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Christian Methodist Episcopal Church<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-744f997 elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"744f997\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p>Sharing Christ Since 1870<\/p><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e2f83d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3e2f83d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96e5f2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"96e5f2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f63b63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0f63b63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5dec898a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21974c22\" data-id=\"21974c22\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-350c6760 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"350c6760\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Episcopal Districts Of The CME Church<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ecb7e3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ecb7e3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Bishops are the Chief Officers of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. They are elected for life by a majority vote of the General Conference which meets every four years. Bishops shall be retired at that General Conference nearest their 74th birthday. Senior Bishop James B. Walker is the current Senior Bishop and Chief Executive Officer of the CME Church.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1aa8be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1aa8be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1276905\" data-id=\"1276905\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a0687b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4a0687b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/college-of-bishops\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">The College Of Bishops<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a7a514 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a7a514\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"435\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/COB-updated-768x435.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-12437 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/COB-updated-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/COB-updated-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/COB-updated-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/COB-updated-1536x870.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/COB-updated.jpg 1770w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/435;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-518e851 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"518e851\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2026-2030 Quadrennium\nEpiscopal Assignments<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2df96ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2df96ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>6th Episcopal District: Senior Bishop James B. Walker<\/li><li dir=\"auto\">4th Episcopal District: Bishop Sylvester Williams, Sr.<\/li><li dir=\"auto\">Ecumenical Bishop and Program Development Officer: Bishop Teresa E. Snorton<\/li><li dir=\"auto\">1st Episcopal District: Bishop Marvin Frank Thomas, Sr.<\/li><li dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\">5th Episcopal District: Bishop Clarence Kelby Heath<\/div><\/li><li dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\">8th Episcopal District: Bishop Denise Anders-Modest<\/div><\/li><li dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\">9th Episcopal District: Bishop Charley Hames, Jr.<\/div><\/li><li dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\">7th Episcopal District: Bishop Ricky D. Helton<\/div><\/li><li dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\">11th\u00a0 Episcopal District: Bishop Kwame Lawson Adjei<\/div><\/li><li dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\">3rd Episcopal District Bishop Da\u2019Henri R. Thurmond<\/div><\/li><li dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\">2nd Episcopal District: Bishop Richard D. Shaw<\/div><\/li><li dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\">10th\u00a0 Episcopal District: Bishop Leon C. Moore<\/div><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Departmental Chairs<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\">Christian Education &amp; Formation<\/p><p class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\"><strong>Chair: Bishop Denise Anders-Modest<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\">Office of Connectional Communication, Publications and Technology<\/p><p class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\"><strong>Chair: Bishop Charley Hames, Jr.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\">Finance &amp; Investment<\/p><p class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\"><strong>Chair: Bishop Sylvester Williams<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\">Evangelism And Missions<\/p><p class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\"><strong>Chair: Bishop Kwame Lawson Adjei<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\">Lay Ministry<\/p><p class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\"><strong>Chair: Bishop Ricky D. Helton<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\">Ministry to Men<\/p><p class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\"><strong>Chair: Bishop Marvin Frank Thomas, Sr.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\">Personnel Services<\/p><p class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\"><strong>Chair: Senior Bishop James B. Walker<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\">Women\u2019s Missionary Council<\/p><p class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\"><strong>Patron Bishop: Bishop Teresa E. Snorton<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\">Christian Index<\/p><p class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\"><strong>Chair: Bishop Clarence K. Heath<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\">Ministers\u2019 Spouses, Widows, and Widowers<\/p><p class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\"><strong>Patron Bishop: Bishop Da\u2019Henri R. Thurmond<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2f1f1f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e2f1f1f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7618ba81\" data-id=\"7618ba81\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-738cd95d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"738cd95d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-46451fa9\" data-id=\"46451fa9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a23f853 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a23f853\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Christian Methodist Episcopal Church<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41f24bd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41f24bd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Welcome to the official Web site of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, administered by the General Department of Communication &amp; Information Technology (CIT) .<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f24814 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f24814\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Church, familiarly known as the CME Church, has a glorious and rich history! The CME Church was organized December 16, 1870 in Jackson, Tennessee by 41 former slave members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The CME Church is a branch of Wesleyan Methodism founded and organized by John Wesley in England in 1844 and established in America as the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1784. The CME Church celebrated its 154th anniversary on December 16, 2024. The CME Church has more than 1.2 million members across the United States, and has missions and sister churches in Haiti, Jamaica and fourteen African nations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-86a9542 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86a9542\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8576a38\" data-id=\"8576a38\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d403e5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d403e5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/about-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CIT-TECH-TALK-SLIDE-3.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-float attachment-full size-full wp-image-533 lazyload\" alt=\"A purple background with the words be bold in white.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CIT-TECH-TALK-SLIDE-3.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CIT-TECH-TALK-SLIDE-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CIT-TECH-TALK-SLIDE-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CIT-TECH-TALK-SLIDE-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CIT-TECH-TALK-SLIDE-3-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1080;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8149e9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8149e9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About The CME Church<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba35edd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba35edd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learn about the CME Church, its history, beliefs, organizational structure and connectional departments and ministries.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-df04f53\" data-id=\"df04f53\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c72877c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c72877c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/college-of-bishops\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/COLLEGE-OF-BISHOPS-4.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-float attachment-full size-full wp-image-683 lazyload\" alt=\"A purple wall with many faces of men in white shirts.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/COLLEGE-OF-BISHOPS-4.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/COLLEGE-OF-BISHOPS-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/COLLEGE-OF-BISHOPS-4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/COLLEGE-OF-BISHOPS-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/COLLEGE-OF-BISHOPS-4-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1080;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f83f5fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f83f5fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The College Of Bishops<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ec1a2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ec1a2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The College Of Bishops represent the Episcopal Leadership of the CME Church and its 11 Episcopal Districts.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-61a4a0b\" data-id=\"61a4a0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-409376a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"409376a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/general-officers\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GEN-OFFICER-4.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-float attachment-full size-full wp-image-701 lazyload\" alt=\"A purple background with ten framed photos of people.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GEN-OFFICER-4.