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Final Announcement of General Conference Candidates Application and Resolutions Deadline

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From the Office of the General Secretary-Auditor 
 
Final Announcement of General Conference Candidates Application and Resolutions Deadline 
 
This is to announce the final deadline for submission of applications for the following positions for the ensuing General Conference: 
 
Episcopal Candidates – Currently, there are seventeen (17) candidates who have been vetted for campaigning and are eligible for final vetting by the Board of Bishops. The application deadline is March 24th, 2024 
 
General Officers – General Officer incumbents for the following offices are seeking re-election: 
 
General Secretary-Auditor – The Reverend Dr. J. Elvin Sadler 
Chief Financial Officer – The Reverend Al C. Hamilton 
Chief Operating Officer – The Reverend Julius Walls, Jr. 
Chief Communications Officer – Mr. Darin Kent 
Executive Director, Church Growth and Development – The Reverend Dr. Eleazar Merriweather 
General Secretary-Treasurer, Christian Education – The Reverend Patrick Barrett 
Executive Director, Global Missions – The Reverend Dr. Dwight B. Cannon 
 
The office of Executive Director for Zion Benefits Services is vacant due to the retirement of Dr. David Aiken.

The Office of Public Affairs and Social Concerns held by Dr. George E. McKain II is being dissolved. The Convention Manager role of that Department will now be hired out of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer. 

Deadline for Application Submission - March 24th, 2024 
 
Judicial Council – The following Judicial Council Incumbents are seeking re-election: 
 
Clergy (5) 
 
The Reverend Dr. Derrick Anderson 
The Reverend Richard Austin, J.D.* 
The Reverend Dr. Lisa McDow, J.D.* 
The Reverend Joseph A. Tolbert, Sr. J.D.* 
 
 
One clergy position is vacant due to the term fulfillment of: 
The Reverend Reid White, Jr. 
 
Laity 
 
Dr. William Stokes 
Dr. Yvonne A. Tracey 
 
Two laity positions are vacant, due to the term fulfillment of: 
The Honorable Adele M. Riley  
Mrs. Marsha C. Grayson, ESQ. 
 
The application deadline is March 24th, 2024 
 
Please visit Candidate Applications | amezauditor (ameziongsa.com) for further information. 
 
Resolutions Deadline is March 24th, 2024 
 
Please visit 2024 Conference Resolutions | amezauditor (ameziongsa.com) for information on resolutions. 
 
Should you have questions, please reach out to jesadler@amezion.org or 704-688-2574. 
 
 
The Reverend J. Elvin Sadler, DMin,  
General Secretary-Auditor 
The A.M.E. Zion Church 
 
 
General Conference Candidates Application, General Secretary-Auditor, The A.M.E. Zion Church,

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