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Conference includes the following two districts: Dothan-Eufaula “Solid” South Alabama Annual Conference were revisited and it
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District and the Ozark-Troy District. was adopted and passed by the “Solid” South Alabama Annual
The South Alabama Conference was organized in Enterprise, Conference and ratified by the General Conference in 2012. This AL at Johns Chapel A.M.E.C in 1914. Bishop Joshua H. Jones is when the “Solid” Southeast Alabama Annual Conference was
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was the Presiding Prelate. Reverend W. M. Pyles was the Host born.
n Monday! R Devoted to always moving forward with excell Many of the churches in the South Alabama Conference were are: Reverends E.C. Hatcher; S. D. Hamilton; R. R. Rhodes; R.A
Pastor. Rev. Ingrahan was the first Secretary of the conference. Presiding Elders who have served the Dothan-Eufaula District
built in the late 1800s, by former slaves. Zions, such as Cherry Daily; J.C. Jarrett, served 10 years; G.W. Shaw, served 31 years;
Mt. Zion Eufaula, New Zion Enterprise, St. Luke Eufaula, St. Paul Frederick D. Sherrod III, is presently serving.
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Brundidge, St. Paul Troy; just to name a few.
These churches were simply known as the colored Methodist was organized in 2002 under the leadership of Bishop T. Larry
ways moving forward with excellent on Sunday! R Striving t church in their inception and were the foundation of many African Kirkland. It is a product of the majority of the Troy District merging
American’s success. The boundary lines in the conference were with the Ozark District, while a small few churches merged into
always moving forward with excellence on Tuesday! R Ded also changed to include and to exclude a number of churches the Dothan Eufaula District. Therefore, the three districts: Ozark
into the revised Southeast Alabama Conference. District, Troy District and Dothan Eufaula District were merged into
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n Friday! R Compelled to always moving forward with excell 23 churches on the Dothan-Eufaula District with a reported
membership of 1,792. The Dothan-Eufaula District was part of Presiding Elders who have served the Ozark District are:
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