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4TH EPISCOPAL DISTRICTBoard of Christian Education

Church School Certification Training

CHRISTIAN EDUCATIONSTRUCTURE

The Rt. Rev. John H. BryantPresiding Prelate & Senior Bishop of the Church

The Rev. Dr. James F. MillerDistrict Director of Christian Education

Bro. Jerry GivanMichigan Conference Director ofChristian Education

The Rev. Amilia D. Graham, Michigan Conference Church School Superintendent

The Rev. Minnie AutryRegistrar

The Rev. Ernest J. GarrisonFacilitator


• LET’S REVIEW WHERE THE DEPARTMENT OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION BEGINS– The Connectional Church comes together every 4

year to elect the Executive Secretary (Director) of the Department of Christian Education

– The candidate for the office can be a layperson or clergy

– The term of the office is 4-years and the person can be elected at the next General Conference

– A Bishop is appointed Chairperson of Christian Education


• EACH BISHOP IS ASSIGNED TO AN EPISCOPAL DISTRICT AT THE END OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE. THIS ASSIGNMENT IS FOR A QUADRANIAL OR 4-YEARS.

• THAT BISHOP IS AUTOMATICALLY CHAIRPERSON OF ALL COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT AND MINISTRIES OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EPISCOPAL DISTRICT AND HAS THE AUTORITY TO ASSIGN PERSON(S) TO EACH OF THOSE OFFICES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

• EACH BISHOP WILL ALSO BE ASSIGNED TO OVERSEE A COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT AND/OR MINISTRIES OF THE CONNECTIONAL CHURCH. EVEN THOUGH OFFICES THAT WILL BE RAN BY A GENERAL OFFICERS OF THE CHURCH.


• IN ADDITION, THE BISHOP HAS THE LIBERTY TO APPOINT EACH OF THE COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT, AND MINISTRY HEADS THAT HE/SHE DESIRES TO SERVE IN THEIR EPISCOPAL DISTRICT

• THAT BISHOP ALSO HAS AUTHORITY TO ASSIGN COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT, AND MINISTRY HEADS OF EACH ANNUAL CONFERENCE WITHIN THEIR JURISDICTION

• ONE OF THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE BISHOP’S ASSIGNMENT IS THE DEPARTMENT OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

• ALL ASSIGNMENT AND APPOINTMENT ARE FOR ONE-YEAR (WHICH EXCEPTION OF DEACONESS OR COURSE)

ConnectionalChristian Education Structure

Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie.Chairperson

DEPARTMENT OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

The Rev. Daryl B. IngramSecretary Treasurer& Executive Director

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

DirectorLeadership Education

Church School

FellowshipChurch Educators

Scouts

ChurchWriters

R.A.Y.A.C. MusicSons of

Allen

1st EPISCOPAL DISTRICTCHRISTIAN EDUCATION

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Richard Franklin NorrisBishop

CHRISTIAN EDUCATIONChairperson

James Deas

DirectorCHRISTIAN EDUCATION

Philadelphia New Jersey New YorkWestern

New YorkNew England

Delaware Bermuda

2nd EPISCOPAL DISTRICTCHRISTIAN EDUCATION

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Adam Jefferson RichardsonBishop


The Rev. Dana Swann


Baltimore Washington VirginiaNorth

Carolina

WesternNorth

Carolina

3rd EPISCOPAL DISTRICTCHRISTIAN EDUCATION

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Bishop Cornal Garnett Henning, Sr.Bishop


