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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. History of Turner Seminary 4

II. Letter from The President of ITC 6

III. President – Dean’s Quadrennial Report 8

IV. Inauguration of 10th President at the ITC

and Degree Programs 28

V. Auditor’s Letter 32

VI. 2012-2016 Quadrennial Fiscal Report 33-34

Turner Theological Seminary History

Turner Theological Seminary began as a department of Morris Brown College in 1894. For the first nine years, Steward, D.D., a former United States Army chaplain, served as the Dean of Theology. In the

interim, the Rev. E. L. Chew was also elected, but the Rev. E. W. Lee, a former principal who was subsequently elected president of Morris Brown College, was appointed to serve officially as the first

Dean of Theology. Twelve persons made up the first student body.

The name Turner Theological Seminary was selected and approved for the new school in 1900 in honor of Bishop Henry McNeal Turner, the resident bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and

senior bishop of the denomination at that time.

The Seminary remained on the campus of Morris Brown College until 1957 when a building was

acquired at 557 Mitchell Street. The Trustee Board of Morris Brown College, under the leadership of

Bishop William Reid Wilkes, Sr. authorized Turner Theological Seminary to become a founding

constituent of the Interdenominational Theological Center in 1958. Dr. George A. Sewell was

appointed Director/Dean. A charter was obtained in 1975 and a separate Board of Trustees was

appointed under the leadership of Bishop Richard Allen Hildebrand.

The seminary received its own charter in 1975 and its first independent Board of Trustees was

elected. Those who followed Dr. Sewell as administrators have included: Dr. Josephus R. Coan, Dr.

George L. Champion, Dr. Cecil W. Cone and Dr. Clayton D. Wilkerson and Dr. Daniel W. Jacobs Sr.

who served as Dean from 1985 to 2008.

Within a year of the election of Dr. Daniel W. Jacobs, Sr. as Dean of Turner Theological Seminary,

construction was begun on the Frederick Hilborn Talbot Hall at a cost of $2.8 million. And it was

during the Jacobs tenure the Frederick Hilborn Talbot Hall was erected and the student enrollment

more than doubled. Talbot Hall was the result of the tireless efforts of Bishop Talbot and Dr. Jacobs

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toward garnering funding for this venture that enlarged the seminary’s profile within the ITC, among

other seminaries and the AME Connection with the construction of its own property. The facility

houses administrative offices, a chapel, laundromat, concession area, thirty-two dormitory rooms, of

which there are twenty efficiencies, and five one-bedroom apartments. The building was occupied in

October 1987.

Dr. John F. Green, a Turner alumnus, succeeded Dr. Jacobs upon his retirement in 2008 and brought

with his administration a unique vision for continuing Turner’s pursuit of excellence as an institution

for the preparation of young men and women for every department of Christion work. Under his

leadership the following notable achievements have been made:

Expansion of the Annual Founder’s Observance to include a calendar of activities for

engaging alumni as well as clergy and laity throughout the Connection.

Founding and execution of the Annual Isaac R. Clark Conference on Ministry

Initiation of The Henry McNeal Turner Alumni Hall of Fame Recognition Ceremony

Awarding of the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award during the Founders’ Week

Activities

Liquidation of indebtedness on the Frederick Hilborn Talbot Hall

Expanding activities to garner financial support for the seminary

Turner Theological Seminary remains committed to its motto “For a Prepared Ministry” in keeping

with the aim of its’ founders to be “an institution for the preparation of young men and women for

every area and specialty of service in the Christian faith community. Turner graduates can be found in

all aspects of Church life – as college and seminary presidents, administrators, professors, noted

scholars and theologians, authors, pastors, presiding elders and bishops, and civic and political

officials.

The Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC), of which Turner Seminary is one of five

constituent schools, is an ecumenical graduate school of theological preparation accredited by the

Association of Theological Schools of the USA and Canada and the Southern Association of Colleges

and Schools Commission on Colleges. As such, Turner students, through the ITC, are exposed to an

interdenominational, multi-racial faculty and student body and may elect courses of study leading to

earning one of four degrees or two dual degree offered. The programs include: Master of Divinity,

Master of Arts in Christian Education (MACE), Doctor of Ministry, and Doctor of Theology in

Pastoral Counseling. Turner Seminary graduates also have opportunity to engage in many areas of

Christian ministry within the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

While the listing of Turner’s notable alumni/alumnae now serving throughout the African Methodist

Episcopal Church is impressive and continues to grow, here are the names of just a few of those who

have distinguished themselves throughout the Church and the community. They include : Bishops

Adam Jefferson Richardson, Jr., Preston W. Williams. II, James Levert Davis, E. Earl McCloud, Jr.

Samuel L. Green, Sr., Julius H. McAllister, and John White, all serving as active Bishops throughout

the Connection. Others include: The Reverends Dr. William Watley, George Moore, Gregory Eason,

Deborah Grant, Jacquelyn Grant, Terence Gray, Michael Mitchell, Leslie White, Vincent Mitchell,

Wesley Reid, David Green, Carolyn McCrary, Ammie Davis, and the current President/Dean John F.

Green.

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President-Dean’s Report

to the

50th

Quadrennial Session

African Methodist Episcopal Church

Greetings to Senior Bishop John R. Bryant, Bishop John Franklin White, Sr., President of the Council

of Bishops, Bishop Richard Franklin Norris, President of the General Board, Bishop Samuel L.

Green, Sr., Chair of the General Conference Commission, Bishop McKinley Young, Chair of the

Program Committee, Bishop Preston Warren Williams, II, Chairman of Turner Theological Seminary

Board of Trustees, Bishop Gregory G. M. Ingram, Host Bishop, the Council of Bishops, Episcopal

Supervisors, General and Connectional Officers, Presidents, Deans, Chaplains and Delegates to this

historic 50th Quadrennial Session of the African Methodist Episcopal Church General Conference.

It is with especial pleasure and institutional pride that I present to you my second Quadrennial Report

of the work and accomplishments of the Turner Theological Seminary at the Interdenominational

Theological Center (ITC) in Atlanta, Georgia.

We take this privilege to commemorate the founding of this theological institution that one hundred

and twenty–two years ago was birthed as a department of Morris Brown College in 1894, and later

expanded the school academic curriculum to become a graduate degree program in 1958 as Turner

Theological Seminary and one of the founding constituent seminaries of the Interdenominational

Theological Center (ITC).

Turner Theological Seminary remains the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC) Constituent

School of Theological Studies of this ecumenical consortia of ITC, whose mission is to prepare

servants for the ministries of the A.M.E.C., teaching students to respect church tradition and to

embrace the spirit of the founders of African Methodism, as well as practice ministry in a diverse

society and global community. The Turner/ITC experience intends to nurture students in their

spiritual and faith formation and through the faculty of the ITC, challenge them to practice a

liberating and transforming ministry of racial and gender equality, cultural diversity, social justice

and peace.

As President-Dean, I am appreciative to Bishop Preston Warren Williams, II, Chairman of the Turner

Theological Seminary Board of Trustees, and the distinguished members of the Board of Trustees

representing the expanse of the A.M.E.C. Under the leadership of Bishop Williams, they have been

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avid in their support of the mission of Turner Theological Seminary and generous in their financial

contributions.

Let me also express my heartfelt gratitude to the following Episcopal Districts and Bishops for

providing tuition scholarships to Turner students, helping to defray their theological education costs

at the ITC:

Bishop Gregory G.M. Ingram and the First Episcopal District,

Bishop William P. DeVeaux and the Second District,

Bishop Preston Warren Williams and the Sixth Episcopal District,

Bishop Richard Franklin Norris and the Seventh Episcopal District,

Bishop Adam Jefferson Richardson, Jr. and the Eleventh Episcopal District, and

Bishop Samuel L. Green, Sr., and the Twelfth Episcopal District.

