Departmental Legacy

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The Organizing Session, December 4, 1945 (1946-1948 Term)

• President - Harold D. Singleton
• Secretary-Treasurer - L. S. Follette
• Education and Young People's Secretary - F. H. Jenkins
• Home Missionary and Religious Liberty Secretary - H. D. Singleton
• Publishing Secretary - Richard Robinson
• Associate Secretary - Silas McClamb
• Associate Secretary - W. W. Jones
• Bible House Manager - L. S. Follette
• Sabbath School Secretary - TBA

2nd Biennial Session, May 28, 1948 (1948-1950 Term)

• President - Harold D. Singleton
• Secretary-Treasurer - L. S. Follette
• Book and Bible House - L. S. Follette
• Education and Missionary Volunteers - F. H. Jenkins
• Home Missionary and Sabbath School and Temperance - TBA
• Religious Liberty - H. D. Singleton
• Publishing Secretary - Richard. P. Robinson
• Associate Publishing Secretary - Silas McClamb
• Associate Publishing Secretary - TBA

3rd Biennial Session, June 5, 1950 (1950-1952 Term)

• President - Harold D. Singleton
• Secretary-Treasurer - L. S. Follette
• Book and Bible House - L. S. Follette
• Asst. Manager of Book and Bible House - C. L. Benjamin
• Education and Missionary Volunteer - F. H. Jenkins
• Civil Defense - F. H. Jenkins
• Home Missionary and Sabbath School and Temperance - Norman G. Simons
• Press and Radio - Norman G. Simons
• Religious Liberty - H. D. Singleton
• Publishing Secretary - R. P. Robinson
• Associate Publishing Secretary - Silas McClamb
• Associate Publishing Secretary - Samuel Thomas

4th Biennial Session, June 12, 1952 (1952-1954 Term)

• President - Harold D. Singleton
• Secretary-Treasurer - Norman G. Simons
• Book and Bible House - W. A. Darby
• Education and Missionary Volunteer - F. H. Jenkins
• Civil Defense - F. H. Jenkins
• Home Missionary Secretary - M. Battle
•  Sabbath School - TBA
• Temperance - Norman G. Simons
• Religious Liberty - H. D. Singleton
• Publishing Secretary - Silas McClamb
• Associate Publishing Secretary - J. L. Williams
• Associate Publishing Secretary - Samuel Thomas

5th Biennial Session, July 5, 1954   (1954-1956 Term) 

• President - John H. Wagner (elected by the Conference Executive Committee, effective January 1, 1954 to complete the term of Elder Harold D. Singleton who resigned on December 21, 1953 to assume the office of President of the Northeastern Conference)
• Secretary-Treasurer - Norman G. Simons
• Book and Bible House - W. A. Darby
• Education and Missionary Volunteer - F. H. Jenkins
• Home Missionary and Sabbath School - M. T. Battle
• Religious Liberty - J. H. Wagner
• Publishing Secretary - Silas McClamb
• Associate Publishing Secretary - TBA

6th Biennial Session, TBA 1956 (1956-1958 Term)

• President - John H. Wagner
• Secretary-Treasurer - N. G. Simons
• Book and Bible House - W. A. Darby
• Education and Missionary Volunteer - F. H. Jenkins
• Home Missionary and Sabbath School - M. Battle
• Religious Liberty - J. H. Wagner
• Publishing Secretary - Silas McClamb
• Associate Publishing Secretary - TBA

7th Biennial Session, TBA 1958 (1958-1960 Term)

• President - John H. Wagner
• Secretary-Treasurer - N. G. Simons
• Book and Bible House - W. A. Darby
• Education and Missionary Volunteer - F. H. Jenkins
• Home Missionary and Sabbath School - M. Battle
• Religious Liberty - J. H. Wagner
• Publishing Secretary - Silas McClamb
• Associate Publishing Secretary - TBA

8th Biennial Session, TBA 1960 (1960-1962 Term)

