The Fifth Episcopal District

The Fifth Episcopal district of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church is comprised of four regions located in the states of Alabama and Florida. The four regions are the Birmingham, Florida, North Central Alabama and the Southeast Alabama regions .

The Birmingham Region

The Birmingham region consist of two districts, Anniston and Birmingham.

Anniston District (19 Churches)

Rev. Dr. Lily A. Rainey, Presiding Elder

Athens-Gadsen Rev. Tony Longshore

Greenfield – Cropwell Rev. Alvin Crenshaw

Hills Chapel – Leeds Rev. Christopher Parham

Howard Chapel – Talladega Rev. Victor Griffin

Jacobs Chapel – Pell City Rev. Brenda L. Williams

Jacobs Chapel – Talladega Rev. Jerrell C. Hicks

Lane Chapel – Waldo Rev. Julian Ashley

Mt. Ararat – Alexandria Rev. Richard Willis

Mt. Pleasant – Piedmont Rev. Dr. K. Solomon Williams

Mt. Zion – AlpineRev. Dr. Lloyd Hicks

Murray Temple – Anniston Rev. Flora Alexander

New Hope – Bynum Rev. Frederick Washington

Pine Grove – Eastaboga Rev. Dr. Lilly A. Rainey

Players Chapel – Anniston Rev. Dr. Earlie Douthard-Supply

Pleasant Valley – Childersburg Rev. Pearson McGhee

St. John – Gadsden Rev. Larry Brown

St. Paul – Jacksonville Rev. Velma Thomas

Smith Tabernacle – Anniston Rev. Dr. Gloria Haynes - Supply

Unity - Bessemer Rev. Leon Parker III

Welcome Chapel – Hobson City CLOSED

Birmingham District (18 Churches)

Rev. Desi L. Echoles,, Presiding Elder

Mayes Chapel - Sipsey Rev. Norman Dill II

Metropolitan – Birmingham Dr. Micheal Williams

Miles Chapel – Fairfield Rev. Brandon Baum

Moody Temple – Fairfield Rev. Dr. Rodney Dillard, Sr.

Mt. Carmel – Adamsville Rev. Timothy Yearwood

Noble Chapel – Birmingham Rev. Steven Hoyt

St. James – Cordova Rev. Troy Johnson

St. James – Jasper Rev. Donald Smith

St. John – Birmingham Rev. Veronica A. Brown

St. Mark – Edgewater Rev. Deon Howard

St. Mark – Titusville Rev. Charles B. Williams, Jr.

St. Paul – Docena Rev. Desi L. Echoles

Shady Grove – Fairfield Rev. Nathaniel Pierce, Jr.

Southside – Birmingham Rev. Dr. Geraldine A. Daniels

Thirgood – Birmingham Rev. George P. Hill, Jr.-Supply

Trinity – Uptown Rev. Kenneth W. Smith

Trinity – Pratt City Rev. Albert Jones, Jr.

Welch Chapel – Brighton CLOSED

Williams Chapel – Birmingham Rev. Belinda Parham

The Forida Region

The Florida region consist of three districts, Central Florida, North Florida and South Florida.

Central Florida District (13 Churches)

Rev. Dr. James T. Morris,, Presiding Elder

Bethany - Clearwater Rev. Michael Hopkins

Carter Tabernacle - Orlando Rev. Dr. James T. Morris

Friendship – Tavares Rev. Michael Watkins

Holsey - Tampa Rev. Dr. Lawrence Jefferson-Snorton

Isom Memorial – Ocala Rev. Djuan Henson

Mt. Calvary – Lake Wales Rev. Larry L. Simms, Jr.

Mt. Olive - Orlando Rev. Tyrone Jones

New Grace Chapel – Plant City Rev. Leonard Clark - Supply

New Mount Zion – New Smyrna Rev. Jacqueline Cockerham

St. John – Daytona Rev. Dr. Anthony R. Thomas

Stewart-Isom – St. Petersburg Rev. Anita Marie Neal

Trinity – Tampa Rev. Bernard Pugh

Williams Temple – Winter Haven Rev. Dexter Harris

North Florida District (14 Churches)

Rev. Oscar M. Massey, Presiding Elder

Allen Temple – Tallahassee Rev. Reginald Burke

Central Metropolitan – Jacksonville Rev. Roscoe C. McKinney II

Dawson Chapel – St. Augustine Rev. Freeman Walker

Friendship – Campbellton Rev. Earnestine Daniels

Heaven’s Gate - Tallahassee Rev. Linda Provitt Howard

Holsey Temple – Jacksonville Rev. Alton McGriff

Mt. Zion – Quincy Rev. Teresa McMillon

Murchison Temple - Jacksonville Rev. Dr. Deborah Wallace

New Bethel – Campbellton Rev. Oscar M. Massey

New Hope – Lake Immonia Rev. Benjamin McMillan

t. James – Tallahassee Rev. Tiffiany Echoles

St. Mary – Quincy Rev. Andrew Archer

St. Paul – Gainesville Rev. Cherri J. Samuel

Williams Tabernacle – Tallahassee Rev. Benjamin McMillan

South Florida District (11 Churches)

