responded, “It would be an understatement to say I have mixed emotions

By Cameron Fisher

as I have contemplated and reached this deci-sion, which I believe is the right timing for this next step in my life and ministry.”

Robinson has worked at the International Offices for what will be almost 33 years. In that period, he has served as director of Business and Records and six years as the first director of the Office of Pensions directing the Ministers Retirement Plan implemented in 1983. He worked under nine general over-seers and ten secretaries general. Previously he served for 17½ years as state secretary/treasurer for the Tennessee State Executive Office. As of the 2014 International General Assembly, Robinson will have completed 50 consecutive years of administration with the Church of God.

“Words are inadequate to express my deep gratitude for the signal honor and favor God has given to me during these many years to minister and use my gifts for the Church of God,” Robinson said. “I am humbled to have been part of the denomination’s growth and ministries expansion, as well as times of seeing God’s provisions in challenges and complex economic realities. Everything I am I owe to the Church of God.” v

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Margaret Gaines Honored

World Missions leaders announced on Monday night a new award called the Circle of Global Impact and named veteran mission-ary Margaret Gaines as the first recipient. The new award was a highlight of the evening. Gaines, who spent her life until retirement as a missionary, began service in Tunisia, worked a short time in France and the Saar region of Germany, and finally moved to Israel, where she invested many years serving the town of Aboud on the West Bank. She became fluent in the Arabic language. The school and church she established there continues a vibrant min-istry today. The Circle of Global Impact hon-ors an individual whose contribution to the Kingdom transcends the area where he or she works and affects a whole generation and the church broadly. v

Church of God women gathered Tuesday night for an historic International General Assembly women’s worship service. This was the first time that women have gathered at the General Assembly during prime time for the express purpose of worship, and the first time a women’s event has been held since 2008. Over 2,000 were in attendance at the Hyatt Plaza Ballroom.

Through the international flavor of the service, it lived up to its theme—One Family Through Christ’s Blood. The event kicked off with a spirited song from a 100-member choir made up of people from all over the Caribbean islands led by Patricia Charles. Scripture was read in languages including Indonesian, Portuguese, Spanish, and English followed by a powerful Filipino prayer. A wor-ship dance team from area Spanish-speaking churches then ministered beautifully.

Jihan Cox and her worship team led the women to the throne of God through powerful praise. Deven Wallace, co-pastor of Redemption Point Church in Ooltewah, Tennessee, then preached an impactful mes-sage on the glory of God.

Countless women were healed, restored, delivered, and touched in the altar service. Lives were changed all over the room and undoubtedly many testimonies will continue to come in of how God moved for those in attendance. v

The following is a suggested policy statement for pastors of local Churches of God who are requested to perform same-sex marriages. All pastors are advised that if necessary, competent local legal counsel should be consulted for treatment of this issue in their respec-tive areas:

1. I am a minister of the gospel, cre-dentialed by Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee).

2. It is the long-established biblical/religious belief and polity of Church of God, which belief and polity I adhere to, that marriage is a spiritual union in which a man and woman are joined by God to live together as one.

3. Based on my personal religious beliefs and the beliefs and polity of my credentialing Church, I refuse to perform same-sex marriages.

4. I base this refusal on my First Amendment guaranty of religious free-dom, and on any and all exemptions granted to me under Federal and State laws.

5. This refusal also shall extend to my church’s refusal to allow its facili-ties to be used for same-sex marriages or any celebration relating to same-sex unions. v

Over 2,000 Attend Women’s ServiceBy Lorna V. Gosnell

Statement Released for Pastors Regarding Marriage


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REMEMBERING MINISTERS WHO HAVE GONE TO THEIR ETERNAL REWARD“Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.” —1 John 3:2 (KJV)

MEMORIAL CELEBRATION – Friday, August 1, 2014This service has become a cherished tradition in the Church of God

because we are gathered not to mourn, but to celebrate. These whom we honor on this occasion have been sacrificial servants who have tirelessly given of themselves in humble service to the King.

Paul in 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 assures us, “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” It is the promise of this age-old tenet of the faith to which these held, and it is the fulfillment of this promise for which we patiently wait.

We rejoice in the truth that these who have gone before us are living abundantly with the Father in heaven, and that one day we, too, will join them and behold Him face to face.

We pray for those who remain, trusting that they will find comfort in God’s promises and in this memorial tribute.

