SOUTH GEORGIA CONFERENCE

RESIDENT BISHOPJAMES R. KING, JR.

Bishop James R. King, Jr., Resident Bishop   3370 Vineville Ave. Suite 101 Macon, Georgia 31204 Phone: 478-475-9286 Fax: 478-475-9248 E-mail Bishop King

Bishop's Bio

EDUCATION & HONORS:	Master of Divinity, Interdenominational Theological Center, Atlanta in 1972 Bachelor of Arts, Clark College, Atlanta Continuing Education coursework
MINISTRY:	Ordained Deacon in Central Alabama Conference 1970 Ordained Elder in Central Alabama Conference 1972 Pastor of Bethel United Methodist Church, Roanoke, Alabama 1970-1972 Pastor of Easter Hill United Methodist Church, Richmond, CA 1973 Director of the Wesley Foundation at TSU 1977 CCOM Associate Director Conference Council Director Conference Youth Coordinator Conference Board of Pensions Elected to General Jurisdictional conference and served as evangelist on the Mission Team to Grenada, West Indies. 1984 Delegate to 1992 session of General Conference 1991 1995 Elected Leader of Tennessee Conference Delegation to the 1996 session of General Conference. 1996 Chaired the Nashville District Council on Ministries. 1985-1995 Clark Memorial United Methodist Church 1996 – 1999 District Superintendent of the Murfreesboro District 1999-2000 – Sr. Pastor at Brentwood United Methodist Church , Brentwood , TN. SEJ Council on Ministries Member General Council on Ministries since 1992 Member of Connectional Process Team General Conference Delegate 2000, 1996, 1992 Jurisdictional Conference Delegate 1988 Elected Bishop, 2000 Assigned to Kentucky Annual Conference, 2000 Assigned to South Georgia Annual Conference, 2008
MEMBER:	Trustee, Martin Methodist College Chair of Ethnic Local Church Committee
OTHER:	Co-author of 365 Meditations for MEN