South Carolina delegates elected to General, Jurisdictional…

By Jessica Brodie

Annual Conference has elected its lay and clergy delegates to the 2016 General and Southeastern Jurisdictional conferences.

The body is tasked this year to elect 16 delegates (eight clergy and eight laity) to General Conference, and 16 additional delegates (eight clergy and eight laity), plus alternates, who will go to Jurisdictional Conference with the General Conference delegates.

General Conference is the global United Methodist Church’s quadrennial legislative gathering set for May 10-20, 2016, in Portland, Oregon, where representatives from all over the world examine, discuss, pray, debate and eventually determine a host of key legislative issues that will become church law for the next four years. Jurisdictional Conference, which begins July 13, 2016, at Lake Junaluska, North Carolina, is held every four years primarily to elect bishops.

There were 51 lay nominees and 827 clergy nominees; lay nominee bios are online at ac15.umcsc.org.

General Conference Lay Delegates

Barbara Ware
James Salley
Dr. Joseph Heyward
Herman Lightsey
Jackie Jenkins
Michael Cheatham
Martha Thompson
David Braddon

General Conference Clergy Delegates

Dr. Tim McClendon
Rev. Ken Nelson
Rev. Tim Rogers
Dr. Robin Dease
Rev. Tiffany Knowlin
Rev. Narcie Jeter
Rev. Mel Arant Jr.
Rev. Susan Leonard-Ray

Jurisdictional Conference Lay Delegates

Lollie Haselden
Emily Rogers Evans
Donald Love
Jennifer Price
Chris Lynch
Dr. Carolyn Briscoe
Linda DuRant
Lou Jordan
Alternate: Cynthia Williams
Alternate: Marilyn Murphy

Jurisdictional Conference Clergy Delegates

Rev. Telley Gadson
Rev. Michael Turner
Rev. Kathy James
Rev. George Ashford
Rev. James Friday
Rev. Sara White
Rev. Hayes Gainey
Rev. Emily Sutton
Alternate: Rev. Jeff Kersey
Alternate: Rev. Connie Barnes