August 1, 2021

Greetings to you:

The 51st Quadrennial Session of the General Conference is now closed. Staccato Powell was convicted on 20 counts and removed from the Episcopal office, and remanded to the Central Conference for further action. Bishop George E. Battle, Jr. retired; so our own Bishop, Kenneth Monroe is now the Senior Bishop of our Church, and still the Bishop of Eastern North Carolina Episcopal District. Elected Bishops were Brian Thompson of Fayetteville and Eric Leake of Chicago (originally from Mt. Gilead and Charles Matthews’ cousin). I must say that the most exciting thing was the report from our work in Central Africa where we have taken in 250,000 members and several new Conferences. We have also established a new Conference in South Korea and it is now a part of the South Atlantic Episcopal District.

We ask your continued prayers for those who were elected to lead this Church. We pray and ask for God’s guidance, as well as a spirit to follow where God leads them. Let us also pray for the Western Episcopal District as it moves forward under new leadership.

Sincerely,

Rev. Dr. Reginald Broadnax