Rev. Calvin Hopkins, Presiding Elder

Bethel – Sarasota Rev. Anita D. Williams

Bryant Chapel – Tallevast Rev. Anthony Langhorne

Carter Temple – Bradenton Rev. Benita Callahan

Gray’s Temple – W. Palm Beach Rev. Aaron L. Moss

Mt. Olive – Arcadia Rev. Benny Thomas

Mt. Zion – Avon Park Rev. Alicia Anderson

Peaceful Valley – Hobe Sound Rev. Vernay Johnson - Supply

St. Peter – Jensen Beach Rev. Gloria Dixon

St. Phillip – Ft. Myers Rev. Phoebe Presson

Trinity – Miami Rev. Calvin Hopkins

Williams Memorial – Ft. Lauderdale Rev. Errol EM Darville

The North Central Alabama Region

The North Central Alabama region consist of two districts, Huntsville and Tuscaloosa.

Huntsville District (28 Churches)

Rev. Janice Lewis, Presiding Elder

Acklin Chapel –Gurley Rev. Joe C. Kelly-Supply

Allman Chapel – Sulligent Rev. Debbie Smith

Antioch – Russellville Rev. Christopher Lewis

Armstead Chapel – Florence Rev. James Greene

Bethel – Huntsville Rev. Ophelia Davis-Supply

Brown Temple – Sheffield Rev. James Coffey

Cherokee – Cherokee Rev. James Copeland II

Conley Chapel – Huntsville Rev. Latonia Crutcher

Curry Chapel – Valhermosa Springs Rev. Mark Austin

Frazier – Athens Rev. Rex Jarman

Garner Memorial – Decatur Rev. Christy C. Gill

Grants Chapel – Carbon Hill Rev. David Toney

Gurley – Gurley Rev. Henry L. Brown

Jackson Chapel – Courtland Rev. David T. Young, Sr.

Lesley Temple – Tuscumbia Rev. Vaniece Perkins

Love Chapel – Trinity Rev. Eddie Rose Allen

Mt. Pleasant – Hartselle Rev. Alford McClaney

Mt. Zion #2 – Hamilton Rev. Annie Elliott

New Jones Chapel – Decatur Rev. Mary Marshall

Oak Grove – Athens Rev. Dr. Shirley Fletcher

Phillips – Huntsville Rev. Dr. Gregory Scott

Pine Grove – Huntsville Rev. Janice Lewis

Real Chapel – Guin Rev. Estes Thompson-Supply

Rutland Chapel – Cherokee Rev. DenTise Copeland

St. Paul – Russellville Rev. Zethelyn Johnson

Smith Chapel – Moulton Rev. Edward Martin

Turner – Toney Rev. Lance Kelly

Ward Chapel – Somerville Rev. Mitchell Cowley

Tuscaloosa District (28 Churches)

Rev. Oscar M. Massey, Presiding Elder

Acks Chapel – Gordo Rev. William Mack III

Bailey Tabernacle – Tuscaloosa Rev. Anderson T. Graves II

Bass Tabernacle – Akron Rev. Willie D. Garnett-Supply

Beebe Chapel - Pickensville Rev. Byron Houston

Emory Chapel – Aliceville Rev. Danny McKinstry

Franconia – Aliceville Rev. Casey R. Davis

Greater St. Paul – Akron Rev. Eric Prewitt

Jefferson Chapel – Moundville Rev. Anthony Gary

M.E. Chapel – Tuscaloosa Rev. Creola Richardson

Macedonia – Boligee Rev. James Wilson-Supply

Macedonia – Ethelsville Rev. Alesia Smith

Martin Mission – Moundville Rev. Creola Richardson

Miles Chapel – Reform Rev. Willie Marie Gilmore

Mt. Carmel – Ralph Rev. John I. Samuel, Jr.

Mt. Pleasant – Knoxville Rev. Areen Bradwell

Murray-Shiloh – Vernon Rev. Ervin Ellis

Oak Grove – Gordo Rev. Areen Bradwell

Oasis – Tuscaloosa Rev. Dr. Jeffery C. Thompson, Sr.

Pine Grove – Boligee Rev. Eddie Richardson, Sr.

