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Presiding Elders

Presiding Elders are members of the cabinet who serve the local churches and clergy in a geographic area of the Conference. They are critical in the work of deploying clergy leadership and offering support, care, and counsel concerning ministry matters.

Eastern Texas

Area: Texas – Brazos

Presiding Elder: Rev. Polly Standing
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Connecting Elders: Rev. Rick Sitton, Rev. Jim Jackson, Rev. Mario Parga, Rev. Garry Masterson

Area: Texas – Coastal Plains

Presiding Elder: Rev. Sharon Sabom
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Connecting Elders: Rev. David Dorn, Rev. Randy Hagemann, Rev. Howard Huhn

Area: Texas – Lakes

Presiding Elder: Rev. Nick Sholars
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Presiding Elder: Rev. David Brasher
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Connecting Elders: Rev. Ed Wandling, Rev. Carmen Rickel, Rev. Patrick Evans, Rev. Michael Peschke, Rev. Dr. Marc Donaldson

Area: Texas – Red River

Presiding Elder: Rev. Nick Sholars
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Presiding Elder: Rev. David Brasher
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Connecting Elders: Rev. Kevin Otto, Rev. Tommy Earl Burton, Rev. Keith Tilley, Rev. Kara Mitchell

Area: Texas – Piney Woods

Presiding Elder: Rev. Brad McKenzie
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Connecting Elders: Rev. Tim Turner, Rev. Malcolm Monroe, Rev. Doug Wintermute

Area: Texas – Sabine

Presiding Elder: Rev. Tommy Williams
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Connecting Elders: Rev. Mark Bunch, Rev. Drew Weber, Rev. Rick Ivey

Area: Texas – Sam Houston

Presiding Elder: Rev. Jim Flagg
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Connecting Elders: Rev. John Stephenson, Rev. Leigh-Anne Williams, Rev. Dario Vargas, Rev. Daniel Lumpee

Louisiana

Bayou Area (North Louisiana)

Presiding Elder: Rev. Doug de Graffenried
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Connecting Elder: Rev. Lamar Oliver, Rev. Steve Berger

Pelican Area (South Louisiana)

Presiding Elder: Rev. Jonathan Beck
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Connecting Elder: Rev. John Robert Black, Rev. Chris Blanchard

Arkansas

Area: Arkansas – West

Presiding Elder: Rev. Clark Atkins
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Connecting Elders: Rev. Kathryn Burchfield, Rev. Jim Benfer, Rev. Keenan Williams

Area: Arkansas – East

Presiding Elder: Rev. Jeff Warrick
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Connecting Elders: Rev. Bob Hager, Rev. Bryan Fink, Rev. Clefton Vaughn, Rev. Carlton Cross, Rev. David Bush

Cabinet Members At-Large

Rev. Enid Henderson

African American Ministry Initiatives
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Rev. Arturo Cadar

Hispanic Ministry Initiatives
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