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Church Leaders

Black General Conference Secretaries

G. Ralph Thompson

(1980-2000)

Matthew Bediako

(2000-2010)

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Black General Conference Vice Presidents

Delbert W. Baker

2010-2015

Frank L. Peterson

(1962-1966)

Ella Smith Simmons

(2005-)

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Black Division Presidents

Elie Henry

Inter-American Division
(2018-)

Charles E. Bradford

North American Division
(1979-1990)

G. Alexander Bryant

North American Division
(2020-)

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Black Union Presidents

Harold L. Lee

Columbia Union Conference
(1998-2006)

G. Earl Knight

Atlantic Union Conference
(2016-)

Robert H. Carter

Lake Union Conference
(1980-1994)

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Black General Conference Firsts

Ganoune Diop

First Black GC Director of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty
(2015)

William H. Green

In 1909 became first black director of the Negro Department

Willie and Elaine Oliver

First Black GC Family Ministries Directors
(2010)

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Black Leaders Firsts

Dwain Esmond

Esmond became the first black editor of Insight in 2002. In 2010 he became the third black vice president of the Review and Herald Publishing Association.

Charles A. Tapp

In 2021, Tapp became the first black president of the Potomac Conference.

Carmela Monk Crawford

In 2012, Monk Crawford became the first woman to serve as editor of Message.

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Message Magazine Editors

James E. Dykes

(1959-1967)

Carmela Monk Crawford

(2012-)

Louis B. Reynolds

(1945-1959)

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Breath of Life Speakers

Walter L. Pearson, Jr.

(1997-2010)

Carlton P. Byrd

(2010-)

Charles D. Brooks

(1974-1997)

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Charles E. Bradford

North American Division (1979-1990)