The Rev. Charolotte Evans


OhioNorthOhio

SouthOhio

PittsburghWest

Virginia

4th EPISCOPAL DISTRICTCHRISTIAN EDUCATION

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John Richard BryantBishop


The Rev. James F. MillerDirector

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

CanadianConference

Louise Pittman

MichiganConference

Jerry Givan

IndianaConference

Rev. Barbara Harris

IllinoisConference

Rev. Donald Bailey

ChicagoConference

Rev. Dr. ReginaldBlount

The Rev. Dr.Cecilia H. Bryant

Episcopal Supervisor


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John Richard BryantBishop


The Rev. James F. MillerDirector

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

Sons of Allen

The Rev. Willie Gholston, II

AdultMinistries

The Rev. Derek E. Bastian

Music Ministries

The Rev.Anthony Vinson

Church School

The Rev.Ernest Garrison

HealthMinistries

Sis. VickieMcCullough

The Rev. Dr.Cecilia H. Bryant

Episcopal Supervisor


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Theordore Larry KirklandBishop

Rev. Johnnie Carlisle, Jr.


MissouriKansas

NebraskaDesert

MountainNorthwestMissouri

California

SouthernCalifornia

PacificNorthwest


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William Phillip DeVeauxBishop


Rev. James A. HardawayDirector

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

GeorgiaSouthwestern

GeorgiaAtlantaNorth

SouthGeorgia

Macon Augusta


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Preston Warren Williams, IIIBishop


The Rev. Allen Parrott


PalmettoSouth

CarolinaColumbia Piedmont

CentralSouth Carolina

NortheastSouth Carolina


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Carolyn Tyler GuidryBishop


Sis. Myrtis Johnson


MississippiEast

Mississippi

NortheastWest

Mississippi

CentralNorth

MississippiLouisiana

CentralLouisiana

NorthLouisiana


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James Levert DavisBishop


The Rev. W. E. Marshall


AlabamaNorth

AlabamaCentral

AlabamaEast

Alabama

SouthAlabama

WestAlabama


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Gregory G.M. IngramBishop


The Revs. Eric R. & Myra J. Billips


TexasNorthTexas

NorthwestTexas

SouthwestTexas


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McKinley YoungBishop


Rev. Vincent F. MitchellDirector

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

Central SouthWestCoast

East

Florida Bahamas


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Samuel Lawrence Green, Sr.Bishop


The Rev. Beverly R. White


OklahomaCentral

OklahomaArkansas

WestArkansas

CentralArkansas

East NortheastArkansas

SouthArkansas


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Vashti Murphy McKenzieBishop


The Rev. Ralph Johnson


TennesseeEast

TennesseeWest

TennesseeKentucky

WestKentucky


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David Rwhynica Daniels, Jr.Bishop


To Be Named


LiberiaSierraLeone

Ghana Nigeria

CoteD’Ivoire

Togo-Benin


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Wilfred Jacobus MessiahBishop


The Rev. Nigel Titus


CapeS.W.A.

NamibiaKalahari

EasternCape

Queenstown Angola


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Sarah Frances DavisBishop


To Be Announced


SurinameGuyana

WindwardIslands

VirginIslands

DominicanRepublic

Haiti

Jamaica London


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Paul J.M. KawimbeBishop


To Be Announced


SouthEast

Zambia

SouthWest

Zambia

NorthEast

Zambia

NorthWest

ZambiaZambezi

CongoBrazzaville

Katanga Kananga Kasai Kinshasa

Mbuji-mayi Rwanda

Burundi


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E. Earl McCloud, Jr.Bishop


To Be Announced


Lesotho Swaziland Botswana MozambiqueNortheastLesotho


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Jeffrey Nathaniel LeathBishop


Rev. Phafane Jan Mengoai


Orangia East WestM.M. Makone

MemorialNatal


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Julius Harrison McAllisterBishop


The Rev. Francis Kataka


MalawiNorth

MalawiSouth

North EastZimbabwe

South WestZimbabwe

CentralZimbabwe

MICHIGAN CONFERENCECHRISTIAN EDUCATION

STRUCTURE

Presiding BishopChairperson


DirectorJerry Givan

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

HealthRev. Jerri Porter

Church SchoolRev. Amelia Graham

Rev. Evelyn Hopewell

Youth MinistriesSis. Elrena Jones

Sis. Steffyne GlennBro. Michael Young, Jr.