• President - John H. Wagner
• Secretary-Treasurer - N. G. Simons
• Book and Bible House - W. A. Darby
• Education and Missionary Volunteer - F. H. Jenkins
• Home Missionary and Sabbath School - M. Battle
• Religious Liberty - J. H. Wagner
• Publishing Secretary - Silas McClamb
• Associate Publishing Secretary - TBA

9th Biennial Session, TBA, 1962   (1962-1964 Term) 

• President - Warren S. Banfield (elected by the Conference Executive Committee to complete the term of John H. Wagner who died while in office)
• Secretary-Treasurer - Norman G. Simons
• Book and Bible House - W. A. Darby
• Education and Missionary Volunteer - F. H. Jenkins
• Home Missionary and Sabbath School - M. T. Battle
• Religious Liberty - J. H. Wagner
• Publishing Secretary - Silas McClamb
• Associate Publishing Secretary - TBA

10th Biennial Session, May 29, 1964   (1964-1966 Term) 

• President - Warren S. Banfield
• Secretary-Treasurer - Frank L. Jones
• Book and Bible House - W. A. Darby
• Education and Missionary Volunteer - F. H. Jenkins
• Home Missionary and Sabbath School - M. T. Battle
• Religious Liberty - J. H. Wagner
• Publishing Secretary - Silas McClamb
• Associate Publishing Secretary - TBA

11th Biennial Session, TBA, 1966   (1966-1968 Term) 

• President - Warren S. Banfield
• Secretary-Treasurer - Theodore W. Cantrell
• Book and Bible House - W. A. Darby
• Education and Missionary Volunteer - F. H. Jenkins
• Home Missionary and Sabbath School - M. T. Battle
• Religious Liberty - J. H. Wagner
• Publishing Secretary - Silas McClamb
• Associate Publishing Secretary - TBA

11th Biennial Session, TBA, 1970 (continuation of the 1970-1972 Term) 

• President - Robert L. Woodfork (elected April 26, 1971 by the Conference Executive Committee to complete the term of Elder W. S. Banfield who became Associate Secretary of the Southern Union Conference)
• Secretary-Treasurer - Theodore W. Cantrell (until 1972 when the roles were separated by the election of an Executive Secretary)
• Executive Secretary - Ralph B. Hairston (elected by the Executive Committee in 1972)
• Book and Bible House - W. A. Darby
• Education and Missionary Volunteer - F. H. Jenkins
• Home Missionary and Sabbath School - M. T. Battle
• Religious Liberty - J. H. Wagner
• Publishing Secretary - Silas McClamb
• Associate Publishing Secretary - TBA

12th Biennial Session, TBA, 1972 (1972-1974 Term) 

• President - Robert L. Woodfork
• Executive Secretary - Ralph B. Hairston
• Treasurer - Frank L. Jones
• Book and Bible House - W. A. Darby
• Education and Missionary Volunteer - F. H. Jenkins
• Home Missionary and Sabbath School - M. T. Battle
• Religious Liberty - J. H. Wagner
• Publishing Secretary - Silas McClamb
• Associate Publishing Secretary - TBA

13th (1st Triennial) Session, June __, 1973 (1973-1976 Term) 

• President - Robert L. Woodfork
• Executive Secretary - Ralph B. Hairston
• Treasurer - Theodore W. Cantrell
• Book and Bible House - TBA
• Education, Youth, Temperance - Samuel E. Gooden
• Lay Activities and Sabbath School - Joseph Hinson
• Religious Liberty - J. H. Wagner
• Publishing Secretary - Sandy C. Robinson

14th (2nd Triennial) Session, June 13, 1976 (1976-1979 Term) 

• President - Robert L. Woodfork
• Executive Secretary - Ralph B. Hairston
• Treasurer - Robert Patterson
• Book and Bible House - TBA
• Education - 
• Youth and Temperance - George Timpson
• Lay Activities and Conference Evangelist - Joseph Hinson
• Sabbath School, Assoc. Stewardship, Trust Services - G. H. Taylor
• Religious Liberty - TBA
• Publishing Secretary - Theodore R. Smith

