Connectional Call to Action: Register, Vote, and Get to the Polls
Dear CME Family,
Join the College of Bishops in their Call to Action to lift up the importance to register, vote and get to the polls. Thanks to Bishop Marvin Thomas for leading this initiative. Each week, a Bishop will present a Call to Action video. The schedule is as follows.
• September 13th and 16th – Senior Bishop Lawrence Reddick
• September 20th and 23rd –Bishop Henry M. Williamson, Sr.
• September 27th and 3rd –Bishop Thomas L. Brown, Sr.
• October 4th and 7th –Bishop Teresa Jefferson-Snorton
• October 11th and 14th –Bishop James B. Walker
• October 18th and 21st –Bishop Sylvester Williams, Sr.
• October 23rd - Bishop Godwin T. Umoette
• October 25th and 28th –Bishop Kenneth W. Carter
• October 30th -Bishop Paul A. G. Stewart, Sr.
• October 31st -Bishop Marvin Frank Thomas, Sr.
• November 1st -Bishop C. James King, Jr.
• November 2nd -Bishop Othal H. Lakey
• November 3rd- Bishop Marshall Gilmore or Designee
You may view the videos on the official CME Web site, CME Facebook page, and the CME YouTube channel.
A Call to Action: Register, Vote, and Get to the Polls
Vote Early! Early Voting Calendar - Vote.org
https://www.vote.org/early-voting-calendar/
Dear CME Family:
The Communication and Information Technology (CIT) Connectional Department is sharing virtual ministry resources for connectional members, local churches, Districts and Episcopal Districts to use through this season of social distancing due to the COVID-19 virus.
View more virtual ministry resources and CIT services and training information here.
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 Unity Summit, scheduled to be held in Dallas, Texas, August 31-Sept. 4, 2020, has been rescheduled for the year 2021. The official dates for the Unity Summit 2021, which will convene in Dallas Texas, are August 28-September 3, 2021 (inclusive of the Connectional Lay Institute).
Also, this comes to announced that, pursuant to ¶1000.6, §2, of The Book of Discipline, Revised 2018, the 2020 General Connectional Board, previously scheduled for Dallas, Texas, during the week of the Unity Summit, will meet virtually on Friday, September 4, 2020, beginning at 9:00 A.M.
General Connectional Board members are requested to reserve the date of September 4th for the General Board meeting, and to expect a call for the Standing Committees and other committee meetings from the respective Chairs of each Standing Committee or the Senior Bishop for other committees.
Bishop Sylvester Williams, Sr.,
General Chair, Unity Summit
Bishop Lawrence Reddick,
Senior Bishop
June 2, 2020
CORRECTION ON UNITY SUMMIT 2021 OPENING DATE:
Please note that the “opening date” of the 2021 Unity Summit will be Saturday, August 28th, which is the first day of the Connectional Lay Institute.
#CME150 Sunday Afternoon Conversation Series with Dr. Skip Mason
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The General Officers of the CME Church - Part 1 of 3
150 Years of Women in the Ministry
Connectional Youth and Young Adult Ministry
Bishop Marvin Frank Thomas, Sr.
Bishop Sylvester Williams, Sr.
Bishop Kenneth W. Carter, 55th Bishop
Bishop James B. Walker, 56th Bishop
Senior Bishop Lawrence Reddick, 51st Bishop
Bishop Paul A.G. Stewart, Retired 50th Bishop
Bishop Henry M. Williamson, Sr., 52nd Bishop
Bishop Marshall Gilmore, Retired 41st Bishop
Bishop Teresa Jefferson-Snorton, 55th Bishop
Conversations with Families of Late Bishops
Family of the Late Bishop Joseph C. Coles
The Descendants of Bishop Joseph A. Beebe and Bishop Robert S. Williams
Family of the Late Bishop Charles Helton
Family of the Late Senior Bishop Nathaniel Linsey
Fathers Day Conversation with the sons of
- 31st Bishop Norris S. Curry
- 36th Bishop Caesar D. Coleman
- 43rd Bishop Dotsy I. Isom
- 47th Bishop Richard Oliver Bass, Sr.
The Family of Bishop Wallace Edward Lockett, the 57th Bishop
An Evening Conversation with the Families of
The Family of Bishop Joseph A. Johnson, Jr., the 34th Bishop
The Family of Bishop Thomas Lanier Hoyt, Jr., the 48th Bishop
The Family of Bishop William H. Graves, Sr., the 42nd Bishop
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