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 thoroughly enjoyed offering along with individuals of Zion as we have actually done the work of the Lord together. And I have actually been privileged to offer a number of dynamic and flourishing congregations that continue to be great assets to their neighborhoods also today. With each other, we paid off financial debts early, earlier than anticipated.

We have actually gotten acres of land to consist of a whole city block plus. And in each scenario, we have actually taken part in community-related concerns that entailed issues of injustice and bigotry. As I have actually helped struggling individuals, as we helped struggling individuals get on track and helped others preserve their lives and also grow in their stroll with God.

Once, I bear in mind opening the church doors as we connected with the local family court system, the division of social solutions, the women and kids club. And in the annex of that church, professionals and concerned neighborhood participants supplied parenting courses to struggling moms and dads that had actually gotten in trouble with the legislation. It was a beautiful point to see the church at the center of neighborhood collaborating to meet the neighborhood requirement.

I can say much more about my very own experiences to consist of obtaining a telephone call from the United States White House as they were investigating unethical political leaders in the neighborhood. And our local AME Zion church was suggested as a relied on useful resource for that investigation. I could say much more about my work with Fight it out Divinity College and my association with growing in ministry or work sponsored by Fight it out and the Lilly Foundation.

I could also say even more about my cherished ecumenical connections, but I'm below today to say to you that I have a vision for our church as we move into the future. It is my hope that we are continually coming to be a mentally and literally wholesome church, understanding and representing God as the devotees of Jesus Christ. I'm positive about the future of our church and think that we can flourish with reliable communication to consist of small group discussions at every level of the church, positive critique for the objectives of sharing and adopting finest techniques that can help us much more, be much more reliable devotees of Jesus Christ and stewards of Zion Methodism.

I'm very interested in looking for ways to supply even more support to pastors and their family members. And I am very familiar with the vitality of an exceptional laity and local church as the laity and local church are the lifeline to the Zion link. I'm wed to the great, beautiful, productive, and task-oriented Deborah Register Pridgen, and we have two grown-up kids, Julian and Christian, and Christian that just recently blessed us with Javante, our initial grandchild.

Finally, I think emphatically that it is words of God that has been and will certainly be the only point that conserves and maintains the church. So wish the church. Pray for Zion.

Pray for those people on this trip. My name once again, Julian Pridgen, prospect for diocesan, as I get your self-confidence and vote. The peace of Christ be with you.

Pridgen For AME Zion Bishop 2024
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