—2012-2014 International Executive Committee

Statistics of Spiritual Results for Deceased MinistersJuly 1, 2012 – June 30, 2014

Deceased Ministers: 431 Sermons Preached: 1,336, 861Converted: 376,669 Sanctified: 135,252Holy Ghost Baptisms: 83,779 Baptized in Water: 59,820Members Added: 80,312

WALL OF REMEMBRANCE In addition to the memorial service, a special video Wall of Remembrance, listing ministers who have gone to their reward during the 2012-2014 Assembly period, is located in the Exhibit Hall of the Convention Center near the Heritage Display. Deceased minister information listed herein reflects reports forwarded to the Business and Records Department in the Church of God International Offices by state and regional offices during the 2012-2014 Assembly period beginning with the death date of July 1, 2012. For purposes of meeting printing deadlines for the publication, the final date for processing information at the International Offices for this observance was June 30, 2014.


Mark Alan Emory Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Western)Charles Reece Escoe Ordained Minister TennesseeNicanor Estremera Ordained Minister Puerto RicoBridgas Ray Evans Ordained Bishop AlabamaHomer Fagues Exhorter KentuckyBarbara A. Fannin Exhorter KentuckyPatty S. Fannon Ordained Minister OhioElmer Lee Farley Ordained Minister Florida (Tampa)Paul Haskell Farley Ordained Bishop West VirginiaNelson E. Feldman Exhorter South CarolinaAmisone Feleti Ordained Bishop HawaiiJose Rivera Figueroa Ordained Bishop Southeastern SpanishBert F. Ford Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)E. B. Ford Ordained Bishop South CarolinaShirley Ann Ford Ordained Minister ArkansasCharles Andrew Forgey Ordained Minister TennesseeJohn Thomas Foster Ordained Bishop PennsylvaniaFloyd Edward Francis Ordained Bishop South CarolinaTerry Franklin Exhorter MississippiO’Neal Norman Franks Ordained Bishop AlabamaLonny Charles Free Ordained Minister MississippiHarry Truman Friar Ordained Bishop South CarolinaBobby L. Frier Sr. Ordained Bishop Georgia (South)David R. Gant Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)Direne Garfield Exhorter Indian MinistriesMark Dwayne Geary Ordained Bishop Kentucky Joseph David Gibson Ordained Bishop VirginiaRobert Chandler Gibson Ordained Minister MarylandJack Lamar Gilmer Ordained Minister Florida (Tampa)James Howard Gipson Ordained Bishop TennesseeFernando Gregorio Gomez Ordained Minister Argentina (Northeast)Benedict Forrest Goodrich Ordained Minister South CarolinaCharles L.C. Goss Ordained Bishop South CarolinaCecil Lee Grant Ordained Bishop South CarolinaWillie Clyde Green Ordained Minister AlabamaDon Lewis Green Ordained Bishop Georgia (South)Paul Kenneth Grigg Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Western)Charles R. Gulley Ordained Bishop KentuckyBilly David Hacker Ordained Bishop TexasPhillip Jerry Hammond Ordained Bishop Georgia (South)Donald Joey Hamrick Ordained Bishop Georgia (North)Patrick Lester Handley Ordained Bishop CaliforniaK. P. Hardemon Ordained Bishop Florida (Cocoa)Vertie Irene Harkins Exhorter TennesseeAlvin Ronnie Harmon Ordained Bishop AlabamaJack R. Hastings II Ordained Minister CaliforniaJesse Allen Hathaway Ordained Bishop Georgia (South)Jack Alonzo Hayes Ordained Bishop South CarolinaCharles Wayne Helms Ordained Bishop Florida (Cocoa)F. M. Henderson Ordained Bishop Georgia (South)Johnny Lynn Henry Ordained Minister TennesseeJames R. Hensley Ordained Bishop TennesseeRafael Hernandez Exhorter Southeastern SpanishJoseph Carrol Hodges Ordained Bishop TennesseeDoris Irena Hogan Exhorter Florida (Tampa)Bettie I. Holcomb Exhorter West VirginiaPearl Holland Exhorter MississippiLeslie Cecil Howard Ordained Minister TennesseeCharles A. Howell Ordained Bishop Georgia (North)Thomas Furman Howell Ordained Bishop South CarolinaJames Rosell Hughes Sr. Ordained Bishop VirginiaEarl Hobert Hungate Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa) Grace Hunt Ordained Minister South CarolinaRoy James Hunt Ordained Bishop IllinoisAlva Thomas Hurley Ordained Bishop VirginiaJacob T. Hutchison Ordained Minister TennesseeLeroy Hutton Exhorter AlabamaHerbert Lee Ingersoll Ordained Bishop ColoradoWalter H. Isbill Ordained Bishop TennesseeGeorge Washington Ivy Ordained Bishop TexasJohn Vernon Jacks Ordained Bishop AlabamaDavid Baxter Jacobs Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Western)Gary L. Jarrell Ordained Bishop West VirginiaMarvin C. Jernigan Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Western)Babu M. John Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)Robert P. Johnson Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)Carrie E. Johnson Ordained Minister North Carolina (Western)Cecil H. Jones Jr. Ordained Bishop ArkansasAlson Ray Jones Ordained Minister AlabamaBilly Hugh Jordon Ordained Bishop Texas

