Election Results of the 51st Session of the General Conference
GENERAL OFFICERS
Elected by unanimous ballot cast by General Secretary as set forth in Rule 24 (c)
GENERAL SECRETARY/CIO
210 Cooper Sr, Jeffery B.
HISTORIOGRAPHER/DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH & SCHOLARSHIP, EDITOR OF AME REVIEW
220 Brown, Teresa L. Fry
PRESIDENT /PUBLISHER, SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION
230 Belin, Roderick Dwayne
EDITOR OF THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER
240 Thomas, John III
DEPARTMENT OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
250 Pierce. Garland F.
JUDICIAL COUNCIL ALTERNATE -CLERGY (4)
330 Cooper, Jeffery B. II
331 Williams, Jimmie III
JUDICIAL COUNCIL ALTERNATE – LAY(4)
340 Crawford, Monice
TREASURER/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 745 required
260 Eldridge, Darwin 273
261 Henderson, Marcus 1205
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL WITNESS AND MINISTRY
1st Ballot 759 Required
270 Campbell, William M. 397
271 Cooper, Karla J. 140
272 Green, John 653
273 Sidberry-Thomas, Sheila 102
274 Spencer, Monica 225
The following candidates withdrew from the race and offered support for
— Rev. Dr. Karla Cooper offered support to Rev. Dr. John Green
— Rev. Sheila Sidberry-Thomas offered support to Rev. Dr. William Campbell
— Rev. Dr. Monica Spencer offered support to Rev. Dr. William Campbell
2nd Ballot 760 Required
270 Campbell, William M. 716
272 Green, John 803
AME DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SERVICES 745 required
280 Brown, Clinton 34
281 Griffin, Mark 443
282 Miller, James 933
283 Thompson, Taylor 79
CHURCH GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
1st Ballot 745 required
290 Crutcher, Mark 238
291 Hampton, Dennis J. 32
292 Lee, Anthony L 445
293 Mayes, Terence L. Sr. 196
294 Norris, Marcellus 500
295 Worthen, Carlton 95
The following candidates withdrew from the race and offered support for their chosen candidate
— Rev. Carlton Worthen offered support to Rev. Marcellus Norris, Rev. Dr. Francine Brookins and Rev. Dr. Vernon Byrd
— Rev. Mark Crutcher offered support to Rev. Marcellus Norris
— Rev. Terence L Mayes, Sr. offered support to Rev. Marcellus Norris
2nd Ballot 748 Required
291 Hampton, Dennis J. 43
292 Lee, Anthony L 698
294 Norris, Marcellus 754
JUDICIAL COUNCIL Clergy Vacancies ( 2 ) 756 Required
310 Augustine, Jonathan C. 1132
311 Golden, James T. 310
312 Green, O. Jerome 1009
313 Hodges, Glenda . 317
JUDICIAL COUNCIL LAY VACANCY (1) 767 required for election
320 Champ , Sandra 403
321 Hyche, Ida 282
322 Ngubeni, Thabile 849
OFFICE OF BISHOP
Round 1 794 needed
Beaman, Silvester S. 1014 #139 Elected Bishop of the AME Church
Bell, Michael 196
Brookins, Francine A. 603
Burger, Willem 118
Byrd, Vernon 597
Chisolm, Barbara 139
Cooper, Katurah York 403
Eason, Gregory Vaughn Sr. 307
Foster, John 74
Gaobepe, Dimpho A. 104
Marshall, Willie Eugene 128
Mccauley, Orlando 111
Mugala, Paul M. Sr. 9
Pierson, Mark S. 55
Ragin Merrick, M. Charmaine 37
Richburg, Caesar R. 239
Rumph, James Arthur 31
Seibo, Samuel D. 168
Simms, Moses A. Jr. 133
Wilson, Harold 22
Wright, Frederick A. 578
Zanders, Marvin Clyde II 864 #140 Elected Bishop of the AME Church
The following candidates withdrew from the race and offered support for
— Rev. Willie Marshall offered support to Rev. Dr. Vernon Byrd, Jr and Rev. Dr. Francine Brookins
— Rev. John Foster offered support to Rev. Dr. Fredrick Wright
— Rev. Dr. Barbara Chisolm offered support to Rev. Dr. Vernon Byrd and Rev. Dr. Frederick Wright
— Rev. Michael Bell offered support to Rev. Dr. Vernon Byrd, Jr.
— Rev. Mark S Pierson offered support to Rev. Dr. Francine Brookins
— Rev. Dr. Charmaine M Merrick Ragin offered support to Rev. Dr. Vernon Byrd, Jr. and Rev. Dr. Frederick Wright
— Rev. Harold Wilson offered support to Rev. Frederick Wright and Rev. Dr. Vernon Byrd, Jr.
— Rev. Orlando McCauley offered support to Rev. Dr. Vernon Byrd, Jr. and Rev. Dr. Frederick Wright
— Rev. Dr. Cecil Richburg offered support to Rev. Frederick Wright and Rev. Dr. Vernon Byrd, Jr.
— Rev. Moses Simms offered support to Rev. Dr. Francine Brookins
— Rev. Dr. James Arthur Rumph offered support to Rev. Dr. Francine Brookins
— Rev. Gregory Eason offered support to Rev. Dr. Francine Brookins
— Chaplain Samuel Siebo offered support to Rev. Dr. Francine Brookins and Rev. Dr. Frederick Wright
Round 2 792 Required
Brookins, Francine A. 937 #141 Elected Bishop of the AME Church
Burger, Willem 85
Byrd, Vernon 718
Cooper, Katurah York 265
Gaobepe, Dimpho A. 58
Mugala, Paul M. Sr. 13
Wright, Frederick A. 839 #142 Elected Bishop of the AME Church
