{"id":79,"date":"2023-08-07T17:49:31","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T17:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecmechurch.cmechurches.org\/?page_id=79"},"modified":"2026-05-21T06:39:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T06:39:33","slug":"department-of-lay-ministries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/department-of-lay-ministries\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Lay Ministries"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"79\" class=\"elementor elementor-79\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-118bc184 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"118bc184\" 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-371be0a9\" data-id=\"371be0a9\" 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-46131b41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"46131b41\" 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-1ec98b9b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ec98b9b\" 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-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b61f89f\" data-id=\"5b61f89f\" 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-154ba9e3 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"154ba9e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1098\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/THOMAS-1.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-shrink attachment-full size-full wp-image-689\" alt=\"A man with glasses and a black suit\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/THOMAS-1.jpg 1098w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/THOMAS-1-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/THOMAS-1-1024x1007.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/THOMAS-1-768x755.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/THOMAS-1-1536x1511.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1098px) 100vw, 1098px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bishop Marvin Thomas, Sr. <\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Department Chairman <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-375da699 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"375da699\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\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-f6e6108 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f6e6108\" 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=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/faulk-576x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8572 lazyload\" alt=\"Smiling man in brown suit and patterned tie.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/faulk-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/faulk-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/faulk-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/faulk-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/faulk-scaled.jpg 608w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 576px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 576\/1024;\" \/>\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-49f3bec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49f3bec\" 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\">Dr. Shannon Faulk<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a904475 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a904475\" 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\tDepartment Of Lay Ministries<br>\nGeneral Secretary\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-48a0abd8 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"48a0abd8\" 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-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/shannon-faulk\/\">\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\">Read Bio<\/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-699e8bd3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"699e8bd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\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-6f3a09c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6f3a09c\" 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-size-xl\" role=\"button\">\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\">Connectional Ministry Presidents<\/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-5f35bc14 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"5f35bc14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Dr. Barbara C. Campbell<br>loviebarbara1@gmail.com<br> Connectional Lay Council<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Ms. Diana Duncan<br>dduncanxao@gmail.com<br>Connectional Stewardesses<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Mr. Freddie McKnight<br>freddie66@att.net<br> Connectional Stewards<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Atty. Barbara Bouknight<br>bebouknight@yahoo.com<br>Connectional Trustees<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Ms. Dorruth Boyd<br>dorruthboyd@att.net<br>Connectional Ushers<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-6e91723a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6e91723a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56f46ac\" data-id=\"56f46ac\" 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-31311983 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"31311983\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\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-4d34d6ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d34d6ff\" 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 Department of Lay Ministries<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29afee43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29afee43\" 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 Department aids the CME Church in equipping and enabling her members to engage in effective ministry in the Name of Jesus Christ by focusing on The Laos (the whole people of God). The Department, thus, develops information and promotes initiatives that will strengthen and empower \u201cGod\u2019s People\u201d to provide meaningful and effective ministry, particularly at the local level of the church. By promoting the Lay Ministry Beliefs of Studying, Seeking, Sharing, and Serving, the Department of Lay Ministry seeks to live out its mission to \u201cReach, Teach, and Minister to All of God&#8217;s People, &#8211; Equipping Them For Greater Works and Service For Him.\u201d<\/p><p>The Department utilizes the efforts of the Connectional Lay Ministry Council, Connectional Stewards, Connectional Stewardesses, and Connectional Ushers to further assist God\u2019s people enhance and develop their service capacities. The General Secretary provides oversight and leadership for the President of the: Connectional Lay Ministry Council; Connectional Steward Ministry; Connectional Stewardess Ministry; and Connectional Usher Ministry.<\/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-348fe86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"348fe86\" 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 RESOURCES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af7e290 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af7e290\" 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>For additional information, click <a href=\"https:\/\/icont.ac\/51gov\">here.<\/a><\/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-ebe62ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ebe62ff\" 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=\"212\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/General-Conference-Lay-Delegate-Meeting-1A-212x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-12344 lazyload\" alt=\"Lay Town Hall\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/General-Conference-Lay-Delegate-Meeting-1A-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/General-Conference-Lay-Delegate-Meeting-1A-722x1024.jpg 722w, 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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.