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SEJ passes three resolutions in Thursday evening session
By Jessica Brodie (South Carolina Conference) LAKE JUNALUSKA, North Carolina—With episcopal elections finished, delegates to the 2022 Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference turned their attention to three resolutions, ultimately passing all of […] Continue Reading→
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‘You are my family’ – Dease elected SEJ’s third bishop
It took the entire afternoon and into the evening, but on the 25th ballot of the 2022 session, the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference elected South Carolina’s Dr. Robin Dease as its third and final bishop. Dease’s 206 votes put her over the edge in the election, which had been close most of the day as she… Continue Reading→
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Rev. Edie Gleaves Withdraws Episcopal Nomination
On Thursday afternoon, after a day of voting with no election of a third bishop, the Rev. Edith Gleaves, the episcopal nominee from the North Carolina Conference, withdrew her nomination […] Continue Reading→
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Annual Election Period Countdown: 15 Days Left!
To set up your 2023 HealthFlex medical, dental, vision, and health account benefit enrollments, visit BenefitsAccess.org. Visit Wespath’s Annual Election website to learn more about these benefit options. Taking no action will result in […] Continue Reading→
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A Heart of Wisdom
One of the realities of life is that our days are numbered, so let’s fill our days with wisdom and a faithful heart. That was the word from Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor, who preached the Service of Remembrance at the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference Thursday morning, Nov. 3. Taylor drew from Psalm 90:12, which reminds us,… Continue Reading→
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SEJ Thursday Morning Brings Strong Word but No Election
Day Two of the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference started with much hope there would be the third and final episcopal election that morning. But after two invalid votes and the withdrawal from the slate of one nominee, Iosmar Alvarez, the session closed with a vote on Ballot 15 but no results. Presiding Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson, North… Continue Reading→
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Wednesday Evening Brings the Election of a Second Bishop
On Wednesday evening, as delegates returned to Stuart Auditorium for the day’s final business session, the white lights strung around a giant Christmas tree could be seen across the lake, the reflection shimmering in the water. An usher, in high spirits, called out in a sing-song voice, “Calling all delegates! Let’s elect some bishops!” SEJ… Continue Reading→
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SEJ elects first bishop of session
“We have an election.” With those words from Bishop David Graves, the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference welcomed its first episcopal election of the 2022 session, announcing Tom Berlin as the first-elected bishop. Berlin, the nominee from the Virginia Conference, was elected on Ballot Four and received 213 of the 208 required votes, or 61.56 percent of… Continue Reading→
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Ballots continue during Nov. 2 SEJ afternoon session
Bishop Sharma D. Lewis, episcopal leader of the Richmond Area, presided over the afternoon session beginning at 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, November 2, 2022. Ballot #1 was shared, and there was no election. Three hundred and fifty-two (352) votes were cast and three hundred and fifty votes were valid (350). Two hundred and ten (210)… Continue Reading→