2024 Quadrennial Election Official Candidates

2024 QUADRENNIAL ELECTION OFFICIAL CANDIDATES November 11-12, 2024 | Memphis, TN GENERAL BOARD INCUMBENTS Bishop Prince E.W. Bryant Bishop Malcolm Coby Bishop David Hall Bishop Elijah Hankerson Bishop Michael Hill Bishop Darrell Hines Bishop Jerry W. Macklin Bishop Jerry Maynard Bishop Charles McClelland Bishop Brandon Porter Bishop J. Drew Sheard Bishop Lawrence Wooten NON-INCUMBENTS Bishop…

Bishop LaDell Thomas, Jr.

Bishop LaDell Thomas, Jr. GENERAL BOARD CANDIDATE Bishop LaDell Thomas Jr.: A Visionary Leader for the Church of God in Christ General Board. With over four decades of transformative leadership in the Church of God in Christ, Bishop LaDell Thomas Jr. embodies the spirit of visionary and dynamic leadership. As the esteemed leader of the…

Bishop Dwight E. Walls, Sr.

Bishop Dwight E. Walls, Sr. GENERAL BOARD CANDIDATE Bishop Dwight E. Walls Sr., born on February 18th, 1949, is a son of the late Bishop Floyd A. Walls Sr. and Mother Alma Grayer Walls. A native of Ypsilanti, Michigan he attended the Ypsilanti Public School Systems having matriculated in various collegiate institutions which include Washtenaw…

Bishop Jerry L. Maynard

Bishop Jerry L. Maynard GENERAL BOARD CANDIDATE BISHOP JERRY MAYNARD is prelate of the Fourth Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of TN. He serves as the pastor of Cathedral of Praise Church of God in Christ located in Nashville, TN and New Highway Church of God in Christ located in Memphis, TN. After 50 years in ministry, he…

Bishop Emmitt L. Nevels, Sr.

Bishop Emmitt L. Nevels, Sr. GENERAL BOARD CANDIDATE Bishop Emmitt Louis Nevels, Sr. is a saved, sanctified, and Holy Ghost filled ministerial product of the Church of God in Christ with over 50 years of dedicated service and apostolic leadership.  He has served with Godly integrity as Jurisdictional Prelate of the Ohio West Jurisdiction since…