Kenol N. Joseph Ordained Bishop New YorkSamuel M. Junkin Ordained Bishop AlabamaHenry James Justice Ordained Bishop PennsylvaniaAudrey Rose Keeney Exhorter West VirginiaC. Nathan Kelch Ordained Bishop MichiganDuskin Eugene Keller Ordained Bishop CaliforniaB. L. Kelley Ordained Bishop TennesseeCharles Tulon Kemp Ordained Bishop IllinoisLawrence Edward Kerns Ordained Minister OklahomaDarrell B. Kilpatrick Ordained Bishop TexasKenneth Cecil Kincaid Ordained Bishop OhioAlton Clarence King Ordained Bishop DelawareJohn Gaylen King Ordained Bishop MontanaClara Patrick Kirksey Exhorter North Carolina (Eastern)Donald Keith Koon Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)Charles Daniel Lamb Ordained Bishop Georgia (South)Carroll Evan Landreth Ordained Bishop OhioPaul Hilton Lane Exhorter Florida (Tampa) Marla Elaine Lane Ordained Minister IllinoisPaul H. Lauster Ordained Bishop TennesseeLandon Clarence Laws Sr. Ordained Bishop KentuckyJames Wesley Lawson Exhorter VirginiaGene Donald Lawwill Ordained Bishop OhioSamuel Pickens LeRoy Ordained Bishop South CarolinaRonald E. Libby Ordained Bishop MaineHerbert M. Linkous Ordained Bishop VirginiaJohn Ashcroft Lombard Ordained Bishop AlabamaAvery Garnett Lynch Ordained Bishop VirginiaGeorge H. Lytle Ordained Bishop OhioEugene Maddox Ordained Bishop AlabamaJohn Marvin Maggard Ordained Minister OhioDavid M. Maney Exhorter North Carolina (Western)Lenora Webb Mangum Exhorter North Carolina (Eastern)Willie Gerald Manning Exhorter AlabamaNorbert S. Marcelle Jr. Ordained Bishop Florida (Cocoa)Jasper Glen Marcum Ordained Bishop OhioMarvin Lee Marks Exhorter North Carolina (Eastern)Julius J. Marshall Ordained Minister Georgia (South)Bernard L. Marshall Sr. Ordained Bishop West VirginiaRafaela Martinez Exhorter Southeastern SpanishJones K. Mathen Ordained Bishop New YorkCharles Hugh Matthews Ordained Bishop AlabamaEddie Jack Matthews Ordained Bishop Georgia (North)Horace L. Mauldin Ordained Bishop South CarolinaMichael Neil May Ordained Bishop New MexicoMillard W. Maynard Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Eastern)Stanley Lloyd McAlpine Exhorter AlabamaWilliam R. McCall Ordained Bishop TennesseeEtta Fern McDaniel Exhorter North Carolina (Eastern)Robert B. McDonald Ordained Bishop MissouriCynthia McGee Ordained Minister Florida (Cocoa)George A. McGuire Ordained Bishop TennesseeCharles Henry McKay Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)Eldridge McKay Exhorter Alabama Charlotte McKenzie Exhorter Bahamas-Turks IslandDessie Mae McMahan Ordained Minister VirginiaMattie N. McRae Exhorter North Carolina (Western)William Clay Meyers Ordained Bishop TennesseeAntonio Resto Mijol Ordained Bishop Southeastern SpanishVera K. Miles Ordained Minister South CarolinaJose Gustavo Minay Ordained Bishop East Central SpanishJose Luis Miranda Ordained Bishop Puerto RicoJasper C. Moody Jr. Ordained Bishop South CarolinaLillie Mae Mooney Ordained Minister AlabamaWilliam B. Moore Jr. Ordained Bishop South CarolinaRosemary Moore Exhorter F lorida (Cocoa)Harold Edward Moore Exhorter AlabamaHarold Horace Moran Exhorter AlabamaGloria Moreira Ordained Minister PennsylvaniaWesley Moreland Ordained Minister Georgia (North)John Morgan Ordained Minister West VirginiaYvonne M. Morrison Exhorter AlabamaTroy Lee Moses Ordained Minister MississippiDorothy Murphy Ordained Minister TennesseeGrace Loretta Murphy Exhorter TexasWilliam Oliver Myers Ordained Bishop VirginiaBobby Gene Napier Ordained Bishop TennesseeArvle Ben Nations Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Western)Sarah Marjorie Nessler Exhorter KentuckyWilliam Leroy Newman Exhorter Alabama


