Historical Events and Progression of Leaders
From 1914 Until Now!

Life Stories of God's Servant's

Bishop John Seth Bailey
June 9, 1896 - August 5, 1984

Bishop Cleveland Landis Anderson, Jr.
February 7, 1923 - September 15, 1999

Bishop Willie Lee Harris
October 26, 1913 - September 30, 1992

Bishop Arthur George Burrell
September 8, 1919 - June 30, 2002

Bishop Walter Emile Bogan, Sr.
September 21, 1948 - January 8, 2006

Bishop Marvin C. Pryor
October 26, 1940 - February 22, 2010

Bishop Clifford Caleb Dunlap
April 10, 1930 - May 26, 2011

Bishop Alfred Duane Knight, Jr.
May 7, 1952 - August 10, 2011

Bishop Elton Allen Lawrence
February 21, 1917 - June 1, 2014

Bishop Earl Jerome Wright, Sr.
December 10, 1929 - June 10, 2015

Bishop Alfred Marlin Smith
September 7, 1930 - November 2, 2015

Bishop Howard Thomas
July 7, 1925 - March 17, 2017

Bishop David McCool Eubanks
May 22, 1931 - September 12, 2018

Bishop Herbert J. Williams, Sr.
- September 20, 2018

Bishop Isaac King, Jr.
July 21, 1930 - January 25, 2019

Bishop Robert Lee Harris
September 22, 1943 - March 13, 2020

Bishop Nathaniel Wyoming Wells, II
June 16, 1941 - March 24, 2020

Bishop Robert Earl Smith, Sr.
May 26, 1937 - March 26, 2020

Bishop Veodis Gaines
November 24, 1947 - April 2, 2020

First Assistant Presiding Bishop Phillip Aquilla Brooks, II
December 21, 1931 - April 9, 2020

Bishop Clarence Leslie Morton, Jr.
September 18, 1942? - April 10, 2020

Bishop Willie Bernard Toone
January 28, 1945 - September 20, 2021

Bishop John Henry Sheard
March 27, 1937 - November 11, 2021

Bishop Willie R. Foster
June 15, 1954 - September 18, 2022

Bishop Dennis Jamie McMurray
September 8, 1959 - November 3, 2022

Bishop Clyde David Jones, Jr.
March 7, 1941 - December 14, 2022

Bishop James Lee Whitehead, Jr. 
June 16, 1942 - March 8, 2023

Bishop Welton Lee Lawrence
- May 4, 2023

Bishop Earl Jerome Wright, Jr.
October 25, 1953 - May 4, 2025