In this report, I want to share with you the work and accomplishments of Turner Theological

Seminary during the 2012 – 2016 Quadrennial Period. They are as follows:

RECRUITMENT AND ENROLLMENT

Among the primary foci of the Seminary and the reason for which it exists are the students that it

attracts and for whom it provides academic preparation as prescribed by the Doctrine and Discipline

of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Turner Theological Seminary continues to recruit students from across the length and breadth of

African Methodism. Enrolling students from Episcopal Districts within the United States and from

our overseas Districts.

During the 2012 2016 Quadrennial Period, 308 students came to Turner Theological Seminary to

enroll in the academic programs offered at the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC). While

the majority of our students enrolled in pursuit of the Master of Divinity Degree, a few students

pursed a Dual Degree in the Master of Divinity/Master of Christian Education Degree, as well as, the

Doctor of Ministry Degree.

Student Enrollment

2012 – 2013 2013 -2014 2014 - 2015 2015 - 2016

88 89 75 56

Student Enrollment by Year / Semester

Our complete student enrollment is as follows:

Fall 2012

NAME DEGREE DISTRICT

Keith Alexander M. Div. 6

Shelia Barnes White M. Div. 6

Cherrye Bess-Branch M. Div./MACE 11

Pamela Bivins M. Div. 7

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Raymond Bowers M. Div. 6

Adella Brewster MACE 6

Crystal Brown M. Div. 11

Lee R. Brown M. Div. 13

Angela Bullock M. Div. 2

Carolynn Cameron M. Div. 6

Willis Camp M. Div. 2

Andreana Carter M. Div. 6

Robert K. Carter M. Div. 7

Lequint Caswell M. Div. 8

Mark Christmas M. Div. 6

Courtney Colleton M. Div. 7

Mario L. Coneway M. Div. 6

Johnnie Cook D. Min 6

Bobby Currie D. Min. 6

Jeffrey Dove M. Div. 11

Shawana Elwood M. Div. 11

Michael G. Ephraim M. Div. 6

J. Larry Ervin M. Div. 6

Erich Fladger M. Div. 6

Shantay Fludd M. Div. 6

Karla Frye M. Div. 5

Shelia Gary M. Div. 6

Renee Gee-Theophille M. Div. 6

Zantionyo Goodwin M. Div. 6

Odell Gordon M. Div. 11

Shawntel Grant M. Div. 6

Burney Hayes M. Div. 11

DeWayne Hysmith M. Div. 10

Crystalle Jackson MACE 11

Helen Jackson MACE 11

Sharron Jackson M. Div. 6

Lugenia Johnson M. Div. 9

Dante’ Kenly M. Div. 7

Emory Lightfoot M. Div. 6

Larry Lockett M. Div. 6

Carl Lowery M. Div. 6

David Luke M. Div. 6

Charlene Maddox M. Div. 6

Quinton Maddox M. Div. 6

Edward Maddox M. Div. 6

