Bishop Gregory Palmer​
Resident Bishop of the West Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church
Born and reared in Philadelphia, Bishop Gregory Vaughn Palmer is a “child of the church,” the son of a retired United Methodist pastor and a schoolteacher in the Philadelphia Public School system. A graduate of Duke University Divinity School, Palmer was ordained a deacon in 1977. In 1981, he was elected to full membership and ordained an elder. Palmer also served as superintendent. He was elected to the episcopacy in 2000. He has served as president of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry and president of the Council of Bishops and he is currently a member of the Standing Committee on Central Conference Matters and chair of the Comprehensive Africa Plan. He also is a board member of several organizations, including The United Methodist Publishing House, Methodist Theological School in Ohio, United Theological Seminary and OhioHealth. Married for 45 years to his wife Cynthia, they are the parents of two adult children, Monica and Aaron. 
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The mission of the West Ohio Conference is to equip local churches to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world, a  world of justice, love and peace filled with people growing in the likeness of Jesus Christ. The conference works to be a place where every congregation is a healthy, growing, spiritually vital, risk-taking center for making and equipping disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. Its eight districts include the Capitol Area North, Capitol Area South, Foothills, Maumee Watershed, Miami Valley, Northwest Plains, Ohio River Valley and Shawnee Valley.
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Bishop Michael McKee​
Resident Bishop of the North Texas Conference of The United Methodist Church
A native of Fort Worth, Texas, and a graduate of Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University, Bishop Michael McKee was ordained an elder in 1979. He has held numerous offices, including chair of the Board of Ordained Ministry and the Mid-Cities District Committee of Ordained Ministry. He served on the General Board of Church and Society from 2004 to 2012. McKee was elected to the episcopacy in 2012. Under his leadership, the North Texas Conference launched an initiative called Journey Toward Racial Justice and established the cabinet-level position of director of racial diversity, equity and inclusion. He is currently president of the board of the General Council on Finance and Administration of The United Methodist Church and serves on the boards of trustees of SMU , Texas Methodist Foundation and Methodist Health System, Dallas, and is past chair of the executive board of Perkins School of Theology at SMU. McKee also serves as the bishop of the United Methodist Mission in Honduras. He and Joan McKee have been married since 1975 and have two children, Erin and Meredith.
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The North Texas Conference of The United Methodist Church represents more than 320 churches in north Texas from Dallas to Wichita Falls to Paris, Texas. It is focused on missional outreach, church development and leadership development. United Methodism in North Texas began in 1816, and for almost two centuries the people called Methodists have engaged in community efforts to improve the lives of those around them and connect together through the Spirit of Christ.
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Bishop LaTrelle Easterling​
Resident Bishop of the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula-Delaware Conferences of The United Methodist Church
Bishop LaTrelle Easterling is the first woman to lead the historic Baltimore-Washington Conference. She is also the interim bishop of the Peninsula-Delaware Conference. A native of Indianapolis and a graduate of the Boston University School of Theology, Easterling was ordained a deacon in 1995 and an elder in 1997. She served as dean of the cabinet of the New England Conference and as a district superintendent. She was elected bishop in 2016. Easterling serves on the Committee for the National Plan for Hispanic and Latino Ministries, the Council of Bishop’s Immigration Task Force, the boards of directors for Wesley Theological and American University, the Board of Child Care and the Jane Robinson Bancroft Foundation. She also serves as president of the Northeast Jurisdiction Multi-Ethnic Center, the Anna Howard Shaw Board of Boston University School of Theology and Boston University School of Theology Dean’s Advisory Council. She founded the Baltimore-Washington Conference Seeds of Security ministry for people seeking to leave abusive relationships. Easterling is an author, poet, speaker and preacher. She recently received the 2017 Rainbow PUSH Trombone Award for Faith in Action. She is married to the Rev. Marion Easterling Jr. They have two grown sons, Garret and Miles.
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The Baltimore-Washington Conference of The United Methodist Church connects 603 churches from Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay, through the national halls of power in Washington, D.C., amid Baltimore’s vibrant streets and up among the Allegheny Mountains in Western Maryland and the panhandle of West Virginia. The conference’s 1,025 clergy and 155,261 lay members, led by Bishop LaTrelle Easterling, live out their faith, certain of the vision that “transformed lives transform lives.” Each Sunday, more than 51,383 United Methodists gather in this region for worship. Throughout the week, church members participate in ministries that focus on young people, advocacy and action, wellness and missions, leadership and new expressions of faith.
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