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4 New Bishops Named During 2021 General Conference
When the 51st Quadren- nial Session of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church met in Orlando last week, one of the items on the agenda was the election of new Bishops. The four new Bishops are:
Bishop Silvester Scott Beaman of Bethel AME Church of Wilmington, DE will serve the 15th Dis- trict which covers Western South Africa, Nambia and Angola. He delivered the benediction at President Joe Biden’s Inauguration.
The first bi-racial of the AME Church is Bishop Francine A. Brookins of Bethel AME Church, Fontana, CA. A licensed at- torney, she will serve the 18th District which encom-
BISHOP SILVESTER SCOTT BEAMAN
...15TH DISTRICT
passes Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, and Mozambique. Sheisthe5thwomanelected Bishop.
BISHOP FRANCINE A. BROOKINS ...18TH DISTRICT
Bishop Marvin Clyde Zanders, II, of St. Paul AME, Jacksonville, FL has been assigned to the 16th
BISHOP MARVIN ZANDERS, II ...16TH DISTRICT
District, which covers Caribbean, South America and Europe.
Bishop Frederick A. Wright, of Quinn Chapel AME Church, Cincinnati, OH, will serve the 20th Dis- trict, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Uganda.
BISHOP FREDERICK A. WRIGHT
20TH DISTRICT
Advocate Thabile M. Ngubeni is the first African lay person elected by the General Conference to hold any office.
Bishop Vashti M. McKenzie, the first female elected Bishop, is retiring. She was elected in 2000.
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