Catherine Mathis M. Div. 6

Kimberly McMichael M. Div. 6

Eugene Minson M. Div. 7

Marvin Mosby M. Div. 12

Roger Moulden M. Div. 2

Robert Morris M. Div. 11

Noah Nyamaropa M. Div. 20

Troy Parris M. Div. 16

Andre Patterson M. Div. 6

Marcus Payne M. Div. 11

Melvin Payne M. Div. 11

James Pernell M. Div. 8

Jeffrey Powell M. Div. 8

Sherryl Powell M. Div. 6

Byron Pressley M. Div. 6

Dawn Price M. Div. 6

Adrienne Prince M. Div. 6

Teris Robinson M. Div. 11

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Cynthia Rolle D. Min. 6

Jacqueline Rucker M. Div. 6

Pamela Sainvilus M. Div. 9

Theodore Scott M. Div. 6

Kimberly Scruggs M. Div. 6

Sandra Simmons M. Div. 6

Sherry Simpson M. Div./MACE 5

Lewis Sutton M. Div. 6

Brian Swinton M. Div. 7

Barbara Terry M. Div. 7

Ronnie Thomas M. Div. 1

Zina Thompkins M. Div. 1

Marilyn Udeh MACE 6

Juanita Vinson M. Div. 6

Davrin Waters M. Div. 5

Tralayne Wilhite M. Div. 6

Kenya Williams M. Div. 11

Richard Williams M. Div. 6

Willie Williams M. Div. 11

Garrett Williamson M. Div. 6

James Winfrey M. Div. 9

Sherice Worthen M. Div. 6

Kacithia Wright M.Div. 7

Sandra Yates M.Div. 6

John D. Young M.Div. 6

Spring 2013



Shelia Barnes-White M. Div. 6

Cherrye Bess-Branch M. Div./MACE 11


Raymond Bowers M. Div. 6

Crystal Brown M. Div. 11

Lee Brown M. Div. 13

Angela Bullock M. Div. 2


Andreana Carter M. Div. 6

Robert Carter M. Div. 7


Mark Christmas M. Div. 6

Johnnie Cook D. Min. 6

Bobby Currie D. Min. 6

Courtney Colleton M. Div. 7

Mario Coneway M. Div. 6

Jeffrey Dove M. Div. 11

Clarence Ellington M. Div. 11


Michael Ephraim M. Div. 6

Carolyn Fields D. Min. 7





Odell Gordon M. Div. 11

Shawntel Grant M. Div. 6

Beverly Griffin M. Div. 6

Keenan Hale M. Div. 6

Burney Hayes M. Div. 11

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Dale Hicks M. Div. 6


Crystalle Jackson MACE 11

Helen Jackson MACE 11



Debra Knight M. Div. 6

Emory Lightfoot M. Div. 6


David Luke M. Div. 6



Edward Maddox M. Div. 6



Kimberly McMichael M. Div. 6

Vernon Miller M. Div. 6

Eugene Minson M. Div. 7

Patricia Montgomery M. Div. 7

Robert Morris M. Div. 11





Patricia Patterson M. Div. 6

Marcus Payne M. Div. 11



Jeffrey Powell M. Div. 8


Byron Pressley M. Div. 6



Jacqueline Rucker M. Div. 6


Sandra Simmons M. Div. 6

Sherry Simpson M. Div./MACE 5




Ronnie Thomas M. Div. 11


Marilyn Udeh MACE 6

James Vance M.Div. 6



Tralayne Wilhite M. Div. 6




Garrett Williamson M. Div. 6


Sherice Worthen M. Div. 6

Kacithia Wright M. Div. 7

Sandra Yates M. Div.