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GEN-OFFICER-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GEN-OFFICER-4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GEN-OFFICER-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GEN-OFFICER-4-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1080;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13218e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13218e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General Officers &amp; Departments<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-906cb58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"906cb58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The General Officers are the elected officials of the church and it connectional departments, ministries and organizations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7cb5521 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7cb5521\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c49251\" data-id=\"5c49251\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2d7b9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f2d7b9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/connectional-calendar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CALENDAR.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-float attachment-full size-full wp-image-562 lazyload\" alt=\"A person is holding an ipad with the calendar on it.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CALENDAR.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CALENDAR-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CALENDAR-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CALENDAR-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CALENDAR-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1080;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3d874 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b3d874\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Connectional Calendar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b933668 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b933668\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The CME Church Connectional Events for the year as well as links to register for Connectional and sponsored events.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d893c4d\" data-id=\"d893c4d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eeb5e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7eeb5e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/connectional-resources\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/resources.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-float attachment-full size-full wp-image-563 lazyload\" alt=\"A table with the word resource spelled out in blocks.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/resources.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/resources-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/resources-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/resources-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/resources-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1080;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f29460a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f29460a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Connectional Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0d6747 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0d6747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From Liturgical Calendars to the Strategic Plan, and Technology and Software discounts, we offer a number of beneficial resources to everyone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-99d5e9b\" data-id=\"99d5e9b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cddbea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7cddbea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/departments\/#connectionaldepts\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/connect-programs.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-float attachment-full size-full wp-image-581 lazyload\" alt=\"A man in black shirt holding a cup near a table.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/connect-programs.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/connect-programs-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/connect-programs-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/connect-programs-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/connect-programs-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1080;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeda581 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eeda581\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Connectional Programs &amp; Ministries<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77484fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77484fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learn more about the connectional ministries and programs&#8217;\u00a0 sponsored by the Bishops and General Officers.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a21c948 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a21c948\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d49f12a\" data-id=\"d49f12a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7308b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7308b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/connectional-calendar\/\">Upcoming Connectional Events<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-00236b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00236b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ca42e5\" data-id=\"8ca42e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef74e50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef74e50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/generalconference2026\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/General-Conference-26-Flyer.17-1024x577.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11711 lazyload\" alt=\"41st CME Church General Conference banner\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/General-Conference-26-Flyer.17-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/General-Conference-26-Flyer.17-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/General-Conference-26-Flyer.17-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/General-Conference-26-Flyer.17-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/General-Conference-26-Flyer.17.jpg 1640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/577;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-590ab83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"590ab83\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-40b936b\" data-id=\"40b936b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc06cea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bc06cea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Download-the-CME-General-Conference-26-App-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-12126 lazyload\" alt=\"CME GC2026 App\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Download-the-CME-General-Conference-26-App-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Download-the-CME-General-Conference-26-App-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Download-the-CME-General-Conference-26-App-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Download-the-CME-General-Conference-26-App.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/432;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b69c2e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b69c2e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cbcaac\" data-id=\"2cbcaac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9816a2b\" data-id=\"9816a2b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f5241 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"15f5241\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ebb063 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ebb063\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:683,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/thecmechurch.cmechurches.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/COLLEGE-OF-BISHOPS-4.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44020be1\" data-id=\"44020be1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-409fdb50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"409fdb50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick Facts about the CME Church<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f2242f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f2242f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Did you know that the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church has over 1,200 physical churches in the connection that spans over 10 Countries. Click the links below to learn about the rich history of the CME Church and its distinguished leaders, pastors and members.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d40061b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d40061b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/about-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">About The CME Church<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7df004fd elementor-hidden-phone\" data-id=\"7df004fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-305f2b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"305f2b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/13.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-788 lazyload\" alt=\"A black and white photo of an older man.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/13.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/13-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/13-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/13-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/13-768x768.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1500\/1500;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e172a6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e172a6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bishop William H. Miles<\/strong><br \/>The 1st Bishop of the CME Church<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2122c24 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-full elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"2122c24\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/snpfTxtiGnU&quot;,&quot;background_play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-embed\" role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2e99cb\" data-id=\"e2e99cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71d758 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a71d758\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e354388 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e354388\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a978254 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a978254\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01ede20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"01ede20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84e03f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"84e03f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/NEW-CME-CHURCH-LOGO-1024x685.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-363 lazyload\" alt=\"A blue and yellow patch with a cross on it.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/NEW-CME-CHURCH-LOGO-1024x685.png 1024w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/NEW-CME-CHURCH-LOGO-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/NEW-CME-CHURCH-LOGO-768x514.png 768w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/NEW-CME-CHURCH-LOGO-1536x1027.png 1536w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/NEW-CME-CHURCH-LOGO-2048x1370.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/685;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-98efc81 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98efc81\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-14950bd\" data-id=\"14950bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15529c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15529c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/USA-CHURCHES.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1075 lazyload\" alt=\"A map of the united states with many colors.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/USA-CHURCHES.png 504w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/USA-CHURCHES-300x214.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 504px; 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