151st Session of the Kentucky Annual Conference

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1 151st Session of the Kentucky Annual Conference September 27-30, 2018 Embry Chapel AME Church 401 Skyline Drive Elizabethtown, KY Jeffrey N. Leath Presiding Bishop Susan J. Leath, MD Supervisor, Women s Missionary Society The Reverend Dr. William Easley, Sr. Host Presiding Elder, Louisville District The Reverend James Smith Associate Presiding Elder, Lexington District The Reverend Stephanie Raglin Host Pastor

2 27 September 2018 Grace to the 151st Session of the Kentucky Annual Conference! Thanks to Pastor & Brother Raglin, Embry Chapel AME Church, and those who assisted in every way to make our sessions efficient and productive. We appreciate the hospitality of the greater Elizabethtown Area. Special thanks to the presiding elders, pastors and laity for your diligent service throughout the year. Your preparations for this session are acknowledged with gratitude. We are Pursuing Environmental Justice! Environmental accountability requires intentional focus on how our habits of consumption impact others and faithfulness to God s plan for the earth. The power, and will, to do better is directly related to how we see God and our role as stewards of creation. Let us praise God with grateful hearts and respectful practices. Conserve, re-use, recycle. Let us think as we act with our resources. Advocate for commercial and governmental interests to do the same. Lest we forget, register, vote and encourage others. VOTE! Supervisor Susan joins me in saying thank you for your loving support. Faithfully, Jeffrey N. Leath

3 ANNUAL CONFERENCE AGENDA 151 ST SESSION of THE KENTUCKY ANNUAL CONFERENCE Thursday Day One 8:00 am - 5:00 pm WMS Annual Day 3:00 pm Literary & Action Reports State of the Country State of the Church Christian Stewardship Social Action THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OPENS 7:30 pm OPENING WORSHIP Roll Call Friday Day Two 8:45 am Devotions 9:00 am BUSINESS SESSION I Organization Board of Examiners PE Report Pastors Reports 12:00 pm LUNCH (Meeting for MSWAWO & WIM) 2:00 pm BUSINESS SESSION II Pastor Reports Chaplain Reports 3:00 pm BUSINESS SESSION III Committee Reports 13th District Budget 13th District Audit Conference Trustees Treasurer s Report Missions, Circuits and Stations Pastor & Charge Classification Budget Committee PE Support 4:15 pm BUSINESS SESSION IV Committee Reports CDMC Christian Education Church School M-SWAWO Evangelism Lay 2

4 4:15 pm BUSINESS SESSION IV Committee Reports MCAM (Music) RAYAC Sons of Allen WIM WMS YPD 5:30 pm DINNER/BREAK 7:00 pm MEMORIAL SERVICE 7:15 pm SERVICE OF RETIREMENT 7:30 pm RENEWAL SERVICE Saturday Day Three 8:20 am Devotions & Church School Lesson 9:00 am YPD/RAYAC PRESENTATION 10:00 am BUSINESS SESSION V Minutes Ministerial Efficiency 10:30 am Health & Wellness Committee Enrichment Moment District Reports Camp Primm Simmons Believe Report & Presentation 11:30 am ORDINATION/COMMUNION 1:15 pm LUNCH 3:00 pm BUSINESS SESSION VI Summaries & New Organization Finance Committee Elect Conference Trustees Appoint District Trustees Believe Board Reps Statistician s Report Ministerial Efficiency Ministerial Training Disciplinary Questions 7:00 pm BUSINESS SESSION VII (if needed) Sunday Closing Day 10:00 am RESOLUTION APPRECIATION & REMARKS CLOSING WORSHIP SERVICE Appointments 3