Joseph Noel Exhorter VirginiaCarl Dennis Noland Ordained Bishop OhioJ. Carla Northcutt Ordained Minister Georgia (North)Guy Symour Notice Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)Ellis Nuckles Exhorter VirginiaJesse Ogden Jr. Ordained Bishop Georgia (South)Billy Leon Olds Ordained Bishop OregonEarnest Page III Ordained Bishop Florida (Cocoa)Guadalupe S. Palacio Ordained Minister TexasHonorio Palacios Ordained Bishop Argentina Carrol Ray Parker Ordained Bishop MississippiWilla Ann Parker Exhorter North Carolina (Eastern)Joel Daniel Parrish Ordained Bishop AlabamaEdith June Patrick Ordained Minister West VirginiaCecil Junior Patrick Ordained Bishop WashingtonBarbara Joyce Wilson Patrick Ordained Minister VirginiaDoyle D. Patrick Ordained Bishop ArkansasWilliam D. Patterson Ordained Bishop TennesseeHarry Lee Payne Sr. Exhorter Georgia (South)Willis A. Pendergrass Ordained Bishop TennesseeCharles D. Perry Exhorter KentuckyJim Phelps Jr. Ordained Bishop KentuckyJose C. Piña Exhorter Southeastern SpanishSimona Pizarro Ordained Minister Northwestern SpanishEugenio Pizarro Ordained Minister Puerto RicoWanda June Ploss Ordained Minister West VirginiaJames J. Poindexter Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Western)Alf Poole Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)Fred Porter Exhorter OhioWayne Lynn Powell Ordained Bishop VirginiaWilner Joseph Previl Ordained Minister New YorkWayne S. Proctor Ordained Bishop CaliforniaJames Alford Qualls Ordained Bishop IllinoisFernando Quiles Ordained Minister Puerto RicoCletious Waylen Rains Ordained Bishop ArizonaWilliam A. Ralston Ordained Bishop MissouriCruz Ramirez M. Ordained Minister Southwestern SpanishWilliam Michael Ratliff Ordained Minister OhioEdgar Rawlins Jr. Ordained Bishop IndianaWesley Stephen Ray Ordained Bishop MontanaHurbert Leon Rayburn Ordained Bishop MichiganEllis Jake Reddick Ordained Minister KentuckyKathleen Audrey Reed Exhorter MichiganNellie Mae Reed Exhorter KentuckyMary Evelyn Rehmel Ordained Minister IndianaMichael Eugene Reid Ordained Bishop Florida (Cocoa) Jose M. Reyes O. Ordained Minister Puerto RicoBilly Joe Rice Ordained Minister TexasOswald Riley Exhorter Georgia (North)Jesse Rivera Exhorter Southeastern SpanishBelton Lamar Roberson Ordained Bishop AlabamaErnesto L. Rodriguez R. Ordained Bishop Puerto RicoGilberto Rosado Ordained Bishop North Central SpanishPerry Doyle Rose Ordained Bishop PennsylvaniaLewis Grey Ross Ordained Bishop KentuckyDonald Duane Rowe Exhorter Florida (Tampa)Donald Eugene Rowe Ordained Minister PennsylvaniaHerbert Lee Rudd Ordained Bishop South CarolinaFred Rumler Exhorter Florida (Tampa)Kathleen Naomi Ryerson Christian Education OhioCharles E. Sanders Ordained Bishop OhioCharles Edward Sanger Ordained Bishop TennesseeAsa Amos Sargent Ordained Bishop Florida (Cocoa)Wladimir Schestapalow Ordained Bishop RussiaRonald Scott Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Eastern)Paul Seagraves Ordained Bishop MontanaDaniel Mervin Sears Ordained Bishop West VirginiaBarbara Ann Settle Exhorter TennesseeClaude Shatto Ordained Bishop WashingtonMarion Ray Shaw Ordained Bishop South CarolinaBilly Frank Sheeks Ordained Bishop TennesseeBoyd Jackson Shepherd Ordained Bishop CaliforniaHorace Lawrence Shipman Ordained Bishop South CarolinaJoseph Lee Sikes Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)Maynard Junior Sisk Ordained Bishop West VirginiaFrank Hayse Skelton Exhorter AlabamaFay Myron Small Ordained Bishop TexasJames Dwight Small Ordained Bishop KentuckyMarshall K. Smith Ordained Bishop MississippiBilly Lee Smith Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Western)