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/4w8INdBXS4iZ4ZtvgAqxmg#\/registration\">\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\">Register Here!<\/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-2db95e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2db95e7\" 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=\"214\" height=\"300\" 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src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 214px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 214\/300;\" \/>\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-4597d2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4597d2e\" 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\">Training Videos<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f43c5e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f43c5e4\" 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><b>Preparing for the Connectional Lay Institute<\/b><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch-org.zoom.us\/rec\/share\/vAzm0PEk4s0h7wxsVA--DhsvFFuiIKQ7ar4k2z-8b1_APIl5fqq5e-JZp4nTH6cF.V1Abl6KIIUr74GNv?startTime=1755300953000\">Click here to view the video<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Passcode: *mm02zjv<\/strong><\/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-c301fd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c301fd1\" 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<b>Connectional Stewardess Training<\/b>\n<a href=\"#\">Click here to view the video\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Passcode: u=s4sAjJ<\/strong>\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-a9abf4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9abf4a\" 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><b>Connectional Steward Training<\/b><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch-org.zoom.us\/rec\/share\/q3d2mgk0Go70FcTygkwEXSioLL9oNItEi2Oi02ZiN_-P-T8DjON1KHCwTuQiDrb7.rU-ukzoLiCofu2eD?startTime=1755042042000\">Click here to view the video<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Passcode: X1kOh&amp;@5<\/strong><\/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-da40582 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da40582\" 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 data-renderer-mark=\"true\">\u00a0Connectional Trustee Training<\/strong><br \/><a 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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\">GWK SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e38079 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e38079\" 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<b>Scholarship Committee Chair: Sister Yvonne Peters<br>\nScholarship Awardee Information:<\/b>\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-3e99f84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3e99f84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; max-width: 100%;\">\r\n    \r\n    <!-- Transparent clickable layer -->\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GWKAwardees-PowerPoint-Slide1.pptx\" \r\n       download\r\n       style=\"position:absolute; top:0; left:0; width:100%; height:100%; z-index:10;\">\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <!-- PPTX Embed -->\r\n    <iframe \r\n        data-src=\"https:\/\/view.officeapps.live.com\/op\/embed.aspx?src=https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GWKAwardees-PowerPoint-Slide1.pptx\"\r\n        width=\"100%\" \r\n        height=\"500px\" \r\n        frameborder=\"0\"\r\n        style=\"z-index:1; pointer-events:none;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\">\r\n    <\/iframe>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d57107 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d57107\" 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\">LAY INSTITUTE INFORMATION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0724387 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0724387\" 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<b>Election Results:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n\n<li>Connectional Lay President\n<ul>\n<li>*Dr. Barbara Campbell: 77 *<\/li>\n<li>Mr. Robert Louis Stewart, Jr. : 21<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li>Connectional Steward President\n<ul>\n<li>Mr. Freddie McKnight: 55<\/li>\n<li>Mr. Angelo Edwards: 43<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li>\nConnectional Stewardess President\n<ul>\n<li>Ms. Diana Duncan: 59<\/li>\n<li>Mrs. Barbara Field: 39<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\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-8d29372 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d29372\" 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\">REPORTS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfe38a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfe38a5\" 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\">REPORTS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fa4d13 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"7fa4d13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Presidents-Report-Lay-Institute-2025.docx\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"jki jki-open-book-light\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Connectional Lay President Information<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-02a7678 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"02a7678\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Connectional-Steward-Report-2026.docx\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"jki jki-open-book-light\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Connectional Steward Quadrennial Report<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-2ce8e24 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"2ce8e24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-Quadrennial-Stewardess-Report-Revised.docx\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"jki jki-open-book-light\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Connectional Stewardess Quadrennial Report<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-03bc131 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"03bc131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BEB-Trustee-Report.docx\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"jki jki-open-book-light\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Connectional Trustee Quadrennial Report<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-9f5df22 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9f5df22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Connectional-Usher-Report-Oct-2025.docx\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"jki jki-open-book-light\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Connectional User Information Quadrennial Report<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-66475c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66475c1\" 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\">DEPARTMENT OF LAY MINISTERS CALENDAR<\/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-6294763 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6294763\" 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 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https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Connectional-Lay-Calender-Pg-1-B-2-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Connectional-Lay-Calender-Pg-1-B-2-1582x2048.jpg 