Poplar Springs – Reform Rev. Curtis Hood

Porter St. Paul – Northport Rev. Ernest May

Powers Chapel – Moundville Rev. Paul L. Harton

St. James – Fayette In the Hands of Elder St. Paul – Kennedy Rev. Alesia Smith

Star of Bethlehem – Moundville Rev. L. Jermaine Woods

Tabernacle – Ethelsville Rev. Richard McKay

Unity Grove – Reform Rev. Rene’ McKay

Vernon Chapel – Vernon Rev. Willie Nell Degraffenreid

The Southeast Alabama Region

The Southeast Alabama region consist of two districts, Mobile and Montgomery-Phenix City-Opelika.

Mobile District (34 Churches)

Rev. Curtis L. Russell, Sr., Presiding Elder

Ash Creek – Hayneville Rev. Lucy Carson

Buxton Chapel – Morvin Rev. Luther Edwards

Carson Chapel – Sunny South Rev. Gloria Williams

Cooper – Jachin Rev. Alicia B. Everett

Cooper-Lewis – Chatom Rev. Willie Woodard

Elam - Thomasville Rev. Vernon Burroughs

Fairfield – Lisman Rev. Ronald Taylor

Givenland – Thomasville Rev. Belinda Pruitt

Grant’s Chapel – Cuba Rev. Izea Blanks

Hopewell – Monroeville Rev. Dr. Janice D. Smith

Jones Chapel – Dixon Mills Rev. Willie Croshon

Little Walker – Butler Rev. Vernon Burroughs

Macedonia – Cantonment Rev. Kenneth Johnson

Miles Chapel – Lower Peach Tree Rev. Travis Chaney

Miles Chapel – Thomasville Rev. Gloria Williams

New Hopewell – Oak Hill Rev. Willie Croshon

New Purchase – Beatrice Rev. William Treadwell

Pace Temple – Pensacola Rev. Dr. B. Emanuel Luther

Pine Grove – Daphne Rev. Abraham Wright

Prosperity – Orrville TO BE CLOSED St. John – Butler Rev. Joyce Peeples

St. Mark – Lisman TO BE CLOSED St. Paul – Gordonville Rev. Donald M. Craig

St. Paul – Selma Rev. Sharon F. Thomas

Shady Grove – Lisman Rev. Deborah Howard

Shiloh – Cromwell Rev. Alicia B. Everett

Slater – Butler Rev. Alicia Washington-Bennett

Stewart Memorial – Mobile Rev. Marvin C. Lue, Jr.

Tallahatta –Tallahatta Rev. Dianne Blanks

Tate Chapel – Furman Rev. Lucy Carson

Taylor Chapel – Prichard Rev. Dr. Eddie Marzett

Temple Gate – Minter Rev. Dorothy Caves

Union Chapel – Ward Rev. Joyce McCoy

Wesley Chapel – Century Rev. Karen R. Shuford

Wesley Chapel – York Rev. Clarence Lucious

Williams Temple – Thomasville Rev. James Campbell

Montgomery-Phenix City-Opelika District (29 Churches)

Rev. James Q. Smith, Presiding Elder

Bethlehem – Prattville Rev. Dr. Gwenevere Swift

Coger Hill – Daviston Rev. Michael Perry

Ebenezer – Loachapoka Rev. Robert Strickland

Ferguson Chapel – Opelika Rev. Orlando Sims, Sr.

First – Montgomery Rev. Keenan K. Winters

Freeman Chapel – Lafayette Rev. Regena Whitten-Williams

Garner-Bass Chapel – Phenix City Rev. Dr. Eunice Lyles

Hall Memorial – Montgomery Rev. Sam H. Gordon III

Hall Memorial – Valley Rev. Eric Stamps

Liberty – Lafayette Rev. Yvonne Brown

Macedonia – Ansley Rev. John L. Johnson

Mt. Zion – Smiths Rev. Johnnie Nelms

New Hope – Pine Level Rev. Leo Douglass-Supply

New Hope – Pinkneyville Rev. Evelyn Weaver-Supply

New Hope – Salem Rev. Horace Willis

Oak Grove – New Site Rev. Loren Manley

Phillips Temple – Phenix City Rev. Gerald Rowe

Pleasant Grove – Troy Rev. Richard Carter

St. James – Midway Rev. Rickey C. Jones

St. Luke – Auburn Rev. Morris Lewis

St. Luke – Oakbowery Rev. Winfred McCoy

St. Mark – Motts Rev. Daniel Todd

St. Paul – Crawford Rev. Dr. Raynetta Prevo-Williams

St. Peter – Salem Rev. Sandra Chaney

St. Stephens – Valley Rev. Larry Threatts

Shady Grove – Salem Rev. William Drummond

Sweet Hope – Cussetta Rev. Michael Perry

Union Hill – Opelika Rev. Sanquita Stallion

White Chapel – Wadley Rev. Loren Manley