Scouts*Bro. Gregory Snead*Bro. Fred Cartwright

Children MinistriesMildred Goodloe

Debra HarrisAlana Hughes

Adult MinistriesRev. Minnie AutrySis. Eria Warren

Sis. Kabrielle Baker

Men MinistriesRev. Jeffrey BakerRev. John Burns

Women MinistriesSis. Mildred Goodloe

*Rev. Dr. Alice Patterson

Resource PersonsSis. Donna BoothThe Rev. Patricia Turner BrownThe Rev. Dr. Alice PattersonThe Rev. Sudie HaynesThe Rev. Jerri PorterThe Rev. Amos Chester

Music MinistriesThe Rev. Jeffrey Baker*The Rev. Danita Bell

Higher EducationRev. Donnell Breck Johnson

Presiding Elders DistrictThe Rev. Ernest J. GarrisonNorth District

The Rev. Jerry HatterSouth District

PRESIDING ELDERCHRISTIAN EDUCATION

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North District

The Rev. Dr. H. Michael LemmonsPresiding Elder

Chairperson

The Rev. Jerry Hatter

DirectorChristian Education

HealthChurch School

YouthMinistries

Scouts

ChildrenMinistries

Richard AllenYouth Council

MusicSons of

Allen

South District

The Rev. Norman V. OsbornePresiding Elder

Chairperson

The Rev. Ernest J. Garrison

DirectorChristian Education


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North District


Allen Chapel-DetroitRenee Johnson, CSS

Bethel-Ann Arbor

Bethel-FlintThelma Towner, DCE

Bethel-SaginawRuth McDowell, DCE

Community-EcorseDebra McCollar, DCE

Ebenezer-DetroitJerry Givan, DCE

Ann Marie Smith, CSS

First CommunityGrand RapidsJoy Kelly, CSS

Greater Quinn-Det.Rev. Laura Foster, DCEColeman Austin, CSS

The Rev. Ernest J. GarrisonDirector

Christian Education

Gregg Memorial-DetroitDr. Myrtice Macon

DCE & CSS

Jarena Lee-BridgeportHenry Porterfield,DCE

Secily Yates, CSS

Mt. Calvary-DetroitJacqueline Hollowell

CSS

New St. James-DetroitAndrea Rankin, DCEErnest Rankin, CSS


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North District


Newman-PontiacSteffyne Glenn, DCE

Christopher Northcross, CSS

Phillips ChapelMuskegon

Ida Thompson, DCEJames McKinney, CSS

Quinn Chapel-FlintT.B.A., DCE

Virginia Carroll, CSS

St. James-BrightonBarry Wynn, DCE

M.R. Reynolds, CSS

St. John-River RougeRev. Doris M.. Scott

DCE & CSS

St. Luke-RosevilleMylitta Pender, CSS

St. Matthew-DetroitLeslie D. Nolan, DCE

Booker Aaron McCain, CSS

St. Matthew-LansingThelma Earl, DCE

Florence Roper, CSS


Christian Education

St. Paul S.W.-DetroitRosemary Christian, DCE

George Moore, CSS

St. Paul-Port HuronT.B.A., DCE

Gail Norman, CSS

Tabernacle-IdlewildIris J. Hill, DCE

Clara J. Thompson, CSS

Trinity-LansingYvonne Young, DCE

Dr. Eunice Foster, CSS


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North District


Vernon Chapel-DetroitGwendolyn Ford, DCELarry Kimbrough, CSS

Vernon Chapel-FlintBessie Straham, DCE

Vinson ChapelClinton Township

Cecilia McPherson, DCEWilliams McPherson, CSS

Visitors Chapel-DetroitSister S. Johnson, DCE


Christian Education


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South District


Allen Chapel-KalamazooMichael Smith, DCE

Lenora Webster, CSS

Bethel-AdrianDeanne Henagan, DCEDr. Jerry Caldwell, CSS

Bethel-DetroitMildred Goodloe, DCE

Fred Gordon, CSS

Brown Chapel-YpsilantiDr. Carolyn T. James, DCE

Eria J. Warren, CSS

Campbell ChapelWhitaker

Rev. Evelyn HopewellDCE & CSS

Community-JacksonAnn Funchess

CSS

Franklin-NilesDr. Harry Pierson, DCE

Vera Pierson, CSS

Fresh Fire-KalamazooDedrenna Hoskins, CSS

The Rev. Jerry HatterDirector

Christian Education

Grant-Three RiversCynthia Marcilous

DCE & CSS

Lewis Chapel-AlbionMae Ola Dunklin, DCERober Dunklin, CSS

Mitcham ChapelSouthfield

Lynn Garrison, DCEMary Ellen Wahington,CSS

Mt. Zion-Battle CreekGloria Derring, DCE

