Presiding
Prelate of the Eastern North Carolina Episcopal District
In July 2004, Dr. Kenneth Monroe was elected the 95th Bishop in
succession of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Bishop Kenneth Monroe attended Livingstone
College, Salisbury, NC. He received both the deacon and elder’s ordination by
Bishop W. A. Hilliard in 1972 and 1974 respectively. Upon the completion of his
undergraduate studies at Livingstone College and receiving the Bachelor of Arts
Degree in Social Studies, he entered Duke University Divinity School, Durham,
NC. In December 1976, he graduated from Duke University Divinity School with a Master
of Divinity Degree. Later in 2003, he received the Doctor of Ministry Degree,
Project Title, “TRANSFORMING MISTRUST TO TRUST: DEVELOPING A NEW SYSTEM OF
CHURCH FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT,” from Hartford Seminary, Hartford, CT. Bishop Monroe –authored the book The
Adventures of Uncertainty: Making the Impossible Possible with God. He is
currently serving as Presiding prelate of the Eastern North Carolina Episcopal
District.
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Reverend
Alexander L. Jones, Presiding Elder of the Wilmington District
After serving five years
as pastor of the St. LUKE AME ZION CHURCH, Wilmington, NC Reverend Jones was
appointed Presiding Elder of the Wilmington District in 1997 following the
retirement of Presiding Elder T.D. Robinson. Proverbs 3:5-6, “Trust in the Lord
with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy
ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your path” has been the guiding force
of his ministry for more than 56 years. Presiding
Elder Jones provides the leadership of 22 pastors, 7 evangelists, 12 local preachers
and 2,194 laypersons as well as the nine organized departments as prescribed
in the Book of Discipline of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. His
mantra is ’God is in Control’. The
Wilmington District covers 3 coastal North Carolina counties — New Hanover,
Brunswick and Columbus counties. The
Wilmington District, Where God is in Control continues to support the visionary
leadership of Bishop Kenneth Monroe, contributing to the great legacy of the AME
Zion Church.
