Alfred W. Gwinn
The Reverend Bishop Alfred Wesley Gwinn Jr. | |
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| North Carolina Annual Conference | |
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| Diocese | North Carolina Annual Conference |
| See | Southeastern Jurisdiction |
| Installed | 2004 |
| Term ended | 2012 |
| Successor | Hope Morgan Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alfred Wesley Gwinn, Jr. |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | United Methodist |
| Spouse | Joyce Hannah Gwinn |
| Children | Debbie Mann, Christy Morgan |
| Alma mater | University of Kentucky |
| Styles of Alfred Wesley Gwinn II | |
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| Reference style | The Reverend Bishop |
| Religious style | Bishop |
| Posthumous style | not applicable |
Alfred Wesley Gwinn Jr. is a former residing bishop of the North Carolina Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.[1] He held the office of Bishop of North Carolina from 2004 to 2012. His offices were located in Raleigh, North Carolina.[2][3]
Biography[edit]
Gwinn's last appointment before being appointed bishop was as the senior pastor of First United Methodist Church in Lexington, Kentucky.
During his ten-year tenure at Lexington Centenary, he led the congregation through relocation and the building of an $11 million facility. Worship attendance doubled and became the largest in the conference. In addition, the church parented a new multicultural congregation, developed an ongoing ministry partnership with a congregation in Londrina, Brazil, and brought an African-American pastor on staff, the first in the conference to serve a predominantly-white congregation.[4]
In 2012, Gwinn retired from the bishopric and was succeeded by Bishop Hope Morgan Ward.
Personal life[edit]
Gwinn is married to Joyce Hannah Gwinn, a retired coronary care nurse. They have two adult daughters: Debbie Mann and Christy Morgan. They have four grandchildren, Wesley, Luke, Tyler, and Ally.[4]
Degrees[edit]
- Bachelor's degree from University of Kentucky
- Master of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary
- Honorary Doctor of Divinity from Union College, Kentucky Wesleyan College, and Asbury Theological Seminary
Pastoral appointments[edit]
- 1967 Red House
- 1969 Mount Zion
- 1974 Associate Director, Conference Council on Ministries
- 1976 Covington First United Methodist
- 1980 Corbin First United Methodist
- 1982 Winchester First United Methodist
- 1987 Lexington Centenary
- 1997 Lexington District Superintendent
- 2000 Lexington First United Methodist
- 2004 Bishop, North Carolina Conference
- 2008 Bishop, North Carolina Conference
References[edit]
- ^ [1][permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bishop's Office - NC Conference". Bishop's Office.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b "Bishop's Biography - Bishop's Office - NC Conference". 6 February 2009.