The THIRD Episcopal District
of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
Third Episcopal District Leadership
BISHOP DA'HENRI THURMOND, SR.
Presiding Prelate, Third Episcopal District
Da'Henri R. Thurmond, Sr. is a native of Augusta, Georgia. He is the third of four children born to the late Mr. Earl H. Thurmond, Sr. and the late Maxine W. Thurmond. He received his early education in the Richmond County, Georgia public school system and is a graduate of Westside Comprehensive High School. He attended and graduated from Georgia Southern University where he was inducted into the Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society.
REVEREND KALIF CRUTCHER
Presiding Elder, Gary District
REVEREND DR. JANCI FINKLEY, SR.
Presiding Elder, St. Louis District
Rev. Dr. Janci Finkley is a native of Birmingham, Alabama. He is the eldest son of Brenda and James Finkley. Upon graduating from Phillips High School of Birmingham, he attended Alcorn State University in Lorman, Mississippi. At Alcorn, he lettered in football and received numerous awards. It was also there in Lorman, Rev. Finkley accepted his call to ministry in 1991. He was assigned to West Princeton CME Church of Birmingham by Bishop Bass in 1994. As a bi-vocational pastor, he served several congregations.
REVEREND DR. TWANA A. HARRIS
Presiding Elder, Detroit and Mid-Michigan Districts
Rev. Dr. Twana Harris is the daughter of Rev. Rosa and the late Napoleon Harris. Born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, she is the product of Washington Township Schools. She received a Bachelor of Music Education with emphasis in Vocal Performance from Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri, as well as a Master of Divinity from Christian Theological Seminary (CTS) in Indianapolis. She completed a Doctor of Ministry degree in the field of Practical Theology- Preaching in May of 2010. Twana also contributed to the seminary community as the director of the CTS Gospel Choir and professor of preaching.
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REVEREND ANTHONY C. HILL
Presiding Elder, Kansas District
Reverend Anthony Curtis Hill is the Presiding Elder of the Kansas District of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. Reverend Hill was licensed to preach in the CME Church in 1993. He was ordained Local Deacon in 1995, Traveling Elder in 1997, and received into Full Connection in 1999. He has pastored the Saint James CME Church, Leavenworth, KS, Wesley Chapel CME Church, Coffeyville, KS, Escue Chapel CME Church, Larned, KS and St. Luke CME Church in Denver, CO. He currently serves as the pastor of the Cleaves Memorial CME Church in Denver, CO.
REVEREND RENEE T. JOHNSON
Presiding Elder, Chicago District
REVEREND RICHARD MCDUFFIE
Presiding Elder, Missouri District
Reverend Richard McDuffie is a native of Bradenton, Florida. The son of Eddie and Martha McDuffie and the youngest brother of fifteen brothers and sisters. He is a graduate of Manatee High School in Bradenton, Florida, a graduate of Miles College in Birmingham, Alabama and the Phillips School of Theology a part of the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
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REVEREND GREGORY M. WILLIAMS
Presiding Elder, Milwaukee District