On May 29, the General Board of the African Methodist Episcopal Church met via Zoom Conference Call under the leadership of Bishop Gregory G. M. Ingram (president of the General Board) and Bishop Harry L. Seawright.
(president of the Council of Bishops), the members of the General Board gathered to address the budgetary implications of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic on the Connectional Church.
After the budget vote, Bishop Samuel Green raised three questions: 1) the need for Episcopal Districts to cut their budgets by one-quarter; 2) submission of requests to raise additional funds for AME schools and Episcopal District projects; 3) review of Episcopal District audits.
** Bishop Fugh stated that he would defer to the General Board to give guidance on Episcopal District Budget reductions and that the Statistics and Finance Commission would review additional appeals and Episcopal District audits later in the month.
General Conference Program Chair Bishop Vashti M. McKenzie indicated that while the corporate contributions should be reserved for the General Conference out of respect for our sponsors, that the pre-offerings from the Episcopal Districts could be disbursed with the permission of the General Conference Commission.