John Young M. Div. 6

Fall 2013

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Lease Brent M. Div. 8

Adella Brewster M. Div. 6




Brandon Crumbly M. Div. 11

Jeffrey Darling M. Div. 11

Carolyn Davis M. Div. 7

Michael Dean M. Div. 12



Carolyn Fields M. Div. 6


Shantay Fludd M. Div. 6





Shanda Hartley M. Div. 6


Danielle Hodge M. Div. 6


Crystalle Jackson M. Div. /MACE 11



Steffanie Jones M. Div. 11

Keedra Keeley M. Div. 2




Carmen Love M. Div. 6




Tracy McGeathey M. Div. 11






Andre’ Patterson M. Div. 6

Dargenae Patterson M. Div. 6




Randy Rhodes M. Div. 7

Eric Robinson M. Div. 11


Cynthia Rolle M. Div. 6


Karhy Shider M. Div. 7

Sherry Simpson M. Div. 5

Lashonna Smith M. Div. 11




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Marilyn Udeh M. Div. 6

James Vance M. Div. 6





Jonathan Williams M. Div. 6





Spring 2014




Kristen Berry M. Div. 6



Anthony Brown M. Div. 6


Robert Carter M. Div. 7















Shavonne Harris M. Div. 6




Crystalle Jackson M. Div. 11




Keedra Keeley M. Div. 2









Wendy Morgan M. Div. 9



Authur Nance M. Div. 6


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Andre’ Patterson M. Div. 6







Raymond Robinson M. Div. 6



Kathy Shider M. Div. 7

Sherry Simpson M. Div. 5


Kimberly Snipe M. Div. 6





Nathaniel Veal M. Div. 6



Cecil Williams M. Div. 11







Fall 2014


Claude Alexander M. Div. 6




Patrick Brinson M. Div. 6

Anthony Brown M. Div. 6

Ruben Brown M. Div. 6

Robyn Burnett M. Div. 9









Titerian Fields M. Div. 6





Rheunnette Haire M. Div. 6





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Dwayne Hysmith M. Div. 10




Dante' Kenly M. Div. 7


Jermaine Lawrence M. Div. 6

Emma Lewis M. Div. 6


Courtney Mackey M. Div. 11




Tony McDonald M. Div. 6



Wendy Morgan M. Div. 9






Dargenae Patterson D. Min 6



Millie Rambeau M. Div. 6

Calvin Reynolds M. Div. 6


Khiva Roberts M. Div. 6






Oddie Smalls M. Div. 11

Amittia Smith M. Div. 6






Shenikwa Wallace M. Div. 6


Brandon Williams M. Div. 6





Spring 2015








Johnnie Cook M. Div. 6


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Carolyn Davis D. Min. 7


Lenoris Dixon M. Div. 6



Carolyn Fields M. Div. 7

Titerian Fields M. Div. 6










Dwayne Hysmith M. Div. 10



Dante' Kenly M. Div. 7


Robert Langford M. Div. 5


James Levert M. Div. 9












Ursula Norris M. Div. 11






Terrie Patterson M. Div. 6


Sherryl Powell D. Min. 6








Latonya Smalls M. Div. 7








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Carlos Young M. Div. 6

Fall 2015










Eric Fladger M. Div. 6



Harley Griffin M. Div. 6

Rheunette Haire M. Div. 6




Daniele Hodge M. Div. 6

Clarence Jackson M. Div. 6

Crystalle Jackson M. Div./MACE 11


Antonio James M. Div. 9




James Levert M. Div. 9















Nathaniel Robinson M. Div. 11


Charity Rowe M. Div. 11




Tamara Smith M. Div. 5


Ralph Trott M. Div. 1


Jessica Williams M. Div. 5


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Marvin Zanders M. Div. 11

Spring 2016





Robyn Burnette M. Div. 9



Carolyn Davis D. Min. 7




Clarence Green M. Div. 11


Haley Griffin M. Div. 6


Shonda Hartley M. Div. 6




Clarence Jackson M. Div. 6

Crystalle Jackson M. Div./MACE 11


Antonio James M. Div. 9

Debra King M. Div. 11










Maggie Milton M. Div. 7





Sherryl Powell D. Min. 6




Nathaniel Robinson M. Div. 11


Charity Rowe M. Div. 11



Richelle Smith M. Div. 6

Tamara Smith M. Div. 5


Ralph Trott M. Div. 1

Tashara Void M. Div. 2


Jessica Williams M. Div. 5


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Also, during the 2012 – 2016 Quadrennial period, 81 students graduated at the Interdenominational

Theological Center from Turner Theological Seminary. Since graduation, 37 graduates have entered

the pastoral ministry of the A.M.E.C., 41 graduates serve as associate ministers and/or youth

ministers and three serve the denomination as chaplains.