Lawford A. Smith Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)Glenn Taylor Smith Ordained Minister Tennessee Griel Dempsie Smith Ordained Bishop AlabamaRobert Marschell Smith Ordained Bishop OhioNeil Parker Smith Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)Donnie R. Snipes Ordained Bishop South CarolinaClara Opal Snuffer Exhorter West VirginiaLee Duane Sparre Ordained Bishop MichiganJohn Sprouse Ordained Bishop West VirginiaW. Doyle Stanfield Ordained Bishop TennesseeTeresa Stanley Ordained Minister Georgia (South)Ruth Lillian Stant Exhorter TennesseeArlie Clarence Starn Ordained Bishop CaliforniaLeuoman Stewart Ordained Minister Georgia (North)Robert K. Stidham Jr. Ordained Minister KentuckyIrene D. Stokes Exhorter AlaskaTommie Zeno Stone Ordained Bishop AlabamaRoland C. Stone Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Eastern)Joe James Storey Ordained Minister Georgia (North)Ivey J. Strickland Jr. Ordained Bishop South CarolinaLuther Strickland Jr. Ordained Bishop Georgia (North)Franklin Strickland II Exhorter North Carolina (Eastern)Joel Jehu L. Stubbs Ordained Bishop Bahamas-Turks IslandJ. D. Stump Ordained Bishop TennesseeClois Eugene Sturch Ordained Bishop ArkansasDonald Nyle Sullivan Ordained Bishop TennesseeAlois M. Swiger Ordained Bishop TennesseeWilliam Stanley Synan Ordained Minister West VirginiaNoah Edgar Taylor Ordained Minister Florida (Tampa)Mary Thomas Ordained Minister Florida (Tampa)Clinton Roy Thompson Ordained Minister West VirginiaDonald Lee Thorpe Ordained Bishop PennsylvaniaWillis C. Thurman Ordained Bishop WashingtonWalter Thomas Tidmore Ordained Bishop TexasJohn W. Timms Ordained Bishop Georgia (North)Andrew Lacy Todd Exhorter North Carolina (Eastern)Edward Lewis Todd Ordained Minister TennesseeRayburn Hicks Tomlin Ordained Minister Texas Nathan Bloss Towe Ordained Bishop OhioCarl Turner Jr. Ordained Minister MississippiKenneth Ray Turner Ordained Bishop KentuckyRichard L. Tyler Jr. Ordained Bishop AlabamaAustin E. Underwood Ordained Bishop TennesseeGeorge V. Vance Ordained Bishop OklahomaCarl Russell Vaughan Ordained Bishop AlabamaFranklyn Velazquez Ordained Bishop NevadaEleanor Verrico Ordained Minister PennsylvaniaC. Dwain Wagnon Ordained Minister AlabamaAlma Lucille Walker Ordained Minister TennesseeWilliam Dexter Walker Ordained Bishop TennesseeDennis Lee Wallace Ordained Bishop CaliforniaHorace S. Ward Ordained Bishop OklahomaMichael Raymond Ward Ordained Bishop TennesseeFred Wayne Webb Ordained Bishop West VirginiaFranklin E. White Jr. Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)Linda Joe White Ordained Minister MissouriHarry Van White Ordained Minister OklahomaArnold Ross Whitson Ordained Bishop TennesseeAllan J. Whittaker Ordained Bishop JamaicaDonald Edward Wiggins Ordained Bishop South CarolinaJames Marcus Wiggins Ordained Bishop AlabamaJames Walter Wiley Ordained Bishop South CarolinaDouglas McArthur Wilhite Ordained Bishop West VirginiaJoseph Dennis Wilkins Ordained Bishop VirginiaFrederick E. Williams Ordained Minister West VirginiaWilliam Larry Williams Ordained Bishop TennesseeLister Francisco Williams Ordained Minister New YorkJohn K. Williamson Ordained Bishop KentuckyMarie Willis Exhorter PennsylvaniaJackielyn Williston Ordained Minister JamaicaKevin L. Wisecarver Ordained Minister LouisianaWilliam E. Witcher Ordained Bishop ArkansasThomas William Wood Exhorter AlabamaSusan Woodaman Ordained Minister Virginia Leon Worley Ordained Bishop North Carolina (Western)Ethelred Kelly Wright Ordained Bishop Canada (Eastern)Robert Lee Yates Ordained Bishop Florida (Tampa)Lutrell Marcus Yutzy Ordained Bishop OhioYohanan Zacharia Ordained Bishop Texas

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