Julian Pridgen AME Zion Candidate for Bishop 2024

Hey there, my name is Julian Pridgen and I'm a candidate for the Office of Bishop in our cherished Zion. I was born and raised in a place called Whiteville, North Carolina, a small southeastern farming neighborhood situated in the coastal plains of the state. As for church, my household's roots are deeply planted in the St. Mark AME Zion Church, Whiteville, where the Pridgen name is etched in the foundation of that framework today. My love for Christ and the church is historical as I have actually served the church from a little boy as an acolyte, usher, aide superintendent of the church school, Christian education, priest, and much more. After graduating secondary school, I joined the United States Marine Corps, where I continued to be until my retired life. And while in the Marine Corps, I accepted the call to teach and served Zion churches in the southwestern Delta Episcopal District and eastern North Carolina. Throughout the years, I have actually thoro