GRADUATING CLASS OF 2013 Pictured above from left to right: 1st row; Jacaueline Williams-Rucker (M.Div.), Cherrye Bess-

Branch(M.Div.), Sherice Simmons (M.Div.),Angela Bullock (M.Div.), Courtney Colleton (M.Div.), Helen

Jackson (M.Div.), Dr. John Green, President/Dean; 2nd row; Adrienne Prince (M.Div.), Vannessa Trice

Wallace (M.Div.), Kimberly McMichael (M.Div.), Samdra Simmons (M.Div.), Sherryl Powell (M.Div.);

3rd row;Mario Coneway (M.Div.), Carl Lowery(M.Div.), Mark Christmas (M.Div.) Vernon Miller

S(M.Div.); 4th row;Raymond Bowers (M.Div.), Jefferey Powell (M.Div.), Eugene Minson (M.Div.), Lee

Brown (M.Div.), Jeffrey Dove (M.Div.).

GRADUATING CLASS OF 2014

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Pictured above from left to right: 1st row; Sherry Simpson (Dual M.Div./MACE), Lugenia Johnson (M.

Div.),Tessa Thompson (M. Div.), Dr. John Green, President/Dean, Shelia Gary (M. Div.), Juanita Vinson

(M. Div.),Kenya S. Williams(M. Div.), 2nd row; Marcus Payne(M. Div.), Larry Lockett (M. Div.),

Lequint Caswell (M. Div.), John D. Young (M. Div.), Brian Swinton (M. Div.); Back row; Robert K.

Carter(M. Div.), James Pernell (M. Div.), Keith Alexander (M. Div.).

GRADUATING CLASS OF 2015 President-Dean John F. Green, Shavonne Harris (M. Div.), Barbara Terry (M. Div.), Dante’ Kenly (M.

Div.), Marilyn Udeh (MACE), Cynthia Rolle (D. Min.), Edward Maddox (M. Div.), Charlene Maddox (M.

Div.), Shawana Elwood (M. Div.), Patricia Montgomery (M. Div.), Noah Nyamaropa (M. Div.), Dwayne

Hysmth (M. Div.), Andre’ Patterson (M. Div.), Troy Parris (M. Div.), Johnny Cook D. Min., Karla Frye

(M. Div.) (Not pictured, Richard Williams, (M. Div.))

GRADUATING CLASS OF 2016

Adella Brewster (MACE)

Michael Ephraim (M. Div.)

Catherine Mathis (M. Div.)

Tracy McGeathey (M. Div.

Khiva Roberts (M. Div.)

Nathaniel Robinson

(M. Div.)

Not pictured, Shelia Barnes White (M. Div.), Carolyn Davis (D. Min.), Zantionyo Goodwin (M. Div.), Crystalle

Jackson (M. Div./MACE), LaShonna Smith (M. Div.), Davrin Waters (M. Div.).

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A.M.E CHURCH

Financial Commitment to Theological Education at

Turner Theological Semnary

From the Connectional Church and Episcopal Districts, Turner Theological

Seminary received $601, 151 for A.M.E. students at the Interdenominational

Theological Center to defray tuition costs and to reduce the amount of

student loans needed to fund their theological education.

Detail of Connectional and Episcopal Districts Scholarship Support

2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016

$257,899 $147,452 $112, 125 $87,677

The Board of Trustees and the Administration of Turner Theological

Seminary are grateful to Bishops Gregory Ingram, William Phillip DeVeaux,

Preston Warren Williams II, Richard Franklin Norris, Adam Jefferson

Richardson, Jr., Samuel L. Green, Sr., and Dr. Richard Allen Lewis,

Treasurer/CFO of the A.M.E. Church for their annual commitment to

theological education for the students enrolled in Turner Theological

Seminary.

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SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND

FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES The Annual Founders’ Observance continues to be the signature fundraising activity

for Turner Theological Seminary. Over a three-day period, the Board of Trustees, Alumni, Bishops, General Officers, Presiding Elders, Pastors and Laity, gather to

observe the founding of the Seminary and to give much needed financial support for students and general operations.