15th (3rd Triennial) Session, June 15, 1979 (1979-1982 Term) 

• President - Robert L. Woodfork
• Executive Secretary - Ralph B. Hairston
• Treasurer - Robert Patterson
• Book and Bible House - TBA
• Education - 
• Youth and Temperance - George Timpson
• Lay Activities and Conference Evangelist - Joseph Hinson
• Sabbath School, Assoc. Stewardship, Trust Services - G. H. Taylor
• Religious Liberty - TBA
• Publishing Secretary - Theodore R. Smith

15th (3rd Triennial) Session, June 15, 1979 (1979-1982 Term) 

• President - Ralph B. Hairston (elected on November 24, 1980 to complete Elder Woodfork's last term as President -- Woodfork had been elected at the General Conference Session in April that year to serve as Associate Secretary)
• Secretary-Treasurer - John Simons (replaced and consolidated the positions of Ralph Hairston and Robert Patterson, who were called to serve as SAC President and Treasurer in West Africa in 1980, respectively)
• Book and Bible House - TBA
• Education - 
• Youth and Temperance - George Timpson
• Lay Activities and Conference Evangelist - Joseph Hinson
• Sabbath School, Assoc. Stewardship, Trust Services - G. H. Taylor
• Religious Liberty - TBA
• Publishing Secretary - Theodore R. Smith

16th (4th Triennial) Session, ___, 1982 (1982-1985 Term) 

• President - Ralph B. Hairston
• Secretary-Treasurer - John Simons
• Book and Bible House - TBA
• Education and Youth - Vanard J. Mendinghall
• Personal Ministry, Inner City, Community Service - Calvin Watkins
• Sabbath School, Stewardship - Fred W. Parker
• Trust Services - Ralph Franklin
• Religious Liberty - TBA
• Publishing Secretary - Theodore R. Smith

17th (5th Triennial) Session, ___, 1985 (1985-1988 Term) 

• President - Ralph B. Hairston
• Executive Secretary- Vanard J. Mendinghall
• Treasurer - John Simons
• Associate Treasurer - Larry Word
• Book and Bible House - Walter Hawk
• Education - Vanard J. Mendinghall
• Youth Director - Richard H. Long
• Personal Ministry, Inner City, Community Service - Calvin Watkins
• Sabbath School, Stewardship - Fred W. Parker
• Trust Services - Ralph Franklin
• Religious Liberty - TBA
• Publishing Secretary - Theodore R. Smith
• Health - E. W. Moore
• Religious Liberty - Samuel E. Gooden

 18th (6th Triennial) Session, April 17, 1988 (1988-1991 Term) 

• President - Ralph P. Peay
• Executive Secretary - Vanard J. Mendinghall
• Treasurer - Eugene Mason
• Associate Treasurer - Peggy Ballard
• Assistant Treasurer - Charlye Bliss/Annie  B. Evans
• AARP Administrative Assistant - C. D. Henri
• Book and Bible House - Marshall Ogburn
• Education - W. R. Wright
• Family Life - Melvin Preston
• Medical Director - Earl Moore
• Youth - Richard H. Long
• Personal Ministry, Inner City, Community Service - Calvin Watkins
• Stewardship - V. J. Mendinghall
• Sabbath School and Trust Services - Ralph Franklin
• Ministerial and Religious Liberty - Ralph P. Peay
• Publishing Secretary - Robert T. Smith

19th (7th Triennial) Session, ____, 1991 (1991-1994 Term) 

• President - Ralph P. Peay
• Executive Secretary - Calvin B. Preston
• Treasurer - Eugene Mason
• Associate Treasurer - Peggy Ballard
• Assistant Treasurer - Charlye Bliss/Annie  B. Evans
• AARP Administrative Assistant - C. Dunbar Henri
• Book and Bible House - Marshall Ogburn
• Education - Conrad Gill
• Family Life - Melvin Preston
• Youth/Health/Communication - Vanard J. Mendinghall
• Personal Ministry, Inner City, Community Service - Calvin Watkins
• Stewardship - Calvin B. Preston
• Sabbath School and Trust Services - Ralph Franklin
• Ministerial and Religious Liberty - Ralph P. Peay
• Women's Ministries - Carolyn Hinson
• Publishing Secretary - Robert T. Smith

