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Two hundred and ninety seven delegates from...
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VOL.
9, NO.
15 JULY 25,2008BATON ROUGE, LA
NON-PROFIT
U.
S.
POSTAGE
PAIDBATON
ROUGE,LA
PERMIT#575
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BatonRouge,LA
70802-5700
Four More Years!
Academy /7
UMW Special Section/3-6
SCJ Conference/8
Two hundred and ninety seven delegates from throughout the South Central
Jurisdiction of The United Methodist
Church gathered in Dallas July 16-19 to
elect three new bishops.
Bishop William W.
Hutchinson, who
has served the Louisiana Conference for
the last two quadrenniums, was reappointed to lead the conference for another
four years.
“My greatest hopes have come to be.
I’m really excited about the next four
years and all the possibilities that are
there.
The joy of coming home to
Louisiana fulfills our spirits,” said Bishop
Hutchinson.
Earl Bledsoe, the first new bishop to
be elected by the jurisdictional body, will
serve the North Texas conference.
Mike
Lowry will be the new Episcopal leader
for the Central Texas conference.
Jim
Dorff, who was elected on the twentythir
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