Bishop Carter Turns Jamaica Annual Conference into Mission Trip
Bishop Kenneth Wayne Carter, prelate of the 10th Episcopal District, led a large delegation of CMEs from the United States to Montego Bay, Jamaica, April 10-14, 2007, for the Jamaica Region Annual Conference. But it wasn't your typical CME meeting. The newly elected bishop, assigned to the Episcopal District encompassing African nations, Jamaica and Haiti, has determined that each annual conference will devote a significant amount of time to engaging in real mission work. During this year's visit to Jamaica, the bishop, members of the Jamaican Region and guests from the States helped to reinvigorate and restore three CME schools, including the Mae Linsey School, the Joseph Coles School, and the Christian Methodist Basic School. Each school was in dire need of some good ol' elbow grease. Joining the bishop on the trip and engaging in much of the hard work in the sweltering Jamaican sun were 21 members from the Phillips Metropolitan CME Church in Hartford, CT, along with their pastor, Rev. James Walker. Also on the trip were General Secretary of Evangelism and Missions Dr. W.C. Champion, Florida Region Missionary Society President Mrs. Mary Stallings, Central CME President Mrs. Gladys Brown, Rev. Manuel Henderson of Ft. Worth, TX, Dr. and Mrs. Author Green of Akron, OH, and Dr. Kenneth E. Jones, Editor of The Christian Index. Working closely with Bishop Carter on all of his mission efforts is Rev. Mrs. Mary McKinney of Florida. Look for more expanded coverage of the Jamaican mission effort in an upcoming issue of The Christian Index.