The senior
bishops of the three largest black
Methodist church denominations
(AME, AMEZ and CME
Churches) offer
observations about the upcoming Great
Gathering which will take place
March 1
- 3 in Columbia, South Carolina.
Rev. Marshall Sharpe was
recently honored as the 2009
Pastor of the Yearfor the Ninth Episcopal District at the
14th CME Pastors’ Conference and 66th Founders' Celebration
of Phillips School of Theology in Atlanta, Georgia held
January 11-14, 2010.
Rev. Sharpe is the
pastor of Phillips Temple CME Church in San Diego,
California (Southern California Region) and has served as a
full-time pastor of Phillips Temple for the past 25 years.
Additional information about Rev. Sharpe is available
here
.
Bishop Williamson Honored at
Rainbow Push's 11th Annual Awards Dinner
(November
13, 2009) Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. and Rainbow Push honored
Bishop Henry M. Williamson, Sr. at their 11th Annual
Awards Dinner at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills,
California.
Bishop Williamson was honored for his work as past president of
Operation PUSH from 1991-1993, founder of One Church One School
Community Partnership Program and Chairman of the Commission on
Social Justice and Human Concerns of the Christian Methodist
Episcopal (C.M.E.) Church. Bishop Williamson is the
Presiding Prelate of the Ninth Episcopal District of the C.M.E.
Church.
Bishop Williamson received the honor at the Awards Dinner
celebrating the 68th birthday of Rev. Jesse L.
Jackson, the founder and national president of Rainbow Push.
Bishop Williamson and Rev. Jackson have worked together for more
than 30 years to improve the quality of education, fight for
racial and social justice, and to provide economic opportunities
for minorities.
Bishop Williamson was honored along with legendary singer Sir
Elton John; basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; creator and
executive producer of Grey’s Anatomy and Private
Practice, Shonda Rhimes; recording industry pioneer, Al
Bell; and the two journalists who were released from North Korea
with the intervention of President Bill Clinton, Euna Lee &
Laura Ling. The 25th anniversary of the 1984
Jesse Jackson presidential campaign was celebrated during the
event.
Rainbow Push is a multi-racial, multi-issue, international
membership organization, founded by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.
working to move the nation and the world towards social, racial
and economic justice.
Mark Your Calendar for the
Ninth Episcopal District Spring Convocation!
April 14-17, 2010
Additional information will be available soon!
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