Turner students observe the 122nd Founders’ Day of Turner Theological Seminary

by laying a wreath on the grave of Bishop Henry McNeal Turner, 12th elected Bishop of the AMEC.

During this Quadrennial Period, the 119th, 120th, 121st, and 122nd Founders’ Days were observed,

as well as the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Isaac R. Clark, Sr. Conference on Ministry, and the Inaugural

presentation of the Henry McNeal Turner Alumni Hall of Fame. Three classes of outstanding alumni

were inducted in 2014, 2015 and 2016. Also, included in this celebration was the first President-

Dean’s Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient, Rev. William D. Watley, Ph.D., Pastor of the

historic Saint Philip A.M.E. Church, Atlanta, Georgia.

The Isaac R. Clark Conference on Ministry was designed to bring some of the best practitioners in the

art of preaching and the craft of ministry to the seminary campus and expose alumni, students, clergy

and laity in the A.M.E. Church to new and innovative techniques, styles and practices for doing

ministry in the 21st century.

Annually, the Conference features renowned scholars and preachers from within and beyond the

A.M.E. Church community.

Highlights from Founders’ Day, Isaac R. Clark, Sr. Conference on Ministry and the Henry McNeal

Turner Alumni Honors Program are pictured in the following pages:

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Dr. Wi l liam D. Watley delivers a powerful message on the occasion of the 3rd Annual H. M. Tu rner Hal l of Fame. Dr. Watley

was a lso the recipient of the Fi rs t Pres ident’s Li fetime Achievement Award.

We are grateful that Dr. Watley i s located in the Sixth Episcopal District and is often willing to participate in Turner’s Founders ’

Day activi ties . Here he makes a presentation to those who attended th e 2013 Founders ’ Day week.

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The Inaugural Class of Inductees into the Henry McNeal Turner Hall of Fame. 2014 Class Members: (l – r, s tanding) Dr. Daniel Jacobs

(Reti red President-Dean, Turner Theological Seminary; Bishop Reginald T. Jackson, Pres iding Prelate 20th Episcopal Dis trict and

Ecumenical Officer AMEC; Bishop Preston W. Williams, I I, TTS Chairman of the Board, Presiding Prelate, 6th Episcopal Dis trict ; The

Rev. Dr. James M. Proctor, Re tired AMEC Pastor; The Rev. Dr. George F. Flowers , AMEC Executive Director, Global Witness and

Ministry; Bishop Adam J. Richardson, Jr., Presiding Prelate, 11th Episcopal District; Bishop Samuel L. Green, Sr., Presiding Prelate, 12th

Episcopal District; Bishop John F. White, Sr., Presiding Prelate, 16th & 18th Episcopal Districts; (Seated) The Rev. Dr. Jacquelyn Grant,

Theologian, Scholar, Educator; The Rev. Dr. George Moore, Sr., Reti red AMEC Pastor.

The second class of Inductees into the H. M. Turner Hall of fame in 2015 (l – r): Rev. Larry Hudson, Pres iding Elder, 6th Episcopal

Dis trict; Rev. Dr. Ronnie E. Bra ilsford, 7th Episcopal District; Rev. Dr. Wi lliam Smith, Presiding Elder, 7th Episcopal Dis tr ict; Rev. Dr.

Daniel Stevenson, Presiding Elder, 6th Episcopal District; Rev. Albert L. H. Hyche, Pres iding Elder, 9th Episcopal Dis trict; Rev. Dr.

George W. Tyler, Presiding Elder, 8th Episcopal District; Rev. Vincent Floyd Mitchell, Presiding Elder 11th Dis trict; Rev. Dr . Les l ie R.

White, 5th Episcopal District; Rev. Dr. Michael L. Mitchel l , 11th Episcopal Dis trict. Not pictured, Rev. Dr. Carolyn A. L. McCrary,

Associate Professor at the ITC, and Rev. Rosa lyn Grant Coleman, Pres iding Elder, 7th Episcopal Dis trict.