5 KENTUCKY ANNUAL CONFERENCE PASTORS & DELEGATES LEXINGTON DISTRICT Church Pastors (The Reverend) Delegates St. Paul, Lexington William R.T. Hale Richele Smith-Holloman St. John, Frankfort Jermaine Wilson Kevin Mason Quinn Chapel, Lexington Kenneth Golphin Carol Barbour St. Paul, Versailles Dr. Robert A. Strode Bruce Granville St. Paul, Richmond LaVeeshia S. Pryor Robin Harris St. Peter, Harrodsburg William Jenkins Ruth Ann Bryant St. James, Danville Ralph Boyd Smith Joe Thompson St. James, Cynthiana Antonio Q. Stuckey Diane Woods Bethel, Boneyville Reginald Pullums Daniel Gooch St. Matthew, Midway Joshua Hale Anna M. Johnson Shorter Chapel, Paris Kent Burley Donna Harris Bethel, Campbellsville Laurice Martin Ruth Allen St. James, Covington Linda Murray Maurice Golsby Barnes Temple, Elsmere Veda Stewart Rose Embry Davis Chapel, Somerset Kelly Roberts Betty Cook Mt. Zion, Frazier Ralph T. Johnson Lemuel Coffey St. James, Ashland Tony A. Gooch Angela Farrow St. John, Monticello Donzella M. Lee Leon Allen St. Paul, Manchester Sherry Green Darnell Hipsher St. John, Greenup Damien Nichols Susan McConnell Wayman Chapel, Barbourville Louise Spencer Michelle Johnson Craig Chapel, Salvisa Percy Spencer William Sam Green Perkins Chapel, Wilmore Evan. Gayle Lang Charles Logan St. Andrew, Winchester Kenneth Coffey Sammy Clay Allen Chapel, Moreland Revonda Bright Viola Young Wayman Chapel, Georgetown Fonseco Frazier Joyce Nichols LOUISVILLE DISTRICT Church Pastors (The Reverend) Delegates Quinn Chapel, Louisville Troy I. Thomas Helen Demaree Ralph Street, Louisville June Anderson-Dorsey Shirley Smith-Pointer Asbury Chapel, Louisville Wallace L. Gunn, Sr. Brenda Palmer Saint Mark, Louisville Linda R. Jackson Shirley Jean Maffet Embry Chapel, Elizabethtown Stephanie M. Raglin Angela H. Jones Taylor Chapel, Bowling Green Babydoll Kennedy Marsha Ingram Bethel, Shelbyville McArthur Pendleton Cecelia Tinsley Greater Taylor Chap, Franklin Erika R. Taylor Tonya Clay St. Paul Mission, Owensboro St. Paul, Woodburn Melanie Samuels-Black James Stanley Wards Chapel, Scottsville Louis Haynes Shirley Bunton 4

6 Kentucky Annual Conference Committees PUBLIC WORSHIP Bishop Jeffrey Leath, Presiding Elders William W. Easley, Jr. and James Smith, Rev. Stephanie M. Raglin MEMORIAL The Reverends Melanie Samuels-Black, Louise Spencer, Alphonso Walker, Reginald Pullums, and Ralph Smith, Sister Susan McConnell, Brothers James Stanley and Maurice Golsby MEDIA/PUBLIC RELATIONS The Reverends Linda Jackson, Linda Murray, Kelly Roberts and Damien Nichols, Sisters Helen Demaree, Shirley Smith Pointer, Ruth Allen and Susan Johnson, Brother James Jenkins MISSIONS, CIRCUITS AND STATIONS The Reverends June Anderson-Dorsey, William Hale, Melanie Samuels- Black, and Kent Burley, Sisters Ruth Ann Bryant, Shirley Maffet, and Viola Young CLASSIFICATION OF PASTORS AND CHARGES The Reverends William Jenkins, Babydoll Kennedy, MacArthur Pendleton, and Wallace Gunn, Sisters Robin Harris, Michelle Johnson, Mary Raglin, and Brenda Palmer BUDGET The Reverends Jermaine Wilson, LaVeeshia Pryor, Sherry Green, and Erika Taylor, Sisters Marsha Ingram, Shirley Smith Pointer, and Helen Demaree, Brothers Joe Thompson and Kevin Mason PRESIDING ELDERS SUPPORT The Reverends Troy I. Thomas, Jermaine Wilson, William Jenkins, Wallace Gunn, and Stephanie Raglin, Sisters Angela H. Jones and Cecelia Tinsley, Brother Leon Allen SOCIAL ACTION The Reverends Kenneth Golphin, Fonseco Frazier, Antonio Stuckey, and Carl C. Liggin, Brothers Chris Wilson and Sam Green, Sisters Lois Gross, Angela Farrow and Tonja Clay 5

7 COMMITTEE ON STEWARDSHIP AND TITHING The Reverends Babydoll Kennedy, Deidra Ellis, Veda Stewart, Donzella Lee, Ralph Johnson and Louis Haynes, Sister Gwen Page, Brothers Kevin Mason and James Stanley RESOLUTIONS The Reverends William R. T. Hale, Linda R. Jackson, Linda Murray, and Percy Spencer, Sisters Shirley Smith-Pointer, Brenda Palmer, Susan Johnson, and Richele Smith-Holloman, Brother Lemuel Coffey STATE OF THE CHURCH The Reverends Antonio Q. Stuckey, Kent Burley, Louise Spencer, and Veda Stewart, Brothers Maurice Golsby and Charles Logan, Sisters Michelle Johnson and Gwen Page STATE OF THE COUNTRY The Reverends Kenneth Golphin, McArthur Pendleton, Louis Haynes, and Revonda Bright, Brother Lemuel Coffey and Brother Derrick Graham, Sisters Mary Raglin and Robin Harris 6