20th (8th Triennial) Session, ____, 1994 (1994-1997 Term) 

• President - Ralph P. Peay
• Executive Secretary - Calvin B. Preston
• Treasurer - Eugene Mason
• Associate Treasurer - Peggy Ballard
• Assistant Treasurer - Charlye Bliss/Annie  B. Evans
• AARP Administrative Assistant - C. Dunbar Henri
• Book and Bible House - Marshall Ogburn
• Education - Conrad Gill
• Family Life - Melvin Preston
• Youth/Health/Communication - Vanard J. Mendinghall
• Personal Ministry, Inner City, Community Service - Calvin Watkins
• Stewardship - Calvin B. Preston
• Sabbath School and Trust Services - Ralph Franklin
• Ministerial and Religious Liberty - Ralph P. Peay
• Women's Ministries - Carolyn Hinson
• Publishing Secretary - Robert T. Smith

21st (1st Quadrennial) Session, May 18, 1997 (1997-2001 Term) 

• President - Vanard J. Mendinghall
• Executive Secretary - Ralph Franklin
• Treasurer - Linwood Stone
• Associate Treasurer - Rhonda Morrison
• ABC - Gary Ashford
• Education - Mildred Parker
• Family Life - Melvin Preston
• Disabilities Ministry - Rosemary Graham
• Youth/Health/Communication - Daryl Howard
• Personal Ministry, Inner City, Community Service - Calvin Watkins
• Stewardship - Calvin B. Preston
• Sabbath School and Health - David M. Jones
• Trust Services - Ralph Franklin
• Ministerial and Religious Liberty - Nathaniel Hollis
• Women's Ministries - Sylvia Wilson
• Korean Ministries - Don Kim
• Hispanic Ministries - Efrain Poloche
• Haitian Ministries - Jean Hercule Touissaint
• Publishing Secretary - Robert T. Smith

22nd (1st Quinquennial) Session, June 3, 2001 (2001-2006 Term) 

• President - Vanard J. Mendinghall
• Executive Secretary - Ronald J. Wright
• Treasurer - Linwood Stone
• General Vice President - David M. Jones
• Associate Treasurer - Rhonda Morrison
• ABC - 
• Education - Penny Lister Smith
• Family Life - Melvin Preston
• Disabilities Ministry - Rosemary Graham
• Youth/Health/Communication - Drake Barber
• Personal Ministry, Inner City, Community Service - Calvin Watkins
• Stewardship - 
• Sabbath School - 
• Health - David Moore
• Trust Services - 
• Ministerial and Conference Evangelist - Nathaniel Hollis
• Religious Liberty - 
• Women's Ministries - Sylvia Wilson
• Korean Ministries - Don Kim
• Hispanic Ministries - Efrain Poloche
• Haitian Ministries - Jean Hercule Touissaint
• Publishing Secretary - Carl McRoy
• National Service Organization - James Reid

23rd (2nd Quinquennial) Session, May 21, 2006 (2006-2011 Term) 

• President - Vanard J. Mendinghall
• Executive Secretary - William L. Winston
• Treasurer - Larry Johnson
• Vice President and Safety - David M. Jones
• Vice President for Education - Penny Lister Smith
• Associate Treasurer - Rhonda Morrison
• ABC - 
• Family Ministries, Singles, Retiree Affairs - Melvin Preston
• Disabilities Ministry - Rosemary Graham
• Communication - William Winston, James Lamb
• Personal Ministry, Inner City, Community Service - Calvin Watkins
• Stewardship, Trust Services, Ministerial - Lawrence Hamilton
• Sabbath School, Religious Liberty, Children's Ministry - Oscar Sherrod
• Health - David Moore
• Women's Ministries - Sylvia Wilson
• Publishing Secretary - Carl McRoy
• Korean Ministries - Don Kim
• Hispanic Ministries - Efrain Poloche
• Haitian Ministries - Jean Hercule Touissaint
• National Service Organization - James Reid
• Youth - Stephen Brooks (term completed by Patrick Carter when Brooks took a call to Allegheny West Conference)