1582w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Connectional-Lay-Calender-Pg-1-B-2-scaled.jpg 835w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 791px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 791\/1024;\" \/>\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\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-c88b886\" data-id=\"c88b886\" 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-b6963eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b6963eb\" 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\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Connectional-Lay-Calendar-Pg-2-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Connectional July\u2013December community events calendar\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTE0OTQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90aGVjbWVjaHVyY2gub3JnXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8xMVwvQ29ubmVjdGlvbmFsLUxheS1DYWxlbmRhci1QZy0yLXNjYWxlZC5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Connectional-Lay-Calendar-Pg-2-791x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11494 lazyload\" alt=\"Connectional July\u2013December community events calendar\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Connectional-Lay-Calendar-Pg-2-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Connectional-Lay-Calendar-Pg-2-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Connectional-Lay-Calendar-Pg-2-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Connectional-Lay-Calendar-Pg-2-1186x1536.jpg 1186w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Connectional-Lay-Calendar-Pg-2-1582x2048.jpg 1582w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Connectional-Lay-Calendar-Pg-2-scaled.jpg 834w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 791px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 791\/1024;\" \/>\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\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-ba8bfa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ba8bfa7\" 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\/connectional-calendar\/\">\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\">NATIONAL CME CALENDAR<\/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-4d7fbf9 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"4d7fbf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Litany-based-on-the-Lay-theme-final.docx\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"jki jki-open-book-light\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Litany Based on the Lay Theme Final<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-fc602d0 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"fc602d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/view.officeapps.live.com\/op\/embed.aspx?src=https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Litany-based-on-the-Lay-theme-final.docx\" \r\n        width=\"100%\" \r\n        height=\"600px\" \r\n        frameborder=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\">\r\n<\/iframe>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76d75a20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76d75a20\" 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\">Lay Ministries Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e64992 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e64992\" 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\/lay\/QuarterlyNewsletter.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pages-from-Quarterly-Draft-791x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10036 lazyload\" alt=\"Lay Ministries Newsletter\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pages-from-Quarterly-Draft-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pages-from-Quarterly-Draft-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pages-from-Quarterly-Draft-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pages-from-Quarterly-Draft-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pages-from-Quarterly-Draft-1582x2048.jpg 1582w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pages-from-Quarterly-Draft-scaled.jpg 835w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 791px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 791\/1024;\" \/>\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-accedc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"accedc7\" 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-0ecb107 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ecb107\" 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><b>Local Lay Leaders <\/b><b>Training &amp; Conversation &#8211; Saturday March 1, 2025<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/lay\/Gen.%20Sec.%20Local%20Lay%20Leaders%20Presentation%203-1-%202025-%20Ver.1a.pptx\">PowerPoint Presentation<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/lay\/Gen.%20Sec.%20Local%20Lay%20Leaders%20Presentation%203-1-%202025-%20Ver.1a%20%28002%29.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/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-b9f7ca2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"b9f7ca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/ZjY2z7zNveU&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\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-321045a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"321045a\" 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=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Lay-Institure-Coming-Event-Flyer-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8806 lazyload\" alt=\"2025 Lay Institute\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Lay-Institure-Coming-Event-Flyer-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Lay-Institure-Coming-Event-Flyer-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Lay-Institure-Coming-Event-Flyer-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Lay-Institure-Coming-Event-Flyer-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Lay-Institure-Coming-Event-Flyer-scaled.jpg 864w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 819px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 819\/1024;\" \/>\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-f2f8850 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f2f8850\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\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-443e343 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"443e343\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/JqKyxKIyyzY&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\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-7b5b596 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b5b596\" 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>\u00a0<\/p><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: start;\">\u00a0Dr. Shannon Faulk, General Secretary of Lay Ministries served as moderator of the Good Trouble Sunday segment, <span dir=\"auto\"><em>&#8220;African Americans, Politics and the Pews: Conversations for a Brighter Future<\/em>&#8221; held on 10\/20\/2024.\u00a0 The panelists included:<\/span><br \/>\u2022 Co-Moderator: The Honorable Dionne Faulk, Councilwoman, Inglewood, CA, Hays Tabernacle CME Church<\/div><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: start;\">\u2022 Rev. Steven Hoyt, Pastor, Nobel Chapel CME Church, Birmingham, AL, and former City Council Member<\/div><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: start;\">\u2022 Mrs. Daphne Hoyt, Attorney, Birmingham, AL, member of Nobel Chapel CME Church, Birmingham, AL<\/div><p>\u00a0<\/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-62163e1a elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"62163e1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/lay\/2024LayDayTheme.