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The third class of Inductees into the H. M. Turner Hall of fame in 2016 (l – r): Rev. Dr. Stafford J. N. Wicker,

6th Episcopal District; Lt. Commander Chaplain Ammie Davis, 8th Episcopal District; Rev. Miriam Burnette, M.

D., 1st Episcopal District, Rev. Dr. Timothy Tyler. 5th Episcopal District; Rev. Dr. John F. Green, TTS President-

Dean; Rev. Dr. J. Arthur Rumph. 5th Episcopal District; Rev. Michel K. Bouie, 11th Episcopal District; Rev. Dr.

Thomas L. Bess, 6th Episcopal District; Rev. Wesley I. Reid, 3rd Episcopal District. (Not pictured: Re v. Dr. Allen

Parrott, Presiding Elder, 7th Episcopal District; Rev. Dr. Mickarl Thomas, 4th Episcopal District)

Three Bishops of the A.M.E. Church pose with ITC President, Dr. Edward L. Wheeler; (l -r)

Bishop Reginald T. Jackson, Dr. Wheeler, Senior Bishop John R. Bryant, and

Bishop Samuel L. Green, Sr.

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Dr. John E. Guns, Pastor of Saint Paul Church, Jacksonville, FL, preaches to a room full of

preachers during a February 2013 Founders’ Day evening worship.

Sixth Episcopal District Presiding Elders Larry Hudson (a lum)

and Patrick Brinson (current student), a long with Pres ident

Wheeler, process into the ITC Chapel for Founders ’ Day

Opening Worship. Also in the audience is a lum, Bishop

Reginald T. Jackson.

The Turner Student Fellowship Choir blesses the Opening

Worship of the 2016 Founders ’ Observance with the

Ministry of Music, Bro. Ra lph Trott (1st Dis trict), solois t.

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The worship participants are seated and ready for praise and

worship. Pictured above (l-r) Dr. John F. Green, Senior Bishop

John R. Bryant, ITC President, Dr. Edward L. Wheeler, Presiding Elder Larry Hudson and Presiding Elder Charles Bennett, both

Turner a lumni .

The Turner Student Fellowship Choir sets the atmosphere

under the direction of The Rev. Courtney Mackey.

NEW LEADER AND NEW VISION FOR ITC

On March 1, 2016, Dr. Edward L. Wheeler was inaugurated as the 10th President of the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC). The inspirational success of the Inauguration

embodied the ITC theological perspective.

Participating in the Inaugural ceremony is Bishop Adam J. Richardson, Jr., Dr. Michael Lomax, Mr. Jack Sibley,

Dr. Edward L. Wheeler, and student Troy Gibson.

Since his arrival in April of 2015, the ITC Consortium of Seminaries continues to thrive. Although

the institution commenced this Quadrennial with an academic status of warning and later probation

imposed by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

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(SACSCOC); On December 2015 the institution’s accreditation was reaffirmed with SACSCOC,

giving the ITC full accreditation status with SACSCOC and the Association of Theological Schools

(ATS).

ITC DEGREE PROGRAMS

The following four ITC degree programs offered to students of Turner Theological Seminary:

Master of Divinity (M. Div.) offered on ITC campus and online. This degree

program is designed to integrate theological studies and the work of ministry so

that theory and practice, academy and parish, become complementary

components of the educational process.

Master of Arts in Christian Education (M.A.C.E.). This degree program is

designed to equip leaders to provide Christian religion educational ministries for

the contemporary church and global community.

Doctor of Ministry (D. Min.). This two-year degree program is designed to

provide skill training in the best practices of leadership development, mentoring,

conducting classes in theology and research, leading travel seminars, and training

community and religious leaders in creative ways.

Doctor of Theology in Pastoral Counseling (Th. D.). This degree program is

designed to prepare persons for the specialized ministry of Pastoral Counseling at

a doctoral level of competence.

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