24th (3rd Quinquennial) Session, September 11, 2011 (2011-2016 Term) 

• President - William L. Winston
• Executive Secretary - Stephen P. Ruff
• Treasurer - Larry Johnson
• General Vice President and Trust Services - Lawrence Hamilton
• Vice President for Education - James Lamb
• Associate Treasurer - Rhonda Morrison
• ABC - 
• Family Ministries, Singles, Retiree Affairs - Melvin Preston
• Disabilities Ministry - Rosemary Graham
• Communication - James Lamb
• Personal Ministry, Inner City, Community Service - Alvin Freeman
• PARL, Prayer Ministries, Stewardship - Moses Edwards
• Ministerial - Calvin Watkins
• Sabbath School, Religious Liberty, Children's Ministry - Alex Todd
• Health - David Moore
• Women's Ministries - Sylvia Wilson
• Korean Ministries - Don Kim
• Hispanic Ministries - Efrain Poloche
• Haitian Ministries - Jean Hercule Touissaint
• Publishing Secretary - Carl McRoy
• National Service Organization - James Reid
• Youth - Patrick Carter

25th (4th Quinquennial) Session, September 11, 2016 (2016-2022 Term) 

• President - William L. Winston
• Executive Secretary - David A. Smith
• Treasurer - Merkita Mosley
• General Vice President - Calvin B. Preston
• Vice President for Education - Kim Gaiter
• Human Resources - James Lamb
• Associate Treasurer - Rhonda Morrison
• ABC - Sylvia Coleman
• Family Ministries, Singles, Retiree Affairs - Melvin Preston
• Disabilities Ministry - Rosemary Graham
• Communication - James Lamb
• Personal Ministry, Inner City, Community Service - Alvin Freeman (replaced by Frank Harrell after his retirement during the term)
• PARL, Prayer Ministries, Stewardship - Moses Edwards
• Ministerial - Calvin B. Preston
• Sabbath School, Children's Ministry - Daryl Howard
• Health - David M. Jones
• Women's Ministries - TBA
• National Service Organization - James Reid
• Korean Ministries - Don Kim
• Hispanic Ministries - Efrain Poloche
• Haitian Ministries - Jean Hercule Touissaint
• Youth - Donovan Washington

26th (5th Quinquennial) Session, September 11, 2022 (2022-2027 Term) 

• President - Calvin B. Preston
• Executive Secretary - David A. Smith
• Treasurer - Merkita Mosley
• General Vice President, PARL - Everton A. Ennis
• Vice President for Education - Kim Gaiter
• Vice President for Pastoral Ministries, Stewardship - Allen Baldwin
• Human Resources - James Lamb
• Associate Treasurer - Francine Martin
• ABC - Sylvia Coleman
• Family Ministries, Singles, Disabilities - Nathanael Gracia
• Associate Family Ministries, Singles, Disabilities - Melvin Preston
• Communication - James Lamb
• Personal Ministry, Prison, Safety - Frank Harrell
• Community Service, Inner City, ASI - Joshua C. Nelson
• Asian Ministries - Don Kim
• Hispanic Ministries, Prayer Ministries - Ishmael Uribe
• Franco-Haitian Ministries - Nathanael Gracia
• Sabbath School, Children's Ministry - Daryl Howard
• Health - Richard G. Berry
• Women's Ministries - April Smith
• National Service Organization - Hasting Newbill
• Youth - John Newlove (term will be completed by Aaron Abernathy, Director and Myles Young, Associate Director)