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"jki jki-open-book-light\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Connectional Lay Day Observance - October 13  2024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-c122dae elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c122dae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/lay\/Litany2024ConnectionalLay%20Day.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"jki jki-open-book-light\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Litany for Connectional Lay Day Observance - October 13  2024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-899a8d9 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"899a8d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1v-a2rk5OFxg2Kdug-PL8aTjsLyycyoiG\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"jki jki-open-book-light\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Graham-Webb-Kennedy Scholarship Application Year 2024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-8c58a96 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"8c58a96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1qMlxIg0B7qXCBzCuKAJO2OkeCLfJuHyR\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"jki jki-open-book-light\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Lay Vanguard: 2023 4th Quarter Newsletter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-03ac993 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"03ac993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1_gLjGfy2mI8xdwEimYEf0bLhtdZYveZC?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Stewardess Liturgical Calendar 2023 - 2024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\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-baf1f92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"baf1f92\" 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-2ef3979\" data-id=\"2ef3979\" 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-e553915 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e553915\" 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:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/13N3eBXQSStJt21RwOkoJGQZjVr0jzLG1\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RESOURCE-LITURGICAL-CALENDAR-23-24-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5415 lazyload\" alt=\"A calendar with the dates of each liturgical year.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RESOURCE-LITURGICAL-CALENDAR-23-24-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RESOURCE-LITURGICAL-CALENDAR-23-24-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RESOURCE-LITURGICAL-CALENDAR-23-24-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RESOURCE-LITURGICAL-CALENDAR-23-24-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RESOURCE-LITURGICAL-CALENDAR-23-24.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/576;\" \/>\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\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-2730ce6\" data-id=\"2730ce6\" 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-cbe374b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cbe374b\" 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:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1DfC44lhohdNude4WB67QyOBiEidOwz0A\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RESOURCE-LIT-CALENDAR-INDEX-23-24-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5414 lazyload\" alt=\"A table with all the names of each part in the list.\" 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\/>\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\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-a6d6fd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a6d6fd2\" 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-311405a\" data-id=\"311405a\" 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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ddd1379 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ddd1379\" 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-5ac2f6f\" data-id=\"5ac2f6f\" 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-c07e534 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c07e534\" 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\">GWK SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2af7940 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2af7940\" 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><b>Scholarship Committee Chair: Sister Yvonne Peters<br \/>Scholarship Awardee Information:<\/b><\/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-96c2a16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96c2a16\" 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\">LAY INSTITUTE INFORMATION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95ce972 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95ce972\" 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<b>Election Results:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n\n<li>Connectional Lay President\n<ul>\n<li>*Dr. Barbara Campbell: 77 *<\/li>\n<li>Mr. Robert Louis Stewart, Jr. : 21<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li>Connectional Steward President\n<ul>\n<li>Mr. Freddie McKnight: 55<\/li>\n<li>Mr. Angelo Edwards: 43<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li>\nConnectional Stewardess President\n<ul>\n<li>Ms. Diana Duncan: 59<\/li>\n<li>Mrs. Barbara Field: 39<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\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-efa92d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efa92d0\" 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<b>Reports:<\/b>\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-f2d5615 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"f2d5615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Presidents-Report-Lay-Institute-2025.docx\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"jki jki-open-book-light\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Connectional Lay President Information<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-015739b elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"015739b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Connectional-Steward-Report-2026.docx\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"jki jki-open-book-light\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Connectional Steward Quadrennial Report<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-bf69a7d elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"bf69a7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-Quadrennial-Stewardess-Report-Revised.docx\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"jki jki-open-book-light\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Connectional Stewardess Quadrennial Report<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-a85d7d1 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"a85d7d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BEB-Trustee-Report.docx\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"jki jki-open-book-light\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Connectional Trustee Quadrennial Report<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-d9be1f2 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d9be1f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Connectional-Usher-Report-Oct-2025.docx\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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Campbellloviebarbara1@gmail.com Connectional Lay Council Ms. Diana Duncandduncanxao@gmail.comConnectional Stewardesses Mr. Freddie McKnightfreddie66@att.net Connectional Stewards Atty. 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