8 KENTUCKY ANNUAL CONFERENCE PREACHERS The Reverend Joshua C. Hale St. Matthew AME Church, Midway, Kentucky Opening Worship Preacher The Reverend Joshua C. Hale, an ordained Itinerant Elder, is the current Pastor of St. Matthew African Methodist Episcopal Church of Midway, Kentucky. He graduated from Woodford County High School in Versailles, Kentucky, in He then attended Kentucky State University, majoring in History & Pre-Law. Pastor Hale has served the AME Church in many communities throughout Kentucky: Saint James, Cynthiana, Saint Paul, Owensboro, Saint John & Hills Chapel, Paducah, Davis Chapel, Somerset, Bethel, Campbellsville and Taylor Chapel, Bowling Green. He has served on many community boards and organizations, including the Human Rights Commission, Literacy Council, United Way, Habitat for Humanity, and many others. He was 2015 West Kentucky Conference Pastor of the Year. The Reverend Kelly Roberts Davis Chapel AME Church, Somerset, Kentucky Renewal Service Preacher The Reverend Kelly Roberts, a Local Deacon, is the pastor of Davis Chapel AME Church in Somerset, Kentucky. He graduated with a BS in Business Administration from Berea College, and 3 degrees from Eastern Kentucky University - an MBA, BS and MS in Criminal Justice. Kelly is currently employed by the KY Transportation Cabinet as the Liability Insurance Coordinator. He hopes to use his Criminal Justice degree to reach troubled teens. He began his spiritual journey at Grand Anse Baptist Church where God made it plain that his calling was a call to preach. Kelly accepted his calling to preach at St. Paul AME Church, Lexington under the mentoring and encouragement of Reverends Troy and Maxine Thomas. 7

9 The Reverend Linda F. Thomas-Martin Presiding Elder, South Memphis District Ordination/Communion Preacher The Reverend Linda F. Thomas-Martin was appointed in August, 2003 as Presiding Elder from the former West Kentucky Conference. She presently serves as Presiding Elder of the South Memphis District, West Tennessee Conference, Thirteenth Episcopal District in Memphis, Tennessee Elected and served as First Female Leader of Delegation from the Thirteenth Episcopal District and in the African Methodist Episcopal Church for the 48th, 49th, and 50th Sessions of the General Conferences 2008, 2012, and She has served twice as President of the Thirteenth Episcopal District Presiding Elder's Council and She has been acknowledged as a leader, organizer and mobilizer. Serving as a consultant to Women In Ministry on the Episcopal and Conference levels is a rewarding occupation and opportunity. Presiding Elder Thomas-Martin is an avid reader, contributing writer to various books and articles, and prayer warrior who still believes in the power of prayer and praise! "But thanks be to God who gives us the victory through Prayer and Praise!" 8

10 DISCIPLINARY QUESTIONS 1. Who are the preachers admitted on trial? 2. Who remain on trial? 3. Who are admitted or readmitted to full connection? 4. Who have been elected and ordained deacons? 5. Who have been elected and ordained elders? 6. Who have been located this year? 7. Who have been elected by the General Conference to exercise the Episcopal Office and to superintend the African Methodist Episcopal Church? 8. Who are the supernumerary preachers? 9. Who are the superannuated preachers? 10. Who have been expelled from the Connection by this Conference? 11. Who have withdrawn this year from this Conference and the Connection? 12. Are all the preachers blameless in life and conversation? 13. What members of the Conference have died this year? 14. Have all the preachers properly subscribed to the periodicals? 15. What preachers are indebted to any of the departments? 16. Lay Organization: a. Does each station, circuit or mission in this Annual Conference have a Lay Organization? b. If not, which? 17. Women s Missionary Society: a. Does each station, circuit or mission in this Annual Conference have a Women s Missionary Society? b. If not, which? 18. When shall this Annual Conference next meet? 19. Where shall your next Annual Conference be held? 20. Where are the preachers stationed this year? 9

11 Lexington District St. Paul, Lexington St. John, Frankfort Quinn Chapel, Lexington St. Paul, Versailles St. Paul, Richmond St. Peter, Harrodsburg St. James, Danville St. James, Cynthiana Bethel, Boneyville St. Matthew, Midway Shorter Chapel, Paris Bethel, Campbellsville St. James, Covington Barnes Temple, Elsmere Davis Chapel, Somerset Mt. Zion, Frazier St. James, Ashland St. John, Monticello St. Paul, Manchester St. John, Greenup Wayman Chapel, Barbourville Craig Chapel, Salvisa Perkins Chapel, Wilmore St. Andrew, Winchester Allen Chapel, Moreland Wayman Chapel, Georgetown PASTOR APPOINTMENTS Louisville District Quinn Chapel, Louisville Youngs Chapel, Louisville Asbury Chapel, Louisville Saint Mark, Louisville Taylor Chapel, Bowling Green Embry Chapel, Elizabethtown Bethel, Shelbyville St. Paul, Louisville Greater Taylor Chapel, Franklin St. Paul, Owensboro St. Paul, Woodburn Wards Chapel, Scottsville 10

12 13th Episcopal District African Methodist Episcopal Church 500 8th Ave South Nashville, TN