Leon Clark, CSS


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South District


Oak Grove-DetroitRev. Jacqueline Robertson, DCE

Roberta Brown, CSS

Parks MemorialRomulus

Rev. Cheryl D Phillips,DCEWendy T. Tanner, CSS

Pleasant Valley-BellevilleCharles Hendricks, DCE

Larry Bowen, CSS

St. Andrew-DetroitMadison Gray, CSS

St. Luke-Highland ParkBarbara Porter, DCE

Annie D. Flowers, CSS

St. Paul DowntownDetroit

Miguel Pope, CSS

St. Stephen-DetroitPatty Poole-Gray, DCE

Eddie Strong, CSS

Smith Chapel-InksterRev. Jerri Porter

DCE & CSS

The Rev. Jerry HatterDirector

Christian Education

Trinity-DetroitMerdi BrownDCE & CSS

Union MemorialBenton Harbor

Lida M. Alexander, DCENatalie Logan, CSS

LOCAL CHURCHCHRISTIAN EDUCATION

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From the 2008 Book of Discipline (page 78, paragraph 2.Commission on Christian Education)

There shall be in every local Church a Commission on Christian Education, with duties as follows:


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a. It shall make careful study of the Christian education needs of the local church and the means for meeting these needs such as: the correlation of the program of educational agencies for the various age groups; the recommendation and approval of curricula in harmony with the findings of the curriculum committee and the standards adopted by the division of Christian Education; the supervision of recruitment, training and assignment of Christian education workers in the local church.


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b. It shall see that the Church School, Allen Christian Fellowship, Young People’s Division, missionary members and all their authorized classes, departments and groups are supplied with adequate and appropriate literature and proper equipment prepared and approved by the Division of Christian Education.


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c. It shall see that suitable missionary programs are carried out at stated periods in all the departments of the Church School and Allen Christian Fellowship, cooperating with the Young People’s Missionary Division.


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d. It shall see that appropriate days are observed annually as Church School Day, Decision Day, and Promotion Day. Plans for the observance of the days shall provide for the presentation to the church for work of the Church School, Allen Christian Fellowship, and other service agencies.


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e. It shall cooperate in the proper observance of Resurrection (Easter) Day, Children’s Day, Allen Jubilee Week and Christian Education Week as prescribed by the Book of Discipline of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. These observances include Allen Jubilee Week in February and September, and Christian Education Week in September. The value and use of The Journal of Christian Education should be emphasized during all of these observances.


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PASTORChairperson


Director

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

HealthChurch School

YouthMinistries

Scouts

Y.P.D.Richard AllenYouth Council

MusicSons of

Allen

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION STRUCTURECommission Structure

Chairperson

Pastor

DEBUTANTED.O.D.S.O.S.

PUPPETRY& ARTS

DRILL TEAMMIME TEAM

HIGHER EDUCATION

YOUNG ADULTNETWORK

VACATIONBIBLE SCHOOL

DANCERS

DRAMATEAM

